Mary Randolph is a news intern at Scientific American based in New York. Her work has been featured by Smithsonian Magazine, Pew Research Center, the Local News Initiative and various local newsrooms.
Why New York State put giant data centers on hold
The nation’s first statewide moratorium on new hyperscale facilities gives officials up to one year to work out how to measure their environmental effects amid the AI building boom
Speeding may be costing drivers far more than a ticket
Shaving under a minute off our daily commutes costs Americans $22 million daily
U.S. approval of giant ‘space mirror’ satellite alarms astronomers
A controversial new ruling from the Federal Communications Commission leaves no one responsible for regulating light pollution and other ill effects from skyrocketing numbers of satellites
Tick bites are driving up deadly meat allergies. Scientists are scrambling to stop it
Alpha-gal syndrome is increasing across the U.S., driven by lone star ticks
How an absurdly cute mouse manages to live in environments no other mammal can
Living at altitudes with less than half the oxygen at sea level, these mice have adapted to their environment in unique ways
The Earth is dragging spacetime around its orbit, just as Einstein predicted
A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”
Just getting 90 minutes less sleep could lead to weight gain
Getting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds
Ancient ‘hobbits’ feasted on Komodo dragons’ leftovers
The hominins may have gone on adventures, but they lacked key skills of modern humans