Scientists often struggle to explain their research in lay terms — whether to funding agencies and tenure and promotion committees, or to friends and family. I study tissue regeneration in worm models ...

Cheers 2023 with a roundup of the year’s best science and nature essays. Read this collection with us this December. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 brings together a range of topics ...

Stereotypical academic writing is rigid, dry, and mechanical, delivering prose that evokes memories of high school and undergraduate laboratory reports. The hallmark of this stereotype is passive ...

In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

British readers might have caught wind of a new Guardian/Wellcome Trust Science Writing prize, aimed at finding the “next generation of undiscovered science writing talent.” Since the announcement, ...

A new video game called Microscopya takes players inside the human body. Molecular biologist Dr. Beata Mierzwa and a team of collaborators set out with a goal to use artistic imagery to spark interest ...

The world of STEM is exciting, and it is continuing to grow worldwide. However, many students are unaware of the careers that science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) can offer. That’s why ...

Research scientists are not just devoted to laboratory work or thinking big thoughts. They face great demands on their time, from writing papers and teaching to filling out endless grant applications.

I entered 2020 thinking of myself as a science writer. I ended the year less sure. While the first sparks of the COVID-19 pandemic ignited at the end of 2019, I was traipsing through a hillside in ...

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