1. Pick a science news article from your favorite area of science (see choices below).
2. Do a CLIO Quicksearch or a find a specialized database on CLIO to find the original science article about which the news article is reporting. (Also see suggestions within exercises.)
3. Think of the broader concepts from the articles. Generate some keywords. Experiment with lots more searches.
BONUS QUESTIONS
1. What articles cite the scientific article? (Use Google Scholar and/or Web of Science)
2. Are there data in the science article? Are all of the data available from the article or is there a link to a data repository? Or is the data only described in the article?
Chemical & Engineering News February 11, 2020 Edible fungus yields new pineapple flavor molecule
Phys.org February 11, 2020 Researchers look to fungus to shed light on
Nature February 7, 2020 Why oranges from afar can have a modest carbon footprint
Science Daily February 7, 2020 Arctic ice melt is changing ocean currents
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Science News January 21, 2020 Phosophorus, a key ingredient of life, has been found in a newborn star system
Science Daily January 6, 2020 NASA planet hunter finds Earth-size habitable-zone world
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Science Daily February 12, 2020 Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and nonlife
Science Daily February 4, 2020 First childhood flu helps explain why virus hits some people harder than others
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