Researchers from Spain demonstrated that identifiable DNA fragments could persist in Martian lake sediments for over 100 million years. New article by @aubreyzerkle.bsky.social! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/could-we-fin...

Scientists in Canada and the USA demonstrated that comparing patients' DNA sequences with the complete human genome can help them detect structural variants in cancer more accurately than the standard reference genome. #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/a-complete-d...

Astronomers from Germany simulated the complex collection of material between stars, known as the multiphase interstellar medium 💫 #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/what-lies-be...

Machine learning can search for patterns in large genetic datasets to identify cancer, but its methods are difficult for clinicians to discern. Researchers recently used statistics to clarify how these models make breast cancer predictions. #SciComm #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/explaining-b...

Researchers at Berkeley studied how neurons in mice’s brains fill in missing visual information, a process called "sensory inference." #SciComm #SciNews #Neuroscience sciworthy.com/how-the-brai...

Scientists affiliated with the SETI@home project identified 92 incoming radio signals that could potentially be from alien technology. The 4th in our series of articles for IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/has-earth-re...

Where are all the aliens? One researcher argued that alien civilizations could be too technologically limited to make contact with humans. The 3rd in our series of articles for IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/radical-mund...

Astronomers calculated that extraterrestrials with modern human-level technology could detect radio signals from Earth from up to 100 trillion miles away. The second in our series of articles for IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/are-aliens-r...

Scientists led by Sara Seager at MIT proposed the industrial gases nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as ideal technosignatures to search for intelligent life on distant planets. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/these-gases-...

Scientists used high-resolution data from JWST to discern the internal properties of distant star-forming galaxies. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/jwst-reveals...

Researchers from France demonstrated that one species of ants, Messor ibericus, can naturally produce offspring of another species, challenging scientists’ assumptions about reproductive biology. #SciComm #SciNews #evobio sciworthy.com/the-european...

Researchers from China developed color-shifting carbon nanodots that detect spoiled food. When incorporated into food packaging, these sensors enable contactless real-time assessment of meat freshness using only UV light and a smartphone. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/new-packagin...

Researchers from China and the US found a phylum of bacteria, CSP1-3, with genes for a streamlined metabolism and low-energy survival that are adapted to life in deep, nutrient-poor soils. #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠🧫 sciworthy.com/hidden-bacte...

Researchers from Germany developed a new AI tool, MethylBERT, that can identify cancer DNA in data from any sequencing platform. #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/finding-canc...

Scientists have shown that adding easily digestible carbon to soils increases microbes’ appetite for other, more difficult-to-degrade stuff. But does the same hold for microbes in the deep sea? #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠 🧫 sciworthy.com/why-do-deep-...

Researchers from Harvard used CRISPR to fix faulty RNA, correcting protein mistakes that cause fatal diseases. #SciComm #SciNews #medsky 🩺⚕️ sciworthy.com/could-gene-e...

Scientists from China have developed a new bamboo-based bioplastic using a scalable and sustainable manufacturing process. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/unzipping-ba...

What if you could get a flu vaccine without any needles? Researchers recently discovered a solution to this question in the form of dental floss. #SciComm #SciNews #immunosky sciworthy.com/can-vaccines...

Researchers from Australia have shown that atmospheric trace gases are crucial energy sources for cave-dwelling microbes, supporting a diverse microbial population. #SciComm #SciNews #microsky 🦠 🧫 sciworthy.com/gases-power-...

Scientists at Columbia University designed a new method to fight cancerous tumors using a combination of bacteria and viruses. #SciComm #SciNews #CanSky #OncoSky sciworthy.com/bacteria-joi...

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...

Scientists at the University of Houston studied a bacterium that enters a dormant state to survive sterilization procedures used in NASA cleanrooms! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/spacecraft-m...

Genetic cancer therapy could provide veterinarians with a valuable new tool for directing treatment and improving the quality of life for canine patients! #SciComm #SciNews #AnimalWelfare #VetMed #CanSky sciworthy.com/a-better-way...

Astronomers from Brazil and Argentina found that about half the near-Earth asteroids they studied were made of material similar to Earth, and many were rotating almost fast enough to break apart! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/astronomers-...

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...

Massive stars can collapse into black holes or explode into supernovae. But what characteristics determine which? #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/the-fate-of-...

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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...

Astronomers think that two small objects flying towards Mars were once captured by its gravitational field, forming the moons Phobos and Deimos. This "gas-drag capture hypothesis" could explain why Mars' moons are made of different material! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/how-did-mars...

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...

Star clusters at cosmic dawn could merge to form the building blocks of modern galaxies, or even become the bright, light-emitting nuclei of later galaxies. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/astronomers-...

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-...

Astronomers have identified an exoplanet with a rapidly changing orbit, possibly due to an unseen sister planet exerting a gravitational tug on it. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/scientists-o...

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...

Astronomers studying an ancient galaxy known as A1689-zD1 found evidence of diverse and complex formation processes, even at the dawn of time! #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/how-did-earl...

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...

Astronomers surveyed stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and compared them to a complicated multi-body simulation to see how they might be ejected from the galaxy's center. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/are-stars-fl...

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-...

Researchers concluded that although flares could significantly disrupt normal exoplanet conditions, they would only temporarily affect our ability to detect life on them. Shew! 😮‍💨 #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/can-stellar-...

Researchers linked measurable aspects of sleep - like how long and how deeply people sleep, and how often they wake during the night - to several health conditions. #SciComm #SciNews #medsky sciworthy.com/poor-sleep-c...

Scientists from the US and the UK created a dynamic simulation of the sub-Neptune GJ 1214b to study its evolution over 20 billion years. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/the-lifecycl...

Researchers used genetic information from Antarctic marine ice to study microbial evolution. #SciComm #SciNews sciworthy.com/can-300-year...