Max Springer is a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Maryland and a 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at Scientific American.
New Superheavy Element Synthesis Points to Long-Sought ‘Island of Stability’
A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realms
Between Twister and Twisters, Tornado Science Has Improved a Lot in Three Decades
Three decades of tornado science research is now at play in the new summer flick Twisters
Meet the Real-Life Storm Chaser behind Twisters
Sean Waugh, a professional storm chaser and meteorologist, talks about his role in advising Hollywood on tornado science and the awe-inspiring experience of chasing twisters
Can One Chatbot Catch Another’s Lies?
A new approach uses language models to interrogate other language models and sniff out lies
Satellite Mega Constellations Could Jeopardize Ozone-Hole Recovery
Pollution from skyrocketing numbers of satellites burning up in Earth’s atmosphere could threaten our planet’s protective ozone layer