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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 ...
From espionage to embryonic research, reporters cover diverse topics at ScienceWriters2021
Attendees at the virtual ScienceWriters2021 conference Sept. 28-Oct. 8 were treated to these topics and more as CASW and its partners offered the 59t...
Researchers and journalists offer surprising guidance for covering science and race
To improve coverage of issues at the intersection of race and science, journalists—particularly those of color—should not only address the nationâ...
Long COVID can take more than your breath away
COVID-19 has swept across the globe, taking the lives of millions in under two years. Hundreds of millions more have survived infection, but are still...
Experts call on U.S. to end China Initiative, up counterspy game without racial profiling
Scientists and civil rights advocates are calling on the U.S. government to end its China Initiative and find ways to combat economic, industrial, sci...
Asteroid missions probe diverse questions, from planetary defense to the origin of life
Asteroids—and how to get to them—have been the major focus of Dan Scheeres’s three-decade–long career. The aerospace engineer spoke Oct. 5 abo...
Changes to ethics guidelines allow scientists to take a closer look at our beginnings
Recent changes to guidelines that restrict how long scientists can grow human embryos in a laboratory could lead to a clearer understanding of genetic...
Novel brain research could feed misplaced sci-fi worries for the public
New techniques for studying incurable brain diseases use neural organoids, lab-grown nerve tissue derived from stem cells. Others use animal embryos i...
When science outpaces bioethics, public engagement can help
Embryos with both human and monkey cells. Mouse brains containing human stem cells. Synthetic embryos so convincing they fool pregnancy tests. These m...
Scientists model ice sheets to better understand the future of global sea level rise
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are major sources of rising global sea levels and are likely to become even larger contributors in the ...
Journalists and researchers share challenge of spotlighting connections between health and racism
Researchers and journalists who work to expose the roots of unequal health burdens in the United States share a special burden themselves, science wri...
Computer scientist studies insect swarms to guide robot design
Orit Peleg is no stereotypical computer scientist. She tends honeybee hives and travels in search of fireflies. Her computer models aim to capture the...
