These are the most-read Science News stories of 2021
Science News drew over 21 million visitors to our website this year. Here’s a rundown of the most-read news stories and long reads of...
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Here are our favorite cool, funny and bizarre science stories of 2021
A range of cool discoveries, technological milestones and downright bizarre scientific feats — cows can be potty trained? — gave us a chance to...
How some of 2021’s major science stories evolved over time
A story doesn’t necessarily end once it goes online. Here, Science News offers status updates on some evolving stories we reported on earlier this...
Spacecraft in 2021 set their sights on Mars, asteroids and beyond
While a flurry of missions crowded around Mars this year, some lesser-explored parts of the solar system are about to get fresh eyes. Three...
How electric vehicles offered hope as climate challenges grew
This was another year of bleak climate news. Record heat waves baked the Pacific Northwest. Wildfires raged in California, Oregon, Washington and neighboring states....
These discoveries from 2021, if true, could shake up science
Discoveries in 2021 dared the world to consider grand possibilities in physics, space and the origins of life. Will these bold claims hold up...
A 1,306-legged millipede is the first to live up to its name
Millipedes, as we’ve known them, have been a lie. The Latin name for the arthropods implies an impressive set of 1,000 feet. Yet no...
The omicron variant is surging. Here’s what we’ve learned so far
With omicron spreading globally at a dizzying pace, scientists are scrambling to learn as much as they can about the latest worrisome variant of...
Here are 7 incredible things we learned this year that animals can do
This year, animals of all shapes and sizes surprised us with amazing abilities we didn’t know they had. From powerlifting to walking on the...
6 surprising records science set in 2021
From a record-setting black hole to the oldest animal DNA ever recovered, discoveries in 2021 stretched the limits of scientific study — and our...
Ukraine: Oleshky ceasefire offers ‘hope’ for civilians as attacks on aid vehicles continue 
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