Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses existential threats to humankind: extreme heat, never-ending drought and a plan to ...

For 27 years, the Southwest has been gripped by a historic drought. Scientists think it might be here to stay.

A sickle across the throat and a padlock on the toe were likely meant to keep this 17th-century Polish teen from resurrecting ...

New research suggests that Paleodictyon — honeycomb-shaped formations perhaps sketched by da Vinci — are not made by soft-bodied creatures.

Solve the math puzzle from our October 2026 issue, in which a bird watcher seeks an indoor hobby.

February 2018 as the editor in chief of Science News. Shute is a science journalist in print, digital and broadcast, and a ...

Scientists and journalists share a core belief in questioning, observing and verifying to reach the truth. Science News reports on crucial research and discovery across science disciplines. We need ...

Space scientists aren’t so sure. As light travels from space to the ground, it scatters off molecules in the atmosphere, says ...

As human-caused climate warming destabilizes high mountain regions, the threat of rock-ice avalanches and other glacial ...

Major hormonal milestones in women’s lives are usually associated with changes in brain volume — but a new study shows ...

When AI agents hack real systems, the bigger issue may be the human choices that gave them access, autonomy and too few ...

Removing a type of immune cell from lymph nodes in mice reduced brain inflammation and cell damage in a model of ...