BehaviorMarch 1, 2019
How Vision Helps Cyclists Communicate in a Pack
Riders in a peloton benefit more from the eyes of their peers than from a neighbor’s drag reduction
Stories by Rachel Berkowitz
Rachel Berkowitz is a freelance science writer and a corresponding editor for Physics Magazine. She is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Eastsound, Wash.
ChemistryDecember 1, 2018
Molecular Microscope Lets Scientists Peer inside Single Cells
The new technology can identify proteins that distinguish healthy cells from diseased ones
AerospaceDecember 1, 2018
Detecting Fog Using Signals from Cell-Phone Towers
A novel technique can predict foggy conditions an hour before they appear
Public HealthApril 17, 2018
Mine Social Media Posts to Predict Flu
Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance.
Public HealthApril 1, 2018
#Flu
Mining social media to predict outbreaks
ChemistryDecember 25, 2017
Watching How Rare, Meteoric Diamonds Form
A shock collision experiment maps their transition from graphite in real time
WeatherAugust 16, 2016
Can We Predict Lightning?
Forecasters head to Venezuelan hotspot in an attempt to model future strikes