Elizabeth Quill, Science News

Elizabeth Quill

Science News

Washington, DC, United States

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Past:
  • Science News
  • Smithsonian Magazine

Past articles by Elizabeth:

These science discoveries from 2022 could be game changers

Gophers that farm, the earliest known hominid, a strange hybrid monkey and the W boson's mass are among the findings awaiting more evidence. → Read More

Huijia Lin proved that a master tool of cryptography is possible

Cryptographer Huijia Lin showed that the long-sought “indistinguishability obfuscation” is secure from data attacks. → Read More

How we got from Gregor Mendel’s pea plants to modern genetics

Philosopher Yafeng Shan explains how today's understanding of inheritance emerged from a muddle of ideas at the turn of the 20th century. → Read More

The last century revealed our DNA's secrets and lingering mysteries — Century of Science

The Human Genome Project unveiled our genetic blueprint but also showed us how much we have to learn. → Read More

Monika Schleier-Smith leads elaborate quantum conversations

Monika Schleier-Smith forces atoms to interact in ways that could offer insights into quantum computing, precision timekeeping and perhaps black holes. → Read More

The Periodic Table

2019 is the 150th anniversary of the periodic table. These stories celebrate its past, present and future. → Read More

150 years on, the periodic table has more stories than it has elements

The organized rows and columns of the Periodic Table hide a rich and twisting history. → Read More

What’s ahead for science in 2017?

Science News writers reveal what they are watching for — and hoping for — in the year ahead. → Read More

The SN 10: Meet the scientists making the next big discoveries

Science News spotlights 10 rising scientists who will transform their research fields over the coming decades. → Read More

Elephants Have Male Bonding Rituals, Too

In her new book, Caitlin O'Connell shows how the interactions of tight-knit bulls can be surprisingly similar to human relationships → Read More