"The gear I packed felt like a relic from another climate." – @drbradbrad.bsky.social‬, on a shocking February in #Svalbard. The new Nature Comms commentary reveals the #Arctic winter reaching its melting point, with widespread thaw & vegetation bloom. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you're melting, take comfort: even fruit flies are apparently over this heatwave. 🫠
A fantastic new study shows how #Drosophila larvae have repeatedly evolved to pick their perfect temperature, essentially "fine-tuning" their comfort zone.
Read more: www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2...

Scientists from @mpi-nat.bsky.social & @qmul.ac.uk cracked the code on ion channel currents with atomic-level accuracy. As Dr @wojciechkopec.bsky.social says, this "opens up entirely new avenues for studying physiology and developing therapeutics."

This long-invisible structure was revealed using innovative far-ultraviolet techniques, marking the first time a molecular cloud has been detected this way, opening up new possibilities for understanding the molecular universe.
Video credit: Thomas Müller (HdA/MPIA) and Thavisha Dharmawardena (NYU)

Starfish eat prey larger than their tiny mouth by extruding their stomach to digest food externally. This 60x video shows ArBN neurohormone triggering 50% stomach retraction in Asterias rubens. Credit: Weiling Huang