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The Black Death was one of the worst pandemics in history—and volcanic eruptions may ultimately be to blame for it. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Black Death was one of the worst pandemics in history—and volcanic eruptions may ultimately be to blame for it. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness
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“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Nature - Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies
go.nature.com/3Lspwi0
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This week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!
CRISPR experiments uncover a factor that facilitates immune receptor diversity, scientists identify a self-limiting mechanism that keeps the important Wnt signaling pathway in check, and more. https://scim.ag/4h9Pm5X
CRISPR experiments uncover a factor that facilitates immune receptor diversity, scientists identify a self-limiting mechanism that keeps the important Wnt signaling pathway in check, and more. https://scim.ag/4h9Pm5X
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This week’s new issue of #ScienceSignaling has arrived!
CRISPR experiments uncover a factor that facilitates immune receptor diversity, scientists identify a self-limiting mechanism that keeps the important Wnt signaling pathway in check, and more. https://scim.ag/4h9Pm5X
CRISPR experiments uncover a factor that facilitates immune receptor diversity, scientists identify a self-limiting mechanism that keeps the important Wnt signaling pathway in check, and more. https://scim.ag/4h9Pm5X
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🚨REACTION: "There are few crueller ways of killing people than by starvation."
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
August 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨REACTION: "There are few crueller ways of killing people than by starvation."
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
Oxfam GB CEO @halimabegum.bsky.social says the confirmation of famine in Gaza city by the UN-backed food monitor is an "indictment of all humanity."
Read the full statement below.👇
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We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
July 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We have all watched in horror as Israel crosses red line after red line in Gaza. If you agree please share this post on, help us send this message across social media, then contribute a picture to our powerful visual at bit.ly/3HW2ePI
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
Let’s speak out, in our masses, right now. #RedLineForGaza #Gaza
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While billionaires’ fortunes soar to stratospheric levels, millions struggle, unable to afford basics like food, healthcare and education. Here's why the super-rich MUST pay their fair share of taxes ➡️ bit.ly/3WM5rG9
#Inequality #Equality #TaxTheSuperRich #Billionaire
#Inequality #Equality #TaxTheSuperRich #Billionaire
February 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
While billionaires’ fortunes soar to stratospheric levels, millions struggle, unable to afford basics like food, healthcare and education. Here's why the super-rich MUST pay their fair share of taxes ➡️ bit.ly/3WM5rG9
#Inequality #Equality #TaxTheSuperRich #Billionaire
#Inequality #Equality #TaxTheSuperRich #Billionaire
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Between 800,000 and 900,000 years ago, the population of human ancestors crashed, a 2023 Science study finds.
The results suggest there were only ~1280 breeding individuals during the transition between the early and middle Pleistocene. https://scim.ag/401GZSU #ScienceMagArchives
The results suggest there were only ~1280 breeding individuals during the transition between the early and middle Pleistocene. https://scim.ag/401GZSU #ScienceMagArchives
Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition
A severe bottleneck that brought human ancestors close to extinction occurred between about 930 and 813 thousand years ago.
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December 20, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Between 800,000 and 900,000 years ago, the population of human ancestors crashed, a 2023 Science study finds.
The results suggest there were only ~1280 breeding individuals during the transition between the early and middle Pleistocene. https://scim.ag/401GZSU #ScienceMagArchives
The results suggest there were only ~1280 breeding individuals during the transition between the early and middle Pleistocene. https://scim.ag/401GZSU #ScienceMagArchives