Sarah Lewin Frasier is Scientific American's assistant news editor. She plans, assigns and edits the Advances section of the monthly magazine, as well as editing online news. Before joining Scientific American in 2019, she chronicled humanity's journey to the stars as associate editor at Space.com. (And even earlier, she was a print intern at Scientific American.) Frasier holds an A.B. in mathematics from Brown University and an M.A. in journalism from New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. She enjoys musical theater and mathematical paper craft.
Science News Briefs from around the World
Here are a few brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about what the eruption of Mount Vesuvius might have done to one ill-fated resident of Herculaneum.
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Science News Briefs from around the Planet
Here are a few brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about the discovery of an intact chicken egg dating to Roman Britain.
Science News Briefs from around the World
Here are a few brief reports about science and technology from around the world, including one from off the California coast about the first heart rate measurement done on a blue whale.
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Top news from around the world
Science News Briefs from All Over
Here are a few brief reports about international science and technology from around the world, including one from the Democratic Republic of the Congo about a toad that has evolved coloring that makes it look like a deadly snake’s head.
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Science News Briefs from around the Globe
A few brief reports about international science and technology from Indonesia to Spain, including one from Brazil about the highest-voltage electric eel ever discovered.
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Top news from around the world
In Case You Missed It
Top news from around the world
“Farout!” Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted
The pink-colored object is nearly four times more distant from the sun than Pluto, and hints at the possibility of an as-yet-undiscovered giant planet farther out
Look Up! Gleaming Geminid Meteor Shower of 2018 Peaks Tonight
The celestial display is expected to be the best meteor shower of 2018
NASA Astronauts Could Fly to Moon-Orbiting Station by 2024, Pence Says
The Vice President’s remarks offered new details on the Trump administration’s space-policy plans
Trump Orders “Space Force,” Signs Space-Traffic Policy
The President’s proposal could create a new branch of the armed services meant to assure “American dominance” in space
Weird Low-Light Bacteria Could Potentially Thrive on Mars
The photosynthetic organisms subsist on redder, lower-energy light than other species, and could be a new source of fuel and air for interplanetary outposts
NASA Will Send a Helicopter to Mars in 2020
The autonomous rotorcraft will fly to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover
Watch Live as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches Today
Whether a success or a failure, the first test flight of the world's current most powerful rocket guarantees fireworks
First Flight of NASA’s Largest Rocket May Be Delayed Until 2020
The agency’s Space Launch System is intended to take astronauts to the Moon and beyond
Astronomers Use Shadowy Alien Worlds to Peer Inside Stars
New analyses allow scientists to measure stellar densities using orbiting planets
The Future of Space Is Coming, "Soonish"
A new book whimsically examines 10 emerging technologies that could change everything
Scientists Explain Pluto's Skyscraper-Size Ice Blades
First observed by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015, the strange spiky features are likely formed from sublimating methane
Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flare of Past Decade
The X-class flare was the most powerful seen since 2006, and created radio blackouts on Earth
World's Biggest Space Telescope Heads West on Path to Launchpad
With its testing at Goddard Space Flight Center completed, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope embarks for further testing in Texas before its 2018 launch
Cassini Survives Closest-Ever Encounter with Saturn, Snaps Stunning Images
First images from an epic dive through Saturn’s rings reveal a giant hurricane and turbulent storm clouds