by Chris Tachibana | Jan 1, 2020 | ScienceWire
It’s not a Star Wars spinoff—Jeholbaatar is an extinct animal with the lead role in James Gaines’s new SciShow video, “This Ancient Mammal’s Ears Were Built for Chewing.” Watch and learn from James (@the_jmgaines), who wrote for the video about surprising...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 1, 2020 | ScienceWire
Cockles are bivalves native to the Puget Sound and they may have a cancer problem, writes Hannah Weinberger for Crosscut (@Crosscut). Cockles are a traditional food for the Suquamish, Hannah @weinbergrrrrr writes, so the Tribal Council is supporting research and...
by Chris Tachibana | Jan 1, 2020 | ScienceWire
Lynne Peeples does a deep dive into bioelectronic medicine, aka neuromodulation, biostimulation, or electroceuticals for PNAS Core Concepts @PNASNews. Lynne (@lynnepeeps) explores how small implantable devices offer supplemental treatment for multiple conditions...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2019 | ScienceWire
Eric Scigliano’s latest project is here: The Big Thaw: Ancient Carbon, Modern Science, and a Race to Save the World. The new book got a stellar and starred review in Kirkus, which called it “a wondrous and timely work.” Eric (@SeattleFlotsam) and photographer Chris...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2019 | ScienceWire
Samantha Larson asks: Do you expect a California branded olive oil to come from California? Because of climate change, it might not. For Epicurious, Samantha reports on how weather extremes affect olive agriculture. This industry is critical for the Golden State,...
by Chris Tachibana | Dec 2, 2019 | ScienceWire
Wayt Gibbs broke news in Science last month, not once but twice. In the first story, Wayt (@WaytGibbs) reports that an alien intruder—the comet 21/Borisov—indicates to scientists that at any given moment, we may have many similar interstellar visitors. The second...
