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What if you could get a flu vaccine without any needles? Researchers recently discovered a solution to this question in the form of dental floss.
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Dental floss delivers vaccines through the gums – Sciworthy
Scientists triggered a strong immune response in mice by using vaccine-coated dental floss to access their leaky gums.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Researchers from Australia have shown that atmospheric trace gases are crucial energy sources for cave-dwelling microbes, supporting a diverse microbial population.
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Gases power diverse microbial life in caves – Sciworthy
Researchers found that cave-dwelling microbes use atmospheric trace gases like methane and carbon monoxide as sources of energy and carbon.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Scientists at Columbia University designed a new method to fight cancerous tumors using a combination of bacteria and viruses.
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Bacteria join forces with viruses to fight cancer – Sciworthy
Researchers infected bacteria with cancer-fighting viruses to help treat cancer in mice.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Scientists across 8 states in the Midwest compiled data on cornfield fertilization levels to test whether current economic guidelines restrict fertilizer use enough to protect the environment as well as profits.
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Is the most profitable fertilizer level also safe for the environment? – Sciworthy
Researchers in the Midwest measured how much nitrogen corn plants used versus how much remained in the soil for a range of fertilizer levels.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Scientists at Penn Medicine recently used the DNA-editing technology CRISPR to modify the genes of a baby with a fatal liver disease. After 2 rounds of treatment, they found that his liver function and metabolism were improving.
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Scientists test new life-saving customized gene therapy – Sciworthy
Researchers fixed an infant’s potentially fatal digestive issue using a gene-editing technique to help break down toxic ammonia in his liver.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Could living fungus someday power our electronics, weave our textiles, or reinvent plastic as we know it? Researchers used fungal mixtures to develop self-stabilizing emulsifiers, tunable films, and fast-responding smart materials.
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Fungi could reshape the next generation of smart materials – Sciworthy
Scientists dispersed living fungal fibers into mixtures that can act as fast-responding smart materials in food, packaging, and electronics.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Researchers at the Gladstone Institute and UC-San Francisco showed that removing the protein APOE4 from the nerve cells of mice can reduce brain issues related to Alzheimer’s.
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Removing this gene improves Alzheimer's in mice – Sciworthy
Scientists deleted a gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease in mice, which reduced protein buildup and cognitive decline.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Scientists at the University of Houston studied a bacterium that enters a dormant state to survive sterilization procedures used in NASA cleanrooms!
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Spacecraft microbes “sleep” to survive sterilization – Sciworthy
A bacterium discovered in NASA’s spacecraft assembly facilities can enter a hibernation state that helps it survive sterilization.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Genetic cancer therapy could provide veterinarians with a valuable new tool for directing treatment and improving the quality of life for canine patients!
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A better way to detect canine cancer – Sciworthy
Scientists developed new genetic protocols to detect different types of cancer in dogs from veterinary clinics.
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December 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Astronomers from Brazil and Argentina found that about half the near-Earth asteroids they studied were made of material similar to Earth, and many were rotating almost fast enough to break apart!
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Astronomers classify near-Earth asteroids – Sciworthy
A team of astronomers studied the sizes, rotational speeds, and chemical compositions of 39 asteroids orbiting the Sun near Earth.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Researchers at Duke University have shown that polystyrene nanoplastics speed up the spread and aggregation of the brain protein Ɑ-synuclein in mice, triggering neurological symptoms such as tremors and slowed movement.
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Nanoplastics could promote Parkinson’s disease – Sciworthy
Scientists demonstrated that nanoplastics cause proteins associated with Parkinson's disease to accumulate in mice’s brains.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Massive stars can collapse into black holes or explode into supernovae. But what characteristics determine which?
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The fate of massive rotating stars – Sciworthy
Researchers showed that massive stars at the end of their lives are more likely to collapse into black holes than to explode into supernovae.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Researchers from France and the Netherlands demonstrated that the plant Bornmuellera emarginata can hyperaccumulate nickel with minimal stress, even in extremely high nickel concentrations.
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Metal-tolerant plants could change the future of mining – Sciworthy
Researchers found that some plant species store high amounts of nickel in their biomass, making them good candidates for “phytomining.”
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December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Chemists from Harvard have synthesized non-biochemical self-reproducing systems that could explain how early protocells functioned before life evolved.
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Artificial cells that reproduce without biology – Sciworthy
Researchers used simple molecules to create cell-like bubbles that grow and divide on their own, without the need for DNA or enzymes.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Astronomers think that two small objects flying towards Mars were once captured by its gravitational field, forming the moons Phobos and Deimos. This "gas-drag capture hypothesis" could explain why Mars' moons are made of different material!
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How did Mars get its moons? – Sciworthy
Astronomers found that as many as 1 in 50 large objects nearing Mars get captured in orbit, which may explain how it got its moons.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Researchers discovered novel microbes in lava tube caves that could aid astrobiologists in understanding potential life in similar environments on Mars.
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Lava tubes contain unknown “microbial dark matter” – Sciworthy
Researchers discovered that lava tubes on Mauna Loa contain previously unknown microorganisms that could thrive on Mars.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Scientists studying harvester ants in the Mediterranean found that the queen of one species gives birth to both her own offspring and males from another harvester ant species.
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This ant queen gives birth to a different species – Sciworthy
Researchers found that the queen of one ant species can produce both her own species and another by cloning the males of the other species.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Scientists from the Netherlands and @bluemarblespace.bsky.social discovered a new way that molecules copy themselves with fewer errors, using “selective binding.”
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How molecules copy themselves with fewer errors – Sciworthy
Researchers found that molecules can self-replicate with fewer errors by selecting similar ingredients.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Star clusters at cosmic dawn could merge to form the building blocks of modern galaxies, or even become the bright, light-emitting nuclei of later galaxies.
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Astronomers model early star clusters – Sciworthy
Scientists used computer simulations to determine how ancient star clusters, the precursors to modern galaxies, formed.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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If you missed our eco-themed November newsletter, you can still find it here. From natural materials that support green energy to innovative textiles that reduce waste, and more!
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November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Scientists at Cornell University created durable, waterproof coatings from recycled textiles using a clean and scalable process. Their results open new avenues for upcycling textile waste into high-performance materials!
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Reinventing fabric coatings from textile waste – Sciworthy
Scientists developed a sustainable way to upcycle discarded polyester and spandex fabrics into durable, toxin-free coatings.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Astronomers have identified an exoplanet with a rapidly changing orbit, possibly due to an unseen sister planet exerting a gravitational tug on it.
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Scientists observe a changing exoplanet orbit – Sciworthy
Astronomers studied the exoplanet TrES-1 b and found that its orbit is shifting, possibly due to an unseen companion planet.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Microbes living on biodegradable plastics have more genes for plastic degradation than those living on traditional plastics, meaning they should be able to break down biodegradable plastic more quickly and easily!
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Do microbes prefer biodegradable plastic? – Sciworthy
Researchers found that microbes living on biodegradable plastics are better at all types of plastic degradation.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Happy Halloween, guys and ghouls! If you missed our spooky-science-themed October newsletter, you can still find it here... 🎃Muhaha👻
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The Sciworthy October newsletter - it's spooky season!
October 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM