Misbehaving Particles Poke Holes in Reigning Physics Theory By Clara Moskowitz last updated 20 September 22 Physicists at the BaBar experiment have seen evidence pointing to a hole in the Standard Model of physics.
Amazing Aztecs Were Math Whizzes Too By Clara Moskowitz last updated 17 August 22 The Aztecs used pictures as alternatives to fractions to calculate areas.
The World's Most Beautiful Equations By Clara Moskowitz last updated 28 July 22 Scientists choose their favorite mathematical equations.
7 ways the election will shape the future of science, health and the environment By Andrea Thompson, Tanya Lewis, Lee Billings, Sophie Bushwick, Clara Moskowitz, Kate Wong published 1 November 20 Climate change, nuclear arms control, the pandemic and more will be determined by whoever wins the White House and Congress.
String Theory May Create Far Fewer Universes Than Thought By Clara Moskowitz published 30 July 18 Some physicists claim the popular landscape of universes in string theory may not exist.
The 11 most beautiful mathematical equations By Clara Moskowitz published 1 June 17 Scientists chose their favorite equations.
Godless Universe: A Physicist Searches for Meaning in Nature By Clara Moskowitz published 11 May 16 The natural world is the only world, theoretical physicist Sean Carroll argues in a new book.
Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? By Clara Moskowitz published 12 April 16 High-profile physicists and philosophers gathered to debate whether we are real or virtual — and what it means either way.
New Tetraquark Particle Sparks Doubts By Clara Moskowitz published 28 March 16 The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator failed to confirm the Tevatron accelerator’s discovery of a new arrangement of quarks.
Never-Seen-Before Tetraquark Particle Possibly Spotted in Atom Smasher By Clara Moskowitz published 29 February 16 Data from the DZero experiment shows evidence of a particle containing four different types of quarks.
Electron Appears Spherical, Squashing Hopes for New Physics Theories By Clara Moskowitz published 11 November 13 The most precise measurement yet of the electron’s shape casts doubt on ideas such as supersymmetry that predict a zoo of undetected particles in the universe
Fitbit Flex: Fitness Tracker Review By Clara Moskowitz published 2 October 13 The Fitbit Flex was my constant companion for about a week, and by the end of it, I was pretty fond of the device.
Jawbone Up: Fitness Tracker Review By Clara Moskowitz published 2 October 13 After a week wearing the Jawbone Up, I was pretty impressed with this nifty device.
Hubble Telescope Spots 'Cosmic Caterpillar' 6 Trillion Miles Long By Clara Moskowitz published 3 September 13 Slinking along through the sands of space is a "cosmic caterpillar" as dubbed by NASA in a new photo released from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Milky Way's Giant Black Hole Spits Out Its Food By Clara Moskowitz published 29 August 13 The Milky Way's giant black hole turns out to be a messy eater. Of all the gas that falls toward it, 99 percent gets spewed back out into space, new observations show.
Oldest Sun-Like Star Previews Sun's Fate By Clara Moskowitz published 28 August 13 Astronomers have found a twin star to Earth's own sun, only much older. The rare star is the oldest known "solar twin," and offers a peek at what Earth's star will look like in 4 billion years.
Why Does Particle Physics Matter? You Decide By Clara Moskowitz published 27 August 13 Is there any more esoteric, almost mystical-sounding scientific field than particle physics?
Scientists to Announce 'Major Result' from Star Study Wednesday By Clara Moskowitz published 26 August 13 Astronomers working with the Very Large Telescope in Chile plan to announce a "major result" Wednesday (Aug. 28).
Particle Personality Disorder: Neutrinos Change Flavors in Chinese Experiment By Clara Moskowitz published 23 August 13
Photos: Inside the Explorers Club By Clara Moskowitz published 20 August 13 Inside the Explorers Club are artifacts from over a century's worth of exploration, including narwhal tusks, a stuffed polar bear and even a whale penis.
Behind the Scenes at NYC's Exclusive Explorers Club By Clara Moskowitz published 20 August 13 The Explorers Club is open only to members who've sailed to new shores, climbed to new heights or trekked on new paths.
Scientists to Discuss Universe's Strange Dense Spot Wednesday: Watch Live By Clara Moskowitz published 30 July 13 A strangely dense spot in the universe populated by a surprising amount of matter has been puzzling scientists since it was revealed in March in an all-sky map made by the European Planck satellite.
Einstein's Cosmic Speed Limit Still Reigns, for Now By Clara Moskowitz published 29 July 13 The speed of light is considered to be the ultimate cosmic speed limit, thanks to Einstein's special theory of relativity. But physicists aren't content to assume this limit without testing it.
Crazy-Dense Neutron Stars Reveal Their Secrets By Clara Moskowitz published 26 July 13 Scientists have uncovered a new key to understanding the strange workings of neutron stars — objects so dense they pack the mass of multiple suns into a space smaller than a city.
Strange Particles Shape-Shift From One Flavor to Another By Clara Moskowitz published 22 July 13 Exotic particles called neutrinos have been caught in the act of shape shifting, switching from one flavor to another, in a discovery that could help solve the mystery of antimatter.