Science News Staff

All Stories by Science News Staff

  1. 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.

  2. Animals

    Readers fascinated by critters’ strange biology

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

  3. Anthropology

    Readers question hominid family tree

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

  4. Planetary Science

    Readers intrigued by Mars’ far-out birth

    Readers sent feedback on the Red Planet's formation, jumping genes and more

  5. Climate

    Readers question climate’s freshwater effects

    Warming lakes, windmills for the Arctic, mosquito control and more in reader feedback.

  6. Particle Physics

    Readers puzzled by proton’s properties

    Readers sent feedback on under-ice greenhouses in the Arctic, the Martian atmosphere and more.

  7. Health & Medicine

    Readers ponder the randomness of DNA errors

    Readers sent feedback on cellular slip-ups, moon mayhem and more.

  8. Health & Medicine

    Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

    Tricky cancer cells, brain-shaping smartphones, a cow-burying badger and more in reader feedback.

  9. Science & Society

    We went to the March for Science in D.C. Here’s what happened

    Science News staff members reported live updates from the March for Science in Washington, D.C., on April 22.

  10. Animals

    Readers bugged by wine-spoiling stinkbugs

    Stinkbug hazards, Great Lakes invaders and more reader feedback.

  11. Health & Medicine

    Readers question mental health research

    Maintaining mental health, protecting ocean critters and more in reader feedback.

  12. Particle Physics

    Readers question supernova physics

    Star-destroying neutrinos, heart-hugging robots and more in reader feedback.