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 ...

Author Robin Sloan tells us how machine learning crept into his novels. But can an AI master plot? Writing prose well is one thing--and not easily mastered, either, but plotting is an arcane art that ...

As a doctor, writer, and mother of a middle schooler, I was ready to scintillate the sixth graders when I volunteered for the chicken wing dissection class, demonstrating the exciting connection ...

There is no denying it — headlines are important. In fact, they may be the most important part of your content. A good headline will get people to read your article, while a bad one will cause them to ...

Heeyoung Tai, a teaching professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, wants to help her students become critical thinkers and ethical decision makers. Students are going to graduate, she ...

Human writing and drawing dates back at least 30,000 years and incorporates traditional techniques such as carving, engraving, and printing/writing with ink, as well as more novel methods such as ...