We all need some joy right now, so please read this story, in which physicists play Star Wars' Imperial March with an instrument inspired by squeaky sneakers www.sciencenews.org/article/bask...

In my previous reporting on measurements of the size of the proton, one of the main arguments I heard for why we should care is that we need to know the proton's radius to test the standard model. Well, here we go: www.sciencenews.org/article/prot...

It's unclear if any spacetime quasicrystals exist in the real world, but they sure were fun to think about! www.sciencenews.org/article/spac...

Today, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider collided its last ions. I grew up nearby, in the era when RHIC switched on. It played a huge role in establishing my fascination with physics. I was lucky to tour the facility at @brookhavenlab.bsky.social, on the last day it collided gold ions, in December

NEW: After 625 days of negotiations, workers at Science News (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have voted to ratify their first collective bargaining agreement!✊ newsguild.org/science-news...

Annotating Trump's statement on nuclear weapons. (My comments in []): Trump: The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. [No it doesn’t.]This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. [No it wasn’t.]

I had fun speaking today at the Quantum World Congress panel on Demystifying Quantum: How to Communicate Cutting Edge Science to Diverse Audiences. Alongside the fantastic moderator @csrday.bsky.social and esteemed panelists @nicoleyh11.bsky.social and Ben Stein #QWC2025

"Notice, please, how gracious it is, how welcoming, like an outstretched arm guiding you over a tricky step." www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...

Frilly bug feet for your Friday www.sciencenews.org/article/ripp...

Rubin in motion was like a dragon waking up. 🐲🤩 www.sciencenews.org/article/vera... Beautiful words about Vera Rubin Observatory (and a fascinating peek at troubleshooting) by @astrolisa.bsky.social

Not good news for gravitational-wave or multimessenger astronomy "In FY 2026 NSF will operate only one of the two [LIGO] sites and will support a reduced level for technology development" ☄️⚛️🧪🔭

Wow. "the agency intends to wind down one of the sites for the celebrated Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).... NSF had previously planned to upgrade LIGO’s facilities and the two sites are both needed to localize the celestial sources of the waves."

Scientists on Golden Dome: "Even the most optimistic assumptions ... would suggest that that is impossible.” www.sciencenews.org/article/gold... My story for @sciencenews.bsky.social

We love a @astrolisa.bsky.social knowledge bomb www.sciencenews.org/article/alie...

I only just started reading this book and it's already reshaping how I think about all kinds of stuff. It's a truly bonkers future that some of the most powerful people in tech are envisioning.

I've been waiting for @adambecker.bsky.social's book "More Everything Forever" to come out for YEARS. Unfortunately its release has the best/worst possible timing. Go read it, be horrified, get motivated. www.sciencenews.org/article/more...

Always proud to be a Brown graduate. #EverTrue www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

I was in third grade the last time the U.S. tested a nuclear weapon. When I heard from nuclear policy experts that a resumption of testing could be on the horizon, I wanted to understand what that would mean, and if there was any scientific basis for testing. www.sciencenews.org/article/nucl...

I wouldn’t call myself a physics person, but dang, this story about the controversy over Microsoft’s qubits chip claim kept me on the edge of my seat. By @econover.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/micr...

A truer statement has never been said.

Making new friends at #apssummit25

Standing ovation for federal employees at #apssummit25 Protecting Science town hall

Hints of varying dark energy persist! My story on the new DESI result at #apssummit25 www.sciencenews.org/article/map-...

I'm on my way to #apssummit25 and it seems like half my flight is too! I'm giving an invited talk on misinformation and disinformation and science communication. I'll be participating in the proud tradition of preparing my talk on the airplane. summit.aps.org/events/MAR-W12

More of us are here now so it's time for a starter pack of Science News & Science News Explores journalists 🧪 Covering what's new, what's important and what's amazing about science (since 1921!), for adults and kids go.bsky.app/2toDaa8

Science News and I both got a redesign at the same time! (New magazine and new glasses!)

Nice article by @econover.bsky.social gotta say that scientists actually build way cooler looking things than what you see in movies

Human astronaut destination: TK Mars sample return: TK General state of space science: TK Continued ability to observe the night sky: TK “If I have one thing to say, everything is unclear,” says political scientist Victoria Samson. www.sciencenews.org/article/spac...

What's the science behind the phenomenon that writing on a train is 1000x easier than writing in an office?

You know a piece of mail is gonna be good if it comes in a ripped manilla envelope and for no discernible reason your name is followed by the phrase "[LightPhoton]."

It's the 10 year anniversary of me defending my PhD! (Okay, technically it was yesterday.) Wow. I can't believe it was so long ago and also that it was so recent.

My recent article on altermagnets got a mention on the Late Show! I never imagined I'd hear words I wrote coming out of Stephen Colbert's mouth. youtu.be/KoL2YdqbYgc?...

I got paid to binge Netflix in the process of writing this. www.sciencenews.org/article/netf...

This story by @thsaey.bsky.social answered all my questions about bird flu and made me feel grateful for pasteurization. www.sciencenews.org/article/h5n1...

Diamonds only form under pressure, right? Wrong! Here's a new way to make them in the lab at atmospheric pressure. www.sciencenews.org/article/diam...

I guess now that I'm here I should post something! My latest story is about altermagnets, a newfound type of magnet. You might've expected that we'd already have discovered all the kinds of magnets. Yep, it's weird that they've stayed under the radar for so long. www.sciencenews.org/article/alte...