Carly Kay is the Fall 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in science communication from the
Sci-fi loves a multiverse. Everyone from Rick and Morty to Spider-Man has stepped through a portal and met their alter egos. My personal favorite use of this trope comes from the sitcom Community,
As part of the Chinese spacecraft Shenzhou-15 tumbled back to Earth, its disintegration was tracked by a surprising source: seismometers. Seismic networks in southern California picked up ground vibrations induced by shock waves
The brain’s “little brain” may hold big promise for people with language trouble. Tucked into the base of the brain, the fist-sized cerebellum is most known for its role in movement, posture and
Citations S.L. Winkler et al. Bonobos tend to behave optimistically after hearing laughter. Scientific Reports. Published online June 26, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-02594-8. X.J. Nelson et al. Joyful by nature: approaches to investigate the
Measles cases in the United States reached their highest level in more than 30 years in 2025, with 2,242 confirmed infections. A particularly bad outbreak in West Texas that began in January of
Over the past weekend, when weather models first started forecasting a winter storm that would sweep over large parts of the country, Sean Sublette, a meteorologist living in Virginia, started telling people in
PHOENIX — An abnormally huge cosmic structure has put a ring on it — and that bling might threaten a fundamental assumption of cosmology. A ring of dense matter spans more than 3.3
A stencil made on a cave wall about 67,800 years ago is the oldest rock art ever discovered. “This image of a hand was created by someone placing their hand against the wall
Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time winner of the D.C. Science Writers’ Association Newsbrief award and a winner of the
