When I heard about the Macy's closing in Philly, like so many others, I was heartbroken. I was honored to write about how much it meant to my family, and how I hope we can somehow still meet at the Eagle, for the The Philadelphia Inquirer: share.inquirer.com/N8C9e5

Are you a scientist affected by the suspensions at federal agencies? Reach out - DMs are open. washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Some good news and some bad news about the West Antarctic ice sheet: “We didn’t get the worst-case scenario. But I can’t put my hand on my heart and say this wouldn’t happen in the next century or two,” says Eric Wolff at Cambridge University. 🧪newscientist.com/article/246599…

“Women.” “Diverse.” “Institutional.” “Historically.” Here are the keywords putting science in the crosshairs of Trump’s executive orders wapo.st/4aMAdEz

For nature, I took a look at the weight-loss medicines being tested in 2025 and what they have to offer. Daniel J Drucker Beverly G. Tchang, MD Randy J. Seeley, Ph.D. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Is your job, or the job of someone you know, mostly funded by indirect costs on NIH grants? If so, I’d love to chat with you for a story in Science News. You can DM me or email me at aviveros [at] sciencenews [dot] org.

Our guide to decarbonizing your life was nominated for a National Magazine Award! heatmap.news/decarbonize-yo…

Congratulations Dr Paula Rowińska, '25, for winning Austria’s Science Book of the Year! You can read about Paula's award (and fantastic book, Mapmatics) here: sciwrite.mit.edu/news-events/

If you follow us over on *the other sky site* Alex Ip 葉清霖 is alexip718.bsky.social made a starter pack of our science writing alum: bsky.app/starter-pack/a…

Congratulations to William von Herff, '23, for being named a 2025 Early Career Fellow by The Open Notebook! Read more about Will and the fellowship here: sciwrite.mit.edu/news-events

Last week, FEMA removed an interactive mapping tool from its website showing in local detail how climate change could affect the risk of hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other hazards across the country. Two data scientist rebuilt it within a week. newscientist.com/article/247027…

Elizabeth Quill, '07, dives into the wonderfully weird world of ancient black holes for Science News Explores: snexplores.org/article/ancien…

Larger models can pull off greater feats, but the accessibility and efficiency of smaller models make them attractive tools. Stephen Ornes reports: quantamagazine.org/why-do-researc…

Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts wsj.com/health/healthc… with Liz Essley Whyte

Danish schoolchildren helped scientists discover 9 new species of tardigrade. Dr Paula Rowińska, '25, has the story for Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

A new study explores psychedelics in active duty soldiers. Noah Daly reports for Military Times: militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

Could We Store Our Data in DNA? My latest for The New Yorker. Link is in reply.

Black Farmers Face Setbacks Over Trump Budget Cuts: ‘We Are In Survival Mode’ #news #environment Iris M. Crawford reports The Guardian EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/ejtoda… theguardian.com/environment/20…

“We’re way more connected than we believe or understand,” said MIT Science Writing student Sophie Hartley. Learn more about why science writing is important. news.mit.edu/2024/sophie-ha… #ScienceJournalism #Science #climatechage