Christie Wilcox @NerdyChristie Twitter profile

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Christie Wilcox

@NerdyChristie

3 months

This Third Thumb is *so cool*. I am unbelievably jealous of the folks who got to try it out! That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser : Video credit: Dani Clode Design and the Plasticity Lab

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Q for science twitter: What’s the most exciting hypothesis in your field right now? What are the ideas or questions that keep you up at night, and that you can’t wait to see new research on?

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7 years

There is a swarm of scientists that can communicate well, @neiltyson - we've been here all along! 👋 #NDTMeetScienceTwitter

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@Write4Research

7 years

SciComm - Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how to make anything accessible to anyone

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5 years

It’s *always* a great day to talk about butts.

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5 years

It's a great day to talk about butts!

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5 years

Science is always there to answer the important questions in life.

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5 years

@PLAINSCOTT @heyyguido Oh buddy.

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7 years

I didn't know perfection like this existed. World, meet Bianca Olea Buehler 😍

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5 months

The only known nitrogen-fixing organelle makes a marine alga the only known nitrogen-fixing eukaryote. I don't think y'all realize how *unbelievably cool* this discovery is. That and more from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser

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4 months

I am continually impressed by how smart our ape cousins are. Toss me in the woods, and I don't know that I'd figure out how to make a poultice like this orangutan did! That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser

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4 years

If my 3 year old can hike for an hour and a half at >5,000 ft elevation wearing a 3-layer mask *without a single complaint*, you adults can cover your face for 20 min while you pop into the grocery store. 😷 #WearYourMask

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9 years

Try not to fall in love with this #DistractinglySexy photo of me with lionfish guts. http://t.co/CPQaKQzCK3

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8 years

Hi! Venom scientist here. I studied lionfish for my PhD, and now work with jellies (esp. boxies!) #actuallivingscientist pic: @rachelskubel

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8 years

Since when is it OK to post addresses (incl room #s !) in stories, @nytimes ?! These students had to be relocated!!

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7 years

. @marc_laidlaw Using my own book, I can verify this is totally legit.

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7 years

Thread 👇 (seriously, everyone: PETA is the worst.)

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7 years

Here's a thread about why you shouldn't donate money to @PETA and why you should instead fund animal charities who deserve your support 🐒

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5 years

Peer review is supposed to improve science. But all too often, referees cloaked in anonymity launch unprofessional attacks at other scientists, which cause real harm. My latest for @ScienceInsider on new research from @NSilbiger & @Amber_D_Stubler

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7 years

Hi @BillNye ! I study jellyfish toxins & wrote a popular science book abt venomous critters 🐍 #BillMeetScienceTwitter

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@johnsonr @JenniferRaff We brought our little one when we attended @ESA_org ’s meeting! She was about 2 months old. She joined the media team :).

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5 months

Researchers borrowed from fireflies to create mice with brains that glow where there's oxygen—and the more of it, the brighter they shine. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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4 years

@hankgreen Cheers!

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5 years

No one: Literally no one: Dawkins: Eugenics would work! I’m just stating the facts!

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8 years

Today is the day! Venomous is officially released! 📖🎉🎊

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7 years

My latest #ScienceSushi for @DiscoverMag digs a little deeper into that @Slate article about backcountry water. It's... not pretty.

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9 years

I've had high school students try to get me to do their homework, but this takes the cake: http://t.co/bu5NOvT0Ck

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5 years

@hankgreen BB succumbs to peer pressure. By that I mean we tell her “You have to go to sleep, the fish are asleep, the ducks are asleep...” and keep going through animals, people, and objects she knows. “The cows?” she’ll ask. “Yes, the cows too...” and she lays down & goes to sleep.

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6 months

Scientists are one step closer to making the sci-fi vision of teeny robots swimming through our blood vessels a reality. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

Rivers of maggots, y'all. RIVERS of MAGGOTS. Check out my latest for @NatGeo on a simulated mass mortality event!

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3 years

@hankgreen They’re largely invasive in your area. Th et don’t need your love.

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6 years

Drone Spies Crocodile Eating Dead Whale Alongside Tiger Sharks, Much To The Sharks' Dismay - my latest #ScienceSushi for @DiscoverMag , featuring research and commentary from @DrAustinG :

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9 years

No, #Oxitec GM Mosquitoes Didn't Start The Zika Outbreak. #ScienceSushi 4 @DiscoverMag

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6 months

Gars are often called "living fossils" because they look *a lot* like their ancient relatives. Turns out they really do evolve at a glacial pace. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser !

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4 years

Hey @FBI , I think I know where you can find those folks you’re looking for.

