This is really good. You have to make readers care, and that means connecting the science to something they know, or something they can relate to.

In case you missed it, catch the recording of the recent SHERF informational webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5vu... Apply by Dec. 19: healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

🎉 The SHERF Fellowship is BACK! Science, health & environment reporters — this is your chance to level up your skills, get mentoring and deepen your expertise. Applications now open! Apply here ➡️ healthjournalism.org/fellowships/...

Join us for our fall information session at 3pm today. Registration is here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Trump's EPA is proposing rule changes that if approved would result in fewer ponds, streams and wetlands being protected from development and pollution under clean water rules. Read all about this proposal and what it means @bloomberg.com (w/a gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org

@giorgiag-sciwriter.bsky.social covers emerging genetics research that could help reveal why autism is more common in boys: www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/gen...

@geodesaurus.bsky.social, creator of the Spooky Lake Month series on TikTok and Instagram, gave us a guided tour of some of the world's most mysterious lakes. 🎧 Listen—if you're feeling brave: buff.ly/SyRWeKb

Last month's delightful conversation with Mary Roach is online now! youtu.be/6FUVkG8kieI?... @harvardbookstore.bsky.social 🧪

Last call to sign up for our news event on Wednesday, 1 pm ET! Our Publisher and Editor @alexip718.com will moderate a conversation and Q&A with experts @joshettinger.bsky.social @finejulia6.bsky.social at @mason4c.bsky.social about advancing and integrating climate and health policy:

Climate change fuels more destructive and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones, as a Category 5 hurricane makes landfall in Jamaica insideclimatenews.org/news/2810202...

Want to know more about the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing? Join us for our fall admissions information webinar on Friday, November 21 at 3pm. Registration is here: mit.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

After a quiet summer, the bird flu virus H5N1 is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays — and in the midst of a federal government shutdown. w/ @emilyanthes.bsky.social (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/h...

#SciWri25 online events begin today! Not able to join us in Chicago? Want to add to your in-person conference experience? Join us online October 22-24 for a bespoke slate of professional development sessions covering entrepreneurial science writing, AI and more.

90% of the world's niobium comes from a single operation in Brazil 🪨 ⛏️ . More might be hiding in the scars left by an ancient supercontinent breakup. Read my first story for @eos.org: eos.org/articles/to-... #criticalminerals #mining

I will say I have a voice for print, but I spoke to @ABCaustralia’s Radio National Breakfast about the majority of the Pentagon press corps turning in our badges yesterday. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

👏 Huge shoutout to Nathan Sanders, @laurengh.bsky.social and @mackenziewhite.bsky.social from #ComSciCon! We’re so proud to see our community empowering researchers to share their voices! 💬 #SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #OpEdWriting

Read my latest for @thetransmitter.bsky.social 👇

My latest: A fantasy-themed corporate headquarters uses thousands of boreholes to heat and cool its buildings with high-efficiency geothermal energy that uses a fraction of the energy of other buildings insideclimatenews.org/news/1110202... @insideclimatenews.org

Want to learn more about our program? We'll be at the MIT Virtual Graduate Fair to answer questions about the Graduate Program in Science Writing. Register here by October 15 at 10AM ET: apply.mit.edu/register/?id...

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3/ We still have several months of work to do on the main feature, which means we have several months to develop extra elements for the package. So here is where I'm reaching out to you, dear readers: What do you want to know? What questions do you have? What can I pay someone to find out for you?

🚨 Maternal mortality in the U.S. remains one of the most urgent health crises. At the AHCJ Fall Summit, explore how research funding (or lack of it) shapes what we know — and what we don’t. Join us: healthjournalism.org/training-eve...

Congratulations to @jamesdinneen.bsky.social, '22, for winning a 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award in the Science Reporting category! You can read the award-winning story here: www.newscientist.com/article/2416...

DEAL ALERT: Take advantage of early bird rates for #SciWri25! For writers, editors, authors, journalists, institutional writers, communications managers, students, and anyone working to translate science for the non-scientist. Join us. Early bird rates end tomorrow, Oct. 1 sciencewriters2025.o...#SciWri25!

