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Something to think about. How to eat well and within Earth’s limits
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How to eat well and within Earth’s limits
Dietary change, supported by bold policies, is essential for a sustainable planet.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00236-1
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Interesting figures. U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5859949
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Impressive observation. No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools | Science | AAAS
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No bull: This Austrian cow has learned to use tools
First evidence for tool use in cattle includes a skill previously seen only in humans and chimpanzees
https://www.science.org/content/article/no-bull-austrian-cow-has-learned-use-tools?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5852370
10 days ago
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Worth the read. Purdue blocks admission of many Chinese grad students in unwritten policy | Science | AAAS
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Purdue blocks admission of many Chinese grad students in unwritten policy
Faculty members say university is overreacting to pressure from the Trump administration and Congress
https://www.science.org/content/article/purdue-blocks-admission-many-chinese-grad-students-unwritten-policy
14 days ago
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Strong work!
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15 days ago
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This is an interesting story on adaptation. If you read to the end, the urban dandelion population could genetically collapse. Urban dandelions have evolved to stay close to home. That’s bad news | Science | AAAS
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Urban dandelions have evolved to stay close to home. That’s bad news
Small seed “parachutes” may be causing inbreeding
https://www.science.org/content/article/urban-dandelions-have-evolved-stay-close-home-s-bad-news?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5848635
15 days ago
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For the interested. The Trump administration says some approved childhood vaccines need better studies. Scientists disagree | Science | AAAS
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The Trump administration says some approved childhood vaccines need better studies. Scientists disagree
Rationale for dropping some vaccine recommendations faces skepticism
https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-administration-says-some-approved-childhood-vaccines-need-better-studies?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5845660
18 days ago
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I wonder if this might be true for field work in general including agriculture. The article highlights ecology. ‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Client Challenge
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04150-w
22 days ago
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Interesting read on global science. Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Client Challenge
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04083-4
22 days ago
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Great opportunity to learn about the future of wheat and the price is right (free).
add a skeleton here at some point
22 days ago
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For those interested. Appeals court agrees that NIH cannot reduce overhead payments to academic institutions | Science | AAAS
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Appeals court agrees that NIH cannot reduce overhead payments to academic institutions
Judges uphold injunction by lower court against a 15% flat rate for indirect costs
https://www.science.org/content/article/appeals-court-agrees-nih-cannot-reduce-overhead-payments-academic-institutions?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5840266
22 days ago
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Interesting read. Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work
Encouraging academics to act as advisers to outside organizations is the most effective way to serve society’s needs.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04104-2
28 days ago
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A well written article. I almost quit my Ph.D. A lab mate gave me the confidence to continue | Science | AAAS
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I almost quit my Ph.D. A lab mate gave me the confidence to continue
Now, helping students find their way in science is the most rewarding part of the job, this professor writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/i-almost-quit-my-ph-d-lab-mate-gave-me-confidence-continue?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5834778
29 days ago
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When you need a smile. Watch tiny plankton ‘surf’ ocean currents | Science | AAAS
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Watch tiny plankton ‘surf’ ocean currents
Microscopic creatures hitch a ride on turbulent waters to travel faster
https://www.science.org/content/article/watch-tiny-plankton-surf-ocean-currents?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5833586
about 1 month ago
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Wonder what all this means. Surely seems like a strange way to manage health research. Firing of neuroscience institute chief adds to NIH’s leadership vacuum | Science | AAAS
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Firing of neuroscience institute chief adds to NIH’s leadership vacuum
Trump administration declines to renew appointment of Walter Koroshetz, against NIH director’s wishes
https://www.science.org/content/article/firing-neuroscience-institute-chief-adds-nih-s-leadership-vacuum?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5833586
about 1 month ago
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For you knowledge and amusement. Watch these raindrops turn into rolling ‘sandballs’ | Science | AAAS
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Watch these raindrops turn into rolling ‘sandballs’
Discovery suggests raindrops can be up to 100 times more erosive than once thought
https://www.science.org/content/article/watch-these-raindrops-turn-rolling-sandballs?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_cid=5829513
about 1 month ago
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Interesting read. A simple policy corrected pervasive gender imbalance in Ph.D. awards at Dutch university | Science | AAAS
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A simple policy corrected pervasive gender imbalance in Ph.D. awards at Dutch university
Eindhoven University of Technology’s success sets example for other institutions to follow, researchers say
https://www.science.org/content/article/simple-policy-corrected-pervasive-gender-imbalance-ph-d-awards-dutch-university?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5828488
about 1 month ago
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Interesting how different countries plan their futures. The green giant | Science
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The green giant
Images of China’s clean energy infrastructure reveal a transformation of unmatched scale and speed
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee8001?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5825492
about 1 month ago
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Some welcome good news. Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
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Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03505-7
about 1 month ago
