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Tech

Artificial intelligence needs smart senses to be useful

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses the future of artificial intelligence.

Science & Society

2016 Nobels: Science News fans read it here first

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses Nobel-winning science and what the future may hold.

Science & Society

Sometimes failure is the springboard to success

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses scientific discoveries that resulted from failures large and small.

Science & Society

Science relies on work of young research standouts

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses 10 up-and-coming researchers who will be answering science's biggest questions in the decades to come.

Astronomy

Proxima b deserves buzz, even if some didn’t notice

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses Earth's newest potentially habitable neighbor.

Microbes

Bacteria display qualities that a mother would love

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses big lessons we can learn from some of Earth's smallest organisms.

Science & Society

City of graphene hosts forum full of questions

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses scientific inquiry and drawing inspiration from a supersmall element.

Earth

Science finds many tricks for traveling to the past

Our editor in chief discusses what science can tell us about the past.

Health & Medicine

Still mysterious, aging may prove malleable

Our editor in chief discusses the science of aging.

Science & Society

Problem-solving insights enable new technologies

Our editor in chief discusses science's role in solving society's most pressing issues.

Science & Society

On a mission for science, on Jupiter and on Earth

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses promoting science and the new sponsor of the Science Talent Search.

Science & Society

Science fairs offer top students a grand stage

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses the value of science communication for students.