New Alan Moore book already a classic

IRON GALACTUS :: ON ‘THE COLD VEIN’ For Can Ox’s 25th (?!), I used Gaussian splatting on its cryptophasic language, reincarnation cycles of b-boy alphas and omega reds, how it created a Mithraic cult, Ubik, pigeons, Music for Airports on 9/11, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...

How do we learn to remember? Since the ‘80s, scientists have thought dehydration may play a role at the molecular level. New research from Furukawa Lab @CSHL published in Nature Neuroscience confirms it. Our summary: https://www.cshl.edu/dehydrations-role-in-learning-and-memory/ 

How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.

"These minuscule mice, each of which weighs less than a lightbulb, sing unique, chirp-filled songs to one another [for] as long as 16 seconds...the mice never interrupt each other; they hold their tiny tongues until their conversational partner is done singing." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/s...

Had a blast working on this story @byjenamiller.bsky.social. Shout out Nick Fiore for the video. Shout out the machine for the cover art.

1. Rakim, De La Soul and MF DOOM in Central Park or Lauryn Hill, Outkast, and the Roots at Jones Beach. Nas in Central Park when he was beefing with Jay, Dipset, and 50 all at once was also insane. 2. De La and Pete Rock at Corona Park. Wu-Tang at Jones Beach. More tbd I’m sure

I’ll see your feline grimace scale and raise you Cheese3D

Gooseberry’s favorite programs are Star Trek and boxing in that order.

To close #WomensHistoryMonth, we honor women scientists like Erika Wee leading CSHL's #Microscopy Core. Geek out with optics, lasers, and more in our new video! https://www.cshl.edu/videos/a-closer-look-cshls-microscopy-core/

Met today with Chaser the Eraser. Godspeed, fellow humans

The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, according to a recent Science study. The findings offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions. Learn more on #RespectYourCatDay: https://scim.ag/41pkMy7

Live Radio Special: Monsta Island Czars unkut.com/2026/03/live...

Genre > artists alphabetical > albums and singles chronological @discogsofficial.bsky.social

“Understanding autism from a variety of perspectives, whether it’s neurological, immunological, or even ‘placentological’—I think those are all important pieces of the puzzle,” says @cheadlelab.bsky.social of @cshlnews.bsky.social. By @vcallier.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/pos...

The same great poet also said, “I learn to relax in my room and escape from New York then return through the womb of the world as a thought,” and someday I’ll link that to a science paper as well. youtu.be/Ptr5O079kps?...

Think a 280-character limit is small? CSHL's Ben Cowley (@benjocowley.bsky.social) in collab with @princetonneuro.bsky.social and @cmu-neuroscience.bsky.social, has recreated the visual system of the macaque - amonkey whose brains are closer to humans-using an AI model that fits in an email.

A great poet once said, “It ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at.” For developing brain cells, it’s both! Published in @cp-neuron.bsky.social, Stan Kerstjens & @tonyzador.bsky.social put forward a new theory for how the brain organizes itself during development. www.cshl.edu/a-new-theory...

If you've never heard Blaq Kush's music, here's a chance to catch up while getting a glimpse behind what's for my money one of the most particular and unchecked viewpoints across all of hip-hop's multi-versal space/time continuums www.longislandrap.com/2026/02/blaq...

Terence Crawford, 5-division champion, retires undefeated, walks away 42-0 with historic achievements. Read my story (free to all) & sign up for my #boxing newsletter: danrafael.substack.com/p/terence-cr...

Cancer’s been known to knock the body’s stress response out of sync. In mice, the Borniger (@jborniger.bsky.social) lab has found that stimulating key neurons at the right time can restore healthy stress hormone rhythms, bolstering the body’s anti-tumor defenses. www.cshl.edu/day-night-ca...

The co-first authorship order was determined via the best of three rounds in Super Smash Bros.

