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Geoengineering — intentionally manipulating the planet's climate — has always sounded like science fiction. But, as the effects of climate change become ever more apparent, is it time to take …

In a feature story for Nautilus, I look at the possibility that some of our seemingly-different Multiverse ideas may be one and the same.

In my first piece for nbcnews.com, I examine five big unsolved mysteries about the universe.

In Episode 14 of BookLab is now up! We step back to look at the wide view of life, the universe, and everything in Sean Carroll’s new book, The Big …

Gravitational waves, planets, early humans and more: I round up the year's top ten science stories for Mental Floss magazine.

Philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Leibniz, who died 300 years ago, foresaw the "Information Age." I report on Leibniz's legacy for Slate Future Tense.

The BookLab podcast — hosted by myself and science journalist Amanda Gefter — gets a plug on CBC Radio's "Fresh Air."  I chat with host Chris dela Torre about this …

A new telescope reveals ultra-dim galaxies — composed primarly of "dark matter" — for the first time. My report for Mental Floss.

This summer, physicists and philosophers got together at the Perimeter Institute to debate the nature of time. My report for Quanta magazine.