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Zack Savitsky

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Panoramic view of Pan de Azúcar National Park in Chile’s Atacama Desert, showing fog, hills in the background and a solitary human figure in the distance at center. The desert floor is mottled.
microbiology

In a Fierce Desert, Microbe ‘Crusts’ Show How Life Tamed the Land

By Zack Savitsky
July 12, 2023
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Extreme microorganisms carpeting the Atacama Desert in Chile illuminate how life might have first taken hold on Earth’s surface.

solar physics

The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions

By Zack Savitsky
May 15, 2023
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A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets.

A glowing blue ball circumscribed by a compass.
quantum physics

The Electron Is So Round That It’s Ruling Out Potential New Particles

By Zack Savitsky
April 10, 2023
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If the electron’s charge wasn’t perfectly round, it could reveal the existence of hidden particles. A new measurement approaches perfection.

cosmology

Shadows in the Big Bang Afterglow Reveal Invisible Cosmic Structures

By Zack Savitsky
March 13, 2023
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Cosmologists are using secondary signatures from the cosmic microwave background to map the universe’s hidden matter.

A levitating puck of material.
superconductivity

Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance

By Charlie Wood +1 authors
Zack Savitsky
March 8, 2023
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A paper in Nature reports the discovery of a superconductor that operates at room temperatures and near-room pressures. The claim has divided the research community.

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Q&A

The Astrophysicist Who Sculpts Stars Before They Are Born

By Zack Savitsky
July 20, 2022
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Nia Imara is working to understand the mysterious clouds of gas and dust that collapse into stars.

About the author

Zack Savitsky is a science journalist who has written for Science, The Mercury News and other publications. He earned a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Before that, he studied in the journalism college with a physics minor at the University of Florida. You can find him on his website zacksavitsky.com and on Twitter @savagitsky.
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