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Science writing news
In Egypt, people are in danger but antiquities seem safe for now. Would Egyptian treasures in European and US museums be safe if repatriated? Did global warming and food prices trigger Egyptian protests — or was it mobile phones? Did global warming trigger the Big Snow — or was it microbes?
Music has an extraordinary power over our emotions. A new study explores why.
Congratulations to Mariette DiChristina, Cristine Russell, and Morris A. (Bud) Ward, three longtime members of NASW who have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and will be honored next month during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read the AAAS press release here.
Stone tools suggest Homo sap enjoyed Arabian nights earlier than previously thought. The State of the Union and the state of US science. #SciO11: How to explain science on blogs plus the state of women bloggers
Penguins tagged with flipper bands are at a disadvantage.
Why did Jared Loughner shoot Gabrielle Giffords and 19 other people in Tucson? Plus what went on at ScienceOnline2011, aka #scio11: video, e-books, and much more
Ten travel fellowships of $2,500 apiece will be award by the National Association of Science Writers in memory of past President Laura Van Dam for the meeting of the World Conference of Science Journalists in Cairo, scheduled for June 27-29, 2011. Plus other recent ScienceWriters news.
When push comes to shove, butterflies adjust to the seasons in order to increase their chances of reproducing.