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In her latest, Georgia Michelman talked to scientists and tobacco harm reduction advocates about the two sides of #vaping, and whether anti-vaping campaigns have gone too far, failing current smokers. Read more on Scienceline at buff.ly/2XkqiE5

These advocates are addressing the gap in your sex education Hannah Chiu might only be a medical student at Tulane University, but she is using her platform to make sure young menstruators know everything from how to use a tampon to birth control options. Wit

Did you know #SHERP publishes audio? In Avril Silva's recent piece, she covered #SexEducation, which continues to go federally unmandated. As a result, young menstruators are not receiving education on their periods. Go read and listen on Scienceline! buff.ly/E826kQi

University athletic trainers are leaving the sideline. Here's why. - Scienceline At universities, athletic trainers are healthcare professionals that attend to student athlete injuries, but their pay is far below that of other clinicians.

Athletic trainers treating the nation's top young athletes are leaving the field because of #burnout. Hear from the clinicians and experts themselves on what factors are driving them from the sideline. Read more on Scienceline by Avril Silva

Is dark matter just an illusion? - Scienceline The dark matter debate drags on with an unconventional cosmological model that claims to explain the strange behavior of galaxies

#DarkMatter is mysterious. Astronomers think it makes up 27% of the universe, but it can't be seen directly. One astronomer thinks it may not exist at all. Read more about the debate on Scienceline, story by Madeline Shaw

Pillbugs Are Getting Top Dollar Online. Poachers Have Noticed. A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn.

These pets are armored, spiky and pricey. Poachers want to cash in. Story by Madeline Shaw for the @nytimes.com Read more here:

Harmful exposures during the Gulf War put women veterans at risk of early menopause - Scienceline A study finds Gulf War veterans were more than three times more susceptible to early menopause than the average American woman due to environmental exposures

Women Gulf War veterans may be at risk to early menopause as a result of environmental exposures during their deployment, according to a study by Women's Health Issues. Story by Avril Silva, read more on Scienceline

What can a coral-inspired pill teach us about the gut microbiome? - Scienceline A new capsule measuring the small intestine’s microbes may help better illuminate the mysteries of the gut microbiome

The gut microbiome may be trendy, but research lags behind. A recent study by @cellpress.bsky.social describes a new capsule — inspired by the structure of #coral — may help better illuminate its mysteries

Story by Georgia Michelman, read more on Scienceline

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Researchers create reef-safe sunscreen prototype from pollen - Scienceline How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays

Researchers in Singapore synthesized a reef-safe sunscreen prototype from a very unusual source: #pollen

Story by Madeline Shaw, read more on Scienceline!

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These scientists used scavenger spies to uncover wildlife crime - Scienceline In a paper published in the fall, researchers across Europe examined cases in which GPS data from vultures and wolves had the potential to help them expose wildlife crime, like illegal poaching and sn...

Tracking wolves and vultures could point law enforcement towards illegal poaching activity

Read it here by Isabel Gil

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Millions of children still unvaccinated worldwide - Scienceline A new global analysis shows vaccination rates have stalled, leaving more than 15 million children with no immunizations in 2023

A new global analysis shows vaccination rates have stalled, leaving more than 15 million children with no immunizations in 2023

Story by Alissa de Chassey, read more here

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Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care - Scienceline Long COVID clinics began opening in swaths across the country in 2020 to provide specialty care for patients living with this chronic condition, which occurs following a COVID infection. As of March 2...

Long COVID clinics are quietly closing, leaving thousands of patients without specialized care via @scienceline.org

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Thank you to the people living with Long COVID who shared their stories and to the healthcare providers and advocates for sharing their insights.

Virtual reality therapy may reduce voice hallucinations in people with schizophrenia - Scienceline For people who hear voices due to schizophrenia but don’t improve with antipsychotics , a new form of therapy could help.

For people with #schizophrenia who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help

New story by Georgia Michelman, read more
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Virtual reality therapy may reduce voice hallucinations in people with schizophrenia - Scienceline For people who hear voices due to schizophrenia but don’t improve with antipsychotics , a new form of therapy could help.

For people with #schizophrenia who hear voices but don’t improve with antipsychotic medication, a new form of VR “avatar” therapy could help

New story by Georgia Michelman, read more
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Coral reefs may succumb to erosion on a warmer planet - Scienceline In a new study from Nature, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that corals reefs, which have long been under stress due to climate change, may face more chall...

