#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.
Diya: Cooling Homes with Past Designs
Heat has become an increasing issue with rising temperatures. Hot summers have forced many to rely on air conditioning, but in turn forcing more power consumption. To alleviate this issue, some researchers have turned to the past to find solutions as member Diya...
Trent: Avian Science Jeopardized by Federal Cuts
From member Sarah Trent: Bird banding, the act of putting metal bands around bird legs for identification, has been invaluable to ornithologists. The Bird Banding Lab – a program of the U.S. Geological Survey’s biological research arm has been instrumental in such...
Hoover: Testing DNA Repair with Space Flies
New member Rachael Hoover writes about an exciting experiment that NASA is conducting to explore the effects of space travel on the human body. Instead of using actual humans, the experiment will be conducted with fruit flies. Despite their small size, these flies...
Witze: A Critical Look at Trump’s Mars Plan
A new directive from Trump’s White House was given to NASA – to land the first humans on Mars, member Alexandra Witze writes. This, however, has come at a tumultuous time for the agency as the federal government has proposed to cancel many of the space agency’s other...
Ledford: Protein Expression Shows Aging in Waves
Member Heidi Ledford writes that aging is not a linear process, especially to organs. In-depth analysis shows aging is marked by rapid periods that accelerate the process for various parts of our body. Different rates for organs were noted in the research and while...