Science & Society: News of the year, 2008

Science News writers and editors looked back at the past year's stories and selected a handful as the year's most interesting and important in the interface of Science & Society. Follow hotlinks to the full, original stories.

The polar bear made it onto the US endangered species list as
The polar bear made it onto the US endangered species list as

Polar bears listed as threatened
Climate disruption cited as main threat to Arctic creature

The polar bear made it onto the U.S.