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NASA Should Be Friendly to the Press. Lately, It’s Not.

NASA Should Be Friendly to the Press. Lately, It’s Not.

Why is the one federal agency dedicated to revealing the unknown to humankind so difficult for many journalists to penetrate?

A Nobel Doesn't Make You an Expert

A Nobel Doesn't Make You an Expert

In an excerpt from her book "Making Sense of Science," Cornelia Dean of The New York Times shares hard-won insights in teasing out substance from hype.

Award-Winning Nautilus Magazine Enters Troubled Waters

Award-Winning Nautilus Magazine Enters Troubled Waters

Funding shortfalls at the luxe science magazine have left some contributors waiting months to be paid. They may need to wait a little longer.

Before You Join that Science March

Before You Join that Science March

As researchers prepare for the science march, it's worth noting that the flip-side of Trump's anti-science is a sort of alt-science appeasement on the left.

Changing Latin America’s Culture of Insular Science

Changing Latin America’s Culture of Insular Science

The region's scientists lament that their research is too often disconnected from the larger scientific world. In the age of Zika, that needs to change.