A new brain-computer interface vocalizes users' inner thoughts to restore speech in people with movement disorders. Read more about how scientists made the device, and their ideas to protect users from their own technology in @science.org 💭 www.science.org/content/arti...

BREAKING: ICE Adds Random Person to Group Chat, Exposes Details of Manhunt in Real-Time 🔗 www.404media.co/ice-adds-ran...

in my first physics piece for @science.org, i write about super tiny flyers that use light to levitate in earth's upper atmosphere 🌎🌬️ www.science.org/content/arti...

There’s an active shooter at a building ancross the street from the main CDC HQ in Atlanta. I just received a photo from inside a CDC office building of a window full of bulletholes.

We've been waiting for this report from NSF for many months — results of a survey on sexual harassment at US Antarctic stations. The numbers aren't good, but at least this problem is out in the open & starting to be tackled. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Researchers found that low lithium levels are linked to Alzheimer's disease in humans, and restoring it can reverse cognitive decline in mice. For a field still searching for cure, this paper may offer a clever new approach 🧠 Read more about it in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Last month, 140,000 Danes found out that their genetic data was being used in a massive research project-- without their consent. I unpacked how this happened, and why it matters for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Thousands of Danes have just found out that their genetic data has been used in research for more than a decade, without their consent. Great reporting from @inampudi.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Seeing is believing, especially for your immune system. A new study shows that watching visibly sick people approach you in VR can trigger immune responses the same way a vaccine does @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

FDA and NIH are moving away from animal testing. Scientists are split on whether that's a good idea, @marissa-russo.bsky.social and I report for @statnews.com after talking with 10+ researchers across academia and biotech. www.statnews.com/2025/07/25/n...

Roman inscriptions provide intimate windows into the daily lives of ancient people. But many inscriptions are damaged and difficult to parse. I wrote about Aeneas, an AI tool that allows historians to fill in the missing gaps of Latin texts for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

In an unorthodox study, researchers invented a special kind of floss that can protect against infectious disease. In the process, they had to do something no scientist had done before-- try to floss a mouse. My newest in @science.org 🐁🦷 www.science.org/content/arti...

Disproportionately amused by the idea of a long-suffering grad student tasked with flossing mice.

EXCLUSIVE @science.org: In an unorthodox approach to needle-free vaccines, researchers have developed a special kind of floss that can protect against infectious disease. “The results are quite impressive.” Cool story by @annikainampudi.bsky.social

Eight healthy babies were born using a controversial "three-parent" IVF treatment aimed at treating an incurable genetic disease, reported in @nejm.org yesterday. Watch how they did it & read about it in @science.org: www.science.org/content/arti...

I wrote about the importance of adult genetic testing for @science.org last week 🧬✨! www.science.org/content/arti...

Genetic testing isn't just for babies. A new study looked at the genetic data of adults in the ICU found something surprising. 1 in 4 of the patients in the study had genetic mutations tied to their symptoms—and half had no idea about their diagnosis @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Can an adult brain make new neurons? I break down how an AI-powered study may finally settle one of neuroscience’s longest-running debates & what questions still remain for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Congratulations to this year's Diversity Summer Fellows! Led by the NASW Diversity Committee, the program provides supplemental income for six trainees to pursue a chosen internship. We're excited to celebrate the fellows and wish you all many summer adventures in #SciWri. www.nasw.org/article...

Recent studies have found that those who use large language models like ChatGPT tend to converge around common words and ideas. @chaykak.bsky.social reports on A.I.’s homogenizing effect on writing.

debunked some common myths about brain studies in @science.org today! 🧠

new orca skincare routine dropped! read my latest article in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

@annikainampudi.bsky.social's first byline for @science.org, on how Black inmates at the Stateville Penitentiary were experimented on by scientists wanting to better understand side effects to a crucial malaria drug: www.science.org/content/arti...