Brian Handwerk

Amherst, Boston

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

What is a heat dome? The climate phenomenon behind record heat

5 days ago | nationalgeographic.com | Brian Handwerk

Summer is officially here, and it’s kicking off with an extreme heat dome that’s scorching much of the Central and Eastern United States. “A strong upper-level ridge parked over the eastern half of the country will continue to generate an extremely dangerous heat wave this week,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service warns.
La Vallée des rois, l'ultime demeure des Pharaons du Nouvel Empire

2 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Brian Handwerk |Kenneth Garrett

Sous l'Égypte ancienne, des monuments publics grandioses ont été érigés pour célébrer les pharaons. Mais les édifices ne s'élevaient pas tous vers le ciel : les mausolées souterrains sont autant de trésors d'architecture à l'abri des regards. C'est dans la Vallée des rois, sur la rive ouest du Nil et près de Luxor, qu'ont été placés les tombeaux des pharaons du Nouvel Empire (1539-1075 av. J.-C.), de Thoutmôsis I à Ramsès XI.
Que se cache-t-il derrière la mystérieuse Vallée des Rois ?

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Brian Handwerk |Kenneth Garrett

Les Égyptiens de l'Antiquité construisaient des monuments publics massifs pour leurs pharaons. Mais ils consacraient également du temps et des fortunes à la création de mausolées souterrains cachés. La collection la plus célèbre de tombes aussi élaborées, la Vallée des Rois, se trouve sur la rive ouest du Nil, près de Louxor.
Comment les chiens de sauvetage retrouvent-ils les survivants d'une catastrophe ?

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Brian Handwerk |Joel Sartore

Depuis des années maintenant, les chiens de sauvetage sont mobilisés pour aider à trouver des survivants parmi les décombres des sites de catastrophes naturelles ou d’accidents. Les chiens sont en quête d’une respiration humaine, explique Sinead Imbaro, policière et formatrice militaire pour l’unité cynophile de police aux États-Unis, à News Nation. S’ils trouvent quelqu’un, ils aboient pour alerter les secours.
Egypt's Valley of the Kings Provides a Window to the Past

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.com | Brian Handwerk

The ancient Egyptians built massive public monuments to their pharaohs. But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums. The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs—the Valley of the Kings—lies on the Nile's west bank near Luxor. During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.
This Comprehensive Guide Will Answer the Questions You Have About Black Holes-and Spark Some New Ones

Mar 7, 2025 | smithsonianmag.com | Brian Handwerk

In 1915, physicist Albert Einstein put forth his theory of general relativity, which explained gravity as a product of the curvature of space and time. The theory paved the way for the concept of the black hole—a place in space where matter has been tightly compressed and become dense enough that it produces extreme gravity with an inward pull so powerful that not even light can escape.
Here's how these backyard animals survive cold, dark winter

Nov 26, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Brian Handwerk

While we can simply throw on a sweater or turn up the heat, wild animals must have strategies to make it through the winter months. Take spiders. Many ground-dwelling North American species, such as wolf spiders, get through the winter by burrowing in the soil, under leaf litter, or inside logs.
Os problemas de próstata são incrivelmente comuns nos homens. Veja por que e como tratá-los

Nov 18, 2024 | flipboard.com | Brian Handwerk
From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals

Oct 28, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Brian Handwerk

When the sun sets, darkness guides the ways many animals live and die. The night helps wary mice hide from some predators, but it also helps hunters like keen-eyed owls score their next meal. Many species mate under cover of darkness, like calling crickets that find one another in the night. Animals from seals to dung beetles rely on the stars or moon in dark skies for navigation. The cycling of day and night creates a natural clock that enables a restorative night’s sleep for primates like us.
How to raise a great dog, according to science

Sep 24, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Brian Handwerk

At a special kindergarten in North Carolina, youngsters play, socialize, snooze, and learn how to sit, stay, and avoid pooping in the classroom. These kindergarteners are dogs, not humans, enrolled in Duke University’s Puppy Kindergarten, but the specialized games and tasks these pups tackle in the classroom aren’t so different to those used to study the development of human children. For both dogs and their human companions, learning new skills are key steps in their journey to adulthood.