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Forests in the western US are particularly vulnerable to rising soil surface temperatures. New article by Trinity geology student Olivia Saari! #SciComm #SciNews #PlantScience #ecology #ecosystems sciworthy.com/rising-soil-...

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If you missed our special Star Wars Day newsletter, you can still find it here! Force-wielding butterflies, star-building disturbances, and more: us11.campaign-archive.com?u=c94666c5be... #SciComm #SciNews

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This Star Wars Day, we pay homage to the Force! Something in the universe surrounds and moves through us at all times–a stream of particles and energy that we can’t see and is extremely difficult to detect... New article by Ben Pauley! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/scientists-t...

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Researchers created a new model to describe how massive copper ore deposits in central Arizona formed via shallowly subducted crust. #SciComm #SciNews #Geology #EarthSciences sciworthy.com/geologists-i...

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Cats communicate with humans using body language and an array of vocalizations, like meows, purrs, and chirps. But how do they "talk" to each other? New article by @aubreyzerkle.bsky.social! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/how-do-cats-...

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If you missed our Earth Day newsletter, you can still find it here. Converting waste to wellness, sustainable bioplastics, bee conservation, and more! #SciComm #SciNews mailchi.mp/7c3c01f69a26...

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Scientists think most of the gravitational waves they've detected come from two or more black holes converging. Astrophysicists at Cardiff University wanted to test how these mergers occur. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/do-black-hol...

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Researchers showed that bat guano corrodes limestone in caves, at rates depending on its composition, the local climate, and the movement of water within the cave. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/bat-poop-cor...

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Researchers shut down a brain-disrupting protein in mice to help restore their motor skills after a stroke. #SciComm #SciNews #neurorehabilitation sciworthy.com/experimental...

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Scientists tracked down the cosmological fingerprints of ancient, faraway galaxies using a new machine-learning method. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/astronomers-...

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Scientists found that environmental and societal factors can affect how quickly our brains age. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Abigail Hancsin! #SciComm #SciNews #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/geographic-d...

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Astronomers found that massive Super Jupiters like exoplanet TOI-2145b likely originated from collisions between two or more smaller gas giants. #SciComm #SciNews #astronomy #astro 🔭 sciworthy.com/how-did-supe...

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Diverting city waste away from landfills to urban farms could decrease methane emissions and support a healthy soil microbiome. #SciComm #SciNews #urbanagriculture #microbiome sciworthy.com/city-waste-c...

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Scientists combined bioactive glasses with gallium oxide to test how they interacted with cancer cells in the laboratory. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Bella Maghami! #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/scientists-u...

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The @bluemarblespace.bsky.social Young Scientist Program is one of the best opportunities on the planet for early career scholars to participate in research and training in #scicomm and ethics. Check out our project to make videos with Sciworthy! Applications are now open! bmsis.org/ysp/projects/

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Rising temperatures mean bumblebees struggle to sniff out flowers and plants to pollinate. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Angelina Franks! #SciComm #SciNews #ecology #ecosystems sciworthy.com/global-warmi...

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Would you let a doctor implant a parasite in your brain to treat an illness? Researchers suggested parasites engineered for drug delivery could offer new treatments for brain-related diseases. #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠 sciworthy.com/parasites-su...

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Researchers are testing different ways to train children in cognitive functions like creativity and working memory. New article by St Lawrence neuroscience student Laura Ivošević! #SciComm #SciNews #CogPsyc #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/children-tra...

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Exoplanets can be destroyed by neighboring stars exploding or pulling them out of orbit. Luckily these astronomers found that the risk faced by currently known habitable exoplanets is low! #SciComm #SciNews #astronomy #astro 🔭 sciworthy.com/alien-life-c...

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Researchers found that some bacteria can inherit traits like antibiotic resistance from previous generations. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Aaliyah Padilla! #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠 🧫 sciworthy.com/can-bacteria...

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If you missed our winter newsletter, you can find it here! The Great Planetary Alignment, how bears survive hibernation, flu vaccines and more: mailchi.mp/e4b9197a4739... #SciComm #SciNews

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Scientists found that sulfuric and nitric acids could dissolve up to 20,000 kilograms of limestone per year in the Floridan aquifer, mostly during storm surges! Article by New Mexico Tech geomicrobiology student Joseph Hoberg: sciworthy.com/storms-cause... #SciComm #SciNews #hydrology #aquifer

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Want more impartial science news? We have a quarterly newsletter! In tomorrow's winter issue, we'll explore ice as a mineral, how bears survive hibernation, the Great Planetary Alignment, and more! Sign up now to stay in the loop: sciworthy.com/newsletter/ #SciComm #SciNews

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Eating more poultry and less red meat could reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s. New article by St. Lawrence neuroscience student Whitney LaFave! #SciComm #SciNews #dementia #alzheimers #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/could-diet-i...

