FINDING SCIENCE NEWS ON THE NET

摘要

Where to look for detailed information about Cassini spacecraft which has unveiled the mystery of Titan? How to find new exciting researches on nanotechnology or stem cells? Such questions flicker through the mind of a science writer while contemplating to write a science story. It seems achievable in an age when any information is just a mouse click away. For an Internet savvy seasoned science writer, it is easy to pick out the right story ideas from the heap of information ranging from space to fashion, and epidemics to politics. But for an aspiring science writer, it is a daunting task. This write up will give some leads to a budding science writer about finding science story ideas on the Internet.