In Armamar, a village nestled among the hills of Portugal’s Douro Valley, science is becoming more than a theoretical image or a…
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Community Engagement Empowering through Science: How Armamar is Building Bridges to Science in Rural CommunitiesRead more
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post The Science and the Fiction of The Rocky Horror Picture ShowRead more
By Elizabeth Fusco Science fiction has enamored audiences for centuries. This genre sees an uptick in popularity during the Halloween season due…
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post We’re Here and We’re Queer: A Retrospective of LGBTQ Individuals in STEMRead more
By Elizabeth Fusco, edited by Andrew S. Cale Pride Month is a celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+)…
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post Talking Trash for Ten Years: Interview with Children’s Author Patricia NewmanRead more
Children’s author (and PLOS SciComm contributor) Patricia Newman is celebrating a landmark anniversary of her renowned book on improving our environment. In…
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post What “12 Angry Men” Teaches Us about the Art of PersuasionRead more
This acclaimed courtroom drama offers valuable lessons for science communicators Bill Sullivan We often find ourselves at an impasse with others and…
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post Shifting the Balance from Animals to New Approach Methods: We’re Working Toward It!Read more
Barbara L. F. Kaplan and William Slikker, Jr. Animals and animal models have been used for centuries to provide us with an understanding…
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post Promoting science for all: how European Researchers’ Night could unlock science in rural Portugal.Read more
In a world where the wonders of science are no further away than a Google search or a science museum field trip, it is…
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post What Does Gratitude Have To Do With The Environment?Read more
By Patricia Newman Expressions of gratitude for nature rarely make headlines. Yet a growing body of research tells us that we feel…
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post From Litter Boxes to COVID-19: How One Scientist Strives to Educate the Public on Scientific Matters affecting their Daily LivesRead more
Do you think cleaning the cat litter box is an annoying chore that you have to complete every day? What if I…
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post Shattering My Implicit Bias Against the STEM Learners in My ClassroomRead more
By Kate Narita My biggest aha moments in life have happened when I’ve become aware of an implicit bias that a few months earlier I would have told…
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post On the Shoulders of Giants: One Scientist’s Diabetes Research JourneyRead more
By the start of the 1920s, a treatment for diabetes, one of the world’s oldest diseases, had eluded the medical community for over two…
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post Exploring a Quandary: Kids Love Nonfiction, But Adults Assume They Don’tRead more
By Melissa Stewart Take a moment to consider these dueling headlines: “Will My Grandkids Still Love Me If I Buy Them Nonfiction?” The…