Letters to the Editor

  1. Cosmology

    Readers wonder about the universe’s expansion and more

    Readers had questions about the universe's accelerating expansion, a hidden void in the Great Pyramid of Giza and what happens to human waste in space.

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  2. Life

    Readers wrangle with definition of ‘species’

    Readers asked about the definition of "species," a new atomic clock and how a neutron star collision produces heavy elements.

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  3. Science & Society

    These are the most-read Science News stories of 2017

    From Cassini and eclipses to ladybugs and dolphins, Science News online readers had a wide variety of favorite stories on our website.

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  4. Life

    Readers debate ethics of resurrecting extinct species

    Readers raised questions about using gene editing tools to bring species back from the dead.

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  5. Science & Society

    Readers inspired by SN 10 scientists’ research

    Readers wanted to know more about the scientists' research who were profiled in "The SN 10: Scientists to watch."

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Readers intrigued by ancient animals’ bones

    Readers had questions about gut bacteria, woolly rhino ribs and ancient horses hooves.

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  7. Particle Physics

    Readers question photons colliding, black sea snakes and more

    Readers had questions about brain flexibility, black sea snakes and photon collisions.

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  8. Astronomy

    Readers ponder mini-spacecraft and Canaanites’ genomes

    Readers have questions about miniature spacecraft project and Canaanite genealogy.

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  9. Planetary Science

    Readers were curious about rogue planets, exomoons and more

    Readers had questions about rogue planets, human arrival in Australia, and exomoons.

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  10. Astronomy

    Inquiries about the moon’s twilight zone, and more reader feedback

    Readers had questions about the moon's tidal locking, quantum communication, microneedles and more.

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  11. Animals

    Readers fascinated by critters’ strange biology

    Readers responded to fish lips, monkey brains, sunless tanner and more.

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  12. Anthropology

    Readers question hominid family tree

    Readers sent feedback on hominid origins, fast cameras, slimy sea creatures and more.

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