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.

Everything's coming up Lego.

Thousands of Lego Daffodils Are Blooming in Britain

The brick-built botanicals celebrate the UK’s 2017 City of Culture

These washing machines represent dignity for homeless people in Rome.

This Free Laundromat Has a Famous Sponsor: the Pope

Rome’s homeless people will be able to do their laundry on the Vatican’s dime

Earth sparkles by night.

Black Marble Photo Shows Off Earth's Darker Side

The composite shot could one day help scientists make the most of the night sky

An artist's rendition of Maven as it spies on Mars' atmosphere.

Mars Has Metal in Its Atmosphere

Metallic ions have a permanent presence in the red planet’s atmosphere—kind of like on Earth

Adults slumber beneath a blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Slumber With Skeletons at This New York Museum

Whales, mummies and adults are invited to a special sleepover

Progress, meet cemetery.

Digital Tombstone Brings the Dead Back to Life

Death is eternal—but cemeteries are changing with the times

This snapshot shows Jupiter's swirling, banded atmosphere and signature vortices.

“Great Cold Spot” Discovered on Jupiter

The ancient storm was hiding in plain sight

Are creatures like this at the bottom of animals' family tree?

Scientists Think Comb Jellies May Have Come Before All Other Animals

Sorry, sponges—there’s a new oldest ancestor in town

This elaborate dance mask (ca. 1900) with representations of a spirit, seal, fish, and bird held in a human hand, was made by a Yup’ik artist from Alaska and is part of a group of Native American artworks that will soon be integrated into the Metropolitan Museum's American Wing.

The Met Will Finally Integrate Some Native American Art Into Its American Wing

Until now, indigenous art has lived in its own section

This really old statue has a surprisingly modern tale to tell.

This 3,500-Year-Old Statue of a Syrian Refugee Remains One of Archaeology’s Most Important Finds

King Idrimi is getting digitized and his autobiography is as relevant as ever

A graffiti-covered complex in Queens will soon be high-rise apartments.

Graffiti Grudge Goes to Federal Court

5Pointz was once an international graffiti icon. Now, aerosol artists are fighting the developer who tore it down

The Meiji Emperor, who issued an influential educational announcement in 1890, poses with the imperial family.

Japan Will Allow Its Schools to Use a Controversial 19th-Century Imperial Text

The educational edict was banned after World War II for serving military and nationalistic purposes

This snapshot shows Jupiter's swirling, banded atmosphere and signature vortices.

Hubble Snags Splendid Snapshot of Jupiter

The perfect photographic conditions make for a grand view of the gas giant

Heritage scientist Cecilia Bembibre captures the smell of a 18th-century bible at Knole House.

The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books

Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives

Before World War II, almost every Dutch village had a wooden shoe maker.

Only 30 Dutch Wooden Shoe Makers Remain

The traditional trade is in trouble

Birth weights declined near the Paradise Fossil Plant in Kentucky during the 1980s.

Coal-Fueled Power Plants Linked to Lower Birth Weights in Tennessee Valley

When nuclear power plants pressed pause, coal stepped in—and birth weights began to decline

Aww.

How Caribou Baby Monitors Could Save a Dying Species

Scientists hope camera collars with GPS will unravel a deadly mystery

Even the strongest hands might get tired wearing a 59.6-carat pink diamond.

This $71.2 Million Diamond Just Set a New World Record

The flawless stone has a new owner—and a new name

If bed is your calling, consider volunteering for an exhaustive—and exhausting—French study.

France Wants You to Lie on Your Back for 60 Days in the Name of Space Research

But only if you’re a man

Rooster sauce has a new home: on store shelves in Vietnam.

Sriracha Sauce Is Finally Available in Vietnam

What happens when a cult staple heads to another country?

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