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.

Lesson learned: Don't cross a fangblenny.

These Tropical Fish Have Opioids in Their Fangs

The point isn’t to relieve pain—it’s to kill

This Japanese vessel is supposedly researching whales in Australia—but opponents say it's just whaling under another name.

A Japanese Fleet Killed Over 300 Whales This Season

The creatures were supposedly collected for the sake of research

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There’s a New World’s Blackest Black

And it’s really black

The queen

Corrosion Could Bring a Premature End to This Legendary Ship

New report sounds the alarm on the RMS Queen Mary

These baby eagles mean business.

Watch a Baby Bald Eagle Hatch in Real Time

Things are getting serious for the world's most famous bald eagles

Christo's "Floating Piers" racked up 1.2 million visitors in just over two weeks.

What Kind of Art is the Most Popular?

It's not always in museums—and historic name recognition is starting to matter less

Behold the glory of the middle of the Milky Way—thanks to an even better photo database at NASA.

NASA Launches the Galaxy’s Most Glorious Space Database

Now you can easily peruse more than 140,000 of the agency's photos, videos and visualizations

There are ways to treat heroin addiction—but they remain controversial.

U.S. Heroin Use Has Risen Dramatically Since 2001

White males under 45 are most likely to report using the drug

"Straight Outta Compton" just landed a spot in the National Recording Registry.

N.W.A., NPR Among This Year’s National Recording Registry Inductees

The latest class of 25 also includes Judy Garland and Vin Scully

Say "arrivederci" to softly lit Roman streets and "ciao" to a well-illuminated night.

People Piqued by Plans to Place LED Lights in Rome

Foes of the energy-efficient lights take a dim view to the city's new bulbs

Ovarian cells did their thing in a dish for researchers who used microfluidics and chips to recreate a female menstrual cycle.

Your Monthly Menstrual Cycle, Reenacted on a Microchip

Bodies are complicated, but they’re no match for persistent bioengineers

English-Speaking Cameroon Hasn’t Had Any Internet for 70 Days

The shutdown targets the country's two Anglophone regions

The pronoun "they" will finally be part of the AP Stylebook.

Gender-Neutral Pronoun “They” Adopted by Associated Press

The journalist’s bible will finally help reporters talk about non-binary people

The O'Briens have amassed over 1.25 million insects over six decades.

This Couple Just Donated Their Collection of More Than a Million Insects

The O’Briens have carried on a decades-long love affair with the critters—and each other

Put on your sunglasses—when in action, this artificial sun is 10,000 times brighter than the usual solar radiation here on Earth.

This New Man-Made Sun Is 10,000 Times More Intense Than Sunlight on Earth

It’s a bright idea that just might help humans create solar fuel

Among all those poppies is something less beautiful—noxious, invasive weeds.

After Intense Downpour, Superblooming California Has a Problem

In a word: weeds

A new website features 100 years of Japanese animation.

New Website Documents 100 Years of Japanese Animation

From propaganda to experimental cartoons, these films showcase the early days of a national art form

Scientists used this MRI scanner to compare the brains of blind and sighted people.

Blind People’s Brains Rewire Themselves to Enhance Other Senses

New study finds marked differences between the brains of blind and sighted people

President Herbert Hoover (center right) plays a rousing game of Hooverball on the South Lawn of the White House.

Newly Discovered Color Movies Show Herbert Hoover’s Softer Side

From Hooverball to White House frolics, you've never seen the staid president quite like this

The ancient damselfly's courtship ritual was caught in amber 100 million years ago.

Flirtatious 100-Million-Year-Old Damselflies Found Frozen in Amber

Scientists are learning about how insects evolved from their ancient come-hither dance

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