🦇 Fact: Some bats live 10 times longer than expected, given their body size. #BatAppreciationDay Scientists once recorded a tiny Siberian Brandt’s bat (one-third the size of a mouse) that lived for at least 41 YEARS in the wild! ✍️ Bob Holmes knowmag.org/49tH334

Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation – here’s what it is and how to practice it, via @us.theconversation.com knowmag.org/4cI0oPa

“When bread is baked, fried or toasted, this amino acid converts into a toxic compound called acrylamide, which scientists have classified as a probable carcinogen.” 👀 On our radar: Engineered wheat cuts carcinogens in burnt toast ✍️ Helena Horton, @theguardian.com knowmag.org/47XWsHq

“The more we know about the causes and effects of estrangements, the more we can help and empathise with those involved.” As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes & effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation Our recent Q&A, republished by The Wire:

“Called quantum position verification, the technique is based on the concept of quantum entanglement, in which the fates of two far-flung particles are closely linked.” 👀 On our radar: Quantum physics can verify where someone is ✍️ @econover.bsky.social, @sciencenewsmagazine.bsky.social

The goal of in vitro fertilization is a healthy baby. But a lot has to go right along the way, from complex medical procedures to mundane management of medications and paperwork. At @puddingviz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social tells her story via an illustrated interactive: knowmag.org/48EhMSr

Jenny Graves spent her life mapping genes and comparing genomes. Then she wrote a musical opus. 🎶 #WorldArtDay ✍️ @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social knowmag.org/480HfW1

“Today, the question is less about which fish feels virtuous and more about which system can endure in a changing climate—and which has the lesser carbon footprint. The answer is not as straightforward as you might wish.” ✍️ @jmgaines.bsky.social, @anthropocenemag.bsky.social

"Ever since Einstein, scientists have been scratching their heads about how to make sense of space and time." #WorldQuantumDay ✍️ Tom Siegfried knowmag.org/423BOCh

Despite demos of robots turning cartwheels, the humanoid machines have yet to master meaningful household tasks. And they won’t — not until they master physics, John Pavlus reports at @quantamagazine.bsky.social knowmag.org/4ej5fHJ

“But with Google processing more than five trillion searches a year, this means that it provides tens of millions of erroneous answers every hour (or hundreds of thousands of inaccuracies every minute. ” 👀 On our radar: Google’s AI overviews rife with wrong information, via @nytimes t.co/UyX3GcVa69

“Emperor penguins have braved cold, storms, starvation and predation to breed, ensuring their population survives. But climate change might defeat the iconic Antarctic birds.” 👀 On our radar: Emperor penguins endangered by mass drownings of chicks ✍️ Carolyn Gramling, @sciencenews.bsky.social

Some city-dwelling birds are using a peculiar pesticide in their nests: cigarette butts. ✍️ @ljevanso.bsky.social @nytimes.com: knowmag.org/4mCdPUf

“This year is on a whole other level. Seeing this year so far below any of the other years we have data for is very concerning.” 👀 On our radar: See the Western snowpack disappear in before-and-after pics ✍️ @gabriellecanon.bsky.social, @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

👀 On our radar: Trump administration guts forest service ✍️ Jim Pattiz, Hatch www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...

Tea is the world’s most popular drink, except for plain old water. Whether we’re talking matcha, Earl Grey or oolong, it’s all made from the leaves of one species of Camellia sinensis. Here's the secret to a great cup of tea, according to science👇 (Thanks for republishing our story, @popsci.com!)

What do the skunk cabbage, elephant-foot yam, dead-horse arum and corpse plant have in common? 🥵💩 ✍️ @rachelscience.bsky.social #InternationalPlantAppreciationDay knowmag.org/4ckczBD

What’s tall, leafy, and evolved before T-Rex? A 🌳🌲🌴 comic... ✍️ @erynbrown.bsky.social 🎨 @makinaro.com knowmag.org/4c3XFxU

🐕 Let's settle this. Can old dogs really learn new tricks? #NationalPetDay ✍️ @ljevanso.bsky.social knowmag.org/4nfIvtR

The Knowable group chat tonight 🚀🔭🌝. Yup, we’re glued to the livestream.

90 minutes until they're back, if you want to watch #ArtemisII 🧪🔭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhD...

