Regulations still hold users of unpiloted aerial vehicles, or UAVs, to many of the same requirements that apply to pilots of crewed aircraft. The rules are about to change, but their impact is unclear.
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To work toward clean energy, researchers are looting the toolbox of high-energy physics for new ways to measure phenomena under extreme conditions.
Feb. 18, 2016Jennifer Doudna, a pioneer of the genome editing technology known as CRISPR, has called for a more open dialogue about the technology's implications and future use.
Feb. 18, 2016Good essays have much in common with good science, in that both start with a question, Michelle Nijhuis asserts in The Science Writers’ Essay Handbook. Narrated in a personal voice, essays involve one or more journeys, and are relevant to both writer and reader, she says, telling how to organize, write, and self-edit essays, and where to find outlets for publication or broadcast. Nijhuis was a co-author of The Science Writers’ Handbook, published in 2013. NASW Idea Grants helped support development of both books.
Ten talented undergraduate students from across the United States and from Mexico City and Puerto Rico met in Washington D.C. Feb. 11-15 to report on the 2016 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting.
Feb. 18, 2016What sense is most closely associated with emotions? How much skin does a person shed in one year? Why is it difficult to remember dreams? If you often seek health factoids for articles on medical topics, The Handy Anatomy Answer Book belongs on your bookshelf. NASW member Patricia Barnes-Svarney and her husband, Thomas Svarney — co-authors of several science “Answer Books” — provide hundreds of Qs & As covering all organ systems, as well as basics of physiology.
WASHINGTON, DC (FEBRUARY 12, 2016) — Organizers of the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ2017) unveiled details of the conference at an information session held today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Announcements included the debut of a comprehensive conference website http://wcsj2017.org and the enlistment of several major sponsors, including a “Diamond Sponsor” contributing $400,000 toward the event.
In Jerry’s Vegan Women, a work of short fiction, Ben Shaberman traces the life trajectory of the title character who grows from a burger-loving sixth grader into an adult committed to animal welfare and a vegan lifestyle. In the classic tradition of the Odyssey, Jerry encounters women along the way — college classmates, animal rights activists, Humane Society volunteers, pet lovers, and others — who both inform and inspire him.