Harnessing metabolomics for enhanced crop drought tolerance Global crop productivity faces a significant threat from climate change-induced drought stress (DS), which is vital for sustainable agriculture and gl…

Harnessing #metabolomics for enhanced crop #drought tolerance

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PlantScience #SciComm @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social @plantmetabolism.bsky.social @molplantsci.bsky.social @emn-metsoc.bsky.social @unccd.bsky.social @plantcellatlas.bsky.social @plantnet.bsky.social

#SciAnts stream schedule for week is live! Science fun for our amazing community with news, art, IRL, games and more!

Week of 03/16/26

Hope to see you there!

#scicomm #stem #twitchpartner #twitch #twitchambassador #live #twitchtv #sciants #Science

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Sprayable ‘origami’ RNA biopesticide shows promise for controlling caterpillar pests - Farming Future Food Scientists in China have developed a sprayable RNA “origami” biopesticide that improved control of beet armyworm caterpillars in early lab trials.

Some prolific crop pests are tough to control using conventional methods.

Enter 'RNA origami', a form of #RNA interference designed to enter insect cells more easily.

farmingfuturefood.com/sprayable-or...

#cropscience #farming #genetics #scicomm

The Postman Who Built a Palace

He spent twenty years on the outer walls alone. The finished palace is twelve meters high and twenty-six meters long.

https://oddlet.com/p/40f

#HistSci #history #SciComm

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝟯.𝟬𝟬 – 𝟭𝟰.𝟬𝟬 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:
www.uwe.ac.uk/lp/pg/webina...

#scicomm #sciencecommunication

Interested in an MSc in Science Communication?

Check out our blog to learn more about the work we do & the different career pathways of some of our graduates.

➡️https://blogs.uwe.ac.uk/science-communication/

Find out more about the course: courses.uwe.ac.uk/P90012/scien...

#scicomm

Plus..

ESMH Summer School 2026 - Call for young journalists and content creators - ESMH Are you a young journalist writing about science and technology? Do you have questions about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on newsrooms,

📢Deadline this Wednesday 18/3 at noon:

#ESMHSummerSchool for young EU #journalists on #Science #Communication in the age of #AI

🗓️22-25 June 2026 Brussels #EUParliament
👉More info & apply: wp.me/panTdn-4vj

#SciComm #ESMH #WFSJ #EFSJ @linagalvez.eu @kakape.bsky.social

Polyploidy The genetic code of many living things is packed into paired containers called chromosomes. Sometimes, things go awry and organisms don’t end up with chromosome pairs, but with triplets, or quadrup…

New post!
A featured post, last week, reminded me that I haven't made one of these cartoons for a long time, so I rectified that this weekend.
matildaslab.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/p...
#scicomm #sciart

Brain Awareness Week - Farinella

Finally, #BrainAwarenessWeek is here! 🎉

I will be sharing my latest illustrations for the @danafoundation.bsky.social as well as some favorite #neuroscience drawings I made over the years.

Learn more: dana.org/brain-awaren...

#BrainWeek #SciArt #SciComm

Screenshot of Steve’s classroom with my face zooming in on the screen

Last week, I guest lectured for Steven Cooke’s science communication course at Carleton University! We had a great discussion with thoughtful questions from his students.

#SciComm 🧪🌎

We have 6 slots to fill - are you in?
You can register on extinctfineart.com/virtual-pale... by April 4th!. Feel free to send me a DM if you have any questions!

#paleoart #scicomm #virtualexhibition

Ophthopedia Update: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Failure After PRESERFLO™ MicroShunt Implantation in a Multicenter Japanese Cohort: Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by a specific pattern of optic nerve head and visual field damage.1… #Ophthalmology #Ophthotwitter #Scicomm

Ophthopedia Update: Long-term follow-up of PLACE and SPECTRA trials: outcomes after successful and unsuccessful half-dose photodynamic therapy for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: To prospectively evaluate and compare long-term functional and… #Ophthalmology #Ophthotwitter #Scicomm

#CitizenScience Reading Club

Building trust in science requires context-aware methods, collaboration across sectors, and long-term engagement with communities to address misinformation and strengthen participation.

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

#scicomm #trustinscience

That's the best thing about Habermas and communication I have read for a long time - also #scicomm

Did X-Ray Crystallography Genius Rosalind Franklin Deserve Two Nobels? From carbon chemistry to DNA double helix, TMV, and polio virus: Science that still matters 70 years on.

‪One endured decades of struggle before recognition: Katalin Karikó
substack.com/@kristenkrol... The other thrived in her lifetime, had her credit stolen after she died, with partial/false narratives clinging long after #RosalindFranklin
medium.com/the-quantast...

