All Stories

  1. The Calvineers!

    How Calvin's story inspires science students.

    By Eric Wagner
  2. Tech

    Supertiny satellites launched

    Researchers are building simple, miniature satellites to bring down their costs and expand their availability.

    By Sid Perkins
  3. Tech

    Quake, quake, go away

    French engineers report success in the first test of an underground seismic shield.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Animals

    These ants boast mighty grip

    Strong sticking power and quick reaction time helps them hold onto trees.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Museum science

    Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today.

    By Sharon Oosthoek

  6. Teacher’s Questions for Cool Jobs: Museum Science

    By Science News Explores
  7. Animals

    Oldest bird is new mom

    At 62, albatross hatches a healthy chick.

    By Allison Bohac
  8. Brain

    Concussion: More than ‘getting your bell rung’

    This common brain injury can cause serious — and lasting — damage.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  9. Animals

    Feeling the invisible

    Sensor wired into a rat’s brain lets it detect light it can’t see.

    By Sid Perkins
  10. Ecosystems

    Predators as climate helpers

    In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas.

    By Janet Raloff
  11. Planets

    Meteor explodes over Russia

    Surprise: No one saw it coming.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Space

    Where cosmic rays are born

    New evidence links origin of these very energetic particles to massive explosions of distant stars.

    By Sid Perkins