James Dinneen

Contributing Writer

Latest Articles

Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle

August 7, 2026

A global constellation of neutrino detectors is creating a never-before-seen view of the radioactive elements that power Earth’s tectonic heat engine.

What Crystals Older Than the Sun Reveal About the Start of the Solar System

March 2, 2026

Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

How the ‘Diamond of the Plant World’ Helped Land Plants Evolve

July 19, 2022

Structural studies of the robust material called sporopollenin reveal how it made plants hardy enough to reproduce on dry land.