After Japan's earthquake and tsunami, it's all about nuclear power plants and radiation. But how much of this stuff is reliable? Stanley Miller's origin-of-life experiments are reanalyzed. Portrait of Otzi, the Iceman.
Science writing news
A federal judge in New York has set aside the latest version of Google's class action settlement with the Authors Guild over the search giant's scanning and archiving of some 12 million books, many still under copyright. For discussion of what happens now, see this analysis on the Scholarly Kitchen blog, with a list of links to other coverage of the ruling, and a longer review on The Laboratorium.
Ivan Oransky at Embargo Watch has the story of a science-oriented web site, io9.com, that suddenly found itself suspended from embargoed releases on the American Association for the Advancement of Science site, EurekAlert — and how it was finally resolved.
Monday was the fifth birthday of the micro-blogging service that, among other things, has shortened the distance between news and its readers. Here's a collection of essays from the Poynter Institute, plus a The New York Times story and a video of Twitter testimonials from famous people, some splattered with paint.
A half-dozen articles with tax-season tips for freelance writers and others, from attorney, author and frequent ScienceWriters contributor Julian Block, They include Red flags for audits, Don't overpay Social Security, and Common tax issues faced by freelancers.
Science magazine's Science Insider page contains news stories about the triple calamities as well as a section that answers reader questions, such as "Why Are Spent Rods So Deadly?" and "Are Underground Tsunami Shelters a Good Idea?"
From Ed Yong at the Not Exactly Rocket Science blog comes a list of more than three dozen links ranging from explainers and news coverage to political commentary.
All earthquake all the time in Japan and elsewhere. Tsunami too. Also nuclear reactor accidents and radiation. Plus free videos to help you blog your best from the New England Science Writers and ScienceOnline2011 (SciO11)
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