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Great read. I was a ‘go, go, go’ academic. A fellowship abroad transformed my approach | Science | AAAS
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I was a ‘go, go, go’ academic. A fellowship abroad transformed my approach
“I came back with a recalibrated sense of how I want to live and work,” this professor writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/i-was-go-go-go-academic-fellowship-abroad-transformed-my-approach?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5817978
about 2 months ago
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This is amazing and useful science. The first patients have been helped by cancer-fighting cells made directly in their bodies | Science | AAAS
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The first patients have been helped by cancer-fighting cells made directly in their bodies
Novel approach could be faster, and cheaper, than making the cells in the lab—but safety concerns linger
https://www.science.org/content/article/first-patients-have-been-helped-cancer-fighting-cells-made-directly-their-bodies?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=834817316&et_cid=5816532
about 2 months ago
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Interesting read. Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students | Science | AAAS
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Academic writing was a struggle—until I formed a peer group with other graduate students
“It was the spark I needed,” this scientist writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/academic-writing-was-struggle-until-i-formed-peer-group-other-graduate-students?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5811313
about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Register - iwc2026
25 – 29 May 2026 • Bologna, Italy An event by Patrons An event by Patrons Registration Registration for the 4th International Wheat Congress is now open. Please read the information below before you…
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Interesting read on the current state of science. My not-so-favorite year | Science
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My not-so-favorite year
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a good time to step back and assess one of the most tumultuous years in the history of American science. The second Trump administration has brought cuts to so many impo...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee0939?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5804810
2 months ago
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Interesting read. Who built a mysterious ancient city in western China? | Science | AAAS
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Who built a mysterious ancient city in western China?
DNA recovered from people buried at the site reveals surprises
https://www.science.org/content/article/who-built-mysterious-ancient-city-western-china?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5804026
2 months ago
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Never thought I would need to post this.
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National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/statement-on-cdc-s-changes-to-guidance-on-vaccines-and-autism?utm_source=NASEM+News+and+Publications&utm_campaign=b32b20d912-NAP+Mail+New+2025.11.24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-1c0f2fa5e6-102172729&mc_cid=b32b20d912&mc_eid=8396ce2387
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Abstract Submission for the 4th International Wheat Congress is open! A perfect chance for Early Career Researchers & PhD students working on wheat to present their work and to check the Wheat Initiative’s support options .
www.iwc2026.com
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Worth the read. Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner | Science | AAAS
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Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner
Humor has helped this professor connect with students and colleagues—and remain resilient during hard times
https://www.science.org/content/article/embracing-my-silly-side-makes-me-better-scientist-i-wish-i-d-done-it-sooner?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5797489
2 months ago
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A story worth remembering. As an international scholar, my academic dreams belong to my family, too | Science | AAAS
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As an international scholar, my academic dreams belong to my family, too
When this scientist’s father fell ill far away, he had to reconsider how best to honor his family’s sacrifice
https://www.science.org/content/article/international-scholar-my-academic-dreams-belong-my-family-too?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5790673
3 months ago
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The promise of science. ‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial | Science | AAAS
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‘A sigh of relief’: New malaria drug succeeds in large clinical trial
As existing drugs falter because of resistance, the world gets a backup—but hard choices loom on how to use it
https://www.science.org/content/article/sigh-relief-new-malaria-drug-succeeds-large-clinical-trial?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5789847
3 months ago
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3 months ago
We are happy to share the November Science Brief of our Associated Progreamme IWYP!
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A great story on understanding our past. To unearth their past, Amazonian people turn to ‘a language white men understand’ | Science | AAAS
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To unearth their past, Amazonian people turn to ‘a language white men understand’
A model partnership between archaeologists and the Kuikuro people has helped rewrite the history of early Amazonian societies
https://www.science.org/content/article/unearth-their-past-amazonian-people-turn-language-white-men-understand?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5783922
3 months ago
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This is certainly one way to reduce our future.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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US PhD admissions shrink as fears over Trump’s cuts take hold
Some doctoral programmes are admitting no students at all amid uncertainty about federal science funding.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03417-6?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20251106&utm_source=nature_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_41586_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-251106
3 months ago
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For the curious. Australia’s red rocks hold mysteriously detailed fossils. We finally know how they formed | Science | AAAS
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Australia’s red rocks hold mysteriously detailed fossils. We finally know how they formed
Chemical analysis could help predict locations of other ancient sites with impeccable fossils
https://www.science.org/content/article/australia-s-red-rocks-hold-mysteriously-detailed-fossils-we-finally-know-how-they?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5782578
3 months ago
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Competition for knowledge and those who create it is global. No surprise here. Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate | Science | AAAS
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Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
https://www.science.org/content/article/canada-s-new-budget-aims-lure-u-s-researchers-relocate?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5782578
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Read the latest science brief of our Associated Programme Iwyp!
