Bethany Brookshire

Bethany Brookshire was a longtime staff writer at Science News Explores and is the author of the book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She has a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in philosophy from The College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She was a 2019-2020 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, the winner of the Society for Neuroscience Next Generation Award and the Three Quarks Daily Science Writing Award, among others.

All Stories by Bethany Brookshire

  1. Using citizen science to find a new taste

    The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is collaborating with Purdue University to study the genetics of taste, and they need volunteers to help.

  2. Comic artist brings invasive species to the funny pages

    Jan Eliot, the artist of the comic strip “Stone Soup,” heard about a study showing that teachers release invasive species into local habitats. She decided to write an educational comic about invasive species.

  3. Science education video series brings evolution to life

    The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has released a new video series on evolution that brings science to the classroom.

  4. Can you build the next chemistry set?

    A new competition from the Society for Science & the Public is out to reinvent one of science’s most beloved traditions.

  5. Interview: On doing science and bringing others in

    Eureka! Lab interviews Caleph Wilson, a postdoctoral researcher who studies immunology. We find out what immunology is, what he does and why he thinks outreach to young people is essential.

  6. Do-it-yourself microscope inventor aims to bring science to the people

    After my own fail at the DIY microscope, I consulted Kenji Yoshino, who helped troubleshoot my design, and we talked about how he put the do-it-yourself microscope together.

  7. Building a DIY microscope

    You can make a microscope for $10 with some wood, Plexiglas, a drill and your cell phone. Or at least, you can try.

  8. A 3-D printer in every classroom

    The 3-D printing company MakerBot has launched MakerBot academy, with the goal of putting a 3-D printer into every school in the United States.

  9. 2013 U.S. Report Card on reading and math

    Today marks the release of the 2013 Nation’s Report Card, with data on how fourth and eighth grade students are doing in reading and math. What does it mean?

  10. Get out of the lab and into the classroom with a science education grant

    Help bring science to the classroom, get kids interested in science, and show what a life in science, technology, engineering or mathematics is like. People in STEM careers are eligible for up to $15,000 in funding to create a volunteer program.

  11. Need money to invent? Get your own grant!

    The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam offers high school students grants to help bring to life inventions that often can help those in need. Along the way, students get experience in solving real-world problems.

  12. Interview: Studying rivers means wading into more than just water

    Geology assistant professor Anne Jefferson talks with Eureka! Lab about what she does, why she does it and why she dyed a stream purple for science.

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