A couple of science writing posts I read in the past day or two which might be of some interest.
Women in Science features Jill Trent Science Sleuth:
“Superheroes weren’t the only stars of Golden Age of comic books. There were also hard-boiled detectives, keeping America safe by solving crimes. My brother just sent me an awesome example of the genre: Jill Trent Science Sleuth, a short-lived series from Nedor Comics.” Comics can be accessed from the Women in Science post.

And Nature Networker, blogger (Keeper of the Snails) and author Clare Dudman interviews Paul Parsons, author of The Science of Dr Who.

“CD: Is there anything you would like to see Dr Who tackle? Or anywhere you would like to see him go? PP: Climate change, the credit crunch – we could really do with a Doctor to save us all right now! The Doctor spends his time saving the world from alien invaders. But what about the threat that human beings pose to themselves? Right from the early days of William Hartnell there’s been a tradition of the Doctor going back and visiting key events from history. So, he was there at the OK Corrall, he was there to see Vesuvius erupt over Pompei and his ill-fated assistant Adric crashed a space freighter into Earth 65 million years, wiping out a race of creatures on Earth that we call the dinosaurs. It’d be interesting to see some of the ignominious chapters of human history explored in a little more detail. Where was the Doctor on Sept 11, 2001? The darkest hours of World War 2? What does he make of the atrocities committed by human beings – the creatures that we’re led to believe are his favourite species..”