To Live Forever: Among the Redwoods of Northern California
Video by Félix Reskala GUERNEVILLE, California—Many attendees of the World Conference of Science Journalists 2017 had never seen a redwood tree. So it was no... Read More
“Fall In Love with The Problem”: A Field Trip to X, Google’s Inventive Sibling
Text and photos by Inés Gutiérrez SAN FRANCISCO—When I woke up on the cloudy morning of 30 October, I thought to myself, “Today I get... Read More
Undersea Robots Capture the Lives of Mysterious Deep-Sea Jellies
By Carolyn M. Wilke MOSS LANDING, California—Forget Mars. The next frontier in the search for undiscovered life forms may lie deep in the oceans of... Read More
Redefining Philanthropy: Private Donors Underwrite Much of Modern Research
By Rithy Odom SAN FRANCISCO—The world of philanthropy has undergone profound changes in recent years. The scientific enterprise is at the core of this evolution:... Read More
Surrounded by Cells: Discovering—and Rediscovering—Earth’s Microbiome
By Anna Katrina Hunter BERKELEY, California—The more places we look, the more microbes we find. These tiny organisms—bacteria, Archaea, protozoa and fungi, to name a... Read More
Infographics in Science Reporting: Why You Should Use Them, and How To Do It Well
Text and graphics by Andjela Djuraskovic SAN FRANCISCO—Free software, data and some patience. According to Alberto Cairo, that is all you need to create your... Read More
Covering Sexual Harassment in Science: Journalists Weigh In On the Challenges
By Liz Kimbrough SAN FRANCISCO—When the sexual harassment case of astronomer Geoffrey Marcy of the Univerity of California, Berkeley, came across her desk at BuzzFeed... Read More
X-Ray Vision: Berkeley’s High-Speed Electrons Fuel Atomic-Scale Science
Text and photos by Amelia Jaycen BERKELEY, California—A group of eager writers attending the World Conference of Science Journalists 2017 stood on an upper platform... Read More
Science Podcasts: The Fun, the Challenges, and Tips from the Pros
SAN FRANCISCO—Science podcasts are more popular than ever. Producing them takes time, technical savvy, and a deep passion to engage listeners with material that is... Read More
The People Behind the Science: Writing Compelling Profiles
By Jillian Clemente SAN FRANCISCO—Behind every scientific discovery is a scientist with a story. Getting to the root of how and why researchers do what... Read More