Science & Society

  1. Planetary Science

    NASA bets on asteroid mission as best path to Mars

    NASA wants to bag an asteroid using robotic arms or an enormous sack and place the rock in the moon’s orbit for study. This may keep astronauts working but not, as NASA claims, get them Mars-ready.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Animals

    Here’s your chance to see the last passenger pigeon

    On display for the 100th anniversary of her species’ extinction, the final passenger pigeon specimen looks pretty good.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Science & Society

    Quantum connection could revitalize superstrings

    Status of superstrings could be elevated by their ability to explain the mysterious rules of quantum mechanics.

    By Tom Siegfried
  4. Science & Society

    Spiny media battle highlights importance of scientific credit

    Media coverage of research on invasive lionfish tolerating brackish water brought up issues of attribution and recognition in science.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  5. Science & Society

    Book delves into Scientific Revolution way beyond Galileo

    ‘Voyaging in Strange Seas’ shows that modern science was built not just by giants but by hundreds who explored all realms of science.

    By Tom Siegfried
  6. Science & Society

    An app to track firefly flashings

    This summer, you can contribute to citizen science by tracking lightning bugs in your backyard.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  7. Science & Society

    Feedback

    Readers discuss mammograms, crops in a warming climate and the impacts of a recession on developing personalities.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Science & Society

    Logarithms celebrate their 400th birthday

    Four centuries ago, John Napier provided human calculators the time-saving gift of logarithms.

    By Tom Siegfried
  9. Tech

    1960s research paid off in automotive safety

    Scientists in 1964 were studying shatterproof glass, which was mandated just a couple of years later.

    By Science News Staff
  10. Health & Medicine

    Mold behind 2013 yogurt recall may cause disease

    Genome sequencing links a new, virulent strain of mold to the 2013 Chobani yogurt recall.

    By Science News Staff
  11. Science & Society

    Main result of Facebook emotion study: less trust in Facebook

    Facebook’s controversial manipulation of emotional posts raises key questions about how to study online behavior.

    By Bruce Bower
  12. Genetics

    Finally, some solid science on Bigfoot

    DNA analysis finds no Bigfoot, no yeti, two weird bears and one scientist on a quest for the truth.

    By Erika Engelhaupt