Nice piece from @hollyasmith.bsky.social on this from @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social et al. in @natecoevo.nature.com 🐦 Did learned vocal signals evolve from innate? 🐦 Authors study this in 21 avian hosts of brood parasites www.nature.com/articles/s41... #prattle 💬 #bioacoustics 1/2

Amyloid plaques in the brain capture lithium from surrounding cells, contributing to cognitive decline. What is lithium's role in the brain normally, and could lithium supplements help to treat Alzheimer's disease? Plenty of questions sparked by research in Nature. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks to @nature.com for inviting Todd Rogers and I to talk about our favorite topic: writing/speaking to engage! Below we comment on a recent article that found: - if you want people to mindlessly agree - use jargon - if you want people to actually understand - speak simply

I loved hearing what Todd Rogers and Hillary Shulman had to say about what experts can do to communicate science effectively. Although jargon can be helpful, clarity should be the priority! @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Understanding the origin of gender gaps in #STEM subjects is a crucial step in reducing them, because it informs education-policy practitioners about when to intervene. Read the News & Views on the maths #gendergap at @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Genus-wide plant pangenome could help blend the best aspects of productive staple crops & genetically diverse but under-studied indigenous crops 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Current approaches to pain relief are falling short. Chemically modifying a synthetic cannabinoid could enable scientists to capitalize on the body’s natural pain-killing pathway without evoking drug tolerance or psychoactivity 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Interested in a nudge that can reduce the expression of racial bias in performance evaluations? In the March issue of @nature.com, I cover excellent new work by @tristanbotelho.bsky.social, Sora Jun, Demetrius Humes, and @decelles.bsky.social. Links below: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Defining a cell’s ‘type’ by the RNA transcripts it expresses is popular in biological research. But does transcriptomics always do a good job of capturing a cell's function? Read the discussion here @nature.com ⬇️

Ancient genomes from modern Ukraine and Russia reveal the origins of the Yamna people, pastoralists who migrated from the Eurasian steppe to Europe 5,000 years ago, spreading their ancestry, culture and, probably, language.

Maps of glacier surfaces across Greenland reveal that cracks are growing rapidly where land ice meets the sea — and climate change is to blame.