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These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024

Science News drew millions of visitors to our website this year. Here’s a look back at the...

Why Can’t You Switch Seats in an Empty Airplane?

It's the last flight of the day and the plane is pretty empty. So you’re thinking, maaaybe...

50 years ago, astronomers saw the surface of a distant star for the first time

Surface features of a distant star — Science News, December 21, 1974 & December...

Telehealth helps people get health care, but access may soon be in limbo

Citations B. Chan et al. Buprenorphine discontinuation in telehealth-only treatment for opioid use disorder: A longitudinal cohort...

Stage 0 breast cancer patients may not need to rush to surgery

Watch and wait may be an alternative to surgery for some women with a very early form...

What’s the Winter Solstice? Celebrations, Science, Livestream

Welcome to the official beginning of astronomical winter, which is marked by the winter solstice.In 2024, the...

These scientific feats set new records in 2024

2024 was studded with record-setting scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the...

Looking back on the year in science and what’s next

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

AI sniffs out whiskey flavor notes as well as the pros

Humans’ noses can be adept at detecting delicate hints of apple or smoke in a glass of...

A new microbead proves effective as a plastic-free skin scrubber

A new degradable microbead could soon replace plastic exfoliants in skin cleansers. The polymer spheres effectively remove...

NASA Postpones Return of Stranded Starliner Astronauts to March

NASA has again postponed the return to Earth of Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, the astronauts stranded...

What will space exploration look like under Trump?

The future of U.S. space exploration and NASA-funded science is up in the air as President-elect Donald...
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