Science News Staff

All Stories by Science News Staff

  1. Computing

    Concerns about drones, how to hunt exoplanets and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss the potential impacts of human-made fliers and muse about the advantages a poker-playing computer program has over human opponents.

  2. Earth

    Water’s unclear origins, shaky solutions to climate change and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss the pitfalls of carbon storage, whether a recent movie got Alan Turing's story right and more.

  3. Earth

    Mineral hunting, mob math and more reader feedback

    Readers ask about Earth's most abundant mineral and discuss the notoriously unpredictable behavior of pedestrians.

  4. Science & Society

    Smell circuitry, stalled stem cells and more reader feedback

    Readers discuss a journal's publishing practices, ask about the human sense of smell and weigh in on their favorite picks from our Top 25 stories of the year.

  5. Neuroscience

    Feedback

    Readers discuss volcanoes and brain studies involving chocolate, and recommend some science-based options for game night.

  6. Oceans

    Feedback

    Readers discuss oil spills, the dangers of fracking and what teams need to succeed on long space missions.

  7. Humans

    Precursors of human sperm and eggs made from stem cells

    Reprogrammed adult human cells can produce germ cells, precursors of sperm and eggs.

  8. Health & Medicine

    Online favorites of 2014

    Science News' website traffic reveals the most-read news stories and blog posts of 2014.

  9. Planetary Science

    Grazing crater rim may have saved comet lander

    Bumping off the rim of a crater probably saved the robotic comet Philae from a cold, dark death, a new analysis of images suggests.

  10. Environment

    Air pollution linked to autism

    Air pollution may double a pregnant woman's risk of having a child with autism, a new study suggests.

  11. Science & Society

    Ebola, Rosetta, e-cigarettes and more top stories of 2014

    West Africa’s Ebola epidemic captured the attention of both the scientific world, and the world at large in 2014, placing it first among the Top 25 stories of the year.

  12. Animals

    Finch sperm go long to fertilize more eggs

    For finches, longer sperm mean a faster route to storage and a higher likelihood of being a dad at the end of the day.