Column

  1. From our brains to gravity, how science surprises us

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science unravels mysteries, such as missing chunks of brain, gravity's strength and the start of the Viking era.

    By Nancy Shute

  2. Boys and girls are suffering, but in different ways

    By Nancy Shute

  3. Quantum computing may break the internet

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses internet security and the development of new quantum-proof encryption methods.

    By Nancy Shute

  4. Charting a course for the future of Science News

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute reflects on the history and future of Science News.

    By Nancy Shute
  5. Science & Society

    Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology’s racist roots 150 years ago

    In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races.