Somehow, I’m not particularly worried. 🧪 “Here, we introduce Robin, the first multi-agent system capable of fully automating both hypothesis generation and data analysis for experimental biology.” 1/2 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This may be one of the worst health articles I've read. "Let's scare you to death and then tell you there's probably nothing to worry about." Ick. #medsky

Starbucks is selling protein-enhancing lattes. (I tried one. If you like gritty froth...) Pop-Tarts boasts of extra protein too. But this craze for extra protein in extra-processed foods isn't that healthy, @beebrookshire.bsky.social reports now in @sciam.bsky.social. 🧪 #medsky Read why:

Hello, Bluesky! We, the staff of Scientific American, are pleased to announce we have formed a union with @wgaeast.bsky.social. Just as mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, we are the powerhouse of the publication, and we’re excited to have a new way to contribute to its success.

Today's a day to remember the amazing success of the polio vaccine. It conquered both a disease and fear. www.linkedin.com/posts/kevin-... 🧪

There's an important new idea about the cause of heart disease--and there's a way to treat it and save lives. @sciam.bsky.social is having a webinar on it on April 16. Join me & @tanyalewis.bsky.social & @sethfletcher.bsky.social at 1pm, 4/16, at www.scientificamerican.com/page/events/

Cephalopods don't get no respect.

Go @jojofoshosho.bsky.social !

A blessing on public libraries, who--unlike tech companies--serve communities in so many ways beyond lending books.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz made an unannounced visit to the Everglades concentration camp where she describes the inhumane conditions she witnessed.

🧪 Microplastics and health news from @sciam.bsky.social

More weight loss, fewer needles: New GLP-1 pill just approved by FDA. Foundayo pill will go head to head against the Wegovy pill for weight loss and diabetes. Private insurance could make the cost $25/month. Read the news from @laurenjyoung.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social 🧪 #medsky

Orca are chomping salmon all around lamprey but Orca don't recognize lamprey's host as food because their echolocation is confused by lamprey's presence!! Orca can't detect chinook's swimbladder with Lamprey attached!! #2026MMM ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/m...

Just watched TCU Horned Frogs knock Washington Huskies out of March Madness. Key science question: why does Texas call them frogs (amphibians) when they are really lizards (reptiles)? I mean, it's a big difference, and Horned Lizard is a cool name. So what's up, Texas science? 🧪

Its a #FroggyFriday!

More on the CDC vaccine advisory panel (ACIP). Robert Malone (RFKjr-appointed ACIP member) was wrong yesterday when he said the panel was disbanded. But RFKjr hasn't told the public what he intends to do after a court ruled he violated the law with his appointments.

Breaking from @sciam.bsky.social : ACIP, the CDC's crucial vaccine advisory panel, may be totally disbanded by the Trump Administration, its former vice chair says.🧪 #medsky

One day you’re just a guy, and the next you’re King Sammy I, emperor of the robot vacuums

Mathematicians at Scientific American take on March Madness basketball: www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

More evidence that Trump Rx is not cheap. Its prescriptions charge more than you'd pay in the UK, for the same drugs. To be fair, any medical care in US costs more. But evidence shows the White House is offering worse help than the ACA. Reuters story share.google/4FXTdC15h603...

Would you be happy in polyamory? Relationships with several people at the same time? 1000s are, according to Rebecca Lester, psychotherapist and anthropologist. It's tied to American values about liberty. Not an excuse to sleep around. Listen to the @sciam.bsky.social interview: 🧪

Justice sure took a long while… apnews.com/article/henr...

Fly to the complex molecular gas in the centre of the #MilkyWay!🧑‍🚀 In this chaotic and extreme environment, stars don’t necessarily form in the same way as they do in the Milky Way’s outskirts. But new ALMA observations will probe how stars evolve there. https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2603/ 🔭🧪

The Age of Reptiles: How One Mural Changed The Way The World Saw Dinosaurs 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #dinosaurs #paleontology open.substack.com/pub/alwaysso...

Now, if Kansas cops pull over a driver who looks like a man but their drivers license says "female," will cops be suspicious and detain them? Simply for being who they are and obeying this new Kansas law?

Vaughn Cooper’s new Scientific American article offers a clear look at the potential threats posed by mirror‑life. He trained with MGI's Rich Lenski @relenski.bsky.social, whose contributions to the field are referenced in the piece. Important context for a complex topic.

What happens when the person being watched and discriminated against is you? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-chil...

@vscooper.micropopbio.org hi Vaughn. Would it be more accurate, in the subhed, if we changed "are close" to "are moving closer"?

RFKjr and HHS are making it easier to sue pharma for health problems that occur after vaccination. Any vaccination. Will this stop development of new vaccines (because pharma will be sued for anything and stop developing new vaccinations). Or help people with real injuries? What do you think? 🧪

Donald Trump grabs Nobel Peace Prize--with somebody else's name on it-- from original winner after leading bombing that killed more that 100 people. at the point of a gun www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Expensive Probiotic Supplements only work for a very few diseases, and not overall gut health, Scientific American reports. Save your money. 🧪 share.google/nbkhbPmzWpZP...

Something odd here. 2 of the scientists from Denmark showed live vaccines are extra powerful, protecting babies from diseases beyond the intended one. Measles and the TB vaccine do this. One researcher, Christine Benn, wrote a popular article on this, below. How did this get seen as anti-vax? 🧪

More "gold standard science" from Trump and RfkJr. They gave $1.6 million to Danish scientists for a study apparently designed to prove a childhood vaccine doesn't work. While cutting billions from research in the US. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

11 medical experiments that will shape our health in 2026: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

They trigger reward systems instead.

Math/money problem with the new Wegovy GLP-1 weight loss pill. www.scientificamerican.com/article/wego... The pill is $149/month for 1.5 mg. But in the clinical trial showing success, the daily pill was 25 mg. That's 16.7 HIGHER. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... So is that $2488.30 per pill? 🧪 #medsky

For astounding appropriateness, this story on whisky industry death knells was written by a Times obituary writer. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/d...

First RFKjr cuts HHS' own research about stopping childhood diseases. Now he cuts grants to pediatricians for stopping infant deaths. Seems much more like mindless revenge and less like making America healthy. 🧪 #medsky

3 killers really may be 1 disease. Read how in new SciAm issue: www.scientificamerican.com/article/hear... 🧪 #medsky

Right after yesterday's gun massacre in Australia, some US gun enthusiasts said it indicated gun safety laws don't work. Wrong. Australia hasn't had mass shootings since 1996 while US has them all the time. Australia reaction to the massacre was to move for stricter laws because they work:

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There are few soil animals as adorable as the 'podgy' springtails! This Platunurida sp. is a cousin of the famous 'giant' springtails in New Zealand. Instead of colourful spines, it has a flattened body, enabling it to squeeze into cracks in decaying logs where it lives. #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet 🧪📸

Challenging but rewarding journalism job. www.technologyreview.com/job/editoria...

FDA, under Trump, reduces # of drug trials to 1, from 2 or more. More danger for you, more profits for pharma business. www.linkedin.com/posts/matthe...

CDC's advisory committee on vaccines (appointed by RFKjr) today cannot figure out their own 3 alternatives for the hepatitis B birth dose. Members said they were confused by the info they were given, reports @laurenjyoung.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social now. Could keep the dose--or not. 🧪 #medsky

vm.tiktok.com/ZTHTG9E4S83A... Why @ellecordova.bsky.social rules.

Wow. This feels like one of the most important science stories I've read in a long time. PPD is serious, life-altering stuff and the not-insignificant odds of developing it is something that weighs seriously in my own deliberations about having kids or not.