Science & Society

Science & Society

Trump administration clampdowns on research agencies worry scientists

Mixture of bans on federal research communications create confusion and fear.

Life

Mouse cells grown in rats cure diabetes in mice

Mixing cells of two species produces pig and cattle embryos with some human cells.

Environment

Humans’ stuff vastly outweighs humans

The human-made technosphere weighs 30 trillion tons and surpasses the natural biosphere in mass and diversity, researchers estimate.

Science & Society

Cancer studies get mixed grades on redo tests

Replications of cancer studies fail to reproduce some results.

Health & Medicine

Promise and perils of marijuana deserve more scientific scrutiny

Report outlines medical potential and health dangers of cannabis and its components.

Earth

Mapping the future of continents and batteries

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses how science provides new perspectives on the past and the future.

Physics

‘Time Travel’ tours a fascinating fiction

James Gleick’s entertaining book Time Travel focuses more on fantasy than real science.

Math

Hidden Figures highlights three black women who were vital to the U.S. space program

"Hidden Figures" tells the untold story of the "human computers" who were essential to the launch of the U.S. space program.

Health & Medicine

The Flint water crisis and other public health woes from 2016

Drug use continued to threaten the health and safety of the American public in 2016, while a hidden menace in drinking water remained a worry in Michigan.

Science & Society

What’s ahead for science in 2017?

Science News writers reveal what they are watching for — and hoping for — in the year ahead.

Science & Society

Science News’ favorite books of 2016

Science News writers and editors compiled a list of the books they were most excited about this year.

Science & Society

The year of gravitational waves, Zika and more

Editor in chief Eva Emerson discusses the top science news stories of 2016.