Maria Temming

Assistant Managing Editor, Science News Explores

Maria Temming is the Assistant Managing Editor at Science News Explores. Maria has undergraduate degrees in physics and English from Elon University and a master's degree in science writing from MIT. She has written for Scientific AmericanSky & Telescope and NOVA Next. She’s also a former staff writer at Science News.

All Stories by Maria Temming

  1. Brain

    ‘Lucid’ dreamers could solve mysteries about sleeping minds

    People who know they’re asleep while dreaming could help study how sleeping minds create elaborate alternate realities.

  2. Animals

    Let’s learn about vampire bats

    Vampire bats rarely bite people, instead preferring to feed on animals like cows and horses.

  3. Physics

    Scientists Say: Ultrasonic

    This word describes sound waves that have frequencies too high for human ears to hear.

  4. Space

    Let’s learn about the Milky Way

    At a glance, the Milky Way may look like just a disk of stars. But its structure is actually much more complex.

  5. Physics

    Scientists Say: Supercool

    When a liquid is supercooled, it has been chilled below its freezing point without freezing.

  6. Animals

    This egg-eater may have the biggest gulp of any snake its size

    Slither aside, Burmese pythons. This little African snake has a truly outsized swallow.

  7. Archaeology

    Let’s learn about Stonehenge

    Questions remain about exactly who built Stonehenge and why. But some details are known about the site’s origins.

  8. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Rare earth element

    Rare earth elements aren’t all that rare — but skyrocketing demand for these metals makes them precious.

  9. Animals

    Toothed whales use their noses to whistle and click

    Much as people do, toothed whales, such as dolphins and sperm whales, make noises in three different vocal registers.

  10. Animals

    Let’s learn about beetles’ survival superpowers

    Some beetle species can survive extreme pressure, dehydration or even getting eaten.

  11. Physics

    Scientists Say: X-ray

    X-rays are a type of light that doctors use to image the inside of the body. Astronomers use X-rays to explore the cosmos.

  12. Climate

    Let’s learn about why summer 2023 was so hot

    Human-caused climate change has played a big role in this summer’s historic heat.