Articles by

Nancy Shute

The early women who shaped science journalism

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The challenges of seeing the profusion of tiny life

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Where does plastic go when we’re done with it?

Human-made plastic materials have become so essential that it can be hard to grasp that they barely...

Good with tools? You may be a cockatoo

We humans pride ourselves on our superior smarts, given our ability to make fire, use tools and...

How the science of rocks is like the science of humans

What field of science could be more solid than geology? Rocks are visible, tangible. You can bang...

So much is lost when fossil treasures go private

I don’t remember exactly which dinosaurs I saw when I first visited Chicago’s Field Museum as a...

Yes, we can meet the climate change challenge

More than a century ago, scientists proved that carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere could act like a...

Seeking the elements that make modern life possible

“Thank goodness for the lanthanides” is not something I say, but after reading this issue’s special report...