South Africa to Welcome Scientists

A version of this article appears in the July 20, 1929 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers to ... Read More

Science News celebrates 100 years

In its first century of service, the organization published accurate, objective journalism in its Science News magazine, advised government agencies, cultivated the nation’s top science talent ... Read More

Environmental Science News

Apr. 17, 2024 — The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform ... Read More

Scientists unearth the secrets of Earth's mysterious 'star dunes'

They also used a ground-penetrating radar, which can detect small differences in sand grain sizes and water content beneath the dune's surface, Live Science ... 250 million years ago, in Scotland. Read More

Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune

The base continued to build up until about 9,000 years ago. “Then the surface stabilised ... remnants of what is thought to be the world’s oldest known wooden structure, an arrangement ... Read More

Child Development News

2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later ... Read More

Why we like what we like: A scientist’s surprising findings

Several years ago I would ... figured out DNA’s game. And with the advent of gene editing, we have become the first species capable of revising our genetic instructions. Science has shown ... Read More

Let's Keep Science Real

Such antics often foster lab camaraderie and provide memorable stories for years ... any science joke that extends into the public realm is dangerous territory. When it comes to science communication, ... Read More

Scientists, science buffs explain forthcoming solar eclipse

It's still a big deal for scientists, just not as important as it was a century ago." Total eclipses occur ... "The everyday person who is not necessarily a science fanatic like I am is getting ... Read More

Scientists discover Shiva, Shakti: Two 'oldest' building blocks of the Milky Way Galaxy

Shiv and Shakti appear to be the remnants of two galaxies that merged between 12 and 13 billion years ago with an early version of the Milky Way, contributing to our home galaxy’s initial growth. Read More

Materials Science news

Scientists and engineers ... studied materials in modern materials science. Their often unique and exotic properties, which stem from perovskite's peculiar crystal structure, could find ... Read More