Science News Explained

Science News should not be confused with Science (journal).

Science News
Image Alt:	Magazine cover showing a brain-computer tool designed to help paralyzed patients walk.
Editor:	Nancy Shute^[1]
Editor Title:	Editor in Chief
Previous Editor:	Tom Siegfried, Edwin Emery Slosson, Kendrick Frazier, Robert J. Trotter, Joel Greenberg, Julie Ann Miller
Frequency:	Bi-weekly
Total Circulation:	110,518
Circulation Year:	2018
Category:	Science
Company:	Society for Science
Publisher:	Maya Ajmera
Firstdate:	1922
Country:	United States
Based:	Washington, D.C.
Language:	English
Issn:	0036-8423

Science News (SN) is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. The periodical has been described as having a scope across "all sciences" and as having "up to date" coverage.^[2]

History

Science News has been published since 1922 by Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization founded by E. W. Scripps in 1920. American chemist Edwin Slosson served as the publication's first editor. From 1922 to 1966, it was called Science News Letter.^[3] The title was changed to Science News with the March 12, 1966, issue (vol. 89, no. 11).^[4]

Tom Siegfried was the editor from 2007 to 2012. In 2012, Siegfried stepped down, and Eva Emerson became the Editor in Chief of the magazine. In 2017, Eva Emerson stepped down to become the editor of a new digital magazine, Annual Reviews. On February 1, 2018, Nancy Shute became the Editor in Chief of the magazine.

In April 2008, the magazine changed from a weekly format to the current biweekly format, and the website was also redeployed. The April 12 issue (Vol.173 #15) was the last weekly issue. The first biweekly issue (Vol.173 #16) was dated May 10 and featured a new design. The 4-week break between the last weekly issue and first biweekly issue was explained in the Letter from the Publisher (p. 227) in the April 12 issue.

In 2022, the website name changed to Science News Explores. The magazine is part of the Science News Media Group.

Departments

The articles of the magazine are placed under "News":

• • • Life Matter and Energy Atom and Cosmos
• Body and Brain
• Earth
• Genes and Cells

The articles featured on the magazine's cover are placed under "Features". The departments that remain constant from issue to issue are:

• Editor's Note—A column written by Eva Emerson, the magazine's editor-in-chief, that usually highlights the current issue's prime topics.
• Notebook—A page that includes several sections:
  • Say What?—A definition and description of a scientific term.
  • 50 Years Ago—An excerpt from an older issue of the magazine.
  • Mystery Solved—An explanation of the science underlying everyday life.
  • SN Online—Excerpts from articles published online.
  • How Bizarre...—An odd or interesting fact that may not be well known to the magazine's audience.
• Reviews and Previews—A discussion of upcoming and recently released books, movies and services.
• Feedback—Letters from readers commenting on the recent Science News articles.
• Comment—An interview with a researcher.

See also

• Science News for Students

Science News Explores

External links

• Science News, the magazine's website
• Science News Magazine Bookshop, appears to be an outlet for books reviewed in the magazine

Notes and References

1. Shute . Nancy . 8 October 2022 . Next-gen science as told by next-gen journalists . Science News . paper . 202 . 7 .
2. Book: Hockey, Thomas . The Comet Hale-Bopp Book . ATL Press . 1996 . 1-882360-15-X . Frontiers in Astronomy and Earth Science, Volume 1 . Massachusetts, United States . 139 . registration . Internet Archive.
3. Anna Maria . Gillis . March 1, 1997. Looking Back: From News Wire to Newsweekly, 75 years of Science Service. Science News . 151 . 9 . S10. 2010-03-13 . 10.1002/scin.5591512706.
4. Book: Science news. National Library of Australia online catalogue. 2010-03-13 . Science Service. 1966.