Erin Blakemore

Erin Blakemore

 

Erin Blakemore is a Boulder, Colorado-based journalist. Her work has appeared in publications like The Washington Post, TIME, mental_floss, Popular Science and JSTOR Daily. Learn more at erinblakemore.com.

Logs like this one are being digitized in museums all over New England and used to help scientists understand climate change.

Logbooks From 19th Century Whaling Ships Could Help Climate Change Scientists

A new crowdsourcing project lets amateur enthusiasts contribute, too

Part of the Capitol Christmas Tree's splendor comes from marine debris collected along the Alaska coast.

The Capitol’s Christmas Tree Is (Partially) Made of Trash

Marine debris bedecks a 74-foot tree from Alaska

This architectural drawing shows the VOID that will soon take over suburban Salt Lake City.

Utah Will Soon Have an Imaginary Theme Park

In 2016, virtual reality fanatics will step into a VR "VOID"

Is Global Warming Changing How Fast the Earth Spins?

New research suggests that as glaciers melt, the planet's axis is shifting

This 1789 illustration by W.D. Cooper recreates the protest of December 16, 1773.

For the First Time in 242 Years, British Tea Will Be Dumped Into the Boston Harbor

Drink up, patriots!

Old browsers: the bowl cuts of the internet.

These Old-School Internet Browsers Are Like Real-Life Time Machines

A new tool lets you experience the glory—and embarrassment—of the internet of yore

Marburg virus is one of the pathogens the WHO recently identified as most dangerous.

These Are the World’s Most Dangerous Emerging Pathogens, According to WHO

You may not know their names, but health officials are concerned about the epidemic potential of these illnesses

San Francisco's modern-day Chinatown. Old Chinatown was almost completely destroyed during the earthquake of 1906 and the fires that ensued.

Traces of San Francisco’s Pre-1906 Earthquake Chinatown Uncovered

Old sewing machines shed light on an enclave that city officials once tried to eliminate

The "Great Garuda" seawall will be shaped like Indonesia's national symbol—a mythical, birdlike creature.

Jakarta Is Building a Gigantic Bird-Shaped Seawall

But will the Great Garuda project be enough to save a sinking city?

A NOAA archaeologist examines the wreck of Two Brothers in Hawaii.

NOAA Made a Sequel to 'In the Heart of the Sea'

Because the story that inspired <i>Moby-Dick</i> is just the beginning

Women in Saudi Arabia can finally cast ballots.

Tomorrow, Saudi Women Will Vote for the First Time

More than 130,000 women have registered to vote

The ashram's entrance was once closed to visitors, who had to sneak in or bribe a guard.

Abandoned Beatles Ashram Is Opened to the Public for the First Time in a Long, Long, Long Time

Get back to the site of the Fab Four's disastrous meditation retreat

Maybe the white whale just wanted a hyphen.

Why Does Moby-Dick (Sometimes) Have a Hyphen?

The hunt for the true story behind Melville's hyphen is as mysterious as the famous white whale

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write War and Peace.

There’s a ‘War and Peace’ Marathon Going On in Russia

It will take 1,300 readers four days and 60 hours to read the book out loud

See the Vatican Light Up With Images Warning Against Climate Change

Animals prowled across St. Peter's Basilica in a move to connect Earth's beauty with the dangers of climate change

One-Fifth of Americans Are Online Almost Every Moment

Admit it. You're among their ranks.

Is Stonehenge a Hand-Me-Down Monument?

New research suggests the monument was first built in Wales then dragged 180 miles to its current location

An artist's rendition of what the Juno spacecraft will look like as it flies by Jupiter

NASA Needs Your Help Snapping and Processing Images of Jupiter

The public will help direct JunoCam as it twirls past Jupiter next July

A cyclist braves Beijing's smog with a face mask last month.

Beijing Just Issued Its First “Red Alert” for Smog

Will the city's latest smog crisis spur international action on climate change?

A diver inspects the plane's forward turret.

View a Rare Seaplane Lost Just Before the Pearl Harbor Attack

The plane was a casualty of the first phase of the raid that took place on December 7, 1941

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