Letters to the Editor

Astronomy
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Readers discuss the speed of spinning particles, what defines a planet and how to see invisible shrimp.

By Science News StaffMay 30, 2014
Health & Medicine
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Readers question pertussis vaccination scheduling, share stories about earthquakes and more.

By Science News StaffMay 16, 2014
Cosmology
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Readers weigh in on the Hubble constant, temperature extremes and heart screenings for student-athletes.

By Science News StaffMay 2, 2014
Climate
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Readers discuss the influence of clouds on climate, how to treat addiction and which human-made hazards are the biggest bird-killers.

By Science News StaffApril 19, 2014
Genetics
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Readers ask about Neandertal genes and electricity-generating spores and react to a fusion milestone.

By Science News StaffApril 4, 2014
Planetary Science
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Readers respond to a special report on neuroscience and discuss moon dust.

By Science News StaffMarch 10, 2014
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Readers respond to disco clams, flying ibises and the changes pot makes on the brain.

By Science News StaffFebruary 25, 2014
Health & Medicine
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Calculating vaccines' impact, cat-induced bird death toll revised, taming wildcat genetics, and praise for The Science Life.

By Science News StaffFebruary 12, 2014
Genetics
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Readers discuss the names of really big numbers and whether Lamarckian evolution is making a comeback.

By Science News StaffJanuary 28, 2014
Life
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Readers respond to microbe counts, engineered organs and how to map the universe.

By Science News StaffJanuary 13, 2014
Tech
Reader favorites of 2013

For this issue, the editors selected the 25 most important and intriguing science stories of the year. But online readers seemed to point to a different bunch, showing just how subjective such an exercise can be.

By Science News StaffDecember 31, 2013
Life
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Readers discuss dog origins and how important a sense of scale is in science journalism.

By Science News StaffDecember 26, 2013

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