by Chris Tachibana | Dec 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
During the darkest month of the year, Priscilla Long muses on environmental disaster, species extinction, climate change…and hope. In “Notes Composed in the Dark of our Time,” a guest editorial for Terrain.org (as Priscilla describes it, “a fine online...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Thomas P. Hopp puts medical sleuth Dr. Peyton McKean back to work in a new thriller, The Neah Virus. Northwesterners will recognize the nonfiction elements—Neah Bay and controversies over Native American whale-hunting rights. NSWAnians will note references to the...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Sandi Doughton connects football, war injuries, and dementia. The common node is Microsoft Founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen, who has long followed—and funded—neuroscience and brain research. In this article for the Seattle Times, Sandi relates how Seattle...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
Beans and butterflies have kept Rachel Webber busy lately. Writing for Washington State University, Rachel tells about a program to get students interested in nutrition by harvesting beans (note the link to an heirloom recipe in this version). She also relates an...
by Chris Tachibana | Nov 4, 2013 | ScienceWire
In a combination detective story and science report, Eric Sorensen, Science Writer for Washington State Magazine/WSU News Service (@WSUDiscovery) digs into the science of sleep deprivation. Backed by good old-fashioned, in-depth reporting, Eric’s story includes a...
