A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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People with good motives may engage in bribery and worse depending on what society expects of them. A political scientist explains. ✍️ Bob Holmes knowmag.org/46q5U4L

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Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control. ✍️ Ute Eberle knowmag.org/4ndXiVE

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Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up. Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.

SCOOP: Three Trump Cabinet Members Have Multiple Primary-Residence Mortgages @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

“It may be age-old, but not much has been done to address it. In many places of the world, it’s always been considered an issue to be dealt with behind closed doors. But the availability of data today shows just how serious the issue is.” knowmag.org/3JED7BK

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New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse. ✍️ Katherine Ellison knowmag.org/4n1eJZj

What have researchers learned about the physiology and genetics of pregnancy at high elevation? This was discussed at a meeting convened last year in Cambridge, England. 👉 Read @timvernimmen.bsky.social's report knowmag.org/4hmhwsU And check out the proceedings from the meeting (quoted below 👇) 🧪

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How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again 👀 Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too. @timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—. ✍️ Tim Vernimmen knowmag.org/4mUmtwg

When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social

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If the Big Bang created an equal amount of matter and antimatter, why is antimatter vanishingly scarce in the universe today? SNOLAB is studying neutrino properties to answer this pivotal question. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

A fascinating article about the archaeology of humanity's homeland knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Using pollen to make paper, sponges, and more knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

“It has become increasingly clear that they haven’t just lost sight, but also gained many adaptations that help them to thrive in their cave environment, including some that may hold clues to treatments for obesity and diabetes in people.” | @timvernimmen.bsky.social @knowablemag.bsky.social

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too. ✍️ By Tim Vernimmen

Arctic Sea Ice Extent battling for record low....

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An attosecond — or 0.000000000000000001 second — is no time at all for a person. That is not so for electrons, atoms and molecules. 🕰️ Learn more in @ivanamato.bsky.social's recent report, republished by @sciam.bsky.social

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Another wonderful piece by Amber Dance for @knowablemag.bsky.social , this time on what neurodegeneration may have to do with retrotransposons 🧪

Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire treatments for neurodegeneration. ✍️ Amber Dance

50 **COUNTRIES** have now ratified the UN High Seas Treaty, with dozens more promising to do so. 60 are needed for the agreement to come into force. #UNOC3 🌊 🦑 🧪 🌍 🌎 🌏 www.bbc.com/news/article...

The emergence of antiretroviral drugs saved millions of lives — but some worried about long-term health problems. Here’s how that turned out. ✍️ Tammy Worth

Nice news: Amber Dance, investigative science and health writer and special contributor to Knowable Magazine, won First Place for Specialty Articles: Health at the California Press Women’s 2025 Professional Communications Awards. Congrats Amber! Read the story: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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With more than 350,000 named species, beetles make up about a quarter of all Earth’s animals.

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From the boardroom to the basketball court, some managers rely on berating and bullying employees. Researchers have learned one thing: It doesn’t work. (From 2018)

Interesting! @knowablemag.bsky.social didn't have as darling a photo, but did delve into the unexpected ferocity of female moles a few years ago in our story, knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

As the mother of a 7th grader, I can't wait for this!! Thanks to @em-underwood.bsky.social and @danafoundation.bsky.social and the rest of our @knowablemag.bsky.social team for getting some useful info out about this amazing age.

Carl Sagan in 1986 on the problems with media and science literacy.

On the menu now in Portland, Oregon: cultivated salmon. "San Francisco startup Wildtype has become the world’s first startup to get US regulatory approved to sell cultivated seafood" hat-tip @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.greenqueen.com.hk/wildtype-lab...

The world's clean-energy investments are now twice as large as those in fossil fuels, the latest IEA data shows

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are at work to turn the findings into therapies. ✍️ Amber Dance

Ailments of the mouth can put the body at risk for a slew of other ills. Some practitioners think dentistry should no longer be siloed. ✍️ Lola Butcher

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Mushrooms and other fungi can harbor hidden companions — and some of these may fight pesky or dangerous molds. ✍️ Amber Dance

After a mass bird collision in Oct 2023, Chicago’s McCormick Place Lakeside took action, installing bird-friendly dots on nearly 2 football fields of glass. Collisions have dropped dramatically. Real change is possible. Learn more: bit.ly/stopbirdcoll... #StopBirdCollisions #BirdSafeStructures

Clarivate to stop counting citations to retracted articles in journals’ impact factors