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Heat waves may severely jeopardize bumble bees’ ability to smell the flowers they feed on. scim.ag/8aw

Bumble bees lose their sense of smell after heat waves. And as temperatures rise, this phenomenon could threaten crops that rely on these pollinators. My latest in News from Science science.org/content/articl…

Oigan, la RedMexPeriodCiencia abrió convocatorias para dos premios de periodismo de ciencia 🥳 🇲🇽 El Premio Nacional es para trabajos en formato texto 📰 o sonoro🎧 elaborados por personas mexicanas, en dos categorías: 👉profesionales 👉estudiantes Convocatoria: redmpc.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/la-…

.National Association of Science Writers (NASW) has a travel grant opportunity for #Indigenous journalists interested in attending the National Association of Science Writers meeting in Raleigh, NC November 8-11. Receive up to $3K to cover travel, accommodations, & caregiving! Plz RT nasw.org/article/nasw-s…

Critics say the new Frontiers Planet Prize—1 million Swiss francs to invest in research to safeguard the planet against various environmental tipping points—perpetuates old inequities. scim.ag/8c8

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Heat waves may severely jeopardize bumble bees’ ability to smell the flowers they feed on. scim.ag/8ff News from Science

Expand and diversify your networks. Find potential freelancers, collaborators, editors to pitch, conference panelists, award judges, new colleagues, voices to follow on social media, and more. theopennotebook.com/writers/

The brain fluid in our central nervous system may travel to nerves distant in body, a new study finds. The results could lead to new ways to deliver drugs. My new story in News from Science. science.org/content/articl…

Nerves throughout the body may be bathed in cerebrospinal fluid. bit.ly/4ecc22Y

“The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.” I kept thinking of that line from American novelist William Faulkner as Shraddha Chakradhar and I worked on a special series in Science. Catching up with a thread. science.org/content/articl…

We launched the series last month with an introduction and data documenting the lingering imprint of overseas European colonialism in science. Rodrigo Pérez Ortega and Monica Hersher dived deep to report and produce startling graphics. science.org/content/articl…

But critics worry such efforts will focus only on Hindu accomplishments and gloss over the scientific successes of India’s other ethnic groups. science.org/content/articl…

Award winners Elijah Yetter-Bowman, Rodrigo Pérez Ortega and Yvette Cabrera are the panelists for the virtual opening plenary at #SciWri24 hosted by National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and CASW on October 17 from 1-2pm ET! You can learn more and register to attend at: sciencewriters2024.org #scicomm

Heat waves may severely jeopardize bumble bees’ ability to smell the flowers they feed on. scim.ag/8gX News from Science

TRUST is a big theme these days—at an upcoming National Association of Science Writers (NASW) plenary, and at last weekend's Stanford Big Ideas in Medicine Conference conference, where I urged physicians, researchers, entrepreneurs & other thought leaders to be candid in published stories about what's broken in healthcare

Genomic and archaeological data show that the population on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, never “collapsed” as some had argued. bit.ly/3Zny26C

After 100 years of searching, scientists finally found this tiny frog. In Ecuador, where 57% of amphibians are endangered, this finding represents a flag of resistance in the battle to protect the forests from mining and illegal logging My first / National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Ancient DNA study puts ‘last nail in the coffin’ of purported Rapa Nui ‘ecocide.' A new genomic, plus archaeological data show population on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, never “collapsed” as some had argued before. My story for News from Science. science.org/content/articl…

Why is the mental health of Latin American environmental defenders invisible? In 2022, I set out to answer that question. Today, in a bilingual collaboration between MutanteOrg , El Espectador and grist , we bring you what I found. A 🧵 grist.org/justice/living…