Science in the media
A collection of Catalyst articles about science in the media.
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It Must Be True - I Read It in the Paper!
A Catalyst article about scientists publishing their results in journals.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2007, Volume 18, Issue 1.
Lucie Green - Astronomer
A Catalyst article describing Lucie Green's work as an astronomer and broadcaster on the Sky at Night programme.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 1.
Selling Science Short
A Catalyst article about a group of young scientists testing scientific claims in advertising.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 2.
Stephen Kill, Science Photographer
A Catalyst article about working as a photographer in a scientific laboratory.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 2.
Risky Radiation
A Catalyst article comparing mobile phones and UV sunbeds. Mobile phones emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 2.
Is Salmon Good for You?
A Catalyst article examining if there are harmful chemicals in farmed fish.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 2.
H2O: Hot Ice and the Mysteries of Water
This Catalyst article looks at some of the unusual features of water and especially the way it behaves when it is frozen.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2009, Volume 19, Issue 4.
It's Life, But Much As We Already Know It
This Catalyst article looks at a newspaper report, which carried the headline “It’s life, but not as we know it”, following NASA’s supposed discovery of a ‘second form of life’.
This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2011, Volume 21, Issue 3.
Zombie Invasion
This Catalyst article looks at how Californians are being encouraged to prepare for the next big earthquake.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2012, Volume 22, Issue 3.
What is Science Communication?
This Catalyst article explores where Science Communication came from, how it has grown and why it has an important role to play in helping people to learn about science.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1.
Working in Science Communication
In this Catalyst article, six people whose work can be described as ‘communicating science’ reveal the great variety of career paths in this area.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2013, Volume 24, Issue 1.
Award-winning models
This Catalyst article presents the work of three chemists - Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel - who won the 2013 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Their work allowed the development of complex computer models of compounds and reactions.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 3.
Dr Laura Waters: Research Chemist
This Catalyst article introduces Laura Waters, who is a chemist at Huddersfield University with an interest in both doing scientific research and communicating her work to a wide audience.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 25, Issue 4.
Twenty-Five Years
This Catalyst article celebrates 25 years of Catalyst and also looks at five big discoveries they have reported on in their 100 issues.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 25, Issue 4.
