The Synchronous Fireflies Of The Smokies Are A Sight Unlike Any Other
Earlier this month, I visited the Smoky Mountain National Park in hopes of capturing the annual firefly “light show” on camera — but it took some seriously creative thinking to make it happen. Above: At the lower left-hand corner of my image, a female firefly seems to be rhythmically flashing while walking around a single…
io9
Paige Brown — From the Lab Bench
A Scientist Responds… To Deep Impact
In our new series, A Scientist Responds, we’re dredging up the great and terrible disaster flicks of days past—and we’re making scientists watch them. Today’s movie: 1998’s asteroid thriller, Deep Impact. The scientist: io9’s resident geophysicist, Mika McKinnon. The Movie: Deep Impact Deep Impact is a tale of comets, politics, total destruction, and the increasingly…
io9
Mika McKinnon and Ria Misra
