Science News Magazine

July 8, 2024

Welcome to the redesigned Science News App. Based on user feedback, we've made the following updates: * Simplified reading experience: Enjoy dark mode, adjustable text size and a minimalist, distraction-free design. * Easier browsing: Browse by topics or search all our coverage to find the latest discoveries in your field. * Improved Performance: Faster load times and smoother transitions ensure you get your news without the wait. * Fast sign-in: We've simplified the sign-in experience, so you can get to all your subscriber benefits. Update now and explore the new and improved Science News App.

July 2, 2024

Welcome to the redesigned Science News App. Based on user feedback, we've made the following updates: * Simplified reading experience: Enjoy dark mode, adjustable text size and a minimalist, distraction-free design. * Easier browsing: Browse by topics or search all our coverage to find the latest discoveries in your field. * Improved Performance: Faster load times and smoother transitions ensure you get your news without the wait. * Fast sign-in: We've simplified the sign-in experience, so you can get to all your subscriber benefits. Update now and explore the new and improved Science News App.

May 3, 2022

Updated description

April 1, 2022

Performance enhancements, redesign

August 14, 2019

Performance enhancements

February 27, 2018

Performance enhancements

September 7, 2017

Performance enhancements, bug fixes

June 29, 2016

This major update gives the Science News Magazine app a new look with new features: - the ability to view in portrait and landscape orientations - a text-only reader view of each page - a preview mode for every issue - seamless access for Science News subscribers - continuation of iTunes subscriptions. After updating, iTunes subscribers will need to select “Restore purchases” under Settings to re-download back issues.

March 16, 2016

Updated subscription options. -Yearly subscription option removed.

October 4, 2014

Support for iOS 8

June 17, 2011

This Week: The first living laser, genes that make her cheat, the peril of reruns and the quieting sun.

June 10, 2011

Get the premiere issue of Science News Prime, a weekly digest of science news covering all disciplines, produced by the staff of Science News magazine.

December 12, 2011

THIS WEEK: Rats free their trapped friends, a newly discovered planet sits within its star’s habitable zone, the Arctic’s climate has warmed in the last five years, and researchers scrutinize earthquakes centered on New Madrid, Mo., 200 years ago.

December 19 & 26, 2011

THIS WEEK: Lumbering lungfish, gene therapy for hemophilia, the beginning of the end of the hunt for the Higgs and Tom Siegfried on a better way to measure evidence.

June 24, 2011

This Week: Taking dinosaurs’ temperatures, the search for honeybee pinch hitters, revising theories on static electricity and rescuing the spaceship that crashed to Earth.

July 1, 2011

This Week: Groupers gobble lionfish, Tasmanian devil DNA, new Alzheimer’s insights and a chemically-induced identity crisis for male mice.

January 2 & 9, 2012

THIS WEEK: The top science news of 2011, from (maybe) faster-than-light neutrinos to electronics that stick on your skin and tadpoles that grow extra eyeballs.

December 17 & 24, 2012

THIS WEEK: SN Prime reviews the year in science with a compilation and analysis of the most fascinating stories of 2012. Also highlighted are reader favorites, debunked science, stunning images and the year’s weirdest stories.