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Elizabeth Fernandez

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Covers:  Science and society, astronomy, geology, physics, climate change, technology
A freelance science writer writing science and society, with a mix of culture, history, ethics, philosophy, religion, and the future!
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Space travel will radically change human psychology and spirituality

Space travel will radically change human psychology and spirituality

Humans have lived on Earth for millennia, but one day that will change. The stars are calling us, and their p…

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We may not be alone in the Universe. Should we reach out?

We may not be alone in the Universe. Should we reach out?

SETI has been looking for life among the stars since 1985. For even longer than that, we have wondered whethe…

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How science changes the way we think, according to 10 leading scientists

How science changes the way we think, according to 10 leading scientists

Science speaks truth. But it is not a truth that is always easy to see. We live our lives, oblivious to the i…

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Earth's magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities

Earth's magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities

A vast city of 10,000 once stood within the grounds of Tel Zafit National Park. Now it is an archaeological d…

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Brain experiment suggests that consciousness relies on quantum entanglement

Brain experiment suggests that consciousness relies on quantum entanglement

Supercomputers can beat us at chess and perform more calculations per second than the human brain. But there …

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Does consciousness change the rules of quantum mechanics?

Does consciousness change the rules of quantum mechanics?

This is the fourth article in a four-part series on quantum entanglement. In the first, we discussed the basi…

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What Einstein and Bohr's debate over quantum entanglement taught us about reality

What Einstein and Bohr's debate over quantum entanglement taught us about reality

This is the first of a four-article series on how quantum entanglement is changing technology and how we unde…

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Mars "earthquakes": Red Planet might have more seismic activity than we ever expected

Mars "earthquakes": Red Planet might have more seismic activity than we ever expected

The Earth is a dynamic, living planet. Volcanism, plate tectonics, and earthquakes are constantly reshaping i…

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Why is Titan's landscape so Earth-like despite its different composition?

Why is Titan's landscape so Earth-like despite its different composition?

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has a lot in common with Earth. Titan has rivers and lakes. It has sand dunes a…

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No music on Mars: Sound is different on the red planet

No music on Mars: Sound is different on the red planet

Your mind's eye can already paint a picture of what Mars looks like. You will probably conjure up the image o…

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How general relativity could help predict volcano eruptions

How general relativity could help predict volcano eruptions

Of the many weird things that modern physics has taught us, one is that the flow of time is not constant. A v…

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Volcano-triggered mass extinction paved the way for the dinosaurs

Volcano-triggered mass extinction paved the way for the dinosaurs

Over the course of the Earth's history, the planet has witnessed five mass extinctions. One of these was the …

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What leaking helium-3 gas can tell us about Earth's origin

What leaking helium-3 gas can tell us about Earth's origin

The Earth began to form about 4.5 billion years ago, when a nebula filled with planet-forming materials swirl…

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