Had a blast talking at @istaresearch.bsky.social’s Think & Drink last Friday! @clarewatson.bsky.social and I shared how we went from lab bench to newsroom, and why trust, curiosity & scientist voices matter in journalism. Thanks to all who joined!

Chris Judge’s “A Daily Cloud” project began in 2020, born from quiet days in the garden during lockdown. With simple lines and a touch of imagination, he turned everyday skies into playful scenes - one cloud at a time. [1/3] Credits: adailycloud [FB] #clouds #creative

Hi there 🧪 I've just started my journalism residency @istaresearch.bsky.social If you're a scientist on campus or visiting Vienna, lmk! I'm the one reading magazines at lunch/on the bus + scribbling notes in talks. 👋 Please say hello & tell me about your work (or favourite hike or restaurant) 🌿

Panel discussion at ISTA: Renowned science journalists discussed both the challenges and the joys of science journalism. Thanks to our panelists: @clarewatson.bsky.social, @giorgiag-sciwriter.bsky.social, @jackiesnow.bsky.social, Monika Mondal, Klaus Taschwer & moderator Marlene Nowotny!

Do warning labels on tobacco products alter (would be) smokers’ behaviour? @clarewatson.bsky.social discusses past, present and future of tobacco-related health communication with Lucy Popova: buff.ly/4dvhi1H

Hakai is one of my favourite places to write for. If you know of an organization that might want to help fund it, reach out! 🧪

This beautiful multimedia essay, a compilation of the unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgments, will surely make you smile. From being lost for words to outpourings of thanks, Tabitha Carvan has captured it all; the very human side of #science 🧪 science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

TIL that menstrual products are based on the same principles they have been for aeons: absorb, and hope like hell it doesn't get saturated. So researchers are testing a molecule that gels menstrual blood into a solid so it doesn't leak or spill.

While we have known for a few years now that ants treat each other's wounds, we're only just learning how astonishingly complex and precise ant medical care can be: some species perform life-saving amputations on each other! 🧪 #wildlife #nature #AmWriting

An Australian organization is taking “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” to heart by using trash to clean up ghost gear. By @clarewatson.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/news/using-t...

This was a fun little science ditty about how genomic analysis has revealed the German cockroach is not in fact German, but a canny and adaptable hitchhiker from South Asia who took advantage of human trade and wars to travel and thrive around the world. #science #entomology #genomics #cockroach

We have 3 grants on offer to support SJAA members and I'd be happy to answer any Qs having received a few in the past. With SJAA's support, my stories have ended up in @hakaimagazine.com @natureportfolio.bsky.social + taken me to Colombia for #WCSJ2023, an experience still paying dividends today.

Are you a student or early-career #ScienceJournalist based in Aus with a pitch up your sleeve? A staff journalist with a story idea that requires travel? Or is there a professional development opportunity you'd like to snap up? Our grant applications close next week! sjaa.org.au/opportunitie...

Great reporting here by @elandhuis.bsky.social, providing a greater understanding of the difficulties with #ClinicalTrials of treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like #Alzheimers #ALS while presenting new ideas about how those trials could better measure a drug's effect on disease progression.

In the Spencer Gulf of Australia, seagrass meadows stash truckloads of heavy metals in the coast's muddy depths. But if something were to happen to the seagrass—a marine heatwave perhaps—it could die and release the toxins back into the sea. By Clare Watson. hakaimagazine.com/news/seagras...

After decades of neglect, it's an exciting time for endometriosis research. In the past year, a flurry of studies have been published that could radically change our understanding of the condition, and how to treat it. Learn as much as I did writing my latest story! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I think my favorite genre of life is accidental dumb faces. #Birds like this white faced heron are experts at these. Who else has more examples? Bonus points if it's your study species! 🧪

If you’re a reporter who’s been laid off, and you’ve got a great climate accountability story in the tank that you’re not going to be able to get published now, shoot me a pitch: emilyatkin (at) heated (dot) world. Let’s get your work published and let’s get you paid!

Crabs evolved (and disappeared) multiple times over the last 250 million years. @clarewatson.bsky.social digs into a conundrum that is taxing taxonomists: buff.ly/41FKq0O

Delighted to hear my paper w/ @rahmstorf.bsky.social & @naomioreskes.bsky.social, which showed Exxon predicted global warming w/ breathtaking accuracy years before it attacked climate science & scientists, was the second most talked-about climate article of 2023! www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the...

Amplifying good news in conservation! First up, endangered western swamp turtles have survived for several years after an experimental relocation to see if they can survive south of their current range. 🐢 #climateRescue 🌏🧪 www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01...

2023 is truly an abnormal year in an abnormal period for the world's climate. "Unusual" under sells what's happening. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

You have to read this. The incredible story of George Cove, an early 1900s solar energy pioneer who was KIDNAPPED and forced to abandon his work - potentially holding renewable energy back by decades. 🤯 theconversation.com/if-the-first... <- by Sugandha Srivastav.

Spectacular finalists list for the UNSW Press Bragg Prize for Science Writing for 2023: Jo Chandler - 'Buried treasure' Lauren Fuge - 'Point of view' Rebecca Giggs - 'Noiseless messengers' Amalyah Hart - 'Model or monster' Nicky Phillips - 'Trials of the heart' Helen Sullivan - 'A city of islands'

I've jumped into writing math & physics stories lately, and it's been a lot of fun! Turns out there's an element of number theory in genetic errors; a strange link between zebra stripes and sperm; and ultracold atoms can react as one! @sciencealert.bsky.social www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d...

@theopennotebook.bsky.social just launched a database for science writers & editors, searchable by location, the types of work people do, and their identity. thrilled to have this resource in our community and look forward to seeing the connections it will foster! www.theopennotebook.com/writers

Finally made my way to bluer skies! I'm Rina, a freelance journalist covering tech & its intersections w/ science, society & the environment. I'm also a copy editor & content writer. Born & raised in the Philippines🇵🇭, now living in Aotearoa🇳🇿 Excited to connect & share my work w/ everyone on here!

Thought I'd share one of my latest stories, to introduce myself here 👋 It's about how attitudes are slowly shifting towards a controversial conservation strategy as scientists realise how fast climate change is hitting. But first, they need to test whether the strategy works.

Some new arrivals, including me, here!

PLEASE RETWEET (or whatever it's called): I want to follow and support fellow science journalists on Bluesky! Help me find them!! Reply to this if you are among that hallowed number. @easternblot.bsky.social @jjbw.bsky.social @eshirin.bsky.social @duncanfyfe.bsky.social @colinschultz.bsky.social