Lenny Pierce
Science nerd covering everything from astronomy to evolutionary biology. Check out my original series Miracles of Weird in which I document a new bizarre critter every Friday.
![Japanese Robot to Aid Medical Training with Virtual Breast Exams](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Japanese Robot to Aid Medical Training with Virtual Breast Exams
![Miracles of Weird: Sacculina](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Miracles of Weird: Sacculina
![New Study Paints an Ugly Picture for Potential Life on Red Dwarf Planets](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
New Study Paints an Ugly Picture for Potential Life on Red Dwarf Planets
![New Species of Croc Named After Tolkien’s Balrog](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
New Species of Croc Named After Tolkien’s Balrog
![Massive Batch of ‘Fish Lizards’ Found Under Melting Glacier](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Massive Batch of ‘Fish Lizards’ Found Under Melting Glacier
![New Raptor Robot Can Outrun Usain Bolt](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
New Raptor Robot Can Outrun Usain Bolt
![Miracles of Weird: The Hoatzin](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Miracles of Weird: The Hoatzin
![Did Volcanoes and Glaciers on Mars Create A Habitable Environment?](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Did Volcanoes and Glaciers on Mars Create A Habitable Environment?
![When a Tornado is a Swarm of Mosquitoes](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
When a Tornado is a Swarm of Mosquitoes
![MIT Game Lab’s ‘A Slower Speed of Light’ Helps You Learn Relativity](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
MIT Game Lab’s ‘A Slower Speed of Light’ Helps You Learn Relativity
![Neuroscience of Lee's Punching Power](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Neuroscience of Lee's Punching Power
![Your Sky Tonight: Potentially Dazzling Meteor Shower for North America](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Your Sky Tonight: Potentially Dazzling Meteor Shower for North America
![Miracles of Weird: The Antlion](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Miracles of Weird: The Antlion
![Were Titanosaurs the Biggest Dinosaurs Ever?](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Were Titanosaurs the Biggest Dinosaurs Ever?
![Nature’s Most Disturbing Forms of Predation](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Nature’s Most Disturbing Forms of Predation
![A Scientific Death Mission for the VENUS EXPRESS](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
A Scientific Death Mission for the VENUS EXPRESS
![Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot is Getting Less Giant](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot is Getting Less Giant
![Miracles of Weird: Stimpson’s Goby](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Miracles of Weird: Stimpson’s Goby
![The Science Behind the ‘Firenadoes’ of San Diego County](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
The Science Behind the ‘Firenadoes’ of San Diego County
![The Tiny “Alien” Catfish That’s Still Baffling Scientists](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
The Tiny “Alien” Catfish That’s Still Baffling Scientists
![Are Injured Squid Better At Escaping Predators?](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Are Injured Squid Better At Escaping Predators?
![3D Printed Cast Wired with Ultrasound Waves Could Mean Faster Fracture Healing](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
3D Printed Cast Wired with Ultrasound Waves Could Mean Faster Fracture Healing
![Japanese Fishermen Snag a Super Rare Megamouth Shark](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)
Japanese Fishermen Snag a Super Rare Megamouth Shark
![Miracles of Weird: The Flic-Flac Spider](https://archive.nerdist.com/wp-content/themes/Legendary_Network/img/fallbacks/646x538.jpg)