Quantum PhysicsNovember 1, 2023
New Results Reveal How to Build a Nuclear Clock
Nuclear clocks could shatter timekeeping records. Now physicists are learning how to build one
Stories by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is science communicator at JILA (a joint physics research institute between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado Boulder) and a freelance science journalist. Follow her on LinkedIn or visit her website.
OpinionApril 21, 2023
AI Can’t Solve this Famous Murder Mystery Puzzle
The 1934 puzzle book Cain’s Jawbone stumped all but a handful of humans. Then AI took the case
AstrophysicsApril 10, 2023
Astronomers Spy a Giant Runaway Black Hole’s Starry Wake
A candidate “rogue” supermassive black hole may weigh as much as 20 million suns and has sparked a trail of star formation that is 200,000 light-years long
SociologyJanuary 30, 2023
New Apps Aim to Douse the Social Media Dumpster Fire
Social media makes us miserable, but can “positive apps,” such as Gas and BeReal, make a difference?