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3 months

The marks on a mammal's genome tell you a lot about how long it might live. That story, setting the record straight on NIH scientists' pandemic royalties, and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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1 month

Who knew a heartbeat could be so beautiful? I'm stunned by the visualization of this new biorobotic heart. That and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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4 years

@hankgreen The key is to eat one skin layer, then re-roast, and repeat. Pros get 5+ skins from one marshmallow .

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6 months

Caecilians are the cutest amphibians—and I felt that way before I watched wee ones gobble up their mom's "milk". That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser

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8 months

Today's #ScienceAdviser includes a deep dive into how molecular machines could be used to beat up cancers, plus lots of other great stories from @ScienceMagazine and science. Be sure to check them all out:

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9 years

Nothing like a long day of fieldwork to make my hair #distractinglysexy http://t.co/7MaIlxV2W4

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3 months

I'm completely stunned by the beautiful cellular origami that gives this little critter such a long reach. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

@neiltyson Let me introduce you to some. Have you met @DNLee5 ? She's doing fascinating work on rodents! #NDTMeetScienceTwitter

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1 month

Dust from the Sahara Desert can help quell would-be hurricanes... but only if there's enough of it. Too little, and it intensifies them instead. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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2 months

I'm not gonna lie, I love the idea that bright blue crayfish are that hue just because. Or, as one researcher put it, a "happy evolutionary accident." That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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4 months

Like many people throughout the world, I was awestruck on Friday night. How did we end up with such a dazzling display? That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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10 years

That's Dr. Wilcox to you ;). http://t.co/k4uhViH7KF

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15 days

Water bears were just as cute 70 million years ago as they are today—and likely just as indestructible. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

Fingers crossed it stays this way. Cholera is awful.

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10 years

. @JennyMcCarthy asks twittersphere for ideal mate qualities w/ #JennyAsks . Responses awesome: cc @sethmnookin

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7 years

Must.. stay... awake... until... last... timepoint...

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5 months

Did you know that up to 10% of human tuberculosis infections in some regions come from cows? Giving cattle the human vaccine could dramatically reduce bovine TB. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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3 months

Nanotubes are always cool to look at. But these ones—a first for cyanobacteria—could help scientists better understand the organisms that keep all of us breathing easy. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in #ScienceAdviser :

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6 months

Bitten by a snake? In the future, your doctor might be able to tell which kind and what drugs to give you with a quick test (much like current pregnancy tests). That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser !

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7 months

I am completely mesmerized by these "tiny tornadoes" that spread plant pathogens. Find them and so much more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser !

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It might not be as hard as we thought to make Mars more habitable—just a sprinkle of iron and aluminum glitter. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

Snakes might be underappreciated as seed dispersers argues a new paper that looked at seed presence and germination in preserved snake guts. My latest #ScienceSushi for @DiscoverMag !

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Why does electricity branch when it burns through insulators? Researchers are finding out—and convincing me I need one of those electro-burned coffee tables. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

@neiltyson You must be familiar with @AstroKatie . She's a baller astrophysicist, too! #NDTMeetScienceTwitter

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5 months

Today is a special day—for many people in North America, but especially, for scientists. You'll find a preview of eclipse research and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser #Eclipse2024 ☀️🌑🌍😎

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4 years

@ChuckWendig Wow. I came to say “covered my hand with flammable cleaning solution and then would light it on fire to show off”, but compared with the other shares here, that’s downright tame! 😳

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2 years

Hey #Entomology Twitter: what am I witnessing here? Are these the same or different species? And what is all the twerking about?

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5 years

@BuzzFeedNews

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7 years

. @TheTorontoSun describes itself as journalism, but can't be bothered to properly attribute degrees or fact check.

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Hey @TheTorontoSun why did you disbelieve my credentials but not the male doctor?

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6 months

"I’m really proud of what we came up with—it’s a simple but elegant solution." —Jiaqi Liu on a device that can detect leaks after GI surgery, then dissolve. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser

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9 years

Cownose rays have been unfairly villified for nine years—it's time to let them off the hook.

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5 years

@hankgreen Saturdays are for BBQ Chicken Pizza.

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7 years

Three hurricanes at once. Fires burn the west. Tsunamis racing in the Pacific after a massive earthquake. Yellowstone: don't get any ideas.

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3 months

Deplatforming works: Kicking Trump and others off Twitter stymied the spread of misinformation (though, those accounts have since been reinstated...). That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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4 months

The last time Broods XIX and XIII emerged together, Illinois wasn't a U.S. state. Read all about why scientists are excited about this year's cicada emergence and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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5 years

How Jurassic Plankton Stole Control of the Ocean’s Chemistry — my latest for @QuantaMagazine !

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5 years

Looks like the @nytimes couldn’t even be bothered to link to the story they shamelessly copied. Here’s the original, which is much better anyway:

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6 years

@Gizmodo Omg the finger extension!! 🤣🤣🤣

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7 years

I'm going to start adding "with few exceptions" to my statements like ppl add "in bed" to fortune cookies. #withfewexceptions

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BREAKING: Trump lawyer: Tax returns from past 10 years show no "income of any type from Russian sources," with few exceptions.

