Editor's Note

Should corporations get access to our brains?

Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on how reader feedback shaped the cover story about privacy and neurotechnology. She also highlights the next theme in our Century of Science project.

When data shed light on societal challenges

Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on how data can shed light on societal challenges. She also discusses how pandemic conditions can lead to vulnerability to conspiracy theories and misinformation.

For 100 years, bringing you the latest in science

Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on a century of science news as the 100th anniversary of Science News arrives.

After a year like no other, new challenges and hope

Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on covering COVID-19, the things we've learned along the way, and some of the stories that sparked joy this year.

Amid winter’s darkness, flashes of brilliance

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the celestial conundrums of the Geminids meteor shower, the dimming of Betelgeuse and STEVE (the sky glow that is not an aurora).

With a pandemic, impatience can be deadly

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about pandemic fatigue and the importance of patience in the face of uncertainty.

In praise of serendipity — and scientific obsession

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the role of serendipity and scientific obsession played in this month's feature stories.

Seeing a bright future for science in these innovators

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the process of finding and profiling the scientists who make up the SN10.

When the human body outwits a deadly virus

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about triumphs of the human immune system over HIV.

Where do we draw the line between life and death?

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the challenges of defining brain death and the first GM mosquitoes in the United States.

When science doesn’t yet have the answers

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about going back to school in the midst of a pandemic.

Data visualizations turn numbers into a story

Editor in chief Nancy Shute writes about the power of using data visualizations in storytelling.