Amplifying the stories of disadvantaged #Aussie girls and #womeninSTEM with #CuriousMinds has been one of my favourite gigs recently. πŸ’œπŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬

The work is so inspiring and uplifting. πŸ₯°

https://curiousminds.edu.au/story/science-sports-and-sisterhood-emilys-journey-as-a-curious-mind/

https://curiousminds.edu.au/story/from-curious-mind-to-community-leader-skye-wilsons-story/

https://curiousminds.edu.au/story/joanne-henry-celebrated-stem-coach-and-technology-innovator/

If you’re looking for pieces like this or similar ones that leverage #popculture to reach younger generations, email hello[at]sci-burst.com.au πŸ“§

We can help!

#scicomm #opentowork #sciencewriting #freelancewriting #podcasting

DEADLINE MAY 16: Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is looking for fiction and non-fiction, specifically "enthralling stories [100–4,000 words preferred, query for longer] set in a future we want to believe in, one we would fight to make a reality." In non-fiction they are particularly looking for science and non-fiction articles of ~6,000 words. https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit

PAYMENT: Fiction $0.08/word, non-fiction $30/piece, poem $30/piece, art $30/piece

#CallForSubmissions #ScienceFiction #Solarpunk #poetry #ScienceWriting

SUBMIT | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine

Utopia Science Fiction is open to submissions. We pay our authors for accepted stories, provide feedback. We are looking for fiction, art, poetry. Send us optimistic science fiction, hard science fiction, stories with incredible world building.

UtopiaScienceFiction

A field trip at an international geopark conference. Not one geological site visited.

Is a geopark still about geology?

New essay β€” from Karangsambung's tectonic origin to what geoparks risk losing when science yields to tourism.

πŸ“„ Abstract in English. Full essay in Bahasa Indonesia.
πŸ”— https://medium.com/geological-controversies/apakah-geopark-masih-tentang-geologi-56869118d7c4

#Geopark #Geology #Geoscience #Geoconservation #Geoheritage
#EarthScience #UNESCOGeopark #ScienceWriting
#GeoscienceCommunication #OpenScience

Apakah Geopark Masih Tentang Geologi?

Sebuah refleksi kritis dari Kebumen: tentang sains sebagai fondasi, bukan dekorasi.

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Informal connections outweigh coauthorship ties in academic impact | PNAS

Mentoring and support networks, as evidenced from article acknowledgements, are a strong predictor of impact.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2511050123

#science #sciencewriting #impact #manuscript

πŸŒ‘ A rare alignment of Sun, Moon, and Earth can turn daylight and familiar shadows into something strange and new. What quiet stories wait in that brief crossing of light and darkness?

✍️ Explore the eclipse 🌞: https://TPC8.short.gy/t9xH7XGb

🌌 Let this passing shadow open a deeper conversation with the sky.

#SolarEclipse #Astronomy #Space #ScienceWriting #Eclipses #TPC8

β˜€οΈ Solar Eclipses Explained: The Dance of Shadow and Light

Solar eclipses explained through science, culture, and cosmic geometry, showing how Sun, Moon, and Earth align to create this rare celestial event.

🌊 The Great Lakes hold water that can carry centuries of memory, moving through basins carved by ancient ice. These inland seas shape climate, culture, and the quiet rhythm of a continent.

✍️ Explore the full story: https://TPC8.short.gy/eWT4L4ag

🌌 Follow the water and consider how long a single journey can endure.

#GreatLakes #Freshwater #Hydrology #Geology #Climate #ScienceWriting #IndigenousHistory #Geography #Geology #TPC8

🌊 The Great Lakes: North America's Temporary Inland Seas

Discover how North America's Great Lakes formed from ancient ice, create weather, preserve shipwrecks, and why these inland seas won't last forever.

What if the universe doesn’t lose energy…
but records it?
In this article I explore the Void Ledger β€” a mechanical idea where universes leak energy over time, and the surrounding void keeps the account.
No exotic physics.
No singularities.
Just pressure, drift, and conservation.
Read here πŸ‘‰
https://bubbleverse.medium.com/the-void-ledger-why-the-universe-may-keep-an-energy-account-c51a4bcbe01f
#Cosmology #Physics #Bubbleverse #VoidLedger #ScienceWriting #Fediverse
The Void Ledger: Why the Universe May Keep an Energy Account

The Void Ledger: Why the Universe May Keep an Energy Account Modern cosmology explains how the universe expands with remarkable precision. What it still struggles with is why expansion behaves the …

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Please reshare! Here's the first in a series of #sciencewriting resources I'm posting to my website: A list of science writing/communication internships and fellowships.

https://brittanytrang.com/science-journalism-fellowships-and-internships/

#sciencejournalism #scicomm #scicommjobs #journalismjobs #journojobs #sciencecommunication #sciwri #stem

Why More Scientists Should Have a Personal Blog

A reflection on why scientists should write publicly, in their own voices, to build trust, counter misinformation, and make science feel more human.

https://rohitfarmer.com/posts/2026/why-more-scientists-should-have-a-personal-blog/

#writing #blogging #sciencewriting #personalBlog

Why More Scientists Should Have a Personal Blog – Rohit Farmer

A reflection on why scientists should write publicly, in their own voices, to build trust, counter misinformation, and make science feel more human.

Rohit Farmer

Vegetable colors tell quiet stories. 🌱

Purple deepens with stress 🟣
Orange gathers sunlight 🧑
Red deepens as ripening synthesizes pigments πŸ…

Explore anthocyanins, carotenoids, and betalains, nature's chemical alphabet.
✍️ https://TPC8.short.gy/dncuXIJI

These hues reflect chemistry, history, and the ways plants endure their environments. Color becomes a record of life adapting in plain sight. πŸ§ͺ

#FoodScience #Botany #PlantScience #ScienceWriting #Nature #Pigments #Gardening #Vegetable #Nutrition #TPC8

🎨 Nature's Color Code: Decoding the Secret Language of Vegetables

Decode vegetable colors: the science of pigments, from purple carrots to red tomatoes. Learn how nature's palette signals nutrition & plant defense.