Articles by

Nikk Ogasa

A podcast challenges us to reassess our relationship with wildfires

United by FireDenver Museum of Nature & ScienceAvailable wherever you get your podcasts For...

California wildfire season should be over. So why is L.A. burning?

Unusually dry conditions and hurricane-force seasonal winds are fueling multiple fast-moving and destructive wildfires in...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found a new potential setting for Martian life

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Perseverance Rover on Mars may have stumbled upon the oldest rocks humans have...

Earth’s inner core may be changing shape

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earth’s inner core, a solid metal ball gyrating within the molten outer core, may...

Climate change has amped up hurricane wind speeds by 30 kph on average

As if hurricanes needed any more kick. Human-caused climate change is boosting the intensity of...

The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific

Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old being that is so immense, it can...

Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding

People are flocking to nature’s doorstep, and into wildfire territory. Homes constructed where human development meets undeveloped...

Feather-inspired airplane flaps could boost flight performance

Airplane plumage might be the next big thing in aviation. Bird wings are contoured with overlapping...