Articles by

Nancy Shute

Celebrating the second law of thermodynamics

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

Science and the challenges of evidence-based forensics

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

Finally, scientists are making progress on long COVID

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

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...