My latest for @scienceline.org. In a new study from @nature.com, researchers in the U.K. analyzed data from over 400 coral reefs. They warned that #coralreefs, which have been under stress due to #climatechange, may face more challenges on a warmer planet. scienceline.org/2025/12/cora...

More people are turning to over-the-counter birth control pills - Scienceline The first over-the-counter birth control in the US has expanded contraception access to people who may not have had it before.

“This is one of the first studies to show that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help.”

Read the full story by Avril Silva

Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds - Scienceline Selenium is seeping into Montana waterways from Canadian coal mines, and putting local birds and other wildlife in danger.

By analyzing elevated #selenium levels in tree swallow eggs, researchers warn that the chemical from Elk River Valley coal mines is seeping into Montana waterways

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Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds - Scienceline Selenium is seeping into Montana waterways from Canadian coal mines, and putting local birds and other wildlife in danger.

Giving back to Montana with my first story for @scienceline.org — Selenium contamination from Canadian coal mines may threaten Montana birds. One of the many stories I’ve reported on during my first semester with @nyu.edu SHERP.

#environmentalcontamination

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Exposure to heat in early pregnancy linked to increased health risks, study finds - Scienceline Heat stress in the first trimester might increase pregnancy-related health risks, according to a new study.

The #summer that can increase the odds of maternal #health risks for #pregnant women, according to a study published on Aug. 19 in The Journal of Climate Change and Health

Read the full story by Julie Zenderoudi

Air pollution linked to accelerated Alzheimer’s disease - Scienceline Living in a place with air pollution may lead to more aggressive Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

Exposure to #airpollution is connected with worsening #Alzheimer’s disease, including faster and more aggressive cognitive impairment, according to a new study published in #JAMA Neurology this September

Read the full story by Madeline Shaw

Nobel in economics honors sustained growth researchers - Scienceline Economic historian Joel Mokyr was awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday, along with two economists Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt.

Last but not least from this year's #NobelPrize: Researchers Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for identifying the essential elements of sustained economic growth.

Story by Nhung Nguyen
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader - Scienceline María Corina Machado became a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism during Venezuela’s most recent election

#NobelPeace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader
María Corina Machado for becoming a symbol of resistance against #authoritarianism during Venezuela’s most recent election

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Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in Literature - Scienceline László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his philosophical, apocalyptic and hallucinatory novels

László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Literature for his philosophical, apocalyptic and hallucinatory novels

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes new molecular architecture - Scienceline Three scientists were jointly awarded for their work developing new porous molecules, known as metal-organic frameworks.

The 2025 #NobelPrize in #Chemistry went to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for their work creating a new form of molecular architecture known as metal-organic frameworks ( #MOFs)

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Three physicists share Nobel Prize for quantum breakthrough - Scienceline A trio of physicists won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale.

A trio of physicists won the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physics for demonstrating quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to three scientists for their immune research - Scienceline The scientists’ identification of regulatory T cells furthered understanding of the immune system.

It’s that time of the year! Stay tuned as we bring you coverage from this year’s #NobelPrize

First story is up!
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She hunts for cans and bottles, and finds dignity - Scienceline After years laboring in the shadows, the new manager of a recycling center sheds light on the importance of those collecting the city's cans.

She hunts for cans and bottles, and finds dignity.

Read Leslie Liang’s story on how Josefa Marin, a street recycler for 30 years, is now running @surewecannyc.bsky.social to help a nearly invisible community

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She hunts for cans and bottles, and finds dignity - Scienceline After years laboring in the shadows, the new manager of a recycling center sheds light on the importance of those collecting the city's cans.

'Canning, she says, changed her life.'

An amazing @scienceline.org story about Josefa, a canner for 30 years & now head of a @surewecannyc.bsky.social redemption center.

Bottle bills not only improve recycling rates, they bring tangible economic benefits. scienceline.org/2025/09/she-...

Scientists organize, unite to resist threats to US research - Scienceline Fired scientists and funding cuts pose “an existential threat to the largest scientific endeavor in the world," researchers tell Scienceline.

From the Stand Up for Science marches in March, to the Bethesda Declaration, to individual scientists speaking up all across the country, 2025 has been marked by scientific outreach and outrage.

Read the full story by Marta Hill
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Can NOAA weather the storm of budget cuts? - Scienceline Slashed budgets at key NOAA offices could have devastating impacts on U.S. disaster preparedness and day-to-day weather forecasts.

The cuts at NOAA are alarming meteorologists. Some of them told K.R. Callaway that kneecapping #NOAA risks American lives in dangerous heat waves, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters

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