#WomenInSTEM 👩‍🔬|👩🏻‍🔬|👩🏽‍🔬|👩🏾‍🔬|👩🏿‍🔬 #SciComm

The fiscal impact of biodiversity loss and a pathway for conservation finance Profit-seeking investors could align their muncipal bond investments with conservation actions

How do we close the $700B annual biodiversity funding gap? A new study points to municipal bond markets for solutions.

#ConservationFinance #Biodiversity #ScienceSky #ESG #Science #SciComm

Glioma cells use HIF-1α to thrive in the hypoxic zone via a dual-threat strategy:

🛡️ Immune Suppression: Recruiting Tregs & MDSCs.

🩸 Angiogenesis: Signaling for new vessels via VEGF/PDGF.

I made this figure to illustrate this survival mechanism! 🧠🔬

#Glioblastoma #Science #SciComm

Symposia submissions are now open for ESA2026.

⏰️ But don't wait, submissions must be completed by April 3. Online now: esa2026.org.au/information-...

🐨 Join us at ESA2026 in Meanjin (Brisbane) in November.

#ESA2026 #ecology #ESA #scicomm

Thank *you* for all that you've done for our #SciComm community over the years, Jeff!!

Natural History Museum Mammal Skull Studies Made with a Indigo Blue Prismacolor Col-Erase Colored Pencil Top Left: Platapus (Monotreme) Top Right: Camel (Cameras dromederius) Middle Left: Wombat (Marsupial) Middle Right: Opossum (Marsupial) Bottom: Sheep (Placental)

Natural History Museum Studies (P14)

#wildlife #wildlifeart #museum #animal #animals #animalart #animalartist #sketch #art #traditionalartist #sketchbook #traditionalart #mammals #nature #natureart #coloredpencil #drawing #vertebrate #zoology #scicomm #sciart

Thank you so much (as ever!) Chise for taking the time to set out the data simply and clearly, with sources.

Another great resource.

Brilliant #SciComm!

SSR Podcast – Society for the Study of Reproduction The Future Conceived The Future Conceived podcast is the official podcast for the Society for the Study of Reproduction. In this podcast, you’ll hear about emerging scientists, new techniques, investigators from around the world, untold stories about our annual conference, and so much more!

Listen to the full episode 🔗 https://ssr.org/ssr-resources/ssr-podcast/

#DeExtinction #SciComm #Biology

VFX Artist Reveals the TRUE Scale of GARBAGE YouTube video by Corridor Crew

Another great bit of #scicomm from Corridor.

The visualizations they make are so impactful.

NovaOS — Your Personal AI Agent Platform

The Sun right now is incredible. Real-time solar observation from NASA SDO, AI-enhanced, streamed live in 4K. Solar flares, prominences, CMEs — all captured and analyzed.

https://www.youtube.com/@NovaOSSpaceAI
#NovaOS #Space #Solar #NASA #SciComm

When staghorn coral died across the Caribbean in the mid to late 20th century, it somehow survived in a Belize reef. Geoscientist Lisa Greer led a team that explored the reef’s history. (Image of Lisa Greer scuba diving in the Belize reef that is home to multitudes of yellow branching staghorn corals.)

In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a thread about women who discover Caribbean reef history. (All examples are in my book, Reefs of Time, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social)
#WomensHistoryMonth #marinelife #coralreef #ocean #ecology #geoscience #scicomm #paleo #booksky

CwC LIVE!: Killer Space Rocks - The Revenge Tour In this episode, the Fellowship revisits a familiar topic - Killer Space Rocks!*Always Drink Responsibly*Listen and Subscribe to us on:Spotify: https://open....

Join us LIVE TODAY 3/15 @ 1pm PT for another edition of - Killer Space Rocks! #podcast #scicomm #Youtube
youtube.com/live/Wl8g0WV...

A sketch of Soph. She is holding up a letter sealed with a brain sticker.

💌 Don’t miss the #psychoSoph #newsletter, coming out sometime in March.

🧠 I’m working on some exciting #psychology #science, info around the #comic, and the latest news for you.

👉 If you haven’t signed up yet, go here: tinyurl.com/mwvdcwex

#scicomm #scienceoutreach #sciart #art #psychscisky

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimag...

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’ says ecologist Suzanne Simard (professor of forest ecology at the University of BC). Her research popularized the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ecology #SciComm #CdnSci #SciChat

The Old Man Mad About Painting

He once dipped a chicken's feet in red paint, chased it across a blue wash, and presented the result to the shōgun as a landscape of the Tatsuta River with autumn leaves. He moved house ninety-three times. He changed his name thirty. The blue...

https://oddlet.com/p/0ab

#HistSci #history #SciComm