by Susan Keown | Feb 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Jes Burns of Oregon Public Broadcasting won the multimedia category in the 2022 NSWA Best of the Northwest Awards for her story on the secrets of a good night of shut-eye. In her piece — described by the judges as “highly engaging” — Burns visits scientists who are...
by Susan Keown | Feb 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Eric Scigliano (@SeattleFlotsam) just completed a series on the Fraser River, or Tacoutche Tesse (Mighty One), for the Salish Current. In the first piece in the series, Scigliano gives an overview of the still-undammed river’s geography, its fisheries, and its history...
by Susan Keown | Feb 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Dierdre Lockwood (@deirdrelockwood) was awarded an honorable mention, multimedia category, in the 2022 NSWA Best of the Northwest Awards for her team’s piece on cleaner air at every stage of life for the University of Washington Environmental & Occupational Health...
by Susan Keown | Feb 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
New member Isabella Breda (@BredaIsabella) wrote a story for the Seattle Times on a new bill being considered in the Washington state legislature that would ban cancer-causing ingredients in makeup and hair products. She discusses some of the research that is...
by Susan Keown | Jan 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
Vince Beiser (@VinceBeiser) writes for the Sierra Club about the impact of lithium mining on environments worldwide, through the lens of the Atacama Desert of Chile, which is home to one of the world’s biggest lithium operations. The world must vastly increase its...
by Susan Keown | Jan 4, 2023 | ScienceWire
New member Laurel Hamers (@Arboreal_Laurel) writes for the University of Oregon about the jet propulsion used by a gelatinous sea creature, Nanomia bijuga. Hamers describes how this tiny, colonial creature with no central nervous system nevertheless uses many...