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Can you explain your doctoral research through interpretive dance? The 17th annual #DanceYourPhD competition is open! Submit by 28 March for a chance to win $2000: scim.ag/3BcKi0e

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Dental researchers recently tested a new way to prevent and reverse cavities. Article by Raritan Valley biology students Macie Baron and Anthony Saniscalchi! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/a-tiny-prote...

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Medical researchers showed that some cancer drugs are more effective at certain times of the day. New article by Raritan Valley biology students Bryce Pantozzi and Alysa Goncalves! #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/the-time-of-...

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Supermassive black holes range from 100,000 to over 10,000,000,000 times as massive as the Sun, but scientists are still grappling with how they got so big. One astronomer reckons they're a relic of the primordial universe. #SciComm #SciNews #astronomy #astro 🔭 sciworthy.com/how-did-supe...

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Researchers from China showed that deleting an enzyme in mice slowed inflammation and brain damage after a stroke. New article by St Lawrence neuroscience student Cameron Woods! #SciComm #SciNews #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/blocking-thi...

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Purple passion flowers contain a compound called harmol that can relieve early symptoms of HSV keratitis in mice. New article by New Mexico Tech geomicrobiology student Bianca Wanamaker! sciworthy.com/can-purple-p... #SciComm #SciNews #Medsky

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We also have a quarterly newsletter with exclusive #SciComm content exploring the latest in #SciNews! And as a non-profit, we won’t bombard you with ads or sponsored content – your email is safe with us. The winter edition will drop in mid-February, sign up here: sciworthy.com/newsletter/

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Researchers discovered that dairy cows infected with bird flu can transmit the disease to cats through unprocessed milk. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Rafael Proano! #SciComm #SciNews #virology sciworthy.com/can-cows-tra...

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Healthy aging can rewire our brains to compensate for cognitive decline. New article by St Lawrence neuroscience student Joseph Mocerine! #SciComm #SciNews #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/how-aging-br...

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Researchers from Cornell University used neural networks based on fungi to control robots. New article by Raritan Valley biology student Cathy Cordero! #SciComm #ArtificialIntelligence #alife #SciNews sciworthy.com/scientists-u...

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Scientists helped Parkinson’s patients walk further and faster using non-invasive electrical stimulation. #SciComm #neurorehabilitation sciworthy.com/a-new-way-to...

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Butterflies and moths use The (electrostatic) Force to transfer pollen to and from nearby flowers. New on Sciworthy! #SciComm #ecology #ecosystems sciworthy.com/butterflies-...

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Viruses commonly infect microbes in acidic mine waters and could even control diversity in these extreme environments. #SciComm #microsky 🦠 🧫 sciworthy.com/viruses-keep...

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Microbiologists reviewed the ins and outs of 3D cell culture technology in drug research. New article by Raritan Valley College student Chase Craig: sciworthy.com/the-future-o... #SciCoomm, #microsky, 🦠, 🧫

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Mice have special neurons in their spine that sense when their fur is wet, which causes them to do the "wet dog shake." #SciComm #AnimalBehaviour #Evobio sciworthy.com/why-do-furry...

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Astronomers trained an AI algorithm to spot distant galaxies amongst billions of data points using classifications from citizen scientists. #SciComm #astronomy #CitizenScience #AI sciworthy.com/citizen-scie...

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EGU-goers, make this 🧨session happen with us at #EGU25 @eurogeosciences.bsky.social and explain your research in just the 1000 most common English words. The first European edition of the Up-Goer 5 challenge 🚀🚀 is a comms session so you can submit an extra abstract blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2024/...

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Researchers discovered that multiple types of cancer cause structural changes in our genome that could promote tumor growth. #scicomm #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/multiple-can...

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Exoplanets smaller than Earth could be common in the universe, but they're too small to observe with today's telescopes. #SciComm #exoplanets #astronomy sciworthy.com/astronomers-...

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Scientists released a citizen science video game that recruited gamers to help align genome sequences from the human gut microbiome. #SciComm sciworthy.com/gamers-chara...

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