Kimberly Hickock has a bachelor's degree in marine biology from Texas A&M University, a master's degree in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is a former reference editor for Live Science and Space.com. Her work has appeared in Inside Science, News from Science, the San Jose Mercury and others. Her favorite stories include those about animals and obscurities. A Texas native, Kim now lives in a California redwood forest.
Latest articles by Kimberly Hickok

By Jesse Emspak, Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
Reference Quantum entanglement is one seriously long-distance relationship.

By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok Last updated
Reference Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. It stands as an example of the dangers of space travel.

By Andrea Thompson Last updated
Reference A supernova is what happens when a star has reached the end of its life and explodes in a brilliant burst of light.

By Tim Sharp Published
The first scheduled passenger airline service flew from St. Petersburg to Tampa, FL in 1914.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
The interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua might not be a nitrogen iceberg after all. But what is it?

By Kimberly Hickok Published
This Wednesday (June 10), thousands of people in the science community will #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM and #StrikeforBlackLives.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Here's a summary of Bob Behnken's career.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Here's a brief summary of Doug Hurley's career as a pilot and pioneering astronaut.

By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok Published
Fred Haise is an ex-NASA astronaut most famous for his role as the lunar module pilot on the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13 mission.

By Elizabeth Howell, Kimberly Hickok Published
Jack Swigert was an expert pilot and NASA astronaut most famous for his role as command module pilot for Apollo 13.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Jim Lovell flew on four missions to space, saw the moon twice and almost died on Apollo 13.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Strandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave the relative safety of his spacecraft and experience the silence of space.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
The Goldilocks of black holes can resurrect dead stars before killing them again.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
Watch how the land in Southern California seems to breathe water.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
The oldest igneous meteorite ever discovered may help scientists learn more about planet formation.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
This newly discovered space-borne mineral is tough, but not that tough.

By Kimberly Hickok Published
What's deadly about these striking swirls in the sea?
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