Kendrick Frazier is a former editor. In 2007, Tom Siegfried became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.

In April of 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.

Audible.com distributes an audio edition of Science News.

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

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