How and when was glass first made? What game is drug research most like? ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 15-21 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out some of the potential explanations why diplomats around the world are falling ill from 'Havana Syndrome' and get the lowdown on the new Covid drugs that are actually looking useful. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• The 3 Best Explanations for the Havana Syndrome by Sabine Hossenfelder at Backreaction
• The ancient origins of glass by Caroline Wilke at Knowable Magazine

Glass is a vital material - but when and how did it originate?

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• New Covid Drugs Are Here—and They Could Change the Pandemic by Adam Rogers at Wired
• Is drug R&D more like poker or chess? by Robert Plenge at Plengegen
• A new drug reduces risk of psychosis relapse in patients with dementia by Soren Emerson at Massive Science
• How mRNA Opens the Cell Door—the Janitor Holds the Key by Sarah Anderson at Illinois Science Council
• Nectar-inhabiting microbes: a bittersweet coexistence by Vilhelmiina Haavisto at the Microbial Menagerie 
• In the Midst of a Salmon Crisis, Alaska Native Villages Band Together by Maia Wikler for Hakai Magazine

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How can chemistry reduce cities' carbon emissions? Does cosmology prove the existence of God? ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 8-14 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out about England's plans to use e-cigarettes to stop people smoking, and the struggle of US school nurses against Covid-19 and angry parents. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• E-Cigarettes Could Be the New Nicotine Patch by Grace Browne for Wired

England will allow doctors to prescribe vaping devices

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• ‘They See Us as the Enemy’: School Nurses Battle Covid-19, and Angry Parents by Emily Anthes for The New York Times
• Does modern cosmology prove the existence of God? by Ethan Siegel at Starts With A Bang
• Deep sea bacteria use selfishness to their advantage by Sarah Brown at Massive Science
• Will glow-in-the-dark materials someday light our cities? by Kurt Kleiner at Knowable Magazine

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Is space lettuce safe to eat? How does the coronavirus stay a step ahead? ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 1-7 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find our how a drug derived from magic mushrooms helps depression, and learn about a new $11 billion telescope. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• Psilocybin reduced depression symptoms as much as a leading antidepressant by Soren Emerson at Massive Science

