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The Coronavirus Pandemic

Ongoing coverage of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2

New COVID-19 booster shots have been approved. When should you get one?

By Tina Hesman SaeyAugust 22, 2024
Long COVID finally gets a universal definition

By Tina Hesman SaeyJune 12, 2024
Four years on, the COVID-19 pandemic has a long tail of grief

By Aimee CunninghamMarch 11, 2024

Nobels 2023

Coverage of the 2023 Nobel Prizes

The development of quantum dots wins the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry

By Carolyn GramlingOctober 4, 2023
Technique to see the ultrafast world of electrons wins 2023 physics Nobel

By Emily ConoverOctober 3, 2023
Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 2, 2023

SN 10: Scientists to Watch

See each year's list of 10 young scientists making their mark.

How did dark matter shape the universe? This physicist has ideas

By Adam MannSeptember 23, 2024
By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 23, 2024
A biogeochemist is tracking the movements of toxic mercury pollution

By Nikk OgasaSeptember 23, 2024

Mars Perseverance rover

Coverage of NASA's Mars rover Perseverance

NASA’s Perseverance rover has touched down on Mars

By Lisa GrossmanFebruary 17, 2021
Here are the highlights from a busy year in space launches

By Lisa GrossmanDecember 28, 2020
The Perseverance rover caps off a month of Mars launches

By Lisa GrossmanJuly 30, 2020

Gravitational waves

A collection of articles on the search for gravitational waves

Explore every gravitational wave event spotted so far

By Emily ConoverJanuary 21, 2021
LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star

By Emily ConoverAugust 15, 2019
LIGO is on the lookout for these 8 sources of gravitational waves

By Lisa GrossmanMay 6, 2019

Supernova 1987A

Science News has tracked Supernova 1987A from its original discovery to its present-day insights

Observers caught these stars going supernova

By Christopher CrockettFebruary 8, 2017
When a nearby star goes supernova, scientists will be ready

By Emily ConoverFebruary 8, 2017
30 years later, supernova 1987A is still sharing secrets

By Christopher CrockettFebruary 8, 2017

Pi Day

A collection of articles from the archives on pi

Forget Pi Day. We should be celebrating Tau Day

By Emily ConoverMarch 14, 2018
Pi master’s storied recall

By Bruce BowerMarch 13, 2012
Squaring Circles

By Ivars PetersonOctober 26, 2004

Personal genetics

Consumer genetic testing, ancestry and more

What FamilyTreeDNA sharing genetic data with police means for you

By Tina Hesman SaeyFebruary 6, 2019
Genealogy databases could reveal the identity of most Americans

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 12, 2018
What I actually learned about my family after trying 5 DNA ancestry tests

By Tina Hesman SaeyJune 13, 2018

Moonstruck

50 years after Apollo 11, lunar science still surprises

Accolades, skepticism and science marked Science News’ coverage of Apollo

By Christopher CrockettJuly 16, 2019
How NASA has kept Apollo moon rocks safe from contamination for 50 years

By Lisa GrossmanJuly 15, 2019
Apollo astronauts left trash, mementos and experiments on the moon

By Maria TemmingJuly 15, 2019

Event Horizon Telescope

The quest to understand black holes

How scientists took the first picture of a black hole

By Maria TemmingApril 10, 2019
All you need to know about the history of black holes

By Emily ConoverApril 10, 2019
The first picture of a black hole opens a new era of astrophysics

By Lisa GrossmanApril 10, 2019

The Periodic Table

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the periodic table

The search for new geologic sources of lithium could power a clean future

By Carolyn GramlingMay 7, 2019
Here’s how long the periodic table’s unstable elements last

By Carmen DrahlMarch 1, 2019
Extreme elements push the boundaries of the periodic table

By Emily ConoverFebruary 27, 2019