All Stories by Science News Staff

  1. Science & Society

    Scientists have long had one of the most admired careers

    Excerpt from the July 11, 1964, issue of Science News Letter.

  2. Microbes

    The most personal data on your phone is your microbiome

    Phones carry more than your contacts and messages. They’ve got your microbiome too.

  3. Planetary Science

    Mystery patch found floating on Titan’s seas

    Changes on the surface of a methane lake on one of Saturn’s moons may signal the onset of summer there.

  4. Tiny galaxies had big influence on early universe

    Nearly one-third of stars in the early universe were created in dwarf galaxies.

  5. Cosmology

    Paper reporting primordial gravitational waves published

    The paper reporting the detection of primordial gravitational waves from a split-second after the Big Bang has finally been published.

  6. Life

    Here’s the poop on getting your gut microbiome analyzed

    One Science News writer donated her used toilet paper for science and learned that microbiome research is as uncharted as the Wild West.

  7. Health & Medicine

    Obesity on the rise globally

    Some 2.1 billion people, almost 30 percent of the world’s population, are overweight or obese.

  8. Health & Medicine

    ‘Bionic’ pancreas shows promise in diabetes test

    Tests of a “bionic pancreas” confirm that the wearable devices can maintain blood glucose levels without the need for finger pricks or insulin shots in patients with type 1 diabetes.

  9. Quantum Physics

    How to build a quantum-entangled superclock

    A blueprint for a quantum-entangled superclock suggests that such a device could enable startlingly precise measurements of Earth’s terrain.

  10. Animals

    Feedback

    Readers discuss mammal milk, ancient human genetics and hand washing techniques.

  11. Tech

    Self-driving cars are not a thing of the past

    Engineers have not given up on self-driving cars. The focus has shifted from a mechanical approach to using batteries and GPS.

  12. Science & Society

    To do: Summer science exhibits across the country

    Here's a roundup of museum exhibits to explore in the United States.