Maria Temming is a Technology Reporter at Science News, where she covers everything from advances in robotics to mini solar panels. She has written for Scientific American, Sky & Telescope, and NOVA Next.

Thesis: Melvin Calvin : Nobel-Winning Chemist and SETI Scientist Wannabe

Recent Publications Include:

• Scientists Say: Cosmic Microwave Background
• Timbre Can Affect What Harmony is Music to Our Ears
• STEVE and Other Aurora-like Glows Perplex Scientists With their Complex Physics
• A New Species of Hedgehog Stands Out for its Short Spikes
• These Teens are Using Science to Make the World a Better Place