Jeanna Bryner

Managing editor, Scientific American

Jeanna Bryner is managing editor of Scientific American. Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species, including the gorgeous Florida Scrub Jay. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science.

Latest articles by Jeanna Bryner

Here, an image of a person of interest in a homicide in Cocoa, Florida.

Man Who Traveled to Watch Historic SpaceX Launch Found Dead in Motel

By Jeanna Bryner published

Police are looking for a person of interest seen in motel surveillance video.

Space Exploration
spacex

SpaceX Falcon Heavy: What's Up with the Giant Rocket?

By Jeanna Bryner published

A humongous rocket is about to launch into space today (Feb. 6), if all goes as planned, according to SpaceX.

Space Exploration
This animation shows movement of the magnetic north pole over the past 50 years.

Why You (Probably) Shouldn't Worry About Earth's Magnetic Poles Flipping

By Jeanna Bryner published

Earth's magnetic poles, whatever they're doing, are not going to spark chaos and kill us all — a scenario making the rounds online right now.

Planet Earth
Blood moon lunar eclipse

See Gorgeous Pics of the #SuperBlueBloodMoon Eclipse

By Jeanna Bryner published

Amateur photographers are posting amazing shots of the rare lunar event. Check them out.

The Moon
Mayon volcano experienced a second explosion on the morning of Jan. 24, 2018, sending out volcanic ash plumes and lava fountains.

Philippines' Mayon Volcano Shoots Out Lava Fountains, Violent Eruption Imminent

By Jeanna Bryner published

Volcanos
The air was so cold on Jan. 2, 2018, that the waves froze on Nobadeer Beach in Nantucket, Massachusetts.

Surf's Frozen? Slurpee Waves Spotted on Nantucket Beach

By Jeanna Bryner published

There's one upside to the frigid weather: gorgeous slushy waves.

Planet Earth
Water vapor across the globe on Jan. 3, 2018.

'Bomb Cyclone' Forecast to Hit East Coast

By Jeanna Bryner published

Bundle up and we'll tell you what the heck a bomb cyclone is.

Weather
Amazing Antarctica

Icy images: Antarctica will amaze you in incredible aerial views

By Jeanna Bryner published

NASA's Operation IceBridge continues to snap gorgeous images of the planet's chilly bottom, revealing the beauty and dynamics of Antarctica's expansive ice.

Antarctica
Elon Musk book

Cyber Monday Deals on Science Books

By Jeanna Bryner published

Check out the best deals on Amazon for books about science, technology and more.

Education
There are fewer than 800 individuals of the newfound Batang Toru orangutan species left in the wild.

New Orangutan Species Is World's Most Endangered Great Ape

By Jeanna Bryner published

The orangutan lives on Sumatra, south of a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. There are fewer than 800 individuals in the population, researchers say.

Monkeys
A gloomy octopus (<em>Octopus tetricus</em>) in Jervis Bay, Australia.

Octlantis: See photos of tight-knit gloomy octopus communities

By Jeanna Bryner published

Octopuses
President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline in a limousine in Dallas shortly before his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. (Texas Gov. John Connally adjusts his tie in the foreground.)

Trump Orders Release of 2,800 JFK Assassination Files, Holds Back Others

By Jeanna Bryner published

Historians and conspiracy theorists alike are eager for the release.

Human Behavior
Cryo-electron microscopy produced this 3D image of the Zika virus.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for 3D Images of Life's Molecules

By Jeanna Bryner published

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work in producing 3D images of life's molecular machinery.

Chemistry
An aerial view of Roseau, the capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica, reveals destruction wrought by Hurricane Maria that passed over Sept. 18 as a Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Maria's Aftermath: Photos Reveal Devastation on Caribbean Islands

By Jeanna Bryner published

Photos show how Hurricane Maria devastated several Caribbean Islands, including Puerto Rico.

Hurricanes
NOAA's GOES East satellite captured this visible image of Hurricane Maria on Sept. 22, 2017, at 10 a.m. EDT as the storm was nearing the Bahamas.

Hurricane Maria Pounds Turks and Caicos As It Heads to the Bahamas

By Jeanna Bryner published

Hurricane Maria is now passing northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands with destructive 125-mph (205 km/h) winds, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Hurricanes
A 7.1-magnitue earthquake struck near Mexico City on Sept. 19, 2017.

More than 200 Dead After 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Central Mexico

By Jeanna Bryner published

Earthquakes
This Cassini-based image by Emily Lakdawalla shows five Saturn moons: Janus, Pandora, Enceladus, Mimas and Rhea.

Spectacular Saturn Images by 'Amateurs' Will Make Your Jaw Drop

By Jeanna Bryner published

These amazing images of Saturn were created by enthusiasts from the public data available from the Cassini spacecraft.

Saturn
Orange cat in a glass bowl.

The 2017 Ig Nobel Awards: Cats Flow Like Liquids and Didgeridoos Stop Snoring

By Jeanna Bryner published

Planet Earth
Irma cloud-top temps

Hurricane Irma: Everything You Need to Know About This Monster Storm

By Jeanna Bryner, Denise Chow published

To help you stay on top of the storm's development, Live Science has compiled everything you need to know about Hurricane Irma.

Hurricanes
Here, Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cuba as a Category 5 storm on Sept. 8.

Hurricane Irma Barrels Toward Florida; Nowhere in FL Keys Safe

By Jeanna Bryner published

Hurricanes
The Mexico earthquake occurred where one of the slabs of Earth's crust is slowly diving beneath another near the Middle American Trench in the Pacific Ocean.

Strongest Earthquake in a Century Strikes Mexico

By Jeanna Bryner published

Earthquakes
The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this nighttime image of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 5, when the storm's center was moving due west. The VIIRS day-night band was used to capture the image; the instrumen

Record-Breaking Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall, Slams Caribbean Islands

By Jeanna Bryner published

Hurricanes
Satellite image of Hurricane Irma taken on Sept. 4, 2017, when the storm was a Category 3.

Florida Declares State of Emergency as Hurricane Irma Becomes Category 5 Superstorm

By Jeanna Bryner published

Florida's governor has declared a statewide emergency in response to Hurricane Irma, now a Category 5 storm that is churning in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricanes
Total Solar Eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Everything You Need to Know

By Jeanna Bryner, Denise Chow published

To help you prepare for a fun and safe eclipse-viewing, Live Science has compiled everything you need to know, from where to watch, how to watch and the science behind the event.

Astronomy
The rock art depicting a solar eclipse, possibly from A.D. 1097, looked "more celebratory than frightening," said a University of Colorado archaeoastronomer.

In Photos: Ancient Rock Art Depicts Total Solar Eclipse in Chaco Canyon

By Jeanna Bryner published

About 1,000 years ago Chacoans (early Pueblo people) captured their wondrous experiences of a total solar eclipse by carving the celestial event into a rock.

Archaeology
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