Science News Staff

All Stories by Science News Staff

  1. Science & Society

    Our favorite books of 2020 covered climate change, Mars, the end of the universe and more

    In a year when the coronavirus pandemic dominated the news, these books were a welcomed distraction.

  2. Science & Society

    This COVID-19 pandemic timeline shows how fast the coronavirus took over our lives

    Look back on how the coronavirus pandemic took over 2020 and how efforts to fight back evolved.

  3. Health & Medicine

    As 2020 comes to an end, here’s what we still don’t know about COVID-19

    After making fast progress understanding COVID-19, researchers are still in search of answers.

  4. Readers ask about life on Venus and high-energy cosmic rays

  5. Readers ask about buoyancy, Stonehenge sounds and more

  6. Readers ask about positronium, wild bees and more

  7. Readers ask about exoplanets, spider silk and water beetles

  8. Science & Society

    This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges

    Our SN 10: Scientists to Watch for 2020 include researchers tackling wildfire smoke, teen suicide and earthquake monitoring.

  9. Readers ask about Microraptors, an X-ray map of the sky and more

  10. Readers ask about neutrinos in the sun’s core, megaflashes and mussels

  11. Readers ask about Mars dust storms, Fermi bubbles and more

  12. A reader asks about coronavirus mutations