The deep ocean is the final frontier on Earth and could hold a reservoir of untapped resources to support humanity’s growing population. Robots will soon reveal the deep ocean’s potential to provide for us.
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Of the 325 wrongful convictions documented by the non-profit organization the Innocence Project, more than three quarters of them are due to faulty human memory. Figuring out how malleable victims’ memories can be has become a pressing issue in neuroscience research.
The ability of pathogenic microbes to resist the arsenal of antibiotic drugs that have successfully held disease at bay for generations is becoming more widespread throughout the world and is a growing threat to public health.
Eight talented undergraduate students from across the United States and from Mexico City met in San Jose Feb. 12-16 to report on the 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
Parasites have a reputation for their sinister side effects, and malaria is a clear example. There is a little explored skeleton in its closet, though — a link perhaps to a once-peaceful past.
NASW stands in solidarity with the Society of Professional Journalists and other journalism organizations in denouncing the abhorrent attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, which was an attack on journalists and press freedom around the world.
NASW members can access selected video of workshop sessions from the ScienceWriters2014 conference. Members can read more for the link and access code. Anyone can view highlight videos produced by the dynamic duo of Did Someone Say Science on their YouTube channel.
Science writers may think they're above politics, but issues like climate change and Ebola prove them wrong. Four leading science writers discussed the problem at ScienceWriters2014 and David Levine recaps: "The basic message the panelists had for the writers was that when a story goes political, they had to get out of their comfort zone of writing "nice" articles about scientific research and breakthroughs and be part of the bigger picture."
During the ScienceWriters2014 meeting, Amber Dance and Dennis Meredith were awarded the annual Diane McGurgan Service award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer contributions to the National Association of Science Writers. The award is named after NASW's former executive director Diane McGurgan. Amber and Dennis co-chair the Science in Society Journalism Awards program. Read more to learn about their contributions to NASW.