Five top science book writers offer advice for budding authors in a series of interviews in Nature's Books & Arts section. Peter Atkins reveals the hard work behind a successful textbook; Carl Zimmer ...

Do you love to write or edit and love biology? There are a number of career options that allow you to combine these two passions. First, ask yourself whether you love scientific writing or love ...

Montgomery, Scott L. The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2003. Highly recommended introductory guide to scientific communication. Montgomery ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's time to step my game up. I mean that ...

Stereotypical academic writing is rigid, dry, and mechanical, delivering prose that evokes memories of high school and undergraduate laboratory reports. The hallmark of this stereotype is passive ...

Science writing comes in many varieties. When writing for a blog, you usually have freedom to go as deep into a topic as you feel necessary. There are hardly ever ...

Science writers describe discoveries and commercial developments in all branches of science, engineering, medicine, and environmental science. They explain the impact these discoveries have on the ...

This includes not writing in the first person and avoiding emotionally charged language. This contributes to your credibility as a writer. Room for improvement: “My patient is really sick and I feel ...

Early-career science writers can apply for this remote, part-time fellowship. The Open Notebook and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund seeks candidates for a 12-month fellowship, which provides a US$6,600 ...

I make no secret of the fact that I am President of the Carl Zimmer fan club. Carl’s writing was a big influence for me well before we became colleagues at Discover. So when Alok Jha at the Guardian ...