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oeaw.bsky.social
Kommt an die @tugraz.bsky.social zu einer Sonderaustellung "Forscherinnen entdecken: Frauen an der Akademie der Wissenschaften" 👩‍🔬🔭🧪
📆 Eröffnung: 23. Februar 2026, 18:00 Uhr
📍 TU Graz
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Forscherinnen entdecken: Frauen an der Akademie der Wissenschaften
www.tugraz.at
February 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
jean-lou-justine.bsky.social
Invasive land flatworms featured on the European Alien Species Information Network web page 🧪

easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/easin/News/D...
February 19, 2026 at 8:28 AM
lucienheurtier.bsky.social
Here we are. Announcements to stop involvement in research projects will beyond what we can imagine. 🧪🔭

#stfc #ukri

Funding U-turn will cost UK trust and leadership, partners say www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
Funding U-turn will cost UK trust and leadership, partners say - Research Professional News
Senior European physicists say country’s status as “reliable partner” damaged by withdrawal of pledged investment
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:11 AM
davidbflower.bsky.social
Genetic test 'improving early cancer diagnosis. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Newcastle-led pioneering DNA tests reveal early cancer diagnosis
Newcastle University scientists say the
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 6:31 AM
davidbflower.bsky.social
'Smiling' fossil discovered on Holy Island. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 6:29 AM
shihcheng.bsky.social
Exciting news! A new antifibrotic drug targets ovarian stroma, potentially boosting fertility outcomes for many affected individuals. PMID:41643029, Science 2026, @ScienceMagazine https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aee7270 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aee7270
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doi.org
February 19, 2026 at 5:10 AM
reneecassidymd.bsky.social
A small bit of good news amidst seemingly endless bad news: the FDA will, in fact, review Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine. (It may or may not approve the vaccine, which would be a fight for another day.) #VaccinesWork
#VaccinesSaveLives 🧪 #MedSky #PedsSky

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Moderna says the FDA will consider its new flu shot after resolving a public dispute
Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.
apnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:42 AM
princess-vimentin.bsky.social
More flip flopping. It is apparently good news, but I see unpredictability, characterized by this administration. Last week, Vinay Prasad overruled his staff & issued a "refuse to file" letter, which is rare. He's saving face by pivoting. Europe & China are interested.

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FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
emeraldashborer.bsky.social
Bees are turning #SpottedLanternfly honeydew into a seasonal honey. It’s darker, sometimes smoky or savory and safe to eat, but experts still urge the public to control lanternfly populations.

Learn more about it here: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b... #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁
Bees Are Turning the Sticky-Sweet Secretions of Spotted Lanternflies Into Honey—and Some People Love the Smoky-Smelling Stuff
The invasive insects have been spreading across the United States for over a decade, leaving behind poop that bees are transforming into a less sweet, sometimes savory, honey
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
cmuscience.bsky.social
CMU physicists have confirmed a key piece of a decades‑old theory about Yang‑Lee critical points, using modern quantum methods to refine our understanding of phase transitions. Their work advances ideas that influence fields from quantum computing to polymer physics. 🧪⚛️
www.cmu.edu/mcs/news-eve...
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
davidbflower.bsky.social
Zoo celebrates birth of endangered pileated gibbon. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Colchester zoo celebrates birth of endangered pileated gibbon
Staff say they discovered the new arrival in the early hours of 2 February.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
killgrove.bsky.social
A couple news outlets have covered this preeclampsia claim, but I talked to experts who are not convinced. 🧪🏺
Research group claims preeclampsia doomed the Neanderthals, but experts say it's just a 'thought experiment'
Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' fertility, a new study suggests.
www.livescience.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
frankxsowa-1.bsky.social
BIG BREAKING SCIENCE NEWS🔬🧬🧪🧪
February 18, 2026 at 3:24 PM
cenmag.bsky.social
Feb. 17 Business Watch: A California soda ash plant to close; Current Chemicals launches from GE Lighting

Here’s what we’re watching in chemistry business news this week: cen.acs.org/business/Feb...

#chemsky 🧪
Feb. 17 Business Watch: A California soda ash plant to close; Current Chemicals launches from GE Lighting
Here’s what we’re watching in chemistry business news this week
cen.acs.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
samsocean.bsky.social
The red seaweed Palmaria palmata - aka dulse - is highly valued.

There's just one thing...it's tricky to grow.

