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. Physics

    Possible sign of dark matter shows up again

    Excess of X-rays could indicate decaying sterile neutrinos.

  2. Physics

    New claim staked for metallic hydrogen

    Scientists report transforming hydrogen into a metal at high pressure, but some experts dispute the claim.

  3. Tech

    Legos inspire versatile fluid-filled devices

    Tiny devices shuttle fluid around using reconfigurable Lego-like bricks.

  4. Physics

    Construction of tiny, fluid-filled devices inspired by Legos

    Tiny devices shuttle fluid around using reconfigurable Lego-like bricks.

  5. Physics

    Chemists strike gold, solve mystery about precious metal’s properties

    A longstanding puzzle about gold’s properties has been solved with more complex theoretical calculations.

  6. Materials Science

    New ‘smart’ fibers curb fires in lithium-ion batteries

    To stifle battery fires, scientists create component with heat-release flame retardant.

  7. Life

    Shimmering soap bubbles have a dark side

    Merging dark spots are indicators that a bubble is about to burst.

  8. Computing

    Retracted result on network equivalence reinstated

    Graph isomorphism result still stands, despite error.

  9. Particle Physics

    Dark matter still missing

    The XENON100 experiment found no evidence of an annually varying dark matter signal.

  10. Physics

    New form of hydrogen created

    Scientists have created negatively charged clusters of hydrogen for the first time.

  11. Chemistry

    Debate heats up over claims that hot water sometimes freezes faster than cold

    A team of chemists has a new explanation for the Mpemba effect, while other scientists debate if it is even real.

  12. Life

    Baby starfish on the hunt whip up whirlpools

    Starfish larvae use hairlike cilia to stir up water whorls and suck prey in close.