Writing - Zack Savitsky

Words about nature, from quarks to quasars.

The quantum phantom

Science

What is entropy?

Quanta

How life tamed land

Quanta

Science needs Vonnegut

Science

Microsoft’s blockbuster quantum computing claims spark debate

Scientific American

Frozen sound bubbles challenge standard model of the universe

Science News

The einstein tile rocked mathematics. Meet its molecular cousin

Quanta

What is entropy?

Science

"Brutal" math test raises the bar for AI

Quanta

Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a Supersolid

Science

Mathematicians step toward hidden structure of prime numbers

Scientific American

The first big black holes may have formed without stars

MIT Technology Review

Astronomers are enlisting AI to prepare for a data downpour

Scientific American

Can a magnet ever have only one pole?

Science

Researchers discover new kind of magnetism

Scientific American

Stars don't slow down like astronomers thought

Science

The Quantum Phantom

Quanta

The overlooked experiment that revealed the quantum world

Science News

Vela’s exploded star is the highest-energy pulsar ever seen

Science

Solar activity peaking sooner than expected — and fiester

Science

Cosmic magnetic fields grown from scratch

Quanta

Microbe crusts show how life tamed land

Quanta

The Tiny Physics of Immense Cosmic Eruptions

Quanta

The electron is so round that it's ruling out new particles

Science

Magnets wipe memories from meteorites

Quanta

Shadows in Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmos

Quanta

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance

Science

Lifting the veil

Science

Mars had long-lived magnetic field, extending chances for life

Science

Giant satellite outshines stars, concerning astronomers

Science

Science needs Kurt Vonnegut more than ever

Science

‘Holy $@*%!’ Asteroid-smashing behind the scenes

Science

NASA asteroid-deflection test is more than 'billiards in space'

Science

Nuclear war would cause yearslong global famine

Science

Star's midlife crisis illuminates our sun's history—and future

Science

Radio bursts from 'zombie' black holes excite astronomers

Science

Listen to stingrays sing for the first time

Quanta

The astrophysicist who sculpts stars before they're born

Science

Woodpeckers don't protect their brains when headbanging trees

Science

Q&A: Human-wildlife cooperation

Science

'Singing' lava lakes help predict when volcanoes will blow

Science

Gravity signals could detect earthquakes at speed of light

Science

Balloon detects first signs of a 'sound tunnel' in the sky

Science

Good news for psychiatry: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat

Science

Fish can learn basic arithmetic

Mercury News

Air district to provide filters in disadvantaged neighborhoods

Mercury News

Exposure to wildfire smoke altered DNA structure in monkeys

Mercury News

Mega-rare dove has birders flocking

Mercury News

Lick Observatory astronomers fear new LED billboards

Mercury News

Mosquitofish: menace or messiah?

Science

Adult fireflies started glowing for sex

Eos

Oldest pole reversal shows early Earth's habitability

Inside Science

The wondrous physics of spinning tops

Mongabay

"Earthshine" from the Moon shows our planet is dimming

Inside Science

Chilean rocks aid the search for life on Mars

Fermilab

Graph neural networks used to discover particles

Symmetry

Parking the LHC proton train

NASW

Researchers debate shielding Earth from the sun

UF News

The "stupid toy" that makes billions and saves babies

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Articles

The quantum phantom

What is entropy?

How life tamed land

Science needs Vonnegut

Microsoft’s blockbuster quantum computing claims spark debate

Frozen sound bubbles challenge standard model of the universe

The einstein tile rocked mathematics. Meet its molecular cousin

What is entropy?

"Brutal" math test raises the bar for AI

Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a Supersolid

Mathematicians step toward hidden structure of prime numbers

The first big black holes may have formed without stars

Astronomers are enlisting AI to prepare for a data downpour

Can a magnet ever have only one pole?

Researchers discover new kind of magnetism

Stars don't slow down like astronomers thought

The Quantum Phantom

The overlooked experiment that revealed the quantum world

Vela’s exploded star is the highest-energy pulsar ever seen

Solar activity peaking sooner than expected — and fiester

Cosmic magnetic fields grown from scratch

Microbe crusts show how life tamed land

The Tiny Physics of Immense Cosmic Eruptions

The electron is so round that it's ruling out new particles

Magnets wipe memories from meteorites

Shadows in Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmos

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance

Lifting the veil

Mars had long-lived magnetic field, extending chances for life

Giant satellite outshines stars, concerning astronomers

Science needs Kurt Vonnegut more than ever

‘Holy $@*%!’ Asteroid-smashing behind the scenes

NASA asteroid-deflection test is more than 'billiards in space'

Nuclear war would cause yearslong global famine

Star's midlife crisis illuminates our sun's history—and future

Radio bursts from 'zombie' black holes excite astronomers

Listen to stingrays sing for the first time

The astrophysicist who sculpts stars before they're born

Woodpeckers don't protect their brains when headbanging trees

Q&A: Human-wildlife cooperation

'Singing' lava lakes help predict when volcanoes will blow

Gravity signals could detect earthquakes at speed of light

Balloon detects first signs of a 'sound tunnel' in the sky

Good news for psychiatry: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat

Fish can learn basic arithmetic

Air district to provide filters in disadvantaged neighborhoods

Exposure to wildfire smoke altered DNA structure in monkeys

Mega-rare dove has birders flocking

Lick Observatory astronomers fear new LED billboards

Mosquitofish: menace or messiah?

Adult fireflies started glowing for sex

Oldest pole reversal shows early Earth's habitability

The wondrous physics of spinning tops

"Earthshine" from the Moon shows our planet is dimming

Chilean rocks aid the search for life on Mars

Graph neural networks used to discover particles

Parking the LHC proton train

Researchers debate shielding Earth from the sun

The "stupid toy" that makes billions and saves babies

Proving Einstein wrong by proving him right