Twitter mentions Friday 6 February: 17,947 posts Bluesky, same timeframe: 24,512 posts
Since we have 2 months of 2026 data now, we can see if the trend we saw last year holds up: does research from the current year get shared more on Bluesky or X-Twitter?
As you can see here, we still see days regularly where Bluesky's volume of research sharing is markedly higher than Twitter.
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More than half of dogs trained to help people with blindness, PTSD, autism, and other conditions fail to graduate. New scientific approaches could help, getting more--and better--working dogs into the hands of people who need them most. My new feature for @science.org!
Engineering safer football helmets, this week on the @science.org podcast -- w/ Adrian Cho
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The evolution of the football helmet, a critical safety device, has accelerated in recent years, driven by concerns over the long-term effects of concussions, new concepts and materials, and data-driven test protocols.
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Me after NBC hires me as commentator of the snowboard big air competition
Could be a timely editor’s pick @longreads.com!
Just in time for the Super Bowl 🏈
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The Trump administration formally withdrew federal guidance that required pharmacies to dispense methotrexate. Chronically ill people may face more challenges in getting this drug for their health. My latest for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
One year into Trump's second term, we parse the lasting impact of his policies and executive orders. Here's the first of a four-story package appearing this week. www.science.org/content/arti...
Every day can be Cheese Lovers Day if you put your mind to it 🧀
🧪 EXCLUSIVE 🧪 from @science.org: Scientists have swabbed a 500-year-old drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci—and may have found a piece of his DNA. www.science.org/content/arti...
Yes, really. A quick thread:
Exclusive: In a remarkable milestone in a decadelong odyssey, members of the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project report in a new paper that they have recovered DNA from Holy Child and other objects—and some may be from Leonardo himself. https://scim.ag/4aO5Wr8
Ensures that all the diseases covered by the previous immunization schedule will still be available to anyone who wants them through Affordable Care Act insurance plans and federal insurance programs, including Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children program. Families will not have to purchase them out of pocket. Among peer nations, the U.S. will continue to offer the most childhood vaccines for free to those who want them.
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
"In 2026, it’s not about a single post showing up on the most popular social network. It’s about deciding exactly where your story needs to show up and doing the work to optimize for the audience you’re trying to reach." liahaberman.substack.com/p/icymi-2026...
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Share widely, on other platforms, etc etc
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At the end of 2024 I did a chronological round up of all the #plantscience in @science.org that year.
So how did 2025 pan out? This year, I’m grouping papers thematically instead of chronologically so read on to find out what exciting plant science came out over the last 12 months. (1/22)
Each year, the photo team at Science reflects on the memorable pictures we published. https://scim.ag/4sfnzq5
2025 was a rough year in many ways. But as Michelle Obama put it, “grief and resilience live together.” My hope for 2026 in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org 🧪
It isn't easy following science as a career path. Our series of personal essays, published on the last page of Science, aim to shed light on the challenges scientists face and, hopefully, help others feel less alone.
Here are @science.org's top essays of the year.
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From trees that love getting struck by lightning to one of the most insane acrobatic feats in nature, here are our favorite science news stories of the year! @science.org
Rockets owners expand talks to buy, move Sun
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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