Writing, images, and storytelling

Email newsletters are a bit like the vinyl records of online communication. They were already around long before social media, before blogs, even before web browsers. They never really went…

In this second installment, we look at making your own images for your science blog, or asking for permission. If all else fails, you can buy images.

This is the first part of a two-part blog post on where and how to find images for (science) blogs. Includes lots of raccoon pictures as examples!

Sea nettle (2/5) Ouch! Their transparent look makes them hard to spot, but a surprise encounter with one of these beach bodies can really hurt your seaside enjoyment. Penguin (3/5)…

“Drivers! Don’t forget to drop the pantograph!” I don’t know what it means, but this sign at London’s Farringdon Station sounds important and magical. It’s a large white sign at…

In early 2002, Guyang Huang’s career was not going in the direction he expected. A year earlier, his work at the Beijing Genomics Institute earned him a spot in the…