Science in the News

Here are links to websites that provide up-to-date science news. Please feel free to use them on your current event assignments!

• Medical/Health Topics:

  • WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/news/

  • National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.gov/news/

  • National Institute of Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/index.shtml

  • MedlinePlus (from the National Library of Medicine): http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthnews.html

  • American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/news/psycport/index.aspx

• Science Topics:

  • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/

  • Also from NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/news/releases/latest/index.html

  • Phys.org: http://phys.org/

  • Scientific American (magazine): http://www.scientificamerican.com/section/lateststories/

  • EurekAlert!, from the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science): http://www.eurekalert.org/

  • Also from the AAAS: http://news.sciencemag.org/

  • ScienceNews for Students (from the Society for Sciences and the Public): https://student.societyforscience.org/sciencenews-students

• From Conventional News Outlets:

  • US News and World Report: http://www.usnews.com/science/news

  • Thompson-Reuters (news agency): http://www.reuters.com/news/science

  • NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/science

  • British Broadcasting Company (BBC): http://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment

  • CNN:

    • Technology: http://www.cnn.com/tech

    • Health: http://www.cnn.com/health

  • New York Times (only allows a limited number of free articles):

    • Science: http://www.nytimes.com/section/science

    • Health: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html