A Chinese construction crew unearthed a new dinosaur fossil. It had feathers and a beak. A scientist called it "one of the most beautiful, but saddest, fossils I’ve ever seen."

Tom Edathikunnel

November 15, 2016

Celebrating 100,000 orbits for ISS

Facts, links and photos here, with a word about ISS's history and purpose.

Tom Edathikunnel

Deborah Byrd

August 6, 2016

Newest Mars mission on its way

Signals have been received from the ExoMars mission spacecraft, and the craft is in good health and on its way to Mars!

Deborah Byrd

Tom Edathikunnel

March 14, 2016

Octopus Casper could be new species

Scientists found the creature in the deep sea, in the Hawaiian Archipelago. They nicknamed it Casper because of its ghostly appearance, caused by a lack of pigment.

Tom Edathikunnel

March 14, 2016

SpaceX landing attempt failed, as expected

Latest attempt to land Falcon9 first stage at sea was too "hot." Rockets landed too hard on drone ship and tipped. Elon Musk sees good chance for next time.

Tom Edathikunnel

March 6, 2016

Australia’s largest carnivorous dino yet

Miners, working in opal deposits in the New South Wales outback, first discovered the fossilized remains of this creature, which has been dubbed Lightning Claw.

Tom Edathikunnel

October 9, 2015

Fossil evidence of Earth’s oldest sea turtle

Fossilized shells and bones uncovered at two sites in Colombia. Scientists date this ancient sea turtle's remains at 120 million years old.

Tom Edathikunnel

September 30, 2015

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Tom Edathikunnel

Tom Edathikunnel is an aspiring science writer who has contributed to The Ecologist, Habitat for Humanity, and Patch, as well as EarthSky. As a native New Yorker, Tom enjoys spending his time at the Museum of Natural History. Alongside his passion for reading, writing and science, Tom also plays bass guitar and piano.