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Great read! Congratulations @katarinazimmer.bsky.social on your insightful @knowablemag.bsky.social piece exploring the remarkable biology of the Aedes aegypti #mosquito knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses
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The “2025: A Year in Stories,” a year-end special feature that highlights reporting projects selected by the Pulitzer Center staff, features four projects and stories supported through our Global Health focus area. Check out all our selections! 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
For her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
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Happy Halloween! Here are some topical stories from the eerie vaults of @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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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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
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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Turns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · last yr.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👇
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.
Rachel Ehrenberg@rachelscience.bsky.social · last yr.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 knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
“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 knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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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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* knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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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Friday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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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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
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · last yr.From tattling to whistleblowing, a sociologist explores what drives people to tell on one another. ✍️ Emily Laber-Warren
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knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... My favorite advice piece. 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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Today’s the day! 🥳 🎉 🎊 Teen Brain Bootcamp is now LIVE. Sign up and start your journey through the adolescent mind 🧠 🧪 knowablemagazine.org/teen-brain-b...
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.
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · last yr.🧠 Now enrolling: Teen Brain Bootcamp 🧠 In a free email course for teachers and parents, Knowable Magazine will take you on a scientific journey through the adolescent mind. Sign up today: knowmag.org/teen-brain-b...
“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 knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Huh? The valuable role of interjections
Utterances like um, wow and mm-hmm aren’t garbage — they keep conversations flowing
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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 knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
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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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.
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · last yr.Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down? ✍️ Diana Kwon
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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.
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · 2y agoHow 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. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
Understanding these astonishing migrations through the human body, known as metastases, could suggest novel treatments. ✍️ Amber Dance knowmag.org/42aF6U7
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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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 👇
Mignon Fogarty@grammargirl.bsky.social · 2y agoHave 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. 🧵
And if you just can't get enough interjections, check out our special complementary episode of the Knowable podcast, available on: 🎧 Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 🎧 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4B7W... Or wherever you enjoy your podcasts!
Speech interjections aren’t throwaway lines
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Incredible storytelling and photography in this @knowablemag.bsky.social piece by about the comeback of what is arguably the most badass bird, the CA condor
Knowable Magazine@knowablemag.bsky.social · 2y agoNorth America’s largest bird — the California condor —disappeared from the wild in the late 1980s. Reintroduction work in the United States and Mexico has brought this huge vulture back to the skies. This is the story of its comeback. ✍️ Iván Carrillo
