Science & Society
- Climate
Rising temps may mean fewer passengers on airplane flights
Global warming could force airplanes to carry a lighter load — and fewer passengers —on each flight.
- Climate
Rising temperatures may mean fewer passengers on airplane flights
Global warming could force airplanes to carry a lighter load — and fewer passengers —on each flight.
- Animals
Whales feast when hatcheries release salmon
Whales: “They’re 40 feet long and they’re feeding on fish that are the size of my finger.”
- Science & Society
Dive deep to discover unexpected connections
Readers often praise Science News for its brevity. But some ideas need more space, writes acting editor in chief Elizabeth Quill.
- Climate
Climate change could exacerbate economic inequalities in the U.S.
Counties across the United States won’t all pay the same price for climate change, a new simulation predicts.
- Science & Society
Latest stats are just a start in preventing gun injuries in kids
New stats on firearm deaths and injuries are disturbing, but the picture to make policy is far from complete, researchers say.
- Chemistry
Every breath you take contains a molecule of history
In 'Caesar’s Last Breath', best-selling author Sam Kean tells vivid stories about the gases we can’t see.
- Science & Society
Launch your imagination with Science News stories
You don’t need a novel or a movie to escape into what feels like another reality. Just flip through the pages of Science News. The stories will take you to other worlds, as well as inner, hidden ones.
- Science & Society
Top 10 discoveries about waves
Another gravitational wave detection reaffirms the importance of waves for a vast spectrum of physical processes and technologies.
- Science & Society
CuriosityStream satisfies a science-hungry audience
CuriosityStream, an online streaming service, offers viewers a plethora of science documentaries, including originals from Stephen Hawking and David Attenborough.
- Climate
U.S. will withdraw from climate pact, Trump announces
President Trump announced June 1 that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
- Health & Medicine
Some topics call for science reporting from many angles
There’s heartbreak in this issue. Science News investigates different facets of the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States.
