These are the most popular Science News stories of 2022

Science News drew over 13 million visitors to our website this year. Here’s a recap of the most-read news stories and long reads of 2022.

Top news stories 1. A special brew may have calmed Inca children headed for sacrifice

The mummified remains of two Inca children ritually sacrificed more than 500 years ago contain chemical clues to their final days and weeks. On the journey to the Peruvian mountain where they were sacrificed, the children may have chewed coca leaves and drunk a beverage with antidepressant-like ingredients to soothe their nerves (SN: 6/4/22, p. 10).

2. A ‘mystery monkey’ in Borneo may be a rare hybrid. That has

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