Teresa Carey

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.
davemaoite
Until now, researchers believed davemaoite could never be found on Earth's surface.
resume-bot
A marketing professional decided to think creatively and create a resume-bot. It helped him land 14 interviews and 11 job offers.
wind catchers
Air conditioning may keep a room cool, but using it is heating up the planet. It is time for something new — or old.
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 will use energy from Earth's gravity to launch the Lucy spacecraft in October of this year.
The guilt-free air conditioning, called "cooling paper," is made from recyclable paper and doesn't use any electricity.