SAMS researchers believe they have developed a successful tank-based method for growing the seaweed, observing a weekly doubling in biomass.🧪

www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
Research breakthrough in survival rate of valuable red seaweed
Palmaria palmata can be grown for food, feed, dyes, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.
www.sams.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social
⚛️How does the biggest particle accelerator help to understand the smallest building blocks of matter?

Find out all about the Large Hadron Collider in our new article👇
🔗https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/the-long-search-for-new-physics
🧪 #SciComm #ScienceinFocus
rug.nl University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 1d
The long search for new #physics: Kristof De Bruyn and Ann-Kathrin Perrevoort use the Large Hadron Collider (@cern.bsky.social) to collide protons, with the aim to discover unexplained phenomena 💥

Read more on our website 👇
www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...

#Science @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social 🧪
Part of the 27-kilometre-long tunnel, with the tube in which the protons are accelerated. | Image Maximilien Brice, CERN CC BY-SA 3.0
February 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
davidbflower.bsky.social
'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney beach. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'It's overwhelming': Plastic from 1960s Canada washes up on Orkney's Sanday
One litter picker says he has seen a huge increase in the amount of plastic washing up on Sanday this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
davidbflower.bsky.social
Planetarium to bring universe to town square. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Planetarium to bring universe to Northampton Market Square
It is hoped the attraction will increase footfall and spending within Northampton.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
pomarede.bsky.social
News from the orbital septet 🧪🔭

www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...
Expedition 74 Expands to Seven as Science Speeds Up - NASA
The seven-member Expedition 74 crew is in its first full week together aboard the International Space Station following Saturday’s arrival of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The orbital septet is resum...
www.nasa.gov
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 AM
actuallyedwin.bsky.social
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phys.org/news/2026-02...
A bacterium's built-in compass, explained: Single-cell magnetometry confirms Earth-field alignment
Some bacterial species possess an astonishing ability: They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from ...
phys.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
zebrafishrock.bsky.social
Big congrats to Dr. Len Zon for being awarded the 2026 @marchofdimes.org Richard B Johnston Jr, MD Prize for his work in #devbio. His pioneering research has illuminated how blood develops in embryos, leading to a deeper understanding of genetic blood diseases. www.marchofdimes.org/about/news/r... 🧪
Renowned Developmental Biologist Wins March of Dimes Prize
March of Dimes names Dr. Leonard Zon winner of the 2026 Richard B. Johnston Jr., MD Prize for breakthroughs in developmental biology and treatments for blood disorders.
www.marchofdimes.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
rug.nl
The long search for new #physics: Kristof De Bruyn and Ann-Kathrin Perrevoort use the Large Hadron Collider (@cern.bsky.social) to collide protons, with the aim to discover unexplained phenomena 💥

Read more on our website 👇
www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...

#Science @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social 🧪
Part of the 27-kilometre-long tunnel, with the tube in which the protons are accelerated. | Image Maximilien Brice, CERN CC BY-SA 3.0
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
neurosurgucsf.bsky.social
New in #ScienceAdvances: @doriswang.bsky.social's team shows for the first time that at-home recordings from fully implanted deep brain stimulation devices can be used to decode personalized neural biomarkers associated with gait in patients with #Parkinsons. www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/02...
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Quote card featuring UCSF neurosurgeon Doris Wang, MD, PhD. Quote: This establishes a framework for future adaptive DBS systems that could adjust stimulation in response to a patient's activity state.
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
coreyspowell.bsky.social
Comet 3I/ATLAS faded from the news once it became impossible to sustain the "alien spaceship" fantasy. But the science kept going!

Studies from the SPHEREx satellite show how water escaped from the interstellar comet, exposing buried dust & organic molecules. 🧪🔭

science.nasa.gov/blogs/sphere...
These observations by NASA’s SPHEREx show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide contained within comet 3I/ATLAS’s coma during the mission’s December 2025 campaign. NASA/JPL-Caltech
February 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
deniseaki.bsky.social
🧪Something w can all do to help.
phys.org/news/2026-02... #agriculture #farming #gardening #co2 #carbonsequestration
Widespread 'enhanced rock weathering' could slow global warming
It's one of the latest technologies for sequestering carbon: crush silicate rocks, add to crop soil, and let the rock dust naturally react with carbon dioxide. The reactions bind carbon into stable mi...
phys.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM