Science & Society

  1. Life

    Women in sports are often underrepresented in science

    More and more women are taking up recreational and competitive sports. But when it comes to exercise science, the studies don’t reflect that trend.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Agriculture

    New analysis: Genetically engineered foods not a health risk

    No real evidence for health or environmental dangers of GE crops.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Tech

    High-fashion goes high-tech in ‘#techstyle’

    ‘#techstyle,’ an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, considers how technological innovations such as 3-D printing are influencing fashion.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  4. Science & Society

    Gun research faces roadblocks and a dearth of data

    Gun violence research is stifled by funding shortfalls and limitations on data access.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Science & Society

    Scientific evidence should inform politicized debates

    Our editor in chief discusses science's role in informing divisive political and social issues.

    By Eva Emerson
  6. Particle Physics

    A weasel has shut down the Large Hadron Collider

    A tiny furball brought Earth’s most powerful particle accelerator to its knees this morning.

    By Helen Thompson
  7. Math

    Claude Shannon’s information theory built the foundation for the digital era

    Claude Shannon, born 100 years ago, devised the mathematical representation of information that made the digital era possible.

    By Tom Siegfried
  8. Science & Society

    Findings on wobbly memories questioned

    In contrast to older studies, new results suggest that new memories don’t interfere with older, similar ones.

    By Laura Sanders
  9. Space

    Trying to find ET and our place in the universe

    Editor in Chief discusses the search for life beyond Earth.

    By Eva Emerson
  10. Science & Society

    Humans have pondered aliens since medieval times

    People have been fascinated with extraterrestrials for centuries. If only aliens would get in touch.

    By Tom Siegfried
  11. Science & Society

    ‘House of Lost Worlds’ opens vaults of renowned natural history museum

    'House of Lost Worlds' pays homage to Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History and to the colorful scientists who made the museum great.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  12. Genetics

    Researchers edit genes in human embryos for second time

    Researchers in China deploy CRISPR to alter genes in human embryos again — this time to make cells HIV-resistant.

    By Tina Hesman Saey