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For the curious. How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colors | Science | AAAS
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How one of the world’s rarest and most valuable gemstones gets its vivid colors
Scientists finally solve mystery of ammolite’s brilliant reds, greens, and blues
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-one-world-s-rarest-and-most-valuable-gemstones-gets-its-vivid-colors?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5776841
3 months ago
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I share this because transitioning to retirement is not discussed enough and it is always good to have another person's perspective. Transitioning to ‘emeritus professor’ wasn’t always easy. Here’s how I adjusted | Science | AAAS
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Transitioning to ‘emeritus professor’ wasn’t always easy. Here’s how I adjusted
“I have learned to keep pushing forward, at a more relaxed pace,” this retired scientist writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/transitioning-emeritus-professor-wasn-t-always-easy-here-s-how-i-adjusted?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=SCIeToc&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5776394
3 months ago
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The origins of agriculture. Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides | Science | AAAS
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Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides
Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
https://www.science.org/content/article/sumerian-civilization-may-have-been-jump-started-rise-and-fall-tides?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=834817316&et_cid=5769395
3 months ago
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This is really interesting. A surprise bonus from COVID-19 vaccines: bolstering cancer treatment | Science | AAAS
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A surprise bonus from COVID-19 vaccines: bolstering cancer treatment
Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer
https://www.science.org/content/article/surprise-bonus-covid-19-vaccines-bolstering-cancer-treatment?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=834817316&et_cid=5768271
3 months ago
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Nature never ceases to amaze. Beetle compound is so valuable insects eat bird poop to get it | Science | AAAS
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Beetle compound is so valuable insects eat bird poop to get it
To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains
https://www.science.org/content/article/beetle-compound-so-valuable-insects-eat-bird-poop-get-it?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=834817316&et_cid=5767210
3 months ago
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For the curious. Poisonous sacs helped toads conquer the world | Science | AAAS
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Poisonous sacs helped toads conquer the world
Iconic amphibians took an unexpected path across the globe, study finds—with toxins as a “game changer”
https://www.science.org/content/article/poisonous-sacs-helped-toads-conquer-world?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5765202
3 months ago
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This is no way to run a country and to say it was a mistake simply says you have no management skills. Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated | Science | AAAS
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Whiplash at CDC as hundreds of employees are terminated, then reinstated
Agency’s prestigious training programs among those spared, while other key offices are scrapped
https://www.science.org/content/article/whiplash-cdc-hundreds-employees-are-terminated-then-reinstated
4 months ago
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If you are from Chicago, this is important. Chicago’s beloved ‘rat hole’ was actually made by a squirrel | Science | AAAS
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Chicago’s beloved ‘rat hole’ was actually made by a squirrel
Scientists reopen the case of “splatatouille”
https://www.science.org/content/article/chicago-s-beloved-rat-hole-was-actually-made-squirrel?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5760984
4 months ago
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Interesting read:
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Machine learning reveals potential consequences of cuts to US research
Governments have the right to decide how to spend money on science. Modelling shows that making instant cuts to grants without a plan or consultation is misconceived.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03066-9?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20251003&utm_source=nature_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_41586_AWA1_GL_DTEC_054CI_TOC-251003
4 months ago
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The costs and risks of doing science. Ecuadorian scientists cleared of criminal charges in COVID-19 testing case | Science | AAAS
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Ecuadorian scientists cleared of criminal charges in COVID-19 testing case
Prosecutors alleged officials and researchers defrauded government during the early months of the pandemic
https://www.science.org/content/article/ecuadorian-scientists-cleared-criminal-charges-covid-19-testing-case?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5745166
4 months ago
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Doubt this is how you build a vibrant science workforce. ‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry | Science | AAAS
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‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry
The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded
https://www.science.org/content/article/completely-shattered-changes-nsf-s-graduate-student-fellowship-spur-outcry?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_content=alert&utm_campaign=DailyLatestNews&et_rid=17097857&et_cid=5745166
4 months ago
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Well said. How I confronted my growing cynicism about academia—and rekindled my sense of purpose | Science | AAAS
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How I confronted my growing cynicism about academia—and rekindled my sense of purpose
“Maintaining hope doesn’t mean ignoring hardships or naïvely expecting things to work out,” this professor writes
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-i-confronted-my-growing-cynicism-about-academia-and-rekindled-my-sense-purpose
4 months ago
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Blame it on the humans. City squirrels can't think straight when humans are nearby:
www.earth.com/news/city-sq...
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City squirrels can't think straight when humans are nearby
Human presence lowers squirrels’ puzzle success, with playground noise worst, but dogs sometimes speed problem-solving.
https://www.earth.com/news/city-squirrels-cant-think-straight-when-humans-are-nearby/
4 months ago
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For the curious:
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Ostriches can't fly - so how did their ancestors cross oceans?
Scientists discovered that ostrich ancestors could fly across oceans. Later, they lost flight and adapted on land.
https://www.earth.com/news/ostriches-cant-fly-so-how-did-their-ancestors-cross-oceans/
4 months ago
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