Science News | Page 179 of 2243 | The latest news from all areas of science

Science & Society

Science News’ Top Reads of 2025

Books about AI, Mars and infectious disease were among our top reads this year.

By Science News Staff33 minutes ago

An illustration of six people with planets, astronauts, star maps and other space aspects around them.

Space

America risks losing its role as a space science pioneer

By McKenzie Prillaman and Emily Conover2 hours ago

A close-up image shows the tiny leaf-like structures emerging from the center of a dewy moss spore

Plants

Moss spores survived in space for 9 months

By Jay Bennett3 hours ago

A person gets a flu shot in their upper arm.

Health & Medicine

mRNA flu vaccines are making their way through clinical trials

By Aimee Cunningham21 hours ago

A row of 21 hypodermic needles of varying lengths are lined up, needles pointing up, against a blue background.

Health & Medicine

In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections

By Simon MakinNovember 19, 2025

An illustration of bandaids atop vaccine vials and syringes.

Health & Medicine

Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all

By Aimee CunninghamNovember 19, 2025

A portrait of Marianne Falardeau

Oceans

Combining western science with Indigenous knowledge could help the Arctic

By Nikk OgasaNovember 19, 2025

We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

Spotlight on Health

A nurse pricks a child's finger to take a blood sample from a child.

A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials

The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.

By Aimee CunninghamNovember 14, 2025
This fly’s flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here’s what to know
As teens in crisis turn to AI chatbots, simulated chats highlight risks

Science News Magazine

November 2025 cover of Science News

November 1, 2025 Vol. 207 No. 11

From the Archives

Two-Comet Spaceflight Sought

November 17, 1979 Vol. 116 No. #20

Featured Media

Three giant gray sperm whales swim just under the surface of the ocean.

AI eavesdropped on whale chatter. It may have helped find something new

Some “clicks” made by sperm whales may actually be “clacks,” but marine biologists debate what, if anything, that means.

This fly’s flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here’s what to know

A portrait of M. Catalina “Cat” Camacho.

To decode future anxiety and depression, begin with a child’s brain

This aerial view of the brown foothills of the Andes shows a ridgetop series of earthen holes, part of an ancient mysterious monument that stretches 1.5 kilometers.

Peru’s Serpent Mountain sheds its mysterious past

A downy woodpecker (a tiny bird with a white belly and black back), hangs off of a small branch, presumably while hammering at it.

Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair

Follow Science News

More Stories

Life

A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest

By Carly KayOctober 17, 2025
We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 15, 2025
A sixth mass extinction? Not so fast, some scientists say

By Jake BuehlerSeptember 4, 2025

Humans

Napoleon’s retreating army may have been plagued by these microbes

By Meghan RosenOctober 24, 2025
Brain cancer can dissolve parts of the skull

By Meghan RosenOctober 24, 2025
An ancient bone recasts how Indigenous Australians treated megafauna

By Richard KemenyOctober 21, 2025

Climate

Life-saving research on extreme heat comes under fire

By Nikk OgasaNovember 17, 2025
Hurricane Melissa spins into a monster storm as it bears down on Jamaica

By Carolyn GramlingOctober 28, 2025
Australia’s tropical forests now emit CO₂, clouding the COP30 talks

By Carolyn GramlingOctober 27, 2025

Astronomy

Early views of a supernova’s first moments reveal a lopsided blast

By Mara Johnson-GrohNovember 12, 2025
See the largest, most detailed radio image of the Milky Way yet

By McKenzie PrillamanNovember 4, 2025
Some planets might home brew their own water

By Javier BarbuzanoOctober 29, 2025

Physics

Water jets may break up into droplets thanks to jiggling molecules

By Emily ConoverNovember 6, 2025
There’s math behind this maddening golf mishap

By Emily ConoverNovember 4, 2025
These simple knife tricks stop onion tears instantly

By Carly KayOctober 27, 2025

Health & Medicine

Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science

By Aimee CunninghamNovember 3, 2025
Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines

By Meghan RosenOctober 31, 2025
Most women get uterine fibroids. This researcher wants to know why

By Tina Hesman SaeyOctober 22, 2025

Earth

Two of Greece’s most dangerous volcanoes share an underground link

By Carolyn GramlingSeptember 24, 2025
Recycled glass could help fend off coastal erosion

By Jude ColemanSeptember 12, 2025
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, is the U.S. better prepared?

By Carolyn GramlingAugust 28, 2025

Science & Society

See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025

By Christopher CrockettNovember 18, 2025
Funding chaos may unravel decades of biomedical research

By Tina Hesman SaeyNovember 18, 2025
Why do we feel starved for time? New research offers answers

By Sujata GuptaNovember 13, 2025