The desks behind
the publication.
House columns and the Science Blog Editorial Team are the desks. A named byline is the person who wrote the article. When an article carries a named “Edited by” credit, that credit identifies the person who handled the review.
Desks
Each desk covers a defined beat, and Science Blog takes editorial responsibility for what appears under it.
Lab Report
News desk
Lab Report covers new research as it publishes. Fresh studies, first findings, and the occasional retraction, drawn from the journals and the institutions doing the work.
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The Long View
Explainers
The Long View steps back. A single finding rarely means much on its own, so this desk connects new research to what came before it, across physics, biology, medicine, and everything in between.
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Mind & Matter
Psychology and neuroscience
Mind & Matter covers psychology and neuroscience: what the evidence says about how brains work and why people do what they do, with limited patience for overclaimed studies.
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Natural History
Nature and ecology
Natural History is Science Blog's desk for the living world. Animals, evolution, and ecology, reported from the field science and the papers rather than the press releases.
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A named byline is the writer. A desk byline means the publication takes responsibility for the piece. Tools, including AI, may be used in research, drafting, and editing. Science Blog is responsible for sources, claims, and the final article. Where an editor is named on the article, that person handled the review.
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Ownership
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