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- Reposted by em-underwoodGreat read! Congratulations @katarinazimmer.bsky.social on your insightful @knowablemag.bsky.social piece exploring the remarkable biology of the Aedes aegypti #mosquito knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodThe “2025: A Year in Stories,” a year-end special feature that highlights reporting projects selected by the Pulitzer Center staff, features four projects and stories supported through our Global Health focus area. Check out all our selections! 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
- Reposted by em-underwoodFor her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/YIStories25
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- Reposted by em-underwoodStay in the know: This #FollowFriday, add fact-checked science journalism to your feed with Knowable Magazine's staff and special contributors #StarterPack 💯 go.bsky.app/FJypk93at://did:plc:zzj6e3hixqv6xv45xa5i5wnc/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lmdnp3frhr2j
- Reposted by em-underwoodHappy Halloween! Here are some topical stories from the eerie vaults of @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodWhile Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs". Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria. Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7
- A hopeful EV story from @knowablemag.bsky.social
- Reposted by em-underwoodTurns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer
- Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance? Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy. Our recent article, @yahoonews.com👇
- Fascinating and important look at the other arms race in Ukraine — a battle against multi-drug resistant infections on the front. @knowablemag.bsky.social story by the inimitable @richardastone.bsky.social, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social.
- Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading and strengthening amid the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Read this important piece by @richardastone.bsky.social (reported from the field w help from @pulitzercenter.org); edited by the terrific @rosiemestel.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwood“When an animal’s biological age runs higher than its chronological one, it can signal physiological strain — a kind of molecular distress flare that may go off before any other visible signs of problems.” Highlighting research in Canada too. 🧪 #Canada #Stress knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodYou can read this 2019 piece of mine examining research@ the time, which hasn't changed much since. I'll add that "environment" doesn't just mean *waves hands* the air or uterus or food or medications. It also involves the influence of your own *gene products* knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodFriday afternoon after a long week: cave-dwelling lifestyle sounding appealing? Dr. Misty Riddle interview may be of interest! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- When someone does something you don't like, what do you do? Call the cops? Complain on your local listserv? Keep silent? The impulse to tell is deeply human, but deciding to do it it is far from straightforward. A pleasure to edit this story by Emily Laber-Warren for @knowablemag.bsky.social
- Pollen power is nothing to 🤧 at
- Reposted by em-underwoodUnderstand how teens think, learn and grow with insights from leading researchers. "Teen Brain Bootcamp” is free email course from @knowablemag.bsky.social on the science of adolescent brain development. Register today! ⬇️ vist.ly/3z5px
- Reposted by em-underwoodknowablemagazine.org/content/arti... My favorite advice piece. I compile this and other useful advice articles on my lab website: lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/resources
- Reposted by em-underwoodToday’s the day! 🥳 🎉 🎊 Teen Brain Bootcamp is now LIVE. Sign up and start your journey through the adolescent mind 🧠 🧪 knowablemagazine.org/teen-brain-b...
- Reposted by em-underwoodReminder! The Teen Brain Bootcamp from @knowablemag.bsky.social kicks off tomorrow! 🧠✏️⭐
- Reposted by em-underwoodAs the mother of a 7th grader, I can't wait for this!! Thanks to @em-underwood.bsky.social and @danafoundation.bsky.social and the rest of our @knowablemag.bsky.social team for getting some useful info out about this amazing age.
- Reposted by em-underwood“With huh? you say not just ‘I didn’t understand,’ says Dingemanse. It’s ‘I understand you’re trying to tell me something, but I didn’t get it.’ That reflexivity enables more sophisticated speech and thought." —Bob Holmes for @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodA fun little article about thermogenesis in plants that I am happy to have been interviewed for. I love talking about Cycads to anyone who will listen! Thanks @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- The connection between stress and cancer is messy, the research difficult to do. But a clearer picture is emerging, which this @knowablemag.bsky.social story by @dianakwon.bsky.social. conveys with grace and restraint! I learned a lot, editing her story.
- Reposted by em-underwoodWe plan our stories months in advance. Small, steady gifts help us to grow stories from mere seeds of ideas into deeply reported, fact-checked science journalism. This spring, we have a goal: Gather 50 new monthly donors. 🌱 Help us grow: knowablemagazine.org/support-know...
- Stunning job on this exhaustively reported story by Amber Dance, edited by @rosiemestel.bsky.social. It's full of important info but reads like a thriller.
- How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by em-underwoodUnderstanding these astonishing migrations through the human body, known as metastases, could suggest novel treatments. ✍️ Amber Dance knowmag.org/42aF6U7
- Reposted by em-underwoodHuh? Hm? What? Wow! Our recent story, "The valuable role of interjections" is now available in podcast form 🎙️ 🎧 Listen now on the Grammar Girl podcast 👇
- Reposted by em-underwoodAnd if you just can't get enough interjections, check out our special complementary episode of the Knowable podcast, available on: 🎧 Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... 🎧 Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/4B7W... Or wherever you enjoy your podcasts!
- Incredible storytelling and photography in this @knowablemag.bsky.social piece by about the comeback of what is arguably the most badass bird, the CA condor
