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In Botswana, a geologist hunts for signs of the rifting that is tearing the continent apart.
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Centuries of selective breeding of Siamese fighting (betta) fish have made them popular pets. But their early domestication was focused on a different signature trait: aggression.
A new #ScienceVideo uncovers what puts the fight in these fish: bit.ly/3AfDZbE
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Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, already approved for certain blood cancers, is generating excitement in early tests against autoimmune diseases.
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Sensors mounted onto northern elephant seals provide a unique view of the open sea.
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The Science Visuals team is looking for a temporary photo editor to assist in sourcing compelling high-quality imagery for publication in @ScienceMagazine and @NewsfromScience.
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Disruptions between the brain’s master circadian clock and the liver’s internal clock, communicated via the hepatic afferent vagal nerve, can lead to unhealthy eating patterns and increased weight gain.
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Why do humans mature so slowly? A small-brained member of Homo that lived 1.8 million years ago may signal a step toward long, drawn-out childhoods.
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A new @ScienceMagazine study reports how #COVID19 travel restrictions and social measures reshaped the global dispersal of influenza.
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Plant scientists have high hopes for short corn.
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In a new @ScienceMagazine study, researchers report a previously overlooked contributor to the meningeal immune landscape in early brain development: group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s).
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Scientists studying the deep sea have built an underwater robot that can gently scoop up delicate fish, squid, and even jellyfish, with a folding container inspired by the Japanese art of origami.
Learn more on #OrigamiDay. ➡️ bit.ly/3CaBwQe
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Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?
A new #SciencePerspective investigates the potential of biohybrid-based medicine, where cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients. bit.ly/4hlS0VQ @ScienceMagazine
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By looking broadly for behaviors characterizing sleep in humans and other organisms, researchers are finding that most animals, even very simple ones, have a restful state.
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Emus’ weird running is surprisingly energy efficient—and dinos’ may have been, too.
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Current #COVID19 vaccines induce suboptimal respiratory mucosal immunity even after mRNA boosters. @ScienceTM
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A new study in @SciRobotics describes the Fast Lock-On tracking system that can record a flying honeybee outdoors while keeping its antennae and wings in focus. bit.ly/4f5NDNd
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Scientists have discovered a pathway centered on #mitophagy—the breakdown of mitochondria—that helps “prune” tendril-like growths from neurons in the nervous system. @SciSignal
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Centuries of selective breeding of Siamese fighting (betta) fish have made them popular pets. But their early domestication was focused on a different signature trait: aggression.
A new #ScienceVideo uncovers what puts the fight in these fish: bit.ly/3AfDZbE
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After 170 years of searching, scientists finally know what the head of the largest known arthropod Arthropleura looked like, unlocking the key to its affinities.
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The urban sites of Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, located near the oasis of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, but at a much higher altitude, show highland cities facilitated trade along the Silk Road from China to Europe.
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Watch a ghostly creature carry seaweed upside down on the bottom of the Atlantic.
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New treatments aim to counteract mutant genes by fixing the faulty RNA they produce.
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Without any particular training, cats—like human babies—appear to pick up basic human language skills just by listening to us talk.
Indeed, cats learn to associate images with words even faster than babies do, according to a study. #NationalCatDay bit.ly/4heIjZn
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Dolphins grin at one another when they’re playing, a new study suggests.
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A variant called APOE4 is notorious for its link to #Alzheimers. Can new insights into its function help stave off disease?
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Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?
A new #SciencePerspective investigates the potential of biohybrid-based medicine, where cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients. bit.ly/4heHsb7 @ScienceMagazine
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On average, cats spend 33% more time looking at the screen when they hear “wrong” words spoken, suggesting they—like human toddlers—rapidly link words to images.
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Researchers in @ScienceMagazine undertook a reverse-translation approach to investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating the durability of #Tcell responsiveness to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy.
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An ambitious strategy aims to cool the planet by dumping farmed seaweed on the sea floor. Will it work?
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Mexican biologist Rodrigo Medellín Legorreta is puzzling out how North America’s two biggest bats coexist on the Yucatán Peninsula and how they will cope with climate change and forest fragmentation due to the Maya Train.
Learn more: bit.ly/3Y7MAVT #ScienceMagArchives
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Is the gene-editing technique known as #CRISPR so easy anyone can do it?
On #WorldCRISPRDay, watch one of our @NewsfromScience reporters try. piped.video/7vJjLpS1o9g?si=XwWu…
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Watch marine biologists crowbar open a teeming realm of life beneath the sea floor.
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Twenty years after its discovery, graphene is finally living up to the hype.
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Bulky pastas—like farfalle and fusilli—require more packaging than thinner varieties, making them trickier to transport and leading to more waste.
🍝 On #NationalPastaDay, learn more about how a new twist on pasta dough could reshape food manufacturing. scim.ag/dC
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A lack of local scientists threatens the long-term survival of Congo’s #biodiversity.
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Cells are particularly good at solving mazes, according to a 2020 @ScienceMagazine study that demonstrates how they are able to navigate long and complicated routes through the body using self-generated chemoattractant gradients. #ScienceMagArchives bit.ly/3ZYFrd4
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A new #ScienceReview explores recent advances in understanding the evolution of the brown rat.
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Innovations in #bioelectronic neural control strategies could lead to autonomous muscle-powered #biohybrid robots in the future.
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Why are eggs shaped the way they are? Scientists may have finally cracked the mystery.
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The Voyager probes raised perplexing questions as they exited the Solar System. Now, scientists have conceived new missions to interstellar space.
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Beneath Europa’s icy crust is a salty ocean, perhaps the best place in the Solar System to look for life.
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Though octopuses are usually solitary creatures, some may hunt along with fish to find food more successfully.
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Discovered 30 years ago, CD40L antagonists are proving to be powerful autoimmune drugs.
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For the technological feat of its construction and launch and its vast promise for exploring the universe, #JWST was @ScienceMagazine's 2022 Breakthrough of the Year.
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Unlike some other spiders that camouflage themselves with drab colors and sticklike appendages, this jumping spider disguises itself by crawling like an ant. #WorldAnimalDay bit.ly/4dqWozH @NewsfromScience
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This rabbit walks on its “hands.” Scientists think they’ve found the genetic reason why.
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Doomsday may be delayed at Antarctica’s most vulnerable glacier.
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A new #ScienceReview highlights the growing recognition of the complex cognitive capacities of #rats and its implications for how they are treated in scientific contexts. bit.ly/4eKRIpE @ScienceMagazine
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These lizards blow bubbles underwater and use them like scuba tanks.
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Beneath Europa’s icy crust is a salty ocean, perhaps the best place in the Solar System to look for life. A @NASA spacecraft will soon set off to probe the jovian moon.
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