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EDITOR'S PICK

Here’s how an arthropod pulls off the world’s fastest backflip

Springtails can spin at a rate of 368 times per second. Learn more about the amazing feat in this story from August.

By Jonathan LambertAugust 29, 2024

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Physics

Fiber friction is the key to cozy knits

By Emily ConoverDecember 23, 2024

A yellow Labrador retriever wearing a black and blue harness sticks its nose into a silver contraption to smell a breath sample.

Health & Medicine

Dogs team up with AI to sniff out cancer

By Meghan RosenDecember 23, 2024

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Particle Physics

Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean

By Emily ConoverDecember 23, 2024

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Physics

Eyelashes’ special features help fling water from the eyes

By Emily ConoverDecember 20, 2024

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Science & Society

These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024

By Science News StaffDecember 20, 2024

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Space

50 years ago, astronomers saw the surface of a distant star for the first time

By Lisa GrossmanDecember 20, 2024

Spotlight on Health

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Telehealth helps people get health care, but access may soon be in limbo

COVID-era telehealth laws made health care more accessible for rural patients, but telehealth might not be as easy to access next year.

By Sophie Hartley and Andrea TamayoDecember 20, 2024
Stage 0 breast cancer patients may not need to rush to surgery
Deaths related to the cold have grown since 1999 in the U.S.

2024 in Review

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These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024

Science News drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read and most-watched news stories of 2024.

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These scientific feats set new records in 2024

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Archaeology’s top discoveries of 2024 include preserved brains and a lost city

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Space missions spanned the solar system in 2024

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These are Science News’ favorite books of 2024

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Life

These are our favorite animal stories of 2024

By Darren IncorvaiaDecember 18, 2024
Sheep earwax can record a dangerous diet

By Jake BuehlerDecember 17, 2024
Here are 8 remarkable scientific firsts of 2024

By Sophie HartleyDecember 16, 2024

Humans

Dietary evidence bolsters Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers

By Anna GibbsDecember 4, 2024
A phone app could help people have lucid dreams

By Maria TemmingNovember 4, 2024
World record speeds for two Olympics events have fallen over time. We can go faster

By Erin Garcia de JesúsJuly 12, 2024

Climate

Climate change made 2024 the hottest year on record. The heat was deadly

By Carolyn Gramling and Nikk OgasaDecember 5, 2024
An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast

By Douglas FoxDecember 3, 2024
From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions

By Carolyn Gramling and Nikk OgasaNovember 25, 2024

Astronomy

Astronomers see the astrosphere of a sunlike star for the first time

By Lisa GrossmanDecember 6, 2024
This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy

By Sophie HartleyNovember 21, 2024
A cosmic census triples the known number of black holes in dwarf galaxies

By Lisa GrossmanNovember 8, 2024

Physics

Notre Dame is reopening. What does that mean for its acoustics?

By Emily ConoverDecember 6, 2024
Radioactive beams give a real-time view of cancer treatment in mice

By Emily ConoverOctober 11, 2024
Thunderstorms churn up a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays

By Emily ConoverOctober 2, 2024

Health & Medicine

Here’s how public health fared in 2024

By Aimee CunninghamDecember 18, 2024
Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly 6 million lives

By Tina Hesman SaeyDecember 13, 2024
These are the viruses that defined 2024

By Erin Garcia de JesúsDecember 12, 2024

Earth

Earth’s inner core may be changing shape

By Nikk OgasaDecember 12, 2024
The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?

By Carolyn GramlingDecember 11, 2024
What leads rivers to suddenly change course?

By Nikk OgasaOctober 10, 2024

Science & Society

A new biography of Benjamin Franklin puts science at the forefront

By Emily ConoverNovember 29, 2024
This ‘hidden figure’ of entomology fought for civil rights

By Susan MiliusNovember 27, 2024
Using AI, historians track how astronomy ideas spread in the 16th century

By Lisa GrossmanOctober 30, 2024