Science Magazine
‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19
6 min · · Top virologist Peter Piot spent 1 week at a London hospital in April and has been recovering at home since · Shared by 379, including Edward Tufte, @augieray@mastodon.social, Eric Topol, William Gibson, Carl T. Bergstrom, Carl Zimmer, Max Roser, Kai Kupferschmidt, Cameron Sinclair, Jason Stanley, Steven Sinofsky, Balaji, Azeem Azhar, Delip Rao e/σ, Bill Hanage, Andrea Kuszewski 🧠, News from Science, felix salmon, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Robb Wolf
The New York Times
Knitters Chronicle Climate Change One Stitch at a Time
4 min · · Volunteers use different colors of yarn to make “temperature scarves” that serve as fashionable records of a warming world. · Shared by 28, including Bailey Richardson, Allison Arieff, Liv 😷, Katja Evertz
ABC News
The burning bush is talking
· Just before the fire hit, the trees' leaves turned red and fell to the ground, and it left Adrian wondering - did they know they were just about to burn? · Shared by 8, including Liv 😷
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
Conservation scientists are grieving after the bushfires
5 min · · The destruction of recent fires is challenging our belief that with enough time, love and money, every threatened species can be saved. But there is plenty we can, and must, now do. · Shared by 11, including Liv 😷
Medical News Today
Why caffeine may limit weight gain
3 min · · After observing the effect in rats, scientists propose that consuming caffeine can limit weight gain and other adverse effects of a pro-obesity diet. · Shared by 5, including Liv 😷
Quartz
Scientists may have found a better way to spot early signs of dementia: our eyes
4 min · · Our sight could be a window into our brain health. · Shared by 25, including Liv 😷, Jane
National Geographic
How trees secretly talk to each other in the forest
1 min · · What do trees talk about? In the Douglas fir forests of Canada, see how trees “talk” to each other by forming underground symbiotic relationships—called mycorrhizae—with fungi to relay stress signals and share resources with one another. · Shared by 21, including David Guttenfelder, justin caouette, Liv 😷, K. Williams, Steve Maraboli
nature
These secret battles between your body’s cells might just save your life
9 min · · To fight cancer and ageing, biologists are looking at how cells evict, kill or cannibalize less-fit rivals. · Shared by 88, including Eric Topol, Roger Highfield, Liv 😷
sbs.com.au
If you're a young adult battling depression symptoms, this may be the diet for you
3 min · · An Australian-led study has shown that young adults with elevated symptoms of depression can improve their mental health by adopting a healthy diet with a Mediterranean twist. · Shared by 8, including Liv 😷
Science Magazine
Global impacts of thawing Arctic permafrost may be imminent
1 min · · Seasonal carbon emissions seen outpacing absorption · Shared by 7, including Liv 😷
blog.csiro.au
Super material filters Sydney Harbour water
2 min · · We turned our patented form of graphene into an extraordinarily effective filter that makes water purification faster and easier. · Shared by 5, including Liv 😷