top of page


This Artist Is on a Mission to Create a Thousand Miniature Worlds
It takes a great deal of thought to imagine what an entirely new planet would look like, with its own unique sun, moons, and place in the...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 27, 20172 min read


Space Beer Can't Exist Because Bubbles Need Gravity
There’s a reason astronauts don’t toast with frothy brews in space: Beer is pretty much impossible to drink in zero gravity. The laws of...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 23, 20172 min read


Chernobyl is Getting a Makeover With a Huge Solar Plant
Hearing “Chernobyl” — the 1986 industrial accident that transformed a Ukrainian industrial city into a radioactive ghost town — doesn’t...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 16, 20171 min read


American Consumerism is Making Animals Go Extinct
It’s no secret that Americans have a love affair with their stuff, but where is that stuff actually coming from? A new detailed map shows...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 10, 20172 min read


A Team of Russian and U.S. Scientists Want to Find Aliens on Venus
Venus has some spooky looking clouds swirling around its atmosphere, and scientists think it might be the evil doing of extraterrestrial...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 6, 20172 min read


This Coal Plant Makes Baking Soda Out of Carbon Emissions
A coal-powered plant in Tuticorin, India has found an innovative way to capture carbon emissions — by recycling them into soda ash, an...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 5, 20172 min read


Diet Soda is a Nutritional Scam
Diet sodas, by nature of having the word diet upfront, are the healthier versions of sodas, right? Nope, warns a study published in PLOS...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 4, 20172 min read


The Volcano Viewing Site That Sunk Into the Sea Is Only "Temporarily Closed"
Hawaii had an earth-shattering celebration on New Year’s Eve when the active volcano Kīlauea erupted and 22 acres of the lava delta...
Cassie Kelly
Jan 3, 20172 min read


Living History with Doris Mack
Here at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, all of our interpreters are unique. We have skydivers and fly-fisherman,...
Cassie Kelly
Sep 11, 20163 min read


Hope Crew Revitalizes Eleanor Roosevelt’s Playhouse
If you've been to the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site recently, you may have noticed a hardworking group of young adults doing...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 25, 20162 min read


NPS Celebrates 100 Years
On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service will celebrate an entire century of preserving our nation's history and environment since...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 18, 20163 min read


Painting the Park
When visitors walk through our parks, it feels like they are walking through a painting. It can be a very inspiring place for artists of...
Cassie Kelly
Aug 4, 20163 min read


Restoring History at Farm Lane
Between the historic home of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the humble cottage of his wife Eleanor, is a historical trail connecting the two...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 27, 20163 min read


Our Green Machines
If you've stopped by the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site recently, you may have noticed our new furry friends. Every other...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 14, 20162 min read


National Park Service Inspires Marist Fashion Mag
The most recent volume of the Marist Fashion Department's annual magazine is filled with exquisite designs, tantalizing photography and...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 12, 20163 min read


The Hyde Park Parade
This year, the Fourth of July Parade in Hyde Park will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Going along with the...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 12, 20163 min read


ParkChat: Introduction
The National Park Service (NPS), established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, is devoted to the protection and preservation of both...
Cassie Kelly
Jul 12, 20163 min read


A Day in Their Boots: The tough and dirty work of the Brookhaven wildlife interns
It’s a cold, wet morning at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory. The sun is still rising over the...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 22, 20165 min read


Q&A With Katherine Bachner: How intercultural awareness can improve science communication
Katherine Bachner, a scientific associate in the Non-proliferation and National Security Department at the U.S. Department of Energy’s...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 15, 20166 min read


What are Aerosols?
Brookhaven scientists discuss complexities of studying tiny particles that have a big impact on climate Art Sedlacek, an atmospheric...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 31, 20165 min read


Meet Intern Cecilia Osorio: Merging Multiscale Images at NSLS-II
Cecilia Osorio, a 20-year-old sophomore from California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), and current intern with the Office of...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 18, 20164 min read


Girl Power in STEM: Step It Up!
International Women's Day Celebration Each year, the United Nations celebrates and encourages women across the globe to achieve success...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 1, 20163 min read


Brookhaven/Stony Brook University Chemist Esther Takeuchi Featured in Scientist Trading Cards
Trading cards aren’t just for athletes anymore. Members of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) have compiled a deck of 50 cards featuring...
Cassie Kelly
Feb 23, 20162 min read


AWARE Project Launched to Gain New Insights on Climate of Antarctica
It has been nearly half a century since scientists have collected extensive climate or atmospheric data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet...
Cassie Kelly
Feb 10, 20164 min read
bottom of page