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.

A spectacled fruit bat hangs out in search of its next meal. Many bats eat nectar with grooved tongues that are posing quite a mystery for scientists.

This Bat's Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt

The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists

Supreme Court Justices Have a Thing for Shakespeare

The brief's the thing

People Can Now Have Their Tattoos Framed After They Die

A new service turns skin art into a gift that keeps on giving

A Letter About Darwin’s Belief in God Just Sold for Nearly $200,000

Just 41 words long, it provides a missing link for historians who have long wondered what the naturalist thought about religion

Pope Francis: The World "Still Has Time" to Act on Climate Change

The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people

American Kids Are Obsessed With Apples

Apples make up 29 percent of the total fruit eaten by teens and kids in the United States

Americans Dump Twice as Much Trash as Previously Thought

The Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 estimate was more than 50 percent off

Crimean Officials Are Suing Putin for Drinking a 240-Year-Old Bottle of Wine

Putin and Berlusconi opened up a world of trouble along with a vintage bottle of booze

People are Leaving Secret Letters to Fellow Fans in Harry Potter Books

#PotterItForward was designd to warm the hearts of future readers

A statue of Junipero Serra, Catholicism's newest saint, stands in front of San Gabriel Arcángel, the California mission he founded in 1771.

Why Are Native Groups Protesting Catholicism's Newest Saint?

Nearly 250 years after Junipero Serra founded California's first missions, questions linger about his legacy

A Brief History of Awareness Ribbons

Emmy Awards attendees sported green ribbons this year. But can ribbons really affect climate change?

Preserving Old Computer Games Is Harder Than it Seems

There’s an art and a science to resurrecting now-defunct PC games

Why Are Urban Planners Collecting City Soundscapes?

This is a journey into sound

Half of American Catholics Have Lapsed

But 11 percent eventually return to the church

Some Ocean Populations Declined by Nearly 50 Percent Between 1970 and 2012

Is there still a chance to stave off a growing crisis beneath the waves?

Great apes, like us, react to a good scare.

Horror Films for Apes Are Teaching Scientists About Long-Term Memory

Eye tracking during scary shows helped scientists reveal that great apes can access memories of single significant events

Competitive Tree Climbing Is a Thing

It’s on, arborists

"The Nut," an ancient volcanic plug on Tasmania in Australia

Scientists Recently Realized That 1,240 Miles of Volcanoes Were Connected

Now the Cosgrove Volcano Track is the longest on Earth

Ozone Is Making Flowers Smell Different to Bees

New research shows that ozone-exposed flowers aren’t as delicious to pollinating insects

Could the Los Angeles Police Department's squad cars be about to undergo a makeover?

The LAPD Is Testing Teslas

As Los Angeles changes its vehicle procurement policies, visions of an all-electric fleet are dancing in Angelenos’ heads

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