Even the longest running and most successful show on Broadway occasionally needs a facelift. In show business that often means changes in the cast, perhaps new lead actors and refurbished sets, giving a much-loved and familiar show a fresh touch.
The same is true in publishing. From time to time, even the most established and successful publication needs to take stock, renew itself, reconnect with its loyal audience and reach out to new ones. Just as a Broadway show might shut down for a few performances pending the new production, Science News is about to pause briefly before presenting itself to you in a new form, both in print and online. This is the last issue you will receive of the old, familiar Science News. The first issue of the new version, published as it has been for over 85 years by the nonprofit Society for Science & the Public, will be dated May 10, 2008.