Articles by

Emily Conover

Notre Dame is reopening. What does that mean for its acoustics? 

Notre Dame is back. And so are its acoustics. The Paris cathedral, which burned dramatically in a...

A new biography of Benjamin Franklin puts science at the forefront

IngeniousRichard MunsonW.W. Norton & Co., $29.99 Let’s talk about the kite and the lightning storm....

Einstein’s gravity endures despite a dark energy puzzle 

Scientists could be wrong about dark energy. But they’re right about gravity, a new study suggests. Dark...

Accelerated muons bring next-gen particle colliders closer to reality

Muons are getting a move on.  In a step toward new types of particle physics experiments, scientists...

A star winked out of sight. Could it be a ‘failed supernova’? 

Some massive stars may go out with a fizzle, not a bang. A star that winked out...

Tech companies want small nuclear reactors. Here’s how they’d work 

To fuel the insatiable energy appetite of artificial intelligence, tech companies are going big on small nuclear...

Radioactive beams give a real-time view of cancer treatment in mice

Cancer-busting particle beams have been caught in the act. Particle beams can provide a blast of destructive...

The discovery of tools key to machine learning wins the 2024 physics Nobel

As artificial intelligence explodes in popularity, two of its pioneers have nabbed the 2024 Nobel Prize in...