Articles by

Nancy Shute

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...

This was a year of both triumphs and challenges

The cover of this year-end issue of Science News spotlights a spectacular scientific achievement: an image of...

Farewell to one of the greats of Science News

Science News was founded with a mission to combat disinformation by giving people accurate information about science....

Forever chemicals’ health risks are getting attention

For decades, scientists, public health officials and citizen advocates have sounded the alarm over perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...