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CASW launches 2023 giving season challenge
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Patient advocates urge science journalists to present more diverse perspectives on Long COVID
“It’s time to turn the page on Long COVID,” said patient advocate and storyteller Chimére L. Sweeney, speaking to science writers in Aurora, Co...
Researcher encourages journalists to understand varied risks posed by uses of AI
Amid the growing enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI), journalists must go beyond superficial reporting and ask probing questions that challeng...
Long COVID, AI, UFOs and more: Reporters cover ScienceWriters2023
As experts spoke on topics ranging from environmental disaster response and quantum computers to long COVID, 14 intrepid reporters fanned out across t...
Combat medicine breakthroughs are reshaping civilian trauma care
On Oct. 17, 2005, during the Iraq War, a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. With their vehicle disabled and e...
Insufficient abortion data fails to fully assess the post-Dobbs landscape
We may never know the full impact on reproductive health and pregnant people resulting from last year’s Supreme Court decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Wom...
Taking on trash: How one scientist is addressing the complexity of the plastics problem
Gregg Beckham’s interest in his eventual research topic showed up early in life. But while his future scientific peers spent time digging for dinosa...
Leaders describe public health trust-building among Colorado Indigenous communities
In 2021, as new vaccines were spreading unevenly across the United States, the fastest and broadest uptake came in a population that had been especial...
Beyond timekeeping: Atomic clocks can teach us more about the universe
Quantum physicist Jun Ye built the most precise atomic clock on Earth—but it’s not good enough for him. His goal is to assemble one that is a thou...
Michael Mann shares his cautious optimism for the future through a look at Earth’s past
Hey, mighty brontosaurus, don’t you have a lesson for us?
The line from “Walking in Your Footsteps” by The Police echoed through the ballroom of...
Chemical disaster reveals need for good science in crisis responses
Just before 9 p.m. on Feb. 3, a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. More than eight months later, amid a fog of misinform...
College students grieved losses other than death during the COVID-19 pandemic
College campuses across the U.S. became ghost towns in 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students had to stay at home for months....
CASW elects Reid, Stone to board seats
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is pleased to welcome two distinguished new members to its Board of Directors.
Czerne Reid of the U...
The robots are coming! Time for us to understand how they work — and don’t
Ross Sowell is being followed.
When he walks back and forth, his shadower walks back and forth. When he stops, it stops. When he turns, it turns. Sudd...
Bigger-than-expected Greenland ice caves could speed ice sheet movement into ocean
Matt Covington hung from the edge of a Greenland ice cave, peering into its depths. He couldn’t see the bottom, hundreds of meters below—but he co...
Contributions from ‘outsiders’ can benefit science, physicist-musician says
Cosmologist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander asked for three volunteers from his audience of science writers and gave each a pitch at which to sing...
Flu and COVID-19 will both surge this winter, but maybe not at the same time
Flu is expected to make a comeback this winter after two years of being suppressed by COVID-19 control measures. But it’s unclear how the two respir...
Police crackdown could worsen overdose crisis but harm-reduction strategies can help, expert says
Each year, tens of thousands of Americans die from drug overdoses, most of which are linked to opioids, such as the synthetic drug fentanyl, according...
Data visualization reveals hidden wonders from telescopes
Majestic images of the cosmos captivated the world in 2022 following the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, (JWST). But if you could fly throug...
Journalists should report selectively and critically on polls, expert advises
Pre-election surveys fooled Americans in 2016. Presidential polls consistently put Hillary Clinton ahead of Donald Trump. Clinton did win the popular ...