Want to change an AI's mind? Argue with it. Or just give it more information. Turns out the beliefs of language models are surprisingly malleable... That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Constanze Depp is finding that microglia aren't any better at multitasking than we are—and that likely contributes to the development of Alzheimer's. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🧠

Nightmarish as pitcher plants might seem, there's evidence that they give back to the insect communities they feed on. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

While a new, broad-spectrum 'nanobody' antivenom performed impressively in preclinical trials, the real significance is “showing this is possible,” @andreaslaustsen.bsky.social told me. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

If you've ever crunched wintergreen life savers in the dark to see flashes of light, you already know about mechanoluminescence. Some materials work similarly that aren't crystals. That and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti...

Michael Granatosky on debunking the “rat hole”: “I hope this project reminds people that science can start anywhere—even with something as small and funny as a mark in the sidewalk.” That and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Archaeologist Kristina Douglass is 1 of 11 scientist MacArthur Fellows this year. "For me, this award is a loud affirmation that the principles of community which have guided my work are not only valued, but essential to the way we must do science." #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

It took decades for the work of Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi—the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology—to have clinical relevance. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Insects have long been thought of as "little robots," so their welfare hasn't been considered when it comes to scientific experiments. That's changing. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Will-o’-the-wisps, the fleeting flames occasionally seen above swamps and graveyards, may be tiny lightning bursts jumping between microscopic bubbles of methane. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

This stop-motion video made from 7 years of pictures of the young star IM Lup is the first of a star’s disk winding up to form planets. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

There’s more to sighing than simply forcing open any of the little air sacs in your lungs that have collapsed—the act actually helps prevent them from collapsing. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Putting together a daily newsletter is a lot of work! But still, I don't outsource any of the writing to LLMs—and a recent experiment from the SciPak team confirms why. That and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Exciting news 🐍🕷️🐝🐠🐜🦂!! We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Christie Wilcox (@nerdychristie.bsky.social), renowned science writer and communicator, will serve as the Keynote Mentor & Speaker at our upcoming Venom Evolution, Function, and Biomedical Applications Gordon Research Seminar (GRS)

Awkward as it might look, sideways locomotion might have fueled the diversification of crabs and allowed them to conquer new habitats. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Sure, everyone was obsessed with pizza rat. But have you heard about pizza lizard? That Ig Nobel-winning research and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

The yellow fever mosquito has conquered the world—and that's kind of our fault. That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Where have all the wildebeests gone? A new AI analysis suggests half as many animals as previous counts. That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Talk about a buzzkill: Mosquitoes seem to be especially attracted to people who drink beer, smoke pot, and share their bed with someone else. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

This footage of a teeny hydra was taken with a microscope that's about the size of a grape. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Steven McKnight was driving to Montana when he received the call about winning a #LaskerAward. "I was flabbergasted. I probably should have pulled over," he told me. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

That time I was subject of scientific study, and not an editor.....🏃‍♀️🧪

Thumbs are cool and all, but have you ever thought about how important thumbnails are? They just might have been the key to rodents' evolutionary success. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Bubbles can be pretty powerful—potent enough to propel this little bot more than a meter into the air! That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

In this edition of #ScienceAdviser, Science Immunology Senior Editor @cnfogg.bsky.social talks about how her love of running led her to be the subject of science—rather than the editor of it. Plus more of the best from @science.org and science: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Ebony and ivory really are a perfect harmony—African forest elephants consume the tree's fruit, and in return, their fecal matter disperses and helps protect seedlings. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

I feel like this beautiful bot needs the right symphony accompanying it. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

A party in my mailbox today 🥳 Thanks @nerdychristie.bsky.social @science.org for the daily newsletters and the fun free socks!! #ScienceAdviser

When Science's @martinenserink.bsky.social reported from Guinea during a health crisis 10 years ago, the silver linings were easy to spot. Not so much this time around. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

I keep staring at this video showing the movement of aerosols in the atmosphere. It's so mesmerizing! That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Happy #BookLoversDay! Looking for your next book to love? I asked my colleagues at @science.org for their favorites—and they had some great suggestions! That and more in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Though we have the genetic framework for hibernation, people can't just gorge in fall and work through that energy all winter (even if my behavior at Thanksgiving suggests otherwise)... *yet*. That and more from @science.org and science in #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Ketchup might seem made for French fries, but the tomato came first—and gave the potato its tasty tubers. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Random cat facts can increase the odds an LLM gets a math problem wrong by as much as 700% (To be fair to the AIs, cats are pretty confusing). That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Ivan Oransky likens retractions to tickets in #ScienceAdviser after the retraction heard round the world: “In general, more people should get speeding tickets, but it should be everybody who’s speeding, not just whatever population is being profiled in the Times.” www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Why are there owl pellets but not snake pellets? Well, there's no need to spit out bones when you've got special cells that can digest them. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🐍

When people watch dance performances, it's as if their brainwaves are choreographed too—especially they're watching together in a theater. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Cheese really might give you strange dreams—especially if you have a sensitivity to dairy. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 🧠

Today, #ScienceAdviser turned 2. And I knew there was only one way to celebrate... by throwing a tardi-party! Read all about our unofficial mascot in this edition of @science.org's award-winning newsletter: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

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

Does ChatGPT rot your brain? Well, maybe, but the preprint everyone has been talking about doesn't show that. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

“Mish tired himself out and decided after nearly an hour that he wanted to go back to bed” WHOMST AMONGST US CASE CLOSE

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If I scratch your back with kelp, will you scratch mine? That story and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

#ScienceAdviser turns 2 on Thursday! To celebrate, we're giving away one of a kind, totally exclusive tardi-party socks. 50 new subscribers will get to show off their love of Science and science in style! Subscribe today and enter for your chance to be one of them: www.science.org/content/page... 🧪

What you see when you look at this image depends on the culture you grew up in. The question is: Are you shocked to hear that some people see rectangles or circles? That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti...

The most viruslike microbe to date was discovered by accident when researchers sequenced the DNA inside this tiny ocean critter. That story and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

#ScienceAdviser has won Gold for Short Form Content at the 2025 #EPICawards. Sign up to receive the #newsletter to your inbox for free: scim.ag/4fgFSmX #SSP2025

The #EPICawards from the Society for Scholarly Publishing recognize and celebrate remarkable teams and individuals in the publishing, information technology, and communications sectors. This year at #SSP2025, Science took home three awards. 🏆 (THREAD 🧵)

Last week’s Blatten disaster showcased the consequences of melting glaciers. With existing climate policies, more than 3/4 of global glacier mass is set to disappear. That and more from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