Some rare good news from Gaza!

Science journalists - I need you input! On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession. So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs? #BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism

AI cracks decade-long superbug problem in 2 days, and comes up with four additional solutions. #scicomm #Ai #health "And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that." Woah.. www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

Attention #scicomm! Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support! www.wcsj2025.org

Terrifying graph in the FT today - January was the hottest ever, despite the normally cooler La Nina weather system! #SciComm

Asteroids contain "building blocks of life" - so why haven't we found life elsewhere in the solar system?? www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

The ABSW awards are now open! You can enter here - lnkd.in/esTCCCAw

Maybe dark energy doesn't exist.. As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea! www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...

Like the early days of the apocalypse.. This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024 www.reuters.com/investigates...

Now something else to worry about - mirror life The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently.. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

Always worrying when a new disease emerges. Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC. africacdc.org/news-item/af...

It's such a shame when science becomes a political football - www.scidev.net/global/news/...

Great to be talking about science journalism with the WFSJ vice-president Joseph Mbemg Boum and Mandi Smallhorne, Conference Director for the 2025 World Conference of Science Journalists, the first one to ever be held in Africa!

Over 13 global events, the World Conference of Science Journalists had never been held in Africa. Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!

Really pleased that science journalists gave their full support to our new board at the World Federation of Science Journalists AGM in Budapest last week. Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.

"Freedom of speech, human rights, we think now these are empty slogans.” Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research www.scidev.net/global/opini...