Editorials

1. Engaging with discovery science: expanding the conversation within the science communication community. --Rick Borchelt

Articles

2. The coverage of basic and applied research in press releases on EurekAlert!. --Jingwen Zhang, Marina Joubert, Jonathan Dudek and Rodrigo Costas
3. Can media inspire public engagement with astronomy? Assessing information modalities and potential mechanisms for inspiration in a basic science context. --Matthew S. VanDyke and Sara K. Yeo
4. Promoting the Higgs boson as `discovery science' news: exploring the boundary spanner functions of CERN communication professionals'. --Jamie Dorey, Richard Holliman, Eileen Scanlon, James Gillies and Ana Godinho

Practice Insights
5. Strategic planning and evaluation for effective public engagement. --Xinnan Du, Karen Peterman, John Besley and Allison Black-Maier
6. Enhancing public engagement and science communication through participatory astronomy: insights from the Surabaya Astronomy Club's star party model. --Muchammad Toyib, Gebrina Ayu Pramesti and Nuri Herachwati
7. Communicating the gravitational-wave discoveries of the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration. --Hannah Middleton, Christopher P. L. Berry, Nicolas Arnaud
8. Public perceptions of ocean science as insight into discovery science. --Shu-Min Janet Tsai, T.Y. Branch and Shawn Rowe
9. The Hopes and Fears Lab: enabling dialogue on discovery science. --Richard Milne, Catherine Galloway, Mariam Rashid, Daniela Boraschi, Claudette Burch and Anna Middleton

Essays
10. Communication and engagement for basic science: insights and practical considerations. --Keegan Sawyer and Brooke Smith
11. The challenge of identifying behavioral goals for communication in the context of basic science. --John C. Besley, Sara K. Yeo, Todd P. Newman and Anthony Dudo