If confirmed, the discovery could give us clues about the formation of our solar system. @newscientist.com

Age can cause DNA mutations, increasing the risk of disease. Research shows that human eggs may stay healthier for longer by minimizing the damage. @newscientist.com @psupress.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social

Some dinosaurs ripped at flesh, others crunched through bone. A closer look at their skulls tells us whose bite really packed a punch. @newscientist.com

Could human milk help prevent preterm birth? New story for @newscientist.com on the unique properties that could one day make this possible🍼 Thank you to Steven Townsend, @drlarsbode.bsky.social and @katypatras.bsky.social for taking the time to chat with me. www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

Why would an animal choose to eat microplastics? And what does that mean for us? Learn about the worms with an acquired taste. Thanks to Song Lin Chua and Lee (Mick) Demi for taking the time to chat with me about this fascinating research. @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2488...

New article out this morning about how human egg cells may live longer by taking it easy. @newscientist.com @gzaffagnini.bsky.social @crg.eu @yalepress.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2488...

The record for the oldest protein ever found has been smashed five-fold after analyzing ancient fossilized teeth 🦷 @paleoproteomicist.bsky.social @fridowelker.bsky.social @harvardpress.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2487...

✨️ New story, New Scientist ✨️ 3D printing in long-term treatment of type 1 diabetes? Read here: www.newscientist.com/article/2486... @newscientist.com

✨️New story for @newscientist.com ✨️ Why you *should* use #emojis when texting people you care about — and not worry too much about which ones to send. www.newscientist.com/article/2486...

Introducing: Bolg amondol 🦎 After 20 years in a jar, this prehistoric ancestor of the Gila monster was discovered — and assigned this wicked Tolkienian name. (Forever impressed, Dr. Woolley.) Any fans among us who can figure it out without looking it up? 👀 www.newscientist.com/article/2484...

And we're off! Thank you to @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social for an amazing crash course on all things journalism and the chance to get to know the other 2025 fellows in DC! Next stop: New Scientist

Woohoo! I can't wait to work at @newscientist.com as one of the 2025 AAAS #MassMediaFellows! It is such an honor, and I am so grateful for the opportunity. Truly a longtime #SciComm dream come true. Bring on the summer!