Congratulations to @hartleys.bsky.social, '24, for winning the John M. Collier Award for Forest History Journalism from @foresthistory.bsky.social. Read more about Sophie's win on our website: sciwrite.mit.edu/news-events/

@alexip718.com created the most comprehensive map of H-1B workers at research institutions for @thexylom.com. This is an impressive and vital resource:

On the GPSW website today: @pratik-p.bsky.social's story for @vox.com on a historic flip in child malnutrition: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Special thanks to The Commonwealth Fund for supporting AHCJ’s career-changing reporting fellowships. 🙌 Applications are open now through Oct. 10. 📅 Info webinar: Sept. 24 Details + apply: healthjournalism.org/event/2025-h...

Reminder that there are giant bears eating salmon right now and you can watch them fur free explore.org/livecams/bro...

INBOX: For the first time in world history, children worldwide are now more likely to be obese than underweight, according to @unicef.org’s new Child Nutrition Report. Read the full story by fellow @mitsciwrite.bsky.social graduate @pratik-p.bsky.social:

Fellow members of @dcswa.bsky.social @sejorg.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @jhuaap.bsky.social and my friends who write and report on the environment and #nature, check out this FREE opportunity from @factcoalition.bsky.social and UNICRI: unicri.org/Agenda-Train...

“My inbox is flooded with [potential news] items every day—which is part of the administration’s “flood the zone” strategy. They are overwhelming us intentionally.” – @hayleysmith.bsky.social. Five reporters share what it means to cover science in the U.S. right now.

Death, Grief, and Cicadas -- Eva Cornman, '24, reports on how one mother is helping others cope with grief with virtual reality tech. Written for the Yale School of Medicine: medicine.yale.edu/news-article...

Reporters—check out today's webinar with @soljourno.bsky.social at 2 p.m. ET: www.solutionsjournalism.org/events/big-c...

I know there's a lot of news rn but @eroston.bsky.social, @zhirji.bsky.social and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!

Personal news: I wrote ~3/8 of a book, and that book is out today! If you want a visually rich, historically grounded look at magic though the millennia, this book's for you. The National Geographic Book of Magic and the Occult is available wherever books are sold: bookshop.org/p/books/nati...

As we celebrate our 15th year, we are truly celebrating everybody. Thank you, @alexip718.com and @thexylom.com, for sharing what TON means to you. Science journalism matters. Community matters. Help us celebrate another 15! #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

NEW: As the Trump administration overhauls the way the government funds academic research, universities reshaping their budgets are turning to Georgia Tech for advice www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

DUE TOMORROW: Need a little financial aid to make the trip to Chicago Nov 7-9 or to participate in the virtual portion of #SciWri25? Apply for a Community Support Grant NASW membership not required to apply Learn more and apply: sciencewriters2025.o...#SciWri25? Deadline to apply: Aug 28

Grace Van Deelen, '22, reports on new methods of flood detection for @eos.org eos.org/articles/res...

Incredible work by @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social

"What I would simply say is cancer can't wait." --Richard Schlueter, a 56-year-old metastatic cancer patient whose therapy was delayed due to terminations at NIH.

The Trump administration is trying to claw back $7 billion in rooftop solar subsidies this week. However, our reporting at my home town shows that money is no silver bullet: even without means testing or quotas, a just transition requires policy clarity and political leadership.

Pitch slam for early-career international science journalists. Join us!

🚨 Last chance! Advance registration for AHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop in Atlanta closes TODAY. Don’t miss your shot to dig into rural health challenges with top experts and fellow reporters. 📅 Workshop: August 21 📍 Atlanta, GA 🎟️ Register now: healthjournalism.org/event/rural-...

. @carolynyjohnson.bsky.social takes a totally fascinating look at how new research shows that one single gene reveals clues to why humans thrived and Neanderthals didn’t www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

You know you need to take a look at a photo (in the wild!) of a glow-in-the-dark (at least, glow under UV light) marsupial:

Is a 1000-ft tanker a motorboat? That may be a $140 M question as Cheniere, the largest exporter of US LNG, seeks tax credits that leave shipping experts and tax specialists baffled. insideclimatenews.org/news/3107202... My latest, w/ @peteraldhous.com Additional analysis by @datadesk.bsky.social