Physics writer Emily Conover joined Science News in 2016. She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, where she studied the weird ways of neutrinos, tiny elementary particles that can zip straight through the Earth. She got her first taste of science writing as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She has previously written for Science Magazine and the American Physical Society. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award.

All Stories by Emily Conover

  1. Science & Society

    CuriosityStream satisfies a science-hungry audience

    CuriosityStream, an online streaming service, offers viewers a plethora of science documentaries, including originals from Stephen Hawking and David Attenborough.

  2. Physics

    Swift kick from a supernova could knock a black hole askew

    An exploding star may have tilted the spin of one of LIGO’s black holes.

  3. Physics

    LIGO snags another set of gravitational waves

    Two black holes stirred up the third set of gravitational waves ever detected.

  4. Quantum Physics

    Quantum tractor beam could tug atoms, molecules

    The wavelike behavior of quantum particles could be harnessed to move atoms.

  5. Planetary Science

    50 years ago, an Earth-based telescope spotted Saturn’s fourth ring

    Scientists now rely on spacecraft to chart the intricate rings of the gas giant.

  6. Physics

    Naked singularity might evade cosmic censor

    Physicists demonstrate the possibility of a “naked” singularity in curved space.

  7. Particle Physics

    Antiproton count hints at dark matter annihilation

    Antimatter in cosmic rays could be a sign of dark matter.

  8. Quantum Physics

    Key Einstein principle survives quantum test

    Particles in quantum superposition adhere to the equivalence principle in atomic test.

  9. Animals

    The scales of the ocellated lizard are surprisingly coordinated

    The mazelike patterns of the ocellated lizard’s skin follow a set of rules from computer science.

  10. Physics

    Gamma-ray evidence for dark matter weakens

    Excess gamma rays are still unexplained, but they might not come from dark matter.

  11. Particle Physics

    Collider data hint at unexpected new subatomic particles

    A set of particle decay measurements could be evidence for new physics.

  12. Physics

    There’s still a lot we don’t know about the proton

    Researchers are puzzling over the proton's radius, spin and whether it decays.