Science & Society

  1. Astronomy

    Read up on solar eclipses before this year’s big event

    Three new books chronicle the science, history and cultural significance of total solar eclipses.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Science & Society

    Fox experiment is replaying domestication in fast-forward

    How to Tame a Fox recounts a nearly 60-year experiment in Russia to domesticate silver foxes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Science & Society

    HPV vaccine as cancer prevention is a message that needs to catch on

    Vaccination against HPV is cancer prevention, but low vaccination rates suggest that message isn’t clear.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. 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.

    By Science News Staff
  5. Science & Society

    Watch the March for Science in Washington, D.C.

    Watch the live stream of the March for Science in Washington, D.C. on April 22.

    By Science News
  6. Science & Society

    Top 10 science anniversaries of 2017

    2017 offers an abundance of scientific anniversaries to celebrate, from pulsars and pulsar planets to Einstein’s laser, Einstein’s cosmos and the laws of robotics.

    By Tom Siegfried
  7. Science & Society

    March for Science will take scientists’ activism to a new level

    The March for Science may be the first of its kind, science historians say.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  8. Physics

    The drama of Albert Einstein’s life unfolds in the new series Genius

    Science takes a back seat in National Geographic’s series Genius, which focuses more on politics and Albert Einstein’s love life.

    By Emily Conover
  9. Chemistry

    New tech harvests drinking water from (relatively) dry air using only sunlight

    A prototype device harvests moisture from dry air and separates it into drinkable water using only sunlight.

    By Thomas Sumner
  10. Health & Medicine

    Rules restricting artificial trans fats are good for heart health

    Taking artificial trans fats off the menu reduces hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  11. Science & Society

    Einstein’s latest anniversary marks the birth of modern cosmology

    A century ago, Einstein gave birth to modern cosmology by using his general theory of relativity to describe the universe.

    By Tom Siegfried
  12. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, contraception options focused on women

    Women have more birth control choices than they did 50 years ago. The same can’t be said for men.

    By Cassie Martin