Hoy estamos encantados de lanzar TON en Español, una colección de artículos populares de TON traducidos al español (Today we’re thrilled to launch TON en Español, a collection of popular TON articles translated into Spanish.)
Schrodinger’s Peep. Rice CRISPR/Peep9. The first “Peep”eration with ether. All monumental advances in science—with a marshmallow twist. These are just three of the 50 dioramas created by science-minded crafters and entered in the first-ever World’s Finest (and Only…As Far as We Know) Science-Themed Peeps Diorama Contest. Our gallery of the sweet tableaux is now open, and anyone can vote (through March 24) for their favorite to win the highly coveted Peeple’s Choice Award.
Ensuring gender and sexual diversity when choosing sources for science stories shouldn’t be seen as an act of community service or a nice political-correctness touch. It serves something central to journalism itself: the story. Meaningful dimensions of our stories—whether they are news articles, features, investigations, profiles, or stories about science careers—are compromised if we choose to only include straight, cisgender sources.
Many science writing careers begin at the student-run newspapers and science magazines housed at universities and colleges. These independent newsrooms give aspiring science writers, majoring in any subject, the opportunity to gain skills, build confidence, and amass a portfolio of clips, while being protected from the competitive realities of mainstream science publications. Their editors, also student volunteers, are key to their success.
When covering beauty and wellness topics, journalists have to navigate a minefield of biased sources, bold claims made by brands, and lots of misinformation—all of which can lead to bad reporting. But some writers have mastered the art of weaving science into their stories to demystify beauty and wellness. It takes skepticism, diving into the research, and talking to the right sources.
Picture this: You’re cruising a highway in, say, Wyoming, ogling the badlands and buttes, when it hits you—your windshield is clean. A decade ago, you recall, this same drive left your grille looking like a Jackson Pollock canvas, smeared and spattered with beetles, butterflies, and grasshoppers. Today, your windshield is transparent as air, unmarred by so much as a flying termite. With growing unease, you wonder: What gives?
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