Anna Gibbs

Anna Gibbs was the spring 2022 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a B.A. in English from Harvard College and a master’s in science, health and environmental reporting from New ... Read More

Top Science News

New Butterfly Species Created 200,000 Years Ago by Two Species Interbreeding Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species ... Read More

Public Health News

Apr. 22, 2024 — Primary health care, conditional cash transfers and social pensions have prevented 1.4 million deaths of all ages in Brazil over the past two decades, according to a new study. Read More

Sexual Health News

June 12, 2023 — Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's ... Read More

Joint Health News

Feb. 8, 2024 — A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to new research. Using a PET tracer that binds to ... Read More

Mental Health Research News

Feb. 27, 2024 — Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study suggests that forest bathing, the simple method ... Read More

Materials Science News

Apr. 19, 2024 — Researchers have unveiled a new means of predicting how to synthesize new materials via the ion-exchange. Based on computer simulations, the method significantly reduces the time ... Read More

Science Friday

Water treatment plants will now have to test and treat for several varieties of the chemicals, which have been linked to a variety of health ... in science, including research into a new vaccine ... Read More

Earth Science News

To Accelerate Biosphere Science, Reconnect Three Scientific Cultures Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers who study Earth's biosphere tend to operate from one of three scientific cultures, each with ... Read More

inEducation: Health Sciences

This reading list has been curated to support university students and others studying Health Sciences ... Advertisement A new product for preventing cavities doesn’t have F.D.A. approval ... Read More

Teen Health News

Jan. 30, 2024 — A new study has found evidence that Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms (PSS) are often present in youth accessing mental health ... Childhood Stress Linked to Higher Risk of High Blood ... Read More

New Species News

New Study Reveals Insight Into Which Animals Are Most Vulnerable to Extinction Due to Climate Change Mar. 7, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand ... Read More