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Journalists begin asking whether the US has enough STEM workers after all

SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA: A new report—with immigration-politics implications—finds science, technology, engineering, and math workers plentiful.

Hot fire, cool soil

PHYSICS UPDATE: In a blazing wildfire, soil temperatures don’t necessarily increase with vegetative fuel and fire intensity.

My first March meeting

POINTS OF VIEW: Physics Today's website production assistant recounts his experiences at this year's March meeting of the American Physical Society.

Pulitzer for InsideClimate News focuses attention on journalism's future

SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA: The award is seen as affirming an information-age approach to reporting news—including science news.

First results from the Planck microwave telescope

PHYSICS UPDATE: The cosmos is just a little bit older and slower than we thought.

Let the public name exoplanets

DAYSIDE: Naming an exoplanet after a fictional planet is worthwhile if it deepens the public's engagement in astronomy.

What might the new Digital Public Library of America portend for science?

SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA: The news coverage only indirectly engages the long view for open access and scientific publishing.

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