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Science Trends

Your source for the latest science news and education, from climate change to cancer research, we’ve got you covered

Science Trends was founded in July of 2017 as a platform to give scientists a voice to share the latest scientific discoveries. We provide an avenue for scientists in academia and industry to connect with more than half a million science-minded people. To date, we’ve worked with thousands of scientists from across the world to share their work on everything from artificial intelligence to cancer research.

 
Operating costs for Science Trends are funded by advertising. We are not backed by institutional investors, banks, or other private or public entities. This allows us to control our business model in connecting scientists and their research with the world.
Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future. – Ahmed Zewail

We aim that this site is your authoritative resource for answering science questions and providing simple and effective information to get you back doing what you love best. Less fluff, more substance. That’s our promise.

The Science Trends Team

Science Trends has worked with over 3,000 authors from around the globe to help you learn about the latest scientific research. We pride ourselves in our ability to present expertly crafted content from the people who know best. Below is a curated list of our science writers.

Emily Spear, Science Editor

Emily graduated from Truman State University in 2016 with a bachelor’s of science degree. As the editor and social media contributor for Science Trends, she works to ensure scientific writing is top notch. She has a diverse background in writing and editing pieces covering a variety of topics including news, science, sports, and travel. Emily lives in Washington, D.C. and enjoys puns, binge-watching television series on Netflix, and traveling with her husband and daughter.

Alex Bolano, Science Writer

When Alex isn’t nerdily stalking the internet for science news, he enjoys tabletop RPGs and making really obscure TV references. Alex has a Masters’s degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Daniel Nelson, Science Writer

Daniel obtained his BS and is pursuing a Master’s degree in the science of Human-Computer Interaction. He hopes to work on projects which bridge the sciences and humanities. His background in education and training is diverse including education in computer science, communication theory, psychology, and philosophy. He aims to create content that educates, persuades, entertains, and inspires.

Juan Ramos, Science Writer

Juan has been writing about science for over a decade and regularly keeps up with technological and scientific advancements. Juan is known for taking complex research and technology and presenting it in an easily digestible form for education. Juan holds a Master’s degree from The Open University in the UK.

Jessica McGregor, Science Writer

Jessica is currently writing her thesis to complete my Ph.D. in bioanalytical chemistry at the University of British Columbia. She plans to use her knowledge and experience in science and her writing skills to become a science writer professionally.

M. Chloe Mulderig, Science Writer

After earning a Ph.D. in the anthropology of religion, I embarked on a career of traveling and writing. Through my website, www.leapoffaithchloe.com, I provide real-world tips for travelers and complex analysis of religious practice in the modern world. As a travel writer, I strive to make foreign destinations accessible to my readers, while encouraging them to gain a greater understanding of themselves through interactions with others. I supplement these writings with high-quality photography and videography.

Kate Broome, Science Writer

Kate is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor’s degree and is currently working on getting her Master’s degree at Southern New Hampshire University. She loves to read and learn about all things space, a fanatic of NASA and the latest space science news. She currently lives in Texas with her two pit bulls, Lennox and Bentley.

Kyle Foss, Science Writer

Kyle is a Ph.D. student in Machine Learning. His goal is to be able to hike and camp throughout the world. Prior work experience includes automotive engineering, environmental regulation, and design of experiments testing.

Mohendra Shiwnarain, Science Writer

Mohendra has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Masters in Biotechnology. Growing up, he enjoyed learning as much as he could from any and all topics. He has gone on many Wikipedia rabbit holes, scouring to find more interesting facts than the last. He writes to both learn and lead others into their own search of scientific knowledge, both mundane and interesting.

Editorial Guidelines

Science Trends follows a core set of editorial and publishing policies as outlined here.

Author contributions

Science Trends believes authors should be clearly attributed and proper credit should be given for peer-reviewed published research. This is why at the end of each journal article feature Science Trends includes a link to the peer-reviewed journal article, the journal it was published under, the authors, and their associated institution.

Corrections

We believe the content within each of our articles is correct to the best of our ability. If you as the author or a reader have comments or corrections please contact us through this page

Editorial Independence

Science Trends believes the editorial process, the content we publish, and the voice of our authors should be free from commercial influence.

Institutional Affiliation

Science Trends does not hold any formal institutional affiliations. While we have worked with thousands of academic, private, and governmental institutions we remain entirely independent.

Plagiarism

Science Trends takes plagiarism very seriously. This is why we perform two thorough plagiarism checks for each article before publishing. If you have concerns over plagiarism, please contact us through this page. Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions regarding our editorial policies.

Advertising Guidelines

Science Trend’s mission is to be a bridge between scientists and the general public by allowing scientists to share their knowledge, experience, and research with you. In order to do this, Science Trends relies on funding from our advertisers in order to enhance your experience at Science Trends and allow us to cover our operating costs.

Science Trends remains unbiased as advertisers and advertisements in no way compromise our editorial autonomy. Other than input about broad topic areas, we never allow sponsors to influence the content we create.

We wanted to create a policy documenting how Science Trends uses advertising, where, and with what networks. At this time, Science Trends displays Google Adsense and Outbrain advertisements. Science Trends does not have any paid links, affiliate links, or paid guest posts (branded content).

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What Our Readers Say About Science Trends

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