Editor's Note
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50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity
Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.
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Rethinking archaeology and place
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses efforts of Indigenous people in British Columbia to preserve ancient trails.
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Taking the temperature of democracy
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the science of studying democracies.
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Embracing the collective nature of science
Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year's SN10: Scientists to Watch and novel approaches to research.
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When pain really is in your head
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the complexity of chronic pain, the spread of diseases and training crocs to avoid eating certain toads.
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A long-awaited cancer treatment reaches patients
Print and Longform Managing Editor Erin Wayman discusses the recently approved T cell therapy for cancer patients.
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Of frogs and the people who love them
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses frogs and chytrid fungus, trilobite fossils and a dinosaur named after the Norse god of mischief.
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Striving to break the global grip of malnutrition
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the quest for solutions in challenges such as childhood malnutrition, Andean bear conservation and assessing AI’s cognition.
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AI is coming to medicine, but it’s got a lot to learn
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the present and future of using artificial intelligence technology in medicine.
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Celebrating the second law of thermodynamics
Editor in chief Nancy Shute talks about the history and enduring mysteries of the second law of thermodynamics.
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The typical Science News reader is ever so atypical
Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on the evolution of Science News' typical reader.