🎶🐁 #neuroskyence

Rage Against the Machine, Gang Starr and At the Drive In Rakim, De La Soul and MF DOOM Lauryn Hill, Outkast and the Roots McCoy Tyner with Gary Bartz Yule Prog 4-10

Two breakthroughs in one! Two new studies from CSHL molecular biologist Chris Vakoc, published in @natcomms.nature.com and @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, help explain the bizarre behaviors of pancreatic cancers and lung cancers that can change identities. www.cshl.edu/shapeshiftin...

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” was meant to be ironic. The doubling up of ‘far’ is the giveaway. It’s the future given Lucas’ view of the world in 1977.

A little brainteaser I wrote: Writing 'not unlike' is not unlike writing 'like', unlike writing 'unlike', which, unlike writing 'not unlike', is not like writing 'like'. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky #WordPlay

As a longtime fan of cool papers in @currentbiology.bsky.social, I am really thrilled to see this out! This study sets the stage for understanding the origins of novel (vocal) behaviors. Big shout out to the main architects of this work @xmikezheng20.bsky.social and @cliffscience.bsky.social

By @warrenellis.ltd.web.brid.gy with art by AJ Brady.

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who celebrate

At CSHL's Uplands Farm, researchers are are cultivating corn, sorghum, and more to test the roles of different genes. Read more to discover CSHL's long history and exciting future in plant biology. www.cshl.edu/uplands-farm...

CSHL Professor David Spector and grad student Disha Aggarwal examined tissue samples from a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with stage 1 triple-negative breast cancer. Their findings could help inform clinical trials of a drug targeting the long non-coding RNA MALAT1. www.cshl.edu/breast-cance...

A new study from the Furukawa lab (@lab-furukawa.bsky.social) identifies the neurological ‘doorstops’ that keep the brain’s NMDA receptors fully or partially open. The findings could have implications for treating neurodegenerative conditions like #Alzheimers disease. www.cshl.edu/a-doorstop-f...

Synesthesia, shipwrecks, and African elephant all await you in the smelliverse! Get a guided tour from CSHL Professor Alexei Koulakov in our Cocktails & Chromosomes video. @alexkoulakov.bsky.social #NeuroSkyence youtu.be/b5i0gUz3O1I?...

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The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Did you know that breasts have branches? Disturbances to this tree of life can have implications for breast cancer risk. Now, three grad students in CSHL's @caoresco.bsky.social lab have developed a computer model for measuring such changes. #BreastCancerAwareness www.cshl.edu/the-magnetic...

I wrote Jane Goodall's obit for Smithsonian & throughout my reporting, I learned more about what an incredible scientific trailblazer she was. She opened doors for generations of women had such a profound impact on so many people across the world. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

I have eaten Mexican food every day for the past six days and every meal for the last three. It doesn’t feel the least bit strange. It just feels like living right. And no, I am not currently in Mexico

Plant stem cells shape how crops grow—yet their key regulators remain hidden. CSHL researchers have now mapped these rare cells in maize & Arabidopsis, uncovering new genes tied to growth & productivity. This knowledge could help breed more resilient, high-yield crops. www.cshl.edu/youve-never-...

When Bud Crawford did this to Spence the world should’ve taken more notice. Spence one of the best in generations. That’s how good Crawford is. Canelo is outmatched

Two flagship papers from the International Brain Laboratory, now out in ‪@Nature.com‬: 🧠 Brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09235-0 🧠 Brain-wide representations of prior information in mouse decision-making: doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09226-1 +

Last month, the Genome Engineering: CRISPR Frontiers meeting at CSHL brought together the field’s top minds to share unpublished breakthroughs & push the frontier forward. www.cshl.edu/videos/enter...

Invasive microscopic foraminifers hitchhiked to the Long Island Sound more than a century ago, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/464QkLF

Call it one of the world’s smallest cat videos. To demonstrate an advance that could one day help build a type of quantum computer, researchers have made a cartoon of Schrödinger’s cat using hundreds of individual atoms, rearranged as often as once every 60 milliseconds. https://scim.ag/4mIDfhL