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  1. Science & Society

    U.S. science funding sends young people a mixed message

    I think science, and more specifically scientific thinking, is the most powerful tool for understanding the world. Everyone should learn how to think like a scientist.

    By Eva Emerson
  2. Humans

    Medicine’s future inspired by science fiction

    By Eva Emerson
  3. Humans

    The last common ancestor of humans and chimps probably wasn’t much like either

    By Erin Wayman
  4. Science & Society

    A new look and other fruits of our digital experiments

    Science News has reinvented itself many times over the decades, and while our latest incarnation pushes us into the digital future, our mission remains unchanged: to translate the latest advances of science into an easy-to-read form.