Megan Garber

Megan Garber is a staff writer at The Atlantic. She was formerly an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she wrote about innovations in the media.

Netflix Would Like to Tell You About the Internet's Fastest Internet

Netflix Would Like to Tell You About the Internet's Fastest Internet

The quality of our Internet connections, and the quality of the services built on top of them, rely on each other. More »

The State of Intellectual Property Around the World

The State of Intellectual Property Around the World

The United Nations's globe-spanning, definitive guide More »

Via the Moon, a Theory of Life on Mars

Via the Moon, a Theory of Life on Mars

NASA captures, quite literally, gravity's rainbow. More »

The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl Harbor

The Tweet-Like News Flash That Announced Pearl Harbor

Its length? A tweet-friendly 138 characters. More »

Are There Planets Better at Supporting Life Than Earth?

Are There Planets Better at Supporting Life Than Earth?

A new study may have found exoplanets that are warmer and waterier than our own. More »

Discovered, Probably: The World's Earliest Dinosaur

Discovered, Probably: The World's Earliest Dinosaur

The "terrible lizards" are even older than we'd thought. Here's how scientists figured that out. More »

NASA Just Announced Its Future Plans for Mars

NASA Just Announced Its Future Plans for Mars

Another rover by 2020, and humans by the 2030s More »

2day, txt msg = 20

2day, txt msg = 20

How the text message has changed, and not at all changed, language More »

Confirmed: William and Kate Are Having a 'High Demand' Baby

Confirmed: William and Kate Are Having a 'High Demand' Baby

A revealing URL for the royals' big announcement More »

What's Your Country's Risk of Internet Blackout?

What's Your Country's Risk of Internet Blackout?

Good news for the U.S. is really bad news for Syria. And Libya. And Greenland. More »

For Lonely Astronauts, a Robotic Companion

For Lonely Astronauts, a Robotic Companion

Koichi Wakata will have a humanoid pal to keep him company for the six months he'll be spending on the International Space Station. More »

How Can There Be Water Ice on Mercury, Which Is Right Next to the Sun?

How Can There Be Water Ice on Mercury, Which Is Right Next to the Sun?

A hot planet, NASA just announced, hosts cold-- very cold -- water. More »

What DNA Actually Looks Like

What DNA Actually Looks Like

Scientists have developed a new method of imaging the building blocks of life. It involves an electron microscope and a bed of nails. More »

The Internet Is Down in Syria

The Internet Is Down in Syria

... But we don't yet know what -- or who -- caused the outage. More »

Where 'Cubicle' Is a Dirty Word: The Wacky Workspaces of Silicon Valley

Where 'Cubicle' Is a Dirty Word: The Wacky Workspaces of Silicon Valley

At companies like Twitter and Airbnb, whimsical lounges and yoga rooms send messages to employees and outsiders alike. More »

Issue December 2012

Perks and Recreation

In Silicon Valley, a new wave of tech companies tries to enforce fun.

The Campaign Tumblr Is Dead! (Long Live the Campaign Tumblr!)

The Campaign Tumblr Is Dead! (Long Live the Campaign Tumblr!)

Obama for America's outbound director on the origin, and future, of history's first presidential campaign Tumblr More »

The Empire State Building Becomes an Art Installation

The Empire State Building Becomes an Art Installation

A new lighting system adds motion to the tradition of the "Tower Lights." More »

Are Your Facebook Friends Stressing You Out? (Yes)

Are Your Facebook Friends Stressing You Out? (Yes)

Facebook's expectations about users' social lives can be very different from users' own. More »

Discovered: A Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters

Discovered: A Bridge Between Galaxy Clusters

The ESA's Planck observatory finds a connection between Abell 399 and Abell 401. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Finland in World War II

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