Like Being There: How Science Writers Use Sensory Detail

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Memorable science stories captivate not only because they hold our intellectual attention, but also because they grab us by the senses. Stories that incorporate sensory details transport us—whether it is into towns being decimated by an epidemic, in dark caves filled with dying bats, in a Canadian distillery town beset by a mysterious fungus, or into the world of an octopus, where intellect is inextricably linked to touch and taste.