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Using AI to efficiently recycle scrap metal @science.org #Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

It's not every day, or even once in a year that we get to talk about poetry on the @science.org podcast. Listen to a truely enjoyable discussion with Phil Levin, David Hassler, and Lara Volski here: www.science.org/content/podc...

Our new biting paper. The palps have a lot to say about biting! #scienceadvances

First up on the @science.org podcast this week, News Editor Tim Appenzeller tells the tale of Photo 49, an x-ray image that is upsetting the narrative of DNA’s discovery www.science.org/content/podc...

This week on the @science.org podcast: in experimental settings, carrion crows make decisions 2X as fast as primates. Andreas Nieder & Elah Feder delve into what could make avian brains ultrafast and the evolutionary advantages of speedy thinking www.science.org/content/podc...

In the 1950s, scientists tried to define "normal" humans. The problem? They couldn't find any. The Normals, a #SciencePodcast series that explores this story, has won Silver in the Science & Education: Limited Series and Specials category at The Signal Awards! Learn more: https://scim.ag/4mj0bVY

Wheee! Listening to the #Top100AustralianBooks right now! Radio National's Top 100 Books - ABC Radio National share.google/3gVpKvh2WT7s...

This week on the @science.org podcast, radiocarbon dating is overturning archeologists' understanding of the Inca Empire w/ @lizziewade.bsky.social www.science.org/content/podc...

Two of the Lewis Chessmen currently on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Discovered in 1831 on a beach at Uig on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, the chessmen date to the late 12th or early 13th century. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #LewisChessmen

🌱 How do plants read chitin length? The receptor CHIP13 works like a molecular measuring tape. What began 13 years ago with a recalcitrant protein is now in @science.org. Thanks to all my co-authors and colleagues! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

Why Nazi Germany had no hope of making an atomic bomb, as revealed by uranium cubes, and more on this week's @science.org podcast w/ @meagancantwell.bsky.social @nerdychristie.bsky.social www.science.org/content/podc...

Why do big dogs have short lifespans than little dogs? @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

What can you learn from a year of lava fountaining? This week on the @science.org podcast w/ Ashton Flinders www.science.org/content/podc...

Earth’s population will not reach a mathematical singularity on 13 November 2026 -- despite the predictions of a 1960 Science paper. Economist Javier Birchenall joins the @science.org podcast discuss what went wrong, or right www.science.org/content/podc...

This week on the @science.org podcast, Japan's mission to a martian moon w/ @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social www.science.org/content/podc...

"Epigenetic insights into extreme longevity in the world’s oldest terrestrial animal, Jonathan" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org #ScienceAdvances Any guesses on the oldest terrestrial animal?

NEW: In March the White House released an FY27 budget request that zeroed out the National Science Foundation's directorate of Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). For months it was unclear what would happen. Now, with FY26 over, the damage to SBE is coming to light. My reporting:

Engineering photosynthesis into bacteria to help them synthesize chemicals @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Congratulations to Francis Halzen, founder of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, for receiving the Nobel Prize in physics. Halzen is recognised for his contributions to neutrino astrophysics, using the observatory at the South Pole that he proposed and led. ☄️🔭⚛️🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Ovaries may influence health long after their reproductive function ends @science.org What is the ovary up to after the reproductive period ends? www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A new way to clock aging -- listening to speech @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

In the 1950s, scientists tried to define "normal" humans. The problem? They couldn't find any. The Normals, a #SciencePodcast🎙️ series that explores this story, is a finalist for The Signal Awards! Support us for the listener’s choice award by casting your vote here: https://scim.ag/4hVqWyZ

More women's health research on this week's @science.org podcast -- neuromodulation for postpartum depression, menstrual pain, and even fertility issues w/ @jennieerinsmith.bsky.social www.science.org/content/podc...

