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.

The Mind-Blowing 'Rain Room' Comes to Los Angeles

This wildly popular installation art creates an indoor storm—but visitors don't get wet

Hartsdale is the world's oldest operating pet cemetery.

Commune With Pets of the Past at These Five Pet Cemeteries

Far from scary, these burial sites can be relaxing, beautiful and even inspiring

Pink mallow blooms in the Atacama Desert, which experienced record rainfall earlier this year.

The World’s Driest Desert Is in Breathtaking Bloom

After historic rains, Atacama, Chile is exploding with vibrant wildflowers

A man walks by a family planning billboard portraying parents and one child in Beijing in 1983. China just announced it will reverse its controversial one-child policy.

China Says It Will End One-Child Policy

Under new rules, Chinese families can have two children

This small amphora from the Fourni wrecks likely carried luxury goods.

A Shipwreck Graveyard Has Been Found Off This Greek Archipelago

A recent expedition to the Fourni islands uncovered piles of ancient cargo, including types of amphorae never before seen on the seafloor

For now, visually impaired people must rely on captions like these for descriptions of the images on the internet. (This is a picture of an eye reflecting Facebook's home page).

In the Future, Facebook Will Describe Photos for Blind People

A visual internet poses many challenges for people that are visually impaired

Six ivory combs were also excavated from the tomb.

The Incredible Treasures Found Inside the 'Griffin Warrior' Tomb

Why was a Mycenaean soldier buried with so many riches?

Paris Has a 'Love Lock' Problem

And it's not the only city that wants to get rid of them

5 Things to Know About the WHO’s Statement on Red Meat and Cancer

Yesterday's announcement created widespread confusion for carnivores

Ai Weiwei's "Trace," which used Lego blocks to show political dissidents last year.

Ai Weiwei Wants Your Legos

The dissident artist needs millions of toy bricks for his next project

Scientists tracked the growth of young whales compared to images taken last year.

Drones Captured These 'Killer' Whale Family Portraits

Not just beautiful, these photos show that raising killer whale calves is a family affair

Albert Einstein, pondering the mysteries of the universe—or maybe just writing a killer tweet.

Albert Einstein Has a Social Media Team

How the famed physicist tweets from beyond the grave

Future Cops May Track Down Criminals By Making Fingerprints Glow

One scientist's revenge could be the ultimate crime-fighting tool

This Norwegian Modern Art Museum Is Also a Bridge

An ingeniously twisted design blends art with infrastructure

27 Percent of U.S. Adults Didn't Read a Single Book Last Year

This new survey on reading habits isn't all doom and gloom, though

"Adolf Hitler Strasse" wasn't a street in Germany—it was a street at Camp Siegfried, a Nazi summer camp located in Yaphank, New York on Long Island during the 1930s.

A Town Founded By Nazis Was Just Sued for Housing Discrimination

In parts of Yaphank, laws require homeowners to be of German descent

Sesame Street Just Welcomed Its First Autistic Muppet

“Julia” is geared towards raising awareness and acceptance

Great Scott! Stanford Invented a Self-Driving DeLorean Just in Time for Back to the Future Day

But does it use 1.21 gigawatts of electricity?

Was this article written by a data-driven word processing machine...or a robot?

The Robo-Journalists Are Coming

But did a machine write this story?

Bleached coral pokes through the water's surface off the coast of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Sunscreen May Be Destroying Coral Reefs

Just a tiny amount of a common chemical in sunscreen can bleach and break delicate coral

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