Science articles in newspapers

In this paragraph I will state the main claim that the research makes, making appropriate use of “scare quotes” to ensure that it’s clear that I have no opinion about this research whatsoever. – Robbins (2010), This is a news website article about a scientific paper

If you’ve ever thought that science articles in major newspapers all seem to follow a similar pattern you should read this article by Martin Robbins, the Guardian’s “Lay Scientist”. It’s hilarious.

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