Scientists across 8 states in the Midwest compiled data on cornfield fertilization levels to test whether current economic guidelines restrict fertilizer use enough to protect the environment as well as profits. #SciComm #SciNews #agriecon #PlantScience #Botany sciworthy.com/is-the-most-...

Scientists at Penn Medicine recently used the DNA-editing technology CRISPR to modify the genes of a baby with a fatal liver disease. After 2 rounds of treatment, they found that his liver function and metabolism were improving. #SciComm #SciNews #medsky 🧬 sciworthy.com/scientists-t...

Could living fungus someday power our electronics, weave our textiles, or reinvent plastic as we know it? Researchers used fungal mixtures to develop self-stabilizing emulsifiers, tunable films, and fast-responding smart materials. sciworthy.com/fungi-could-... #SciComm #SciNews #fungi #mushrooms

Researchers at the Gladstone Institute and UC-San Francisco showed that removing the protein APOE4 from the nerve cells of mice can reduce brain issues related to Alzheimer’s. #SciComm #SciNews #dementia #alzheimers #alzsky #medsky sciworthy.com/removing-thi...

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Researchers at Duke University have shown that polystyrene nanoplastics speed up the spread and aggregation of the brain protein Ɑ-synuclein in mice, triggering neurological symptoms such as tremors and slowed movement. #SciComm #SciNews #Medskies sciworthy.com/parkinsons-d...

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Researchers from France and the Netherlands demonstrated that the plant Bornmuellera emarginata can hyperaccumulate nickel with minimal stress, even in extremely high nickel concentrations. #SciComm #SciNews #PlantScience #PlantBiology #Botany sciworthy.com/metal-tolera...

Chemists from Harvard have synthesized non-biochemical self-reproducing systems that could explain how early protocells functioned before life evolved. #SciComm #SciNews #alife⚙️🧫 sciworthy.com/artificial-c...

New evidence for the origin of Mars' moons! 🔭 #astronomy #astro #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️

Researchers discovered novel microbes in lava tube caves that could aid astrobiologists in understanding potential life in similar environments on Mars. #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠 🧫 sciworthy.com/lava-tubes-c...

Scientists studying harvester ants in the Mediterranean found that the queen of one species gives birth to both her own offspring and males from another harvester ant species. #SciComm #SciNews #evosky sciworthy.com/this-ant-que...

Scientists from the Netherlands and @bluemarblespace.bsky.social discovered a new way that molecules copy themselves with fewer errors, using “selective binding.” #SciComm #SciNews #ALife #evosky #molevol sciworthy.com/how-molecule...

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If you missed our eco-themed November newsletter, you can still find it here. From natural materials that support green energy to innovative textiles that reduce waste, and more! #SciComm #SciNews mailchi.mp/d190a45579f3...

Scientists at Cornell University created durable, waterproof coatings from recycled textiles using a clean and scalable process. Their results open new avenues for upcycling textile waste into high-performance materials! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/reinventing-...

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Microbes living on biodegradable plastics have more genes for plastic degradation than those living on traditional plastics, meaning they should be able to break down biodegradable plastic more quickly and easily! #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🧬 sciworthy.com/do-microbes-...

Happy Halloween, guys and ghouls! If you missed our spooky-science-themed October newsletter, you can still find it here... 🎃Muhaha👻 #SciComm #SciNews mailchi.mp/937aec94028f...

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Scientists grew miniature spinal cords from stem cells and implanted them into rats with spinal cord injuries. The cells formed functional neurons that supported movement recovery within 12 weeks! 😮 #SciComm #SciNews #medsky sciworthy.com/3d-printed-s...

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Researchers found that simple lipids can form stable, membrane-like structures in sulfuric acid concentrations similar to the clouds of Venus. New article by @aubreyzerkle.bsky.social! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/could-cells-...

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New Astrobiology Revealed! Gaëlle Belleau-Magnat explains why Martian gossans could hold clues to past life and describes the best methods for finding them. #SciComm #astronomy #astro #earth-science #geoscience www.saganet.org/articles/ast...

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New Astrobiology Revealed! Antonin Affholder discusses whether glycine could sustain microbes in Titan's ocean. #SciComm #SciNews #astronomy #geoscience www.saganet.org/articles/ast...

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If you missed our recent newsletter, you can still find it here! From microbes preparing for winter to orbital effects on exoplanet habitability, this month we’re highlighting seasonal transformations in nature: mailchi.mp/59d12df05d39... #SciComm #SciNews

Stand up for NASA science! The Planetary Society has an advocacy form that will automatically be sent to your senators and House reps, urging Congress to pass timely appropriations for NASA funding. Fill it out here: www.planetary.org/advocacy-act...

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New models of carbon cycle feedbacks during the PETM! #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️

Researchers at UC-Davis identified proteins released by solid tumors that can break down a key part of our immune system and weaken its ability to kill cancer cells. #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/cancer-cells...

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#astronomy, #astro, 🔭, #earth-science, #geoscience, ⚒️ September's theme will be 🍂season of change🍂, and it's a good one. Don't miss it!

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Very cool new scicomm video created by our @bluemarblespace.bsky.social YSP, Erin Faye Dizon!

In the newest Astrobiology Revealed for SAGANet, Alfonso Davila describes the Life Detection Knowledge Base and how the scientific community can use it to plan future life detection missions. #SciComm 🔭 #astronomy #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️ www.saganet.org/articles/ast...

Silica sinters trap evidence of ancient microbes. #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️

Even at the lower end of predicted climate-change scenarios, continued deforestation could decimate the Amazon rainforest within the next 100 years. #SciComm #earth-science #geoscience ⚒️ www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Scientists have found that the rate of forest regrowth after wildfires depends on the type of trees and the amount of available water. sciworthy.com/how-quickly-... #SciComm #SciNews #PlantScience

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Scientists found water frost on Martian volcanoes! See our two-part series on this discovery, starting here: #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/how-does-fro...

In the newest Astrobiology Revealed Q&A, Afonso Mota discusses exoplanet atmospheres, the importance of fundamental research, and how the fungus Aspergillus could be the perfect organism to take with us into space. Check it out! #SciComm🔭 #astronomy #astro, www.saganet.org/articles/ast...

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