Very often, one of the off-putting aspects of science is science reporting. Professional papers tend to be dry, technical documents that normally don't interest many people outside of professional researchers. Enter science writing. Science writers take technical information and present it such a way that it is accessible to the general public. The good ones also make it interesting for the professional scientists.
If you would like to read an interesting science story that is magnificently written, check out this story about a small town in Canada with a fungus problem. There's a link between the fungal infestation and the Canadian Club whiskey distillery that is in the town. Read it here.
