Editor's Note

  1. Summer nights may never be the same again

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses this summer's record-breaking high temperatures and Science News' continued climate coverage.

    By Nancy Shute

  2. Our enduring fascination with outer space

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses science's fascination with space, from 25 years of Mars rovers to the James Webb Space Telescope's mind-blowing first images.

    By Nancy Shute

  3. We won’t shy away from covering politicized science

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses Science News' commitment to covering politicized science

    By Nancy Shute

  4. The Higgs boson discovery was just the beginning

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the future of Higgs boson research, 10 years after the particle's discovery

    By Nancy Shute

  5. Predicting the damage caused by extreme storms

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are figuring out how to predict the effects of extreme hurricanes.

    By Nancy Shute

  6. A new Science News for the young people in your life

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute introduces Science News Explores, our new print magazine for young people.

    By Nancy Shute

  7. A changing climate means changes on the plate

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the future of food through the lens of climate change.

    By Nancy Shute

  8. To solve mysteries, scientists look to muons

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how researchers are using subatomic particles called muons as tools for scientific discovery

    By Nancy Shute

  9. In Pandemic Year Three, still so many questions

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses what we've learned about COVID-19, and what questions remain in the pandemic's third year.

    By Nancy Shute

  10. An extraordinary era in 80,000-plus articles

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute looks back at 100 years of Science News coverage and ahead to the future.

    By Nancy Shute

  11. Why aren’t we listening to what science is telling us?

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how the last century of climate science has mapped our understanding of today's climate crisis and solutions.

    By Nancy Shute

  12. Computing has changed everything. What next?

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the last century's extraordinary advances in computing, and what they might mean for the future

    By Nancy Shute