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Happy Halloween! Here are some topical stories from the eerie vaults of @knowablemag.bsky.social
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Sticky science: Evolution of spiderwebs
The eight-legged weavers have been hunting insects for almost 400 million years, flaunting their long history in a rich array of architectures. Scientists are still figuring out the taxonomy of them a...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy Halloween! Here are some topical stories from the eerie vaults of @knowablemag.bsky.social
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While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".
Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.
Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7
Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.
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The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines
Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door. The Pulitzer...
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October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".
Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.
Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7
Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.
Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7
A hopeful EV story from @knowablemag.bsky.social
Turns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer
Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?
Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.
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Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.
Our recent article, @yahoonews.com👇
October 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A hopeful EV story from @knowablemag.bsky.social
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Turns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer
Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?
Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.
Our recent article, @yahoonews.com👇
Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.
Our recent article, @yahoonews.com👇
Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?
Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Turns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer
Fascinating and important look at the other arms race in Ukraine — a battle against multi-drug resistant infections on the front. @knowablemag.bsky.social story by the inimitable @richardastone.bsky.social, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social.
Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading and strengthening amid the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Read this important piece by @richardastone.bsky.social (reported from the field w help from @pulitzercenter.org); edited by the terrific @rosiemestel.bsky.social
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The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines
Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Fascinating and important look at the other arms race in Ukraine — a battle against multi-drug resistant infections on the front. @knowablemag.bsky.social story by the inimitable @richardastone.bsky.social, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social.
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“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.”
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
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Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
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The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse
In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk
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September 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.”
Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
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Highlighting research in Canada too.
🧪 #Canada #Stress
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You can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since.
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
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I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
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The quest for autism’s causes, and what it reveals about all of us
The more researchers look, the more multifaceted the risk factors appear — and the more we learn about how the brain works and develops
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September 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
You can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since.
I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
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I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products*
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Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!
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How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again
Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest!
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When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another.
✍️ Emily Laber-Warren
✍️ Emily Laber-Warren
See something, say something? The science of speaking out
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another
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August 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social
Pollen power is nothing to 🤧 at
Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects.
✍️ Sandy Ong
✍️ Sandy Ong
Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more
Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects
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August 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Pollen power is nothing to 🤧 at
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I compile this and other useful advice articles on my lab website: lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/resources
I compile this and other useful advice articles on my lab website: lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/resources
Why scientists need to be better at data visualization
The scientific literature is riddled with bad charts and graphs, leading to misunderstanding and worse. Avoiding design missteps can improve understanding of research.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I compile this and other useful advice articles on my lab website: lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/resources
I compile this and other useful advice articles on my lab website: lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/resources
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As the mother of a 7th grader, I can't wait for this!! Thanks to @em-underwood.bsky.social and @danafoundation.bsky.social and the rest of our @knowablemag.bsky.social team for getting some useful info out about this amazing age.
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“With huh? you say not just ‘I didn’t understand,’ says Dingemanse. It’s ‘I understand you’re trying to tell me something, but I didn’t get it.’ That reflexivity enables more sophisticated speech and thought." —Bob Holmes for @knowablemag.bsky.social
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Huh? The valuable role of interjections
Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm aren’t garbage — they keep conversations flowing
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April 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“With huh? you say not just ‘I didn’t understand,’ says Dingemanse. It’s ‘I understand you’re trying to tell me something, but I didn’t get it.’ That reflexivity enables more sophisticated speech and thought." —Bob Holmes for @knowablemag.bsky.social
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A fun little article about thermogenesis in plants that I am happy to have been interviewed for. I love talking about Cycads to anyone who will listen! Thanks @knowablemag.bsky.social
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Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators
To attract insects, thermogenic plants turn up the heat, emit strong odors and even disguise themselves as corpses
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April 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A fun little article about thermogenesis in plants that I am happy to have been interviewed for. I love talking about Cycads to anyone who will listen! Thanks @knowablemag.bsky.social
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The connection between stress and cancer is messy, the research difficult to do. But a clearer picture is emerging, which this @knowablemag.bsky.social story by @dianakwon.bsky.social. conveys with grace and restraint! I learned a lot, editing her story.
Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down?
✍️ Diana Kwon
✍️ Diana Kwon
How stress shapes cancer’s course
Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down?
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April 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The connection between stress and cancer is messy, the research difficult to do. But a clearer picture is emerging, which this @knowablemag.bsky.social story by @dianakwon.bsky.social. conveys with grace and restraint! I learned a lot, editing her story.
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Stunning job on this exhaustively reported story by Amber Dance, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social. It's full of important info but reads like a thriller.
How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.
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Stunning job on this exhaustively reported story by Amber Dance, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social. It's full of important info but reads like a thriller.
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Understanding these astonishing migrations through the human body, known as metastases, could suggest novel treatments.
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✍️ Amber Dance
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How cancer cells travel to new tissues and take hold
Understanding these astonishing migrations through the human body, known as metastases, could suggest novel treatments
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March 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Understanding these astonishing migrations through the human body, known as metastases, could suggest novel treatments.
✍️ Amber Dance
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✍️ Amber Dance
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Huh? Hm? What? Wow! Our recent story, "The valuable role of interjections" is now available in podcast form 🎙️
🎧 Listen now on the Grammar Girl podcast 👇
🎧 Listen now on the Grammar Girl podcast 👇
Have you ever wondered about things we say that hardly even seem like words, like "huh" and "mm-hmm"?
Classified as interjections, they have hidden power — helping us negotiate meaning and keep conversations flowing. 🧵
Classified as interjections, they have hidden power — helping us negotiate meaning and keep conversations flowing. 🧵
March 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Huh? Hm? What? Wow! Our recent story, "The valuable role of interjections" is now available in podcast form 🎙️
🎧 Listen now on the Grammar Girl podcast 👇
🎧 Listen now on the Grammar Girl podcast 👇