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In vino, veritas—and in vino, clima, apparently. It's wild (and awesome!) to me old wine tasting records are a decent proxy for temperature. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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4 months

During a rotator cuff repair, surgeons often remove fatty tissue called the subacromial bursa. A new study suggests that might be a mistake. Read that story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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3 years

Fish seem to pick up foreign 🧬 on the regular… and we might, too. My latest for @QuantaMagazine !

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Recent studies of a wide range of animals have led biologists to a surprising conclusion: The horizontal inheritance of DNA, once thought to be exclusive to microbes, is widespread on the tree of life. @NerdyChristie reports:

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Scientists don’t need to reinvent the wheel to do innovative, impactful research. But they sometimes do anyway. That story, a new champion for animal genome size, and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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3 months

May's auroras were incredible. Will we get more in June? Or am I just looking for an excuse to share pictures I took of the sky? That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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8 years

No matter what a prominent astrophysicist tells you, Daredevil is more blind than bats.

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Neurosurgeons are often forced to leave sizable amounts of potentially harmful tissue behind. A new microdisplay could change that by lighting up diseased areas. That story an more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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5 years

Now, I know this is gonna sound crazy, but maybe, I don’t know, if you’re writing laws governing medical procedures, you should talk to a doctor or something?

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"How was I supposed to know that ectopic pregnancies can't be reimplanted?" asks GOP legislator who wrote the bill mandating implantation of ectopic pregnancies. "It's not like I'm a doctor or something!"

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@neiltyson You simply gotta meet @DrRubidium . Who knew analytical chemistry could be so cool? She did! #NDTMeetScienceTwitter

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4 months

Up to 1/5 of rheumatoid arthritis patients don't respond well to the usual drugs—and that might be because their pain comes from overgrown tissue. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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4 years

“Continue the quarantine you began several years ago when you decided to work from home and then slid deeper and deeper into your hermitage with each passing season.” Jeez, you didn’t have to call me out like that.

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@hankgreen My delightful little darling has decided she only wants dad to put her down. If I try? “No mommy! I want daddy! GO GET HIM.” When she wakes, though, and I pick her up: “Mommy! I missed you. I love you!” She’s got just enough of grammar and vocabulary to rip my heart out.

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10 years

#AlienShark reeled in more than 3.1 million viewers & was the highest rated show on cable for Tues! See @Discovery ? THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

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9 years

Let's pit our bottomless stomachs against theirs! #lionfish #Thanksgiving #ScienceSushi

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5 months

When researchers followed an AI's instructions, the beers they crafted wowed a panel of tasters. If AI can make an IPA that doesn't taste like feet, I'm on board. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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7 years

@neiltyson Then there's @Mammals_Suck - she can tell you all about lactation. Come for the milk, stay for March Mammal Madness! #NDTMeetScienceTwitter

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11 years

That wonderful moment when an experiment produces the results you hypothesized... *happy lab dance*

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5 months

They say parents shouldn't play favorites, but no one told hoopoes that. To ensure their eldest survive, mother birds will feed their younger siblings to them. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser

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10 years

This is @AaronPomerantz 's idea of an initiation. *sigh*. Entomologists, amirite? #Peru #Amazon http://t.co/DpY2RPUdQK

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I'm so excited to announce my next adventure: I'm going to be joining the team at @ScienceMagazine as their newsletter editor!

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7 years

So excited that the paperback version of #Venomous will hit shelves August 15th! Order your copy today:

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8 years

I think Bulbasaur is as excited to be at @wearehpr as I am! @Bytemarks

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1 year

Fire ants—one of the worst invasive species in the world—have gotten a foothold in Europe. That story and more from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

ScienceAdviser: Fire ants in Italy could burn across Europe

Today in Science and science: Iran plans isolated intranet, a fully autonomous soft microrobot, and more

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6 years

It just occurred to me: the dinosaur nuggets my toddler is eating are, in fact, made of dinosaurs. 🦖🐓 #deepthoughts

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7 years

@neiltyson How about @drmichellelarue ? Everybody loves penguins! (And seals and cougars, of course)

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5 years

Study: Prozac stops rabbit ovulation @PNASnews , somehow: Sure, that image seems to capture the research well.

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8 years

TFW you get to meet EO Wilson and ask him a tailored question about conservation. #IUCNCongress

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9 months

Chinstrap penguins nod off thousands of times a day. Now that's a napping strategy I can get behind! That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser :

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When it rains, it pours. No, really! Data from around the world reveal that rainfall has gotten more volatile in the last 125 years, thanks to climate change. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser :

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