This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's time to step my game up. I mean that ...

Beginning in the 1920s, when newspapers and magazines started to showcase more stories about science, many early science journalists were women, working alongside their male colleagues despite less ...

Science Writers and Communicators of Canada announced the shortlists for the 2024 SWCC Book Awards last week at the association’s 2025 conference in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The prizes recognize ...

Globe and Mail science reporter Ivan Semeniuk has been awarded the 2016 Fleming Medal and Citation from the Royal Canadian Institute for Science, the country's oldest scientific society. The society ...

A University of Wyoming faculty member wants to help college students become better writers of science by giving academics the tools necessary to do so. Bethann Garramon Merkle, a professor of ...

I vividly recall when an editor in chief invited me to publish in a well-known journal. Fresh from defending my dissertation, I still grappled with understanding how publishing worked in academia—like ...

Chemotherapy might be old news, but the right approaches could dramatically improve their clinical usefulness. Credit: National Cancer Institute (via Unsplash) Around the time the Human Genome Project ...

Before writing, make sure you understand what the question asks. Misinterpreting a question can lead to incorrect or incomplete answers. Diagrams are important in Science exams, especially in Physics ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The launch of the book, The Best Australian Science Writing 2025, at UNSW and a panel discussion ...

This guide provides a brief introduction to writing in political science for prospective and current students. It includes: A statement about the fields of political science A statement of threshold ...