Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

 1. John Deutch recalls how Jimmy Carter left his mark on energy research

Longtime MIT professor served as the first director of research in the Department of Energy

BY JEFFREY MERVIS  3 JAN 2025 

2. Fish implanted with tumor cells could help oncologists quickly personalize cancer treatments

The first clinical trial of zebrafish embryos acting as cancer “avatars” will start soon

BY MITCHELL LESLIE  3 JAN 2025 

3. Better care urged for animal remains tied to Indigenous peoples

New recommendations stress tracing and respecting links between communities and animal bones, pelts, and other remains

BY AMANDA HEIDT   2 JAN 2025 

4. Migrating bats surf warm winds to soar hundreds of kilometers

Tiny transmitters reveal at least one bat species is surprisingly flexible in its migration timing and pathfinding

 BY ELIZABETH PENNISI  2 JAN 2025 

5. COVID 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting

Five years after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced, scientists reflect and look ahead to the next threat

BY JON COHEN  2 JAN 2025 

6. Farmers are abandoning land worldwide. What should happen to it?

Ecologists differ on whether to steer recovery or let nature take its course

BY DAN CHARLES  2 JAN 2025 

7. The science stories likely to make the biggest headlines in 2025

Trump’s shakeups, risks from avian flu, and peak carbon emissions could produce big stories

BY SCIENCE NEWS STAFF  1 JAN 2025 

8. Science Visuals team picks its favorite stories of the year

Team members describe what went into making and publishing 2024’s most engaging images and multimedia

BY BETH RAKOUSKAS  31 DEC 2024