Editor's Note

  1. Re-engineering where body meets machine

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute dives into growing research efforts to re-engineer the body to improve how it interacts with prosthetic devices.

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  2. 50 years on, Lucy still sparks our curiosity

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute recounts the 50-year anniversary of the hominid's discovery, which upended the study of human evolution.

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  3. Rethinking archaeology and place

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses efforts of Indigenous people in British Columbia to preserve ancient trails.

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  4. Taking the temperature of democracy

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the science of studying democracies.

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  5. Embracing the collective nature of science

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute celebrates this year's SN10: Scientists to Watch and novel approaches to research.

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  6. When pain really is in your head

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the complexity of chronic pain, the spread of diseases and training crocs to avoid eating certain toads.

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  7. A long-awaited cancer treatment reaches patients

    Print and Longform Managing Editor Erin Wayman discusses the recently approved T cell therapy for cancer patients.

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  8. Of frogs and the people who love them

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses frogs and chytrid fungus, trilobite fossils and a dinosaur named after the Norse god of mischief.

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  9. Striving to break the global grip of malnutrition

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the quest for solutions in challenges such as childhood malnutrition, Andean bear conservation and assessing AI’s cognition.

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  10. AI is coming to medicine, but it’s got a lot to learn

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the present and future of using artificial intelligence technology in medicine.

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  11. Celebrating the second law of thermodynamics

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute talks about the history and enduring mysteries of the second law of thermodynamics.

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  12. Science and the challenges of evidence-based forensics

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