Mason Inman - science journalist

9 February 2007, for Nature Network Boston

Electrons racing through circuits form the heart of today’s computers.

Bubbles of gas could also serve as bits of information, performing all the basic steps needed for computation, according to a new paper in Science from MIT.

7 February 2007, for National Geographic News  

"If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere."

This famous tune from the film New York, New York might be what shortnose sturgeon would belt out if they could sing.

That's because the endangered fish have made a surprise recovery in the Hudson River under the shadows of Manhattan's skyscrapers, a new study shows.