The Scientist and the Journalist Can Be Friends
Nancy Baron’s new book is an excellent guide for academic researchers on how to effectively communicate with the press, public and policymakers.
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Charles Harvey: Water Detective
Charles Harvey traces the source of widespread arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh, setting the stage for programs that could benefit 20 million people.
Putting Climate Researchers Under the Microscope
Scientists who argue for human-caused climate change published twice as many papers and are cited 64 percent more often than researchers who doubt climate change.
Your Pork Is Actually My Policy
John McCain and Tom Coburn's snarky listing of reputedly dumb stimulus projects manages to 'misunderestimate' some important research.
Forensics in Three Dimensions
For the first time, a tool allows researchers to identify the ancestry of the remains of children, which may help solve some forensic cold cases.
Ice Capades At the Ends of the Earth
A mile-and-a-half-long ice cube tells a story about Earth's climate.
Smartest Girls Find Gender Gap in Math, Science
At the highest levels of academic ability among seventh-grade students, boys still outnumber girls by more than 3-to-1 in math and science, a study finds.
A New View of Why Women Shun Science Careers
New research suggests one reason women are underrepresented in science and math is they see such careers as impeding their desire to help others.
The Real Science Gap
It's not insufficient schooling or a shortage of scientists. It's a lack of job opportunities. Americans need the reasonable hope that spending their youth preparing to do science will provide a satisfactory career.
Developing World’s Scientific Literacy May Lie in its Stars
Jacob Zuma says the World Cup can score an economic goal for his country, but a collection of international astronomers meeting in his backyard have a starry-eyed yet down-to-earth suggestion for the developing world.