Nicoletta Lanese

Nicoletta Lanese

Live Science Staff Writer

Nicoletta Lanese is a staff writer for Live Science covering health and medicine, along with an assortment of biology, animal, environment and climate stories. She holds degrees in neuroscience and dance from the University of Florida and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work has appeared in The Scientist Magazine, Science News, The San Jose Mercury News and Mongabay, among other outlets.

Latest articles by Nicoletta Lanese

An image taken from the International Space Station of a crewed Soyuz capsule launching to visit the facility on Sept. 25, 2019.

10 Things That Blasted Through Space in 2019

By Nicoletta Lanese published

… and sometimes crashed to Earth.

Space Exploration
the new Tesla Cybertruck

Why Does Tesla's Cybertruck Look Like It Belongs In A Low-Res Video Game?

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Elon Musk unveiled his new Cybertruck, and boy does it look … unique.

Tech
Glowing meteor, fireball entering Earth's atmosphere.

Falling Fireballs Crashed in Chile Last Week. They Weren't Meteorites, Experts Say.

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Chilean officials are investigating a curious collection of burning objects that fell onto parts of the country last week.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
cutaway of Earth

Underground Continents May Be As Old As Earth

By Nicoletta Lanese published

New analyses of volcanic rocks fill gaps in Earth's ancient history.

Earth
new mineral found in diamond

Mysterious Mineral from Earth's Mantle Discovered in South African Diamond

By Nicoletta Lanese published

The mineral contains an unusual mix of elements for a rock from Earth's mantle.

Earth
Water and its chemical precursors spray out from minerals on the moon's surface after a micrometeorite impact. Researchers have delved deeper into this process in the lab, taking the influence of solar wind into account.

How to Make Moon Water: Add Solar Wind, Tiny Meteorites, and Then Heat

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Scientists may be one step closer to solving the mystery of water on the moon; the secret may lie in a synergistic interaction between the solar wind, micrometeorites and moon dust.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
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