A tour of ‘Four Lost Cities’ reveals modern ties to ancient people
Four Lost CitiesAnnalee NewitzW.W. Norton & Co., $26.95 It’s a familiar trope in movies and books: A bright-eyed protagonist moves to the big city...
The COVID-19 pandemic is now a year old. What have scientists learned?
One year ago, the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus outbreak was a pandemic (SN: 3/11/20). Little did we know the uncertainty,...
Archaea microbes fold, twist and contort their DNA in extreme ways
Single-celled archaea microbes pack their DNA into flexible coils that expand and stretch much like a Slinky does. This kind of molecular gymnastics had...
More Can & Must be Done to Eradicate Caste-Based Discrimination, Says UN Rights Chief
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 11 (IPS) – There is hardly a better way to promote human rights in Nepal than celebrating Muskan Khatun for being...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) – COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence...
Riches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen
A lavish Bronze Age burial found in southeastern Spain may hold a queen’s remains, researchers say. This unexpected discovery bolsters suspicions that women wielded...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 10 (IPS) – On the morning of 22nd February a jeep from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by another...
A year ago, we asked 6 questions about COVID-19. Here’s how the answers evolved
One year ago, Science News published the first of our Coronavirus Update newsletters. The goal was to provide readers with a quick glimpse into...
A tiny gold ball is the smallest object to have its gravity measured
Even teeny objects obey the law of gravity. A gold ball just 2 millimeters wide, with a mass of about 90 milligrams, is now...
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 10 (IPS) – The three writers are Financial Sector Analysts at the Washington-based Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)*The gender...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes