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Science & Society

Buzz Aldrin on the moon

Feature Science & Society

Accolades, skepticism and science marked Science News’ coverage of Apollo

Science News’ coverage of the Apollo program stayed focused on the science but also framed the moon missions in the broader social and political context of the era.

By Christopher Crockett | 6:00am, July 16, 2019

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Ancestry

News in Brief | Ancestry

DNA reveals ancient Siberians who set the stage for the first Americans

By Bruce Bower | 12:00pm, June 07, 2019

News | Ancestry

Ancient DNA suggests people settled South America in at least 3 waves

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 09, 2018

News in Brief | Ancestry

Meet the first known child of a Neandertal and a Denisovan

By Tina Hesman Saey | 1:00pm, August 22, 2018
Anthropology

News | Anthropology

A Greek skull may belong to the oldest human found outside of Africa

By Bruce Bower | 1:00pm, July 10, 2019

Essay | Anthropology

Ancient humans used the moon as a calendar in the sky

By Rebecca Boyle | 8:00am, July 09, 2019

News in Brief | Anthropology

Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines

By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, July 03, 2019
Archaeology

News | Archaeology

East Asians may have been reshaping their skulls 12,000 years ago

By Bruce Bower | 6:00am, July 03, 2019

News in Brief | Archaeology

Peru’s famous Nazca Lines may include drawings of exotic birds

By Bruce Bower | 7:00am, June 26, 2019

News | Archaeology

Capuchin monkeys’ stone-tool use has evolved over 3,000 years

By Bruce Bower | 11:00am, June 24, 2019
History of Science

Feature | History of Science

Apollo astronauts left trash, mementos and experiments on the moon

By Maria Temming | 6:06am, July 15, 2019

Reviews & Previews | History of Science

Celebrate the moon landing anniversary with books that go beyond the small step

By Science News | 6:00am, July 14, 2019

Context | History of Science

Many fictional moon voyages preceded the Apollo landing

By Tom Siegfried | 6:00am, July 11, 2019
Human Evolution

News | Human Evolution

DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80,000 years

By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, June 26, 2019

News | Human Evolution

Lost wallets are more likely to be returned if they hold cash

By Sujata Gupta | 3:45pm, June 20, 2019

News in Brief | Human Evolution

Cave debris may be the oldest known example of people eating starch

By Bruce Bower | 9:00am, May 31, 2019
Language

News | Language

The rise of farming altered our bite and changed how people talk

By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, March 14, 2019

News | Language

Artificial intelligence is learning not to be so literal

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, February 05, 2019

News | Language

Here’s what makes satire so funny, according to science

By Maria Temming | 2:39pm, February 01, 2019
Networks

The List | Networks

Ask AI: How not to kill online conversations

By Maria Temming | 9:00am, January 03, 2018

The Science Life | Networks

Balloons will broadcast the 2017 solar eclipse live from on high

By Lisa Grossman | 1:30pm, July 26, 2017

Feature | Networks

Big biological datasets map life's networks

By Laurel Hamers | 10:00am, October 19, 2016
Psychology

News | Psychology

Bad moods could be contagious among ravens

By Carolyn Wilke | 5:37pm, May 20, 2019

News | Psychology

Why war’s emotional wounds run deeper for some kids and not others

By Bruce Bower | 8:00am, April 28, 2019

Feature | Psychology

When anxiety happens as early as preschool, treatments can help

By Sujata Gupta | 6:00am, April 21, 2019
Science & Society

Science Visualized | Science & Society

See how visualizations of the moon have changed over time

By Cassandra Willyard | 6:00am, July 10, 2019

Reviews & Previews | Science & Society

‘Slime’ shows how algae have shaped our climate, evolution and daily lives

By Erika Engelhaupt | 7:00am, July 01, 2019

News | Science & Society

Genealogy companies could struggle to keep clients’ data from police

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:00pm, June 10, 2019

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