How did birds become birds? An interview with Jingmai O'Connor
The paleontologist and soon-to-be curator at the Field Museum on excavations, being a party animal, and imposter syndrome
Worried about coronavirus? Try shaving
The CDC cautioned that certain facial hairstyles may interfere with respirators, though there's debate over the efficacy of masks
Coronavirus update: widespread diagnostic testing, bioRxiv, and two public health futures
Feb. 5th: 28 countries have confirmed cases
Thinking of applying for the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship? Get inside tips from former fellows
A Q&A with four Massive Consortium members and Mass Media fellows
Scientists and journalists are furious at how PNAS promoted a recent study on female orgasms
What makes matters worse is that the study was done IN RABBITS!
Climate change is heartbreaking. We can turn that pain towards action
Speaking with Katharine Wilkinson about Project Drawdown, intention, and different kinds of environmental heartbreak
The Blob, and other effects of climate change that we aren’t talking about
There’s more going on than just melting glaciers and sea-level rise
Just like your dog, some wolf puppies can play fetch too
This finding might provide clues into how dogs evolved into such good boys
The summer slump happens in scientific publishing, too
You might want to wait a couple more weeks before submitting that next manuscript
Can we take down the dude wall? Can universities glorify anyone besides white men?
Portrait collections showing only white male scientists send clear signals to anyone who does not fit the mold
When antibiotics stopped working, these viruses saved a girl's life
Phage therapy is attracting renewed interest in treating highly resistant infections
What the “millennials are growing horns” story can teach us about scientific literacy
Consortium member Maddie Bender on how to decipher scientific findings that seem too weird to be true
RelativelyRisky points out the fine print in medical studies
This new Twitter account skewers our misunderstanding of absolute risk
By 2100, the ocean will be a different color
Incorporating the colored dissolved organic matter responsible for the color change improves the accuracy of climate models