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A key technology could transform the power grid
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses ways to upgrade power grids to be more climate friendly.
- Climate
Nature’s changing colors makes climate change visible
The world’s color palette is shifting in response to climate change. Seeing these changes in nature firsthand is a powerful communication tool.
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Extreme weather threatens human health worldwide
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how extreme heat waves and wildfires are harming human health around the world.
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From our brains to gravity, how science surprises us
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science unravels mysteries, such as missing chunks of brain, gravity's strength and the start of the Viking era.
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Quantum computing may break the internet
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses internet security and the development of new quantum-proof encryption methods.
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Charting a course for the future of Science News
Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on the history and future of Science News.
- Science & Society
Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology’s racist roots 150 years ago
In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races.
- Math
How Pythagoras turned math into a tool for understanding reality
Reality was made of numbers, Pythagoras said, and he employed numbers to explain the “harmony of the heavens.”
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The animal kingdom never ceases to amaze
Editor in chief Nancy Shute revels in the wonder of animals, from psychedelic toads to extinct pterosaurs.
- Health & Medicine
Here’s what we know about upcoming vaccines and antibodies against RSV
New vaccines and monoclonal antibodies may be available this year to fend off severe disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus.
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The many challenges of exploring hidden realms
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the challenges of studying the invisible or inaccessible, from the seafloor to hidden caverns buried underneath solid ice.
