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One of the three posts of mine initially nominated for the 3 Quarks Daily Science Blogging Prize made it to the semi-finals! Somewhat unsurprisingly, it was the post on oral sex in fruitbats.
I just celebrated my one-year anniversary of returning to NWS as executive director and what an amazing year it has been. With your support, attendance, and laughter, the National Writers
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Some birds and animals are named after historical figures, but there’s a growing awareness of the atrocities some of those figures committed. In a conversation from June, science writer Ed Yong tells Matt Galloway about the push to rename some species and why it's harder than you might think.