Science News

Science News is a bi-weekly magazine in the United States that focuses on brief articles discussing the latest advancements in science and technology, often sourced from up-to-date scientific journals. This publication has been in circulation since 1922 and is produced by the Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization established by E. W. Scripps in 1920. Edwin Slosson, an American chemist, was the magazine's inaugural editor. Originally named Science News Letter from 1922 until 1966, the magazine rebranded to Science News starting with its March 12, 1966 issue (volume 89, number 11).

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A Supreme Court ruling on nuclear waste spotlights U.S. storage woes

1 day ago | sciencenews.org | Emily Conover

Nuclear power is key to the United States’ plans to satisfy the nation’s growing energy needs. But there’s an unresolved problem: the waste it produces. Despite plans for an ambitious new generation of nuclear reactors that could fuel AI data centers and more, a solution to storing the dangerous, long-lived refuse remains elusive. The issue is so thorny that the Supreme Court has now weighed in.
How attacks on evolution in classrooms have shifted over the last 100 years

3 days ago | sciencenews.org | Erin Wayman

Reporters from across the United States flocked to eastern Tennessee in July 1925. In the small town of Dayton, biology teacher John Scopes went on trial for the crime of teaching human evolution. Among the journalists in the courtroom was Watson Davis, there on behalf of Science News-Letter, later rebranded as Science News.
A common parenting practice may be hindering teen development

4 days ago | sciencenews.org | Sujata Gupta

Vacation season is upon us. But that doesn’t necessarily translate to teens roaming free. A new poll finds that less than half of U.S. parents feel comfortable leaving their teenager alone in a hotel room while they grab breakfast. Fewer than a third would let their teen walk alone to a coffee shop. And only 1 in 5 would be okay with their teen wandering solo around an amusement park.
A genetic test may predict which weight loss drugs work best for patients

1 week ago | sciencenews.org | Tina Saey

People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have another number to consider: a genetic score indicating how many calories a person needs to feel full during a meal. This score may help predict whether someone will lose more weight on the drugs liraglutide or phentermine-topiramate, researchers report June 6 in Cell Metabolism.
Rainbows of sound are a reality thanks to a new device

1 week ago | sciencenews.org | Emily Conover

No rainstorm is needed for this rainbow — it’s made out of sound. Using an oddly shaped plastic device, scientists have created an acoustic rainbow, separating white noise according to its various frequencies, or pitches. Just as a typical rainbow separates colors into different spatial locations, different pitches are directed to distinct positions around the device, the researchers report June 11 in Science Advances.
How to get the biggest splash at the pool using science

1 week ago | sciencenews.org | Elie Dolgin

When it comes to making a splash, technique tops brute force. In the competitive sport of Manu jumping, a flamboyant, cannonball-style splash sport from the Māori and Pasifika communities of New Zealand, the secret to record-setting splashes hinges on a butt-first, V-shaped entry and a well-timed, underwater follow through, researchers report May 16 in Interface Focus. The insights could help athletes vying for glory at the Z Manu World Champs competition or simply liven up a backyard pool party.
A cup of chickpeas a day lowers cholesterol

2 weeks ago | sciencenews.org | Meghan Rosen

ORLANDO, Fla. — Beans are no fruit, but they may be magical for your health. In a small study, eating a daily cup of chickpeas lowered people’s cholesterol, scientists report June 3 at the annual American Society for Nutrition meeting. And a cup of either chickpeas or black beans per day reduced inflammation.
Preemptively cutting rhinos' horns cuts poaching

2 weeks ago | sciencenews.org | Jake Buehler

Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the first place: their highly valued horns. Dehorning rhinos dramatically drops the poaching rate compared with other tactics, researchers report June 5 in Science. The researchers suggest that no other anti-poaching intervention — such as protective fencing or higher concentrations of rangers — has such a measurable effect.
Precolonial farmers thrived in one of North America’s coldest places

2 weeks ago | sciencenews.org | Bruce Bower

A laser eye-in-the-sky has uncovered vast, ancient farm fields in an unlikely place — the frosty forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Ancestors of present-day Menominee people, a federally recognized Native American tribe, grew maize and other crops in densely clustered earthen ridges from around 1,000 to 400 years ago, researchers report in the June 5 Science.
A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice

2 weeks ago | sciencenews.org | Meghan Rosen

ORLANDO, Fla. — Eating plastic might muck with the gut. Mice fed tiny bits of polystyrene experienced health problems including metabolic issues and signs of organ injury, scientists reported June 1 at the annual American Society for Nutrition meeting. The findings add to a small but growing stack of evidence that ingesting microscopic plastic particles may directly harm animals’ health, says Amy Parkhurst, a molecular physiologist at the University of California, Davis.