“It’s about accepting day-to-day resistance. And it’s about learning to see these little inconveniences as the very things that can bring you joy.” 👀 On our radar: We should all be friction-maxxing ✍️ Kevin Kruse, @Forbes.com knowmag.org/4cccyhV

“How much has wine changed over the millenniums? And what role did humans play in the evolution of grapes and their varieties?” 🍷 On our radar: Today’s pinot noir is same as it ever was ✍️ Rebecca Dzombak, @nytimes.com knowmag.org/4smKD54

“After more than a decade of work, scientists are still struggling with one of the most fundamental snags in conservation biology: They’re not sure exactly what their animals eat.” 👀 On our radar: What do you feed endangered snails? ✍️ @LelaNargi.bsky.social, @bioGraphic.bsky.social

“The parasites are programmed to get up to our heads. We are programmed to let them get inside our minds.” 👀 On our radar: Beware the head-lice wars ✍️ @engber.bsky.social, @theatlantic.com knowmag.org/41XNPZP

👀 On our radar: AI tractor company crashes and burns ✍️ @leddder.bsky.social, @sfgate.com bit.ly/3NRGg3H

The tea on tea 🍵 —via @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

🌪️ Let’s talk twisters ✍️ Carolyn Wilke knowmag.org/4bQeg9L

“As climate change pushes temperatures to new highs, schools across the country are contending with threats to student health and safety on athletic fields, playgrounds and beyond.” 👀 On our radar: Reckoning with student athlete safety in a hotter world ✍️ Neal Morton, @hechingerreport.bsky.social

“Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. Then shots turned once-common infections into something doctors only read about in textbooks.” On our radar: Infographics reveal potential toll of abandoning vaccines, via @propublica.org

What’s the secret to a great cup of tea? From where the Camellia sinensis bush is grown to whether the leaves are withered or fermented, much can influence the popular drink’s molecular and flavor profile 🍵 ✍️ Amber Dance: knowmag.org/Tea_bluesky

People are taking microdoses of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. These meds have a proven track record for treating diabetes and show promise for conditions from heart disease to arthritis. (🧵 1/3)

The marvel of chemistry known as photosynthesis sustains most of life on Earth. Yet the enzyme that kicks it all off by latching onto carbon dioxide is rather sloppy, which makes photosynthesis as a whole startlingly inefficient. (🧵 1/3)

Want to know what fresh southern white rhinoceros oocytes (eggs) look like? #ZooLoversDay ✍️ Amber Dance knowmag.org/3Q1yapI

To the moon! Last week, NASA launched four astronauts on a trip around the moon in the first crewed space mission since the US Apollo program. Get the details from @alexwitze.bsky.social's story in @nature.com... knowmag.org/3PMcDl3

🦫 Fact: The beaver’s “ability to transform landscapes may be second only to that of humans,” wrote Sharon Levy. And they’re already making themselves at home in the Arctic tundra. #InternationalBeaverDay knowmag.org/4qJFEeP

As the Artemis II astronauts completed their lunar flyby yesterday, they saw a half dozen "impact flashes" from small space rocks crashing into the moon's surface. The news made scientists literally jump for joy. Follow our full coverage of the mission here: spklr.io/6001EyN07

See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission. From NBC News: "The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features." https://flip.it/2VSGL5 #artemis #artemis2 #moon #nasa #space #science

They don't make proteins and were dismissed for years as “junk.” But as sequencing technology improved, a startling picture emerged about the "other 98%" of RNAs. via @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

15 years years since Fukushima. 40 years since Chernobyl. "Nuclear energy" presents both opportunity and rirks. @annualreviews.bsky.social has pulled together a collection from the journals & @knowablemag.bsky.social exploring the topic. Check it out: www.annualreviews.org/page/nuclear...

The troubling rise of family estrangement As more adults cut off their parents, psychologist Joshua Coleman calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation Interesting interview @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

“When the world seems dark and scary, when compassion and tolerance seem in short supply, when hostility and hate make our future foreboding, hope comes from the place we might least expect it: science.” A lovely essay by KC Cole in @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Some people really are built different. ✍️ @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social knowmag.org/4v1syMk

😁 Does smiling really make you feel happier? How about expressing gratitude? Being extroverted? Scientists revisited some classic studies on the #happiness hypothesis. ✍️ Amber Dance knowmag.org/4kDEyyo

♻️ Why is packaging often so hard to #recycle? “It’s not that the better alternatives are any more expensive or difficult to implement. It’s that the designers are just unaware of them.” ✍️ M. Mitchell Waldrop knowmag.org/3RC4ayq

Adult children vs. parents, siblings vs. siblings — calling quits on one’s kin seems increasingly common. As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to reconciliation. ✍️ Katherine Ellison knowmag.org/4bQ1EiT

🦋 When pollen hitches a ride on a #butterfly, molecular ecologists use it to map insect migration patterns. ✍️ @scigat.bsky.social knowmag.org/3PCN31H

👀 On our radar: A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. ✍️ Wycliffe Muia, via BBC. knowmag.org/4s4mRuk?

The more researchers look for autism’s causes, the more multifaceted the risk factors appear — and the more we learn about how the brain works and develops. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay ✍️ Emily Willingham knowmag.org/4s4cKWq

🌖 Lunar volcanoes, mining for renewable energy, and a potential Moon base! 🧑‍🚀 Brush up on recent celestial research as four NASA astronauts prepare for a lunar flyby. #Artemis2 ✍️ @nicolakimjones.bsky.social knowmag.org/3PTZMNv