#NSWASCIWIRE
Recent work by our members#nswasciwire highlights the published writing of NSWA members each month. Would you like to see your writing featured? Please suggest an item online or send a link or PDF file to Susan Keown at sciencewire@nwscience.org. The NSWA Board of Directors determines what material to present. We look forward to highlighting your work.
Yan: The Argument for Burn Zones
Hiking through burn zones is something that many hikers consider to be unseemly and not worth their time, Yan writes. However, in her piece where she recounts her adventures onto the Pacific Crest Trail, she makes the argument that there is a purpose in hiking through...
Gray: Transforming the Future via Living Lab Capstones
New member Alyssa Gray writes a story on how the University of Washington Bothell is incorporating ease of access to nature, a hallmark of the Pacific Northwest, into a living laboratory for further research and development. By using the nearby Hooven forest which is...
Povey: Pulled Back From the Brink –Takahē
From new member Karen Povey, Takahē (“tok-a-hay”) becomes the word of the day as she dives into the stunning recovery of the bird’s population. Located in New Zealand, the Takahē, a large, pudgy, flightless bird, was declared extinct back in 1898. However, that was...
Jabr: Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
From new member and author Ferris Jabr, comes a thought-provoking book on a new way to see our planet and its transformation. From the publisher: “One of humanity’s oldest beliefs is that our world is alive. Though once ridiculed by some scientists, the idea of Earth...
Witze: Artemis II Lunar Fly-by from Mission Control
Tension and elation at NASA’s heart of science operations, writes Alexandra Witze as she witnesses the situation developing in the center just hours before the Artemis II moon fly-by. Just hours prior to the fly-by – a nearly seven-hour period where the astronauts...