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"In this article I propose the classification of the evolutionary stages that a scientific discipline evolves through and the type of scientists that are the most productive at each stage."

We’re absolutely thrilled about this announcement, and delighted that our free mapping tools such as Google Earth and Google Maps continue to enable both individuals and distinguished scientists to explore and learn about their world.

On sensitive topics (global warming, evolution), you should never allow scientists to communicate to the public.

Not so long ago, I wrote an essay on how the science journalist can improve understanding between scientists, the government and the public. An elementary question for a science journalist in training to answer, especially for me, as I’ve studied science communication for a number of years now.

You normally wouldn't think of satisfying your jones for political and cultural commentary by visiting a "science" blog. But a small network of writers at scienceblogs.com are trying to broaden scientific discourse by editorializing about everything...

It's getting harder and harder to remember what it was like to write about science in the pre-Web 2.0 days.

In the first of a series of five articles Clive Hamilton tracks the progress of climate denialism in Australia.

Scientists don't respect them, we are told, and the public doesn't trust them so how do we fix it so that journalists can again be the 'trusted guides' they used to be ?

We now take you live to a storm within the ranks of America's weathercasters.It is a quiet controversy about global warming.

Amid the thousands of stolen emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit, posted on websites late last year, a telling exchange among the scientists has been largely overlooked.