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Covers:  Animal intelligence, octopuses and cephalopods, corvids, environmentalism, technology, space
Content Manager at @livescience & sci writer on octos, crows, and environment. Works in @natgeo, @scifri, @sciam, @newscientist, @DiscoverMag, @arstechnica, etc

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry’s Biography

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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is a writer, podcaster, and science communicator. She currently works as the Content Manager at Space.com. Kenna’s work has been featured in various publications, including National Geographic, Science Friday, New Scientist, Scientific American, Discover Magazine, Inside Quantum Technology, The Quantum Insider, The Deep Tech Insider, the Metaverse Insider, The Debrief, and Octonation. She currently sits on the board of SWARM (Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mo…

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry’s Journalist Portfolio

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New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire

New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire

After Elon Musk's recent acquisition of Twitter, many habitual tweeters announced their intentions of switchi…

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What's Happening When the Deceased Send Facebook Friend Requests

What's Happening When the Deceased Send Facebook Friend Requests

Imagine getting a Facebook friend request from the deceased. This happened to me not once, but twice. The acc…

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Inside Quantum Technology's Inside Scoop: Quantum Computing, the Pharma Industry, and New Materia...

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With over $1.42 trillion in revenue throughout the U.S., the pharma industry presents many lucrative opportun…

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New Research From LANL Creates a Predictive Model for Drug Design by Combining Quantum Physics, C...

New Research From LANL Creates a Predictive Model for Drug Design by Combining Quantum Physics, C...

Many equations within quantum physics can be helpful for guiding researchers that are looking at chemical int…

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Saturn's Rings and Tilt Could Be the Result of an Ancient Missing Moon - The Debrief

Saturn's Rings and Tilt Could Be the Result of an Ancient Missing Moon - The Debrief

Of all the planets visible to stargazers on Earth, Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system,…

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Could MIT's MOXIE Device Be the Future of Oxygen Production on Mars? - The Debrief

Could MIT's MOXIE Device Be the Future of Oxygen Production on Mars? - The Debrief

At a distance of around 80 million miles from Earth, Earth's planetary neighbor Mars has become the latest ta…

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Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.

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A close up of a blue and brown dagger. Several ancient Egyptian princesses buried with bows, arrows and a dagger may have trained with those weapons during their lives, possibly using them while hunting or practicing archery, a controversial new study suggests. Researchers examined the remains of six royal individuals who lived during Egypt's Middle Kingdom nearly 4,000 years ago.
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Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the mil...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The dagger buried with Princess Ita, which is now on display at the Egypt Museum. | Credit: Sameh Abdel Mohsen, Egypt Museum photographer Several ancient Egyptian princesses buried with bows, arrows and a dagger may have trained with those weapons during their lives, possibly using them while hunting or practicing archery, a controversial new study suggests.
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Robot dog can climb stairs, navigate a forest and bound over logs thanks to new, rapid AI training technique

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A robot dog with four legs and a blue torso climbs down a series of stone steps outside. A four-legged robot has learned to change the way it runs while navigating forests, staircases and obstacle courses. — seamlessly switching between a steady trot and a faster bounding gait without instructions from a human operator. The 100-pound (45 kilograms) robot, called KAIST HOUND, uses cameras and lidar to scan the ground ahead, then selects an appropriate gait and adjusts its movements in real time.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote a virtual tour for the Denver Botanic Gardens for their medicinal plants.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I have two. One that's a very old Underwood in my house and a Lego one in my office. I had another before that.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Eugenia Phelan (Skeeter) from "The Help."