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Science & Society

March highlights questions about benefits of science

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the intersection of science and activism.

Particle Physics

Scientists find amazement in what’s most familiar

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the unexpected nature of science.

Science & Society

If there are curious young minds, science will survive

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the unending search for scientific knowledge.

Neuroscience

Lab tests aren’t the answer for every science question

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the value of observational science.

Science & Society

Science journalists don’t use the science of ‘nudge’

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses the mission of science journalists.

Science & Society

Science’s questions rarely have clear, easy answers

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses science's complexities.

Astronomy

Supernova story continues, just like science journalism

Acting Editor in Chief Elizabeth Quill discusses science's enduring legacy and that of Science News.

Animals

Endings make way for new beginnings for Earth and SN

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses major changes for life on Earth and at Science News.

Earth

Mapping the future of continents and batteries

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses how science provides new perspectives on the past and the future.

Science & Society

The year of gravitational waves, Zika and more

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses the top science news stories of 2016.

Astronomy

Scientific success depends on finding light in darkness

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses using cleverness and persistence to uncover scientific truths.

Science & Society

Averages can conceal how people and science learn

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses getting the whole scientific story.