All Stories by Science News Staff

  1. Astronomy

    Readers ponder mini-spacecraft and Canaanites’ genomes

    Readers have questions about miniature spacecraft project and Canaanite genealogy.

  2. Planetary Science

    Readers were curious about rogue planets, exomoons and more

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

  3. Health & Medicine

    FDA approves gene therapy to treat a rare cancer

    The Food and Drug Administration has approved Kymriah to treat a rare cancer. It’s the first-ever gene therapy approved in the United States.

  4. 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.

  5. Animals

    Readers fascinated by critters’ strange biology

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

  6. Anthropology

    Readers question hominid family tree

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

  7. Planetary Science

    Readers intrigued by Mars’ far-out birth

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

  8. Climate

    Readers question climate’s freshwater effects

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

  9. Particle Physics

    Readers puzzled by proton’s properties

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

  10. Health & Medicine

    Readers ponder the randomness of DNA errors

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

  11. Health & Medicine

    Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

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

  12. 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.