Science News | The latest news from all areas of science

Subscribe today

Math

Here’s how to make an origami torus with the fewest folds possible

A mathematician found the most efficient way to fold paper into a doughnutlike shape.

By Emily Conover1 hour ago

A brownish-gray moon crisscrossed with lines with the left half in shadow.

Planetary Science

Europa may not vent water into space after all

By Lisa Grossman3 hours ago

A gray pigeon with irridescent green neck feathers takes off from the hands of a person.

Animals

Homing pigeons may use a surprising navigation mechanism

By Elizabeth Pennisi22 hours ago

A mosquito with a belly full of blood takes a meal from a white person

Life

Can DEET attract mosquitoes? A lab study offers clues

By Erin Garcia de JesúsMay 28, 2026

Neon orange and yellow rods are illustrations of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.

Health & Medicine

A $4 tongue swab test detects tuberculosis within 30 minutes

By Sahas MehraMay 28, 2026

Climate

Huge volcanic eruption offers clues to fighting climate change

By Javier BarbuzanoMay 27, 2026

Many pieces of hail lying in the grass

Climate

Grapefruit-sized hail may become more common in a warmer world

By Yujia HuangMay 27, 2026

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Spotlight on Hantavirus

An illustration of a hantavirus with black and pink flower-like structures edged in orange poking out from a rough pink and black virus, with mottled pink background suggesting the inside of a blood vessel.

Why is hantavirus so deadly? It’s not what you may think

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

By Tina Hesman SaeyMay 26, 2026
Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak
What to know about a rare hantavirus outbreak at sea

Science News Magazine

June 2026 issue of Science News

June 1, 2026 Vol. 208 No. 6

From Science News Investors Lab

Featured Media

The outlook for a climate-regulating ocean current is…not good

An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is what to do about it.

An image of a small fish with a long snout, covered in near-neon orange fibers that give it a furry appearance.

Meet ‘Snuffleupagus,’ a newfound fish sporting shaggy camouflage

Crabs’ sideways walk may have evolved just once

Water drops on soap bubble films act like merging galaxies

An artist's reconstruction of a dinosaur with wings using them to hunt insects

If wings came before flight, what were they for?

Follow Science News

More Stories

Life

Cows’ methane burps may be fueled by a newfound organelle in gut microbes

By Tina Hesman SaeyApril 30, 2026
Smithsonian secrets most likely to blow your mind

By Meghan Rosen and Stephen VossApril 14, 2026
Talking dogs and chatty cats could one day ‘speak’ in our language

By Laura SandersApril 13, 2026

Humans

Have a taste of our favorite food stories from 2025

By Carly KayDecember 24, 2025
‘Black Religion in the Madhouse’ examines psychiatry and race post-Civil War

By Aimee CunninghamDecember 12, 2025
Ancient southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction

By Bruce BowerDecember 3, 2025

Climate

Antarctic plants may face a growing fungal threat from warming soils

By Carolyn GramlingMay 19, 2026
Emperor penguins are marching toward extinction. Antarctica fur seals too

By Carolyn GramlingApril 9, 2026
City skylines influence cloud formation above them

By Larissa G. CapellaMarch 17, 2026

Astronomy

Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes

By Mara Johnson-GrohMay 11, 2026
The earliest evidence of the first stars may lie in a distant gas clump

By Mara Johnson-GrohApril 24, 2026
Clouds of water ice thread stellar nurseries in the Milky Way

By Nikk OgasaApril 23, 2026

Physics

Physics explains why gold stays pristine

By Emily ConoverMay 22, 2026
To get string theory, you need only four physics assumptions

By Emily ConoverMay 13, 2026
The secret to perfect espresso? It’s physics

By Taylor Mitchell BrownApril 24, 2026

Health & Medicine

Congo prepared for Ebola. Now a rare strain is exposing gaps in readiness

By Ray MwareyaMay 22, 2026
Ultrasound aimed at the brain offers new hope for Parkinson’s patients

By Laura SandersMay 22, 2026
New tools may help diagnose Parkinson’s earlier than ever

By Meghan RosenMay 21, 2026

Earth

Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?

By Aaron TremperMay 18, 2026
The crust under Africa is thinning in a way that hasn’t been seen before

By Katherine KorneiMay 13, 2026
Seismic data captured the sound of awe during a solar eclipse

By Maria TemmingApril 29, 2026

Science & Society

The science of us

By Nancy ShuteMay 23, 2026
How house design can curb childhood illnesses in Africa

By Tawanda KaromboMay 22, 2026
Our understanding of Charles Darwin continues to evolve

By Aaron TremperMay 15, 2026