News

  1. Humans

    Science Service Becomes Society for Science & the Public

    Science Service, founded in 1921 to provide better information to the public about scientific discoveries, is changing its name to Society for Science & the Public, reflecting a renewed mission to advance public engagement in science.

    By Elizabeth Marincola
  2. Earth

    In 2007, Greenland set a melting record

    The duration and extent of ice melt across high-altitude portions of the Greenland ice sheet last year were the highest they've been in recent decades, satellite observations indicate.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Earth

    No-drive experiment curbs air pollution in Beijing

    Traffic-control measures can significantly reduce urban air pollution, a field study in Beijing this past summer indicates.