Stories by Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of five books, including the international bestseller Longitude (Walker, 1995). She is the editor of Scientific American's monthly poetry column, Meter.

This view of Mars's Teal Ridge was captured by NASA's Curiosity rover in 2019.

Space ExplorationMarch 1, 2022

Poem: Other Worlds in Haiku

Science in meter and verse

Dava Sobel

CultureFebruary 1, 2021

Poem: A Unified Theory of Love

Science in meter and verse

Dava Sobel, Kit Wienert

OpinionDecember 23, 2020

Nature in Verse: What Poetry Reveals about Science

Scientific American has a long history of featuring poetry, and our monthly column once again brings new works to the world

Dava Sobel