Editor's Note A historic year for U.S. science By Nancy Shute Editor in Chief November 22, 2025 at 7:00 am Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Listen to this article This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey . (See our AI policy here .) This year as usual, Science News covered the big advances across science, medicine and technology, including the next quantum revolution, soaring rates of cancer in young people, the addictive lure of ultraprocessed foods, the debut of the Vera C.