#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.
Allen: Special Contacts Benefit Nearsightedness
New member Laura Allen writes about nearsightedness, its prevalence, and the introduction of special contacts to help. Myopia, also known as the worsening of longer distance vision, has been affecting a growing amount of people. Especially with the high screen usage...
Dzombak: Extreme Heat Affects Air Travel
Rising heat levels around the world poses threats to many people and industries, now Rebecca Dzombak turns the attention to a new issue brought on by climate change – air temperatures. While planes themselves are engineering to withstand the worst possible conditions,...
Swenson: Natural Barriers Against Flooding
In a piece for the Environmental Protection Agency, new member Kelsey Swenson pens a story on natural infrastructure to shield from flooding. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay, the city of Crisfield has been reliant on its surrounding environment since its founding....
Kuthunur: Doubt Cast on Alien Life Signs
Sharmila Kuthunur writes that in mid-April, some researchers made the news when data from NASA’s JWST telescope was used to detect biosignatures outside our solar system. The report entails that gases, similar to the ones produced by marine algae on Earth, were found...
Williams: Wild in Seattle
From David B. Williams, hails a new book, “Wild in Seattle: Stories at the Crossroads of People and Nature”. From the publisher: “For award-winning natural history writer David B. Williams, to be connected to a place you need to pause and look deeply at it. Wild in...