When looking back on more than a century of physics Nobel Prizes, it’s clear they have missed some of the most important discoveries in the field. Here are the top five--victims of politics, bad timing, and plain old skepticism--that should have won. Fun story by Adrian Cho for @science.org

1. Iced coffee is on your car insurance. 2. You’ve met iced coffee’s dad, who’s nice, and iced coffee’s mom, who can be a real jackass. 3. You and iced coffee went to Six Flags on Memorial Day and made out in the line for Mr. Freeze. buff.ly/LHOsD5I

Kicking infected cells out of the airway @science.org #ScienceAdvances "Airway epithelia clear rhinovirus infection via two waves of cell extrusion" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:

Poison ivy's rashiness is likely due to our immune systems reacting to urushiol--a mixture of lipids transferred from the plant to our skin--not your typical protein trigger. Mitch Leslie explores these lesser known rxns this week @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

I love a crossover hit -- Ancient Rome plus volcanology @science.org #ScienceAdvanvces www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We have finally put the @science.org podcast on Youtube -- please subscribe over there if you are not on podcast apps! www.youtube.com/@ScienceMaga...

Sumatran orangutans have a long, long childhood (8 yrs!) but there's a lot to learn. This week on the @science.org podcast, we hear about how social and individual learning interact to shape ecological competence in orangutans w/ Elah Feder & Revathe Thillaikumar www.science.org/content/podc...

Inside of AI swarms, chatbots are adapting language to meet their own ends while, making it harder for humans to understand their inner workings -- this week on the @science.org podcast w/ Tom Howarth www.science.org/content/podc...

Snail Facts advent calendars are ready 4 u Scratch off a shell a day for facts about the snails of the world. Get one for you, for your kids, for your niblings, your neighbors' kids, hell, your grandma. Snails are for everyone! SquidFacts.net

An Anglo-Scandinavian leather ankle boot with a flap and toggle fastening, dated to between 866–1066 discovered in York. Footwear from this era utilised a "turnshoe" construction. The pieces of cattle leather were stitched and moulded inside-out over a

Earth has been less dusty lately. Dust might seem not great for our health but it does dampen the effect of greenhouse gases by reflecting sunlight—less dust means more rapid warming @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Long tail of earthquakes after nuclear testing by @richardastone.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Had fun doing this interview for the @science.org podcast on the short column I wrote for them on the value of philosophy for science.

It's not easy being green--you need to protect your biliverdin (aka where frogs get their green) #ScienceAdvances @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How philosophy can play a role in the scientific process, from defining terms to formulating questions--this week on the @science.org podcast w/ Expert Voices columnist Susana Monsó www.science.org/content/podc...

As forests burn, can we replant trees ready for a warmer world? --This week on the @science.org podcast, w/ Katie Langin www.science.org/content/podc...

We have finally put the @science.org podcast on Youtube -- please subscribe over there if you are not on podcast apps! www.youtube.com/@ScienceMaga...

Robots learn to peer around objects @science #ScienceRobotics www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Evidence for body temperature of Tyrannosaurus rex based on isotopes in their teeth @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Follow the amazing--and sometimes tragic--odyssey of a group of wild dog siblings as they complete the longest known trek of any African mammal. Really cool story by @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org

📻 Listen to our @science.org paper as a podcast. 1st up, the ancient history of psychoactive substances. 2nd, implementation science in global education! A natural pairing...the wonderful diversity of a general science journal www.science.org/content/podc...

"The 1976 report of a factor that promoted the long-term growth of T cells in culture...led to the discovery of human retroviruses, a greater understanding of fundamental T cell immunology, and the development of immunotherapies for cancer" @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The next steps for education in the developing world need to be guided by implementation science -- this week on the @science.org podcast w/ Noam Angrist Listen here: www.science.org/content/arti...

This week on the @science.org podcast: When humans first arrived in South America they found a continent peculiarly rich in psychoactive plants. We are just now learning about the impact of these plants on early societies w/ @meagancantwell.bsky.social, Andrew Lawler www.science.org/content/podc...