Teresa Carey
Teresa Carey is a senior staff writer at Freethink. Before becoming a journalist she was a US Coast Guard licensed captain and professional mariner. She works primarily on the Atlantic Ocean, and from a tiny desk in Annapolis. As a grad of the University of California Santa Cruz science communication graduate program, and a NatGeo Explorer, she loves telling stories on the intersection of science, culture, and heart. Carey’s written, audio, and television broadcast work can be found in BuzzFeed, Scientific American, PBS NewsHour, NPR Weekend Edition, Smithsonian and more.
Is the Salton Sea hiding enough lithium to power America?
A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America's vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won't be easy.
Even in the digital age, libraries are an investment in children
Investments in public libraries are a long-term investment in children and communities.
Drug that cleans up cholesterol may reduce post-stroke dementia
Researchers look to an FDA-approved drug ingredient that can "scoop-up" and store cholesterol and possibly stave off post-stroke dementia.
Take a look at the deepest known squid, just found
Scientists captured it on footage 1.5 miles below the surface.
Hypersonic flight: coast-to-coast in 30 minutes
One day, we could fly across the U.S. in half an hour. A state-of-the-art hypersonic flight testing facility at UTSA could help make that dream a reality.
Goodbye, rubber. These new steel tires last a lifetime.
Steel tires may be better for the planet and could replace rubber.
Humanoid robots are waking up — and they look eerily real
Humanoid robots are coming, and Ameca is designed to be the ideal platform to study human-robot interactions.
Davemaoite: New mineral found preserved within a diamond
Until now, researchers believed davemaoite could never be found on Earth's surface.
Resume-bot goes viral and lands multiple job offers
A marketing professional decided to think creatively and create a resume-bot. It helped him land 14 interviews and 11 job offers.
Wind catchers: Is ancient technology better than modern air conditioning?
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
The U.S. Navy is building a solar plane
The 72-meter wingspan is lined with solar panels to give the plane the power it needs to stay airborne for nearly three months.
NASA wants future humans to find this time capsule in space
NASA will use energy from Earth's gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
Say goodbye to air conditioning with new roofing material
The guilt-free air conditioning, called "cooling paper," is made from recyclable paper and doesn't use any electricity.
McDonald’s is replacing human drive-thru attendants with AI
The pilot project is in 10 stores and is 85% accurate.
New crystal produced with gunpowder is stronger than diamond
Scientists created the mineral lonsdaleite in a lab and tested its strength using sound waves — before it was obliterated.
China’s “artificial sun” sets new record for fusion power
China has reached a new record for nuclear fusion at 120 million degrees Celsius.