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Major discoveries in biology have come from studies of simple, easy-to-work-with organisms, including bacteria, yeast, fruit flies and zebra fish. Arabidopsis, a weed in the mustard family, joined the celebrity ranks as one of these “model organisms” in the 1980s.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Major discoveries in biology have come from studies of simple, easy-to-work-with organisms, including bacteria, yeast, fruit flies and zebra fish. Arabidopsis, a weed in the mustard family, joined the celebrity ranks as one of these “model organisms” in the 1980s.
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👏🎉 A huge congratulations to Lesley Evans Ogden, who has just won the Webster Award 2025 in the category “Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital” for her outstanding report “Getting along with grizzly bears.”
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
👏🎉 A huge congratulations to Lesley Evans Ogden, who has just won the Webster Award 2025 in the category “Excellence in Feature Reporting – Print/Digital” for her outstanding report “Getting along with grizzly bears.”
Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way. ✍️ Katarina Zimmer
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way. ✍️ Katarina Zimmer
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The machine-learning programs that underpin image-recognition still have blind spots, but will they for much longer? ✍️ Kaia Glickman
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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The machine-learning programs that underpin image-recognition still have blind spots, but will they for much longer? ✍️ Kaia Glickman
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Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back. ✍️ Tim Vernimmen.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back. ✍️ Tim Vernimmen.
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Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Today, we celebrate Knowable Magazine’s 8th year. That’s 8 years of diving into big questions in science and research; 8 years of burrowing into data and citing our sources; 8 years of evidence-based solutions and forays into wonder and awe...
October 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Today, we celebrate Knowable Magazine’s 8th year. That’s 8 years of diving into big questions in science and research; 8 years of burrowing into data and citing our sources; 8 years of evidence-based solutions and forays into wonder and awe...
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are thrilled to share that writer Iván Carrillo is a winner of the 2025 National Academies of Sciences Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We are thrilled to share that writer Iván Carrillo is a winner of the 2025 National Academies of Sciences Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
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Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches.
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Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones.
✍️ Rohini Subrahmanyam
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✍️ Rohini Subrahmanyam
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October 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones.
✍️ Rohini Subrahmanyam
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✍️ Rohini Subrahmanyam
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Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
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A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors
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October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors
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Exciting news! 🎉 One of our illustrations — by artist Esther Aarts — has won an Ozzie award for Graphic Design!
October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 One of our illustrations — by artist Esther Aarts — has won an Ozzie award for Graphic Design!
As the world focuses on its billion-plus obese citizens, there remain people at the other end of the spectrum who are skinny, often painfully so, but don’t want to be.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
As the world focuses on its billion-plus obese citizens, there remain people at the other end of the spectrum who are skinny, often painfully so, but don’t want to be.
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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 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Take a scientific journey through the adolescent mind with our free, expert-backed email course.
Expect:
✅ Key insights from leading researchers
✅ Evidence-based strategies for supporting executive function
✅ Short, accessible breakdowns of key studies
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Expect:
✅ Key insights from leading researchers
✅ Evidence-based strategies for supporting executive function
✅ Short, accessible breakdowns of key studies
Start today 👉 knowmag.org/TBB_bsky
The clock is ticking: Could #epigenetics 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
Learn more: knowmag.org/46jrGbH
In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk
Learn more: knowmag.org/46jrGbH
September 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The clock is ticking: Could #epigenetics 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
Learn more: knowmag.org/46jrGbH
In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk
Learn more: knowmag.org/46jrGbH
Social pressures can drive people toward participating in corruption even when they disapprove of it. Effective anticorruption measures need to address these social norms, experts say.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Social pressures can drive people toward participating in corruption even when they disapprove of it. Effective anticorruption measures need to address these social norms, experts say.
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Genetics plays an important role in constitutional thinness, and researchers are starting to identify the genes involved. In mice, deleting one of them — a gene called Alk — made the animals resistant to weight gain when fed high-fat diets. knowmag.org/4gohfH4
September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Genetics plays an important role in constitutional thinness, and researchers are starting to identify the genes involved. In mice, deleting one of them — a gene called Alk — made the animals resistant to weight gain when fed high-fat diets. knowmag.org/4gohfH4
Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again?
Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.
Though the number of oyster restoration projects is quickly increasing, they are largely concentrated in a few specific regions.
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Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.
Though the number of oyster restoration projects is quickly increasing, they are largely concentrated in a few specific regions.
🔗 knowmag.org/4nqfnR3
September 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again?
Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.
Though the number of oyster restoration projects is quickly increasing, they are largely concentrated in a few specific regions.
🔗 knowmag.org/4nqfnR3
Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.
Though the number of oyster restoration projects is quickly increasing, they are largely concentrated in a few specific regions.
🔗 knowmag.org/4nqfnR3
Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again? knowmag.org/3VdJv5E
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again? knowmag.org/3VdJv5E
A warm congratulations to special contributor Amber Dance for her well-deserved recognition at the National Federation of Press Women's 2025 National Communications Contest!
September 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A warm congratulations to special contributor Amber Dance for her well-deserved recognition at the National Federation of Press Women's 2025 National Communications Contest!
#Video 📽️ Ketamine shows promise in treating clinical depression — but it also has a history as a recreational drug and a potential for abuse. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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September 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#Video 📽️ Ketamine shows promise in treating clinical depression — but it also has a history as a recreational drug and a potential for abuse. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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