Stoats kind of went viral during the Olympics. People loved watching their favorite athletes being handed adorable stuffed animals. But in real life, these cute creatures face challenges due to climate change, writes Julie Zenderoudi. Read more here: scienceline.org/2026/03/the-...

Why do we have panic attacks? Our #AskScienceline writer Isabel Gil took the question to Rafaella Reytan, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania to find out. Send us science questions at: buff.ly/UZtAgtY

Our famous Ask Scienceline is back! Do you have a science question you want answered? Scan this QR code and send it to us! Our #AskScienceline writer Isabel Gil will go the ends of the earth to find the answer for you. Or fill out this form: buff.ly/j1Ti159

It's been more than five years since the National Park Service announced the closure of #DeadHorseBay in Brooklyn. At the time, survey results had shown radiological and chemical contamination. Sarah Hofmann @sandwastes.bsky.social went to see what is happening. Go listen now! buff.ly/lcQ6kGj

Have you subscribed to Scienceline’s #Newsletter yet? Don’t wait and risk missing even more incredible stories delivered every Friday straight to your inbox. Go to buff.ly/USwZbvY and subscribe now!

In her latest, Georgia Michelman talked to scientists and tobacco harm reduction advocates about the two sides of #vaping, and whether anti-vaping campaigns have gone too far, failing current smokers. Read more on Scienceline at buff.ly/2XkqiE5

Did you know #SHERP publishes audio? In Avril Silva's recent piece, she covered #SexEducation, which continues to go federally unmandated. As a result, young menstruators are not receiving education on their periods. Go read and listen on Scienceline! buff.ly/E826kQi

Athletic trainers treating the nation's top young athletes are leaving the field because of #burnout. Hear from the clinicians and experts themselves on what factors are driving them from the sideline. Read more on Scienceline by Avril Silva

#DarkMatter is mysterious. Astronomers think it makes up 27% of the universe, but it can't be seen directly. One astronomer thinks it may not exist at all. Read more about the debate on Scienceline, story by Madeline Shaw

These pets are armored, spiky and pricey. Poachers want to cash in. Story by Madeline Shaw for the @nytimes.com Read more here:

Women Gulf War veterans may be at risk to early menopause as a result of environmental exposures during their deployment, according to a study by Women's Health Issues. Story by Avril Silva, read more on Scienceline

The gut microbiome may be trendy, but research lags behind. A recent study by @cellpress.bsky.social describes a new capsule — inspired by the structure of #coral — may help better illuminate its mysteries Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline scienceline.org/2026/01/cora...

Researchers in Singapore synthesized a reef-safe sunscreen prototype from a very unusual source: #pollen Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline! scienceline.org/2026/01/rese...

Tracking wolves and vultures could point law enforcement towards illegal poaching activity Read it here by Isabel Gil scienceline.org/2026/01/thes...

A new global analysis shows vaccination rates have stalled, leaving more than 15 million children with no immunizations in 2023 Story by Alissa de Chassey, read more here scienceline.org/2026/01/mill...

Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org scienceline.org/2026/01/long... Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.

For people with #schizophrenia who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help New story by Georgia Michelman, read more scienceline.org/2025/12/virt...

For people with #schizophrenia who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help New story by Georgia Michelman, read more scienceline.org/2025/12/virt...

My latest for @scienceline.org. In a new study from @nature.com, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that #coralreefs, which have been under stress due to #climatechange, may face more challenges on a warmer planet. scienceline.org/2025/12/cora...

“This is one of the first studies to show that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help.” Read the full story by Avril Silva

By analyzing elevated #selenium levels in tree swallow eggs, researchers warn that the chemical from Elk River Valley coal mines is seeping into Montana waterways Full story scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...

Giving back to Montana with my first story for @scienceline.org — Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds. One of the many stories I’ve reported on during my first semester with @nyu.edu SHERP. #environmentalcontamination scienceline.org/2025/11/sele...

The #summer that can increase the odds of maternal #health risks for #pregnant women, according to a study published on Aug. 19 in The Journal of Climate Change and Health Read the full story by Julie Zenderoudi

Exposure to #airpollution is connected with worsening #Alzheimer’s disease, including faster and more aggressive cognitive impairment, according to a new study published in #JAMA Neurology this September Read the full story by Madeline Shaw

Last but not least from this year's #NobelPrize: Researchers Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for identifying the essential elements of sustained economic growth. Story by Nhung Nguyen scienceline.org/2025/10/nobe...

#NobelPeace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado for becoming a symbol of resistance against #authoritarianism during Venezuela’s most recent election scienceline.org/2025/10/nobe...

László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Literature for his philosophical, apocalyptic and hallucinatory novels scienceline.org/2025/10/hung...

The 2025 #NobelPrize in #Chemistry went to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for their work creating a new form of molecular architecture known as metal-organic frameworks ( #MOFs) scienceline.org/2025/10/2025...

A trio of physicists won the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics for demonstrating quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale Read the coverage by Isabel Gil here scienceline.org/2025/10/thre...

It’s that time of the year! Stay tuned as we bring you coverage from this year’s #NobelPrize First story is up! scienceline.org/2025/10/nobe...

She hunts for cans and bottles, and finds dignity. Read Leslie Liang’s story on how Josefa Marin, a street recycler for 30 years, is now running @surewecannyc.bsky.social to help a nearly invisible community scienceline.org/2025/09/she-...

'Canning, she says, changed her life.' An amazing @scienceline.org story about Josefa, a canner for 30 years & now head of a @surewecannyc.bsky.social redemption center. Bottle bills not only improve recycling rates, they bring tangible economic benefits. scienceline.org/2025/09/she-...

From the Stand Up for Science marches in March, to the Bethesda Declaration, to individual scientists speaking up all across the country, 2025 has been marked by scientific outreach and outrage. Read the full story by Marta Hill scienceline.org/2025/09/scie...

The cuts at NOAA are alarming meteorologists. Some of them told K.R. Callaway that kneecapping #NOAA risks American lives in dangerous heat waves, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters scienceline.org/2025/09/can-...

Gaea Cabico & Miriam Bahagijo spoke to retired park rangers and advocates and report how budget cuts and employee firings are hurting the science behind the overall management of U.S. public lands. scienceline.org/2025/09/trum...

For Scienceline, Pragathi Ravi spoke to Derek Brockbank, executive director of the Coastal States Organization, or CSO, about the recent efforts to reduce #NOAA’s funds and staff — and what this will mean for the country’s coast scienceline.org/2025/09/qa-w...

Abrupt cuts in research grants have distracted scientists from their research. Lauren Schneider dived into how these sudden changes can throw scientists off the steady rhythm of the academic calendar and mad them both worried and annoyed scienceline.org/2025/09/many...

Executive orders, staffing shake-ups, and sweeping policy reversals have kept science journalists working overtime to follow the facts. How are they keeping up? Rambo Talabong spoke to 3 science journalists relating to these developments scienceline.org/2025/09/qna-...

Perri Thaler wrote how #citizenscience is under threat despite how the #Trump administration seems to be publicly pushing for more of it

For Scienceline, Tom Brown and Leslie Liang talked to several #scientists on how the Gold Standard of Science had been tarnished under #Trump 2.0

Aaron Wightman has a sweet gig, which includes tracking more than 5,000 trees, answering questions from hundreds of people, and doing research on the impacts of #climatechange on #maple trees Read Marta Hill’s profile story on New York’s maple specialist

For Perri Thaler, finishing a #peanutbutter jar is both easy and delightful. But after the last scoop, a question lingered: what’s next for the empty container? Read her story on whether cleaning our #recyclables matters (or not)

Perri Thaler writes about the possible trade-offs of a #floatingsolar array, emphasizing how its environmental impacts need to be carefully assessed and mitigated where possible Read the full story

30 years after the war, #Bosnia & #Herzegovina remains disconnected from many public health efforts in #Europe, but loneliness researchers are working to change that A story on #socialprescribing in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska by @laur_insider

Nothing is forever, including #AI’s learning ability A new study by the University of Alberta highlights how deep-learning models can’t continually learn without assistance from humans Read the full story by Perri Thaler

Shoreline #erosion at the #GreatLakes is no laughing matter, and coastal communities face hard choices on what to do to protect the shoreline Read the latest story from Marta Hill scienceline.org/2025/07/rock...

If food poisoning is enough to disrupt your body's bacterial balance, imagine what a trip to #space might do. Studies on animals— including a team of "moustronauts" — could help scientists predict how space flight affects the human #microbiome, Perri Thaler reports scienceline.org/2025/06/shou...

I hate being the bearer of bad news, but I love that scientists have more evidence about the health effects of cannabis. So it all evens out in my latest for Live Science. www.livescience.com/health/marij...

Ants adapted to cultivate fungus “gardens” without sunlight, feeding off the produce over millions of years. Researchers say the insects can teach humans about our own agriculture, @tombrownjournalist.bsky.social‬ reports.

Farmers in China face increasing droughts, floods and other weather-related disasters due to climate change. In response, some are spurning chemical sprays in favor of natural fertilizers and other techniques aimed at restoring depleted soils, Leslie Liang reports. buff.ly/wncQGkZ