The SciencesNovember 3, 2015
The Promise of Optical Atomic Clocks: Watch Live Wednesday [Video]
Nobel laureate David Wineland will discuss efforts to build the universe’s most accurate timekeeper
Stories by Clara Moskowitz
Clara Moskowitz is chief of reporters at Scientific American, where she covers astronomy, space, physics and mathematics. She has been at Scientific American for more than a decade; previously she worked at Space.com. Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more. She has a bachelor’s degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
Discoverers of Shape-Shifting Particles Win the Nobel Physics Prize
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald share the 2015 award for the discovery that neutrino particles can change “flavor”—and, unexpectedly, have mass
The SciencesOctober 6, 2015
To Explain the Universe, Physics Needs a Revolution: Live Webcast Wednesday [Video]
Physicist Neil Turok will describe his vision for simpler theories in a public lecture
TechnologyOctober 3, 2015
'Martian' Astronaut Would Get Cancer if Mission Were Real, Author Says
No extant technology exists to protect a traveler from the potentially deadly doses of radiation on Mars
The SciencesOctober 1, 2015
Book Review: A River Runs Again
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Space & PhysicsOctober 1, 2015
How to See the Universe Through Neutrino Eyes
The IceCube experiment at the South Pole waits for neutrinos to unlock secrets of deep space
The SciencesSeptember 28, 2015
Water Flows on Mars Today, NASA Announces
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found evidence that flowing water causes suspicious dark streaks on the Red Planet
Space & PhysicsSeptember 11, 2015
Duck-Shaped Comet Confounds Astronomers
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s incongruous chemical composition and shape raise questions about the origin of our solar system
The SciencesSeptember 9, 2015
2 Accelerators Find Particles That May Break Known Laws of Physics
The LHC and the Belle experiment have found particle decay patterns that violate the Standard Model of particle physics, confirming earlier observations at the BaBar facility
The SciencesSeptember 8, 2015
General Relativity at the Beach
A hammock turns out to be the perfect place to contemplate spacetime, especially if you happen to have some coconuts
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
Book Review: Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat
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The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
Book Review: The Road to Relativity
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The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
Book Review: The Physicist and the Philosopher
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The SciencesSeptember 1, 2015
Book Review: Einstein: His Space and Times
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Space & PhysicsAugust 27, 2015
Stephen Hawking Hasn't Solved the Black Hole Paradox Just Yet
The mystery of black holes and information loss is too thorny for a quick resolution
Space & PhysicsAugust 4, 2015
Astronomers Gather in Hawaii Amid Controversy over Giant Telescope
Native Hawaiian groups are protesting construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea during a gathering of scientists in Honolulu
The SciencesAugust 1, 2015
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Survivors Speak Out on 70th Anniversaries of Bombings
The SciencesAugust 1, 2015
Book Review: Spurious Correlations
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The SciencesAugust 1, 2015
Book Review: Life's Greatest Secret
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BehaviorAugust 1, 2015
Book Review: Modern Romance
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Space & PhysicsJuly 8, 2015
Dark Matter Dominates Just-Discovered Galaxies
Astronomers have discovered more than 800 so-called "ultradiffuse galaxies" that are virtually invisible because they have relatively few stars and are mostly dark matter. Clara Moskowitz reports
The SciencesJuly 1, 2015
Life in the Solar System: A Q&A with the Authors of The Expanse
Scientific American spoke with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck about the science behind their books and the upcoming television series based on them
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2015
Book Review: Seveneves
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The SciencesJuly 1, 2015
Book Review: Persona
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