Closing Ceremony and Plenary: The Hazard Zone: Science Journalists Tackle Natural Disasters
The panelists in this late-breaking plenary, organized to address the recent spate of natural disasters, will discuss the challenges of covering earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, and... Read More
Astronomy’s Next Big Things
Life beyond Earth. Dark matter and dark energy. Event horizons around supermassive black holes. It is hard to imagine a more enigmatic set of cosmic... Read More
Covering Indigenous Voices in Science
There is no greater science-and-society gap than the one between scientists and indigenous people. To bridge this gap, researchers and health journalists are charged with... Read More
Can We Save the Oceans from Ourselves?
The ocean is arguably the planet’s greatest natural wonder, covering nearly three-quarters of the earth’s surface, providing many ecosystem services and supporting an abundance of... Read More
Science Journalism in Latin America: Past, Present and Future
Latin America is a region rich in science. Although science here lacks the financial support found in other regions, scientists engage in rigorous and important... Read More
Science Journalism, Authoritarian Regimes, and Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience deceives millions of people every day. Although scientists and journalists try to expose baseless assertions, governments around the world often will make decisions based... Read More
Land of The Giants: South American Dinosaurs and Antarctic Secrets
Dinosaurs are the stars of Latin American science, and usually dinosaur stories quickly spread around the world. In 2012 in the southernmost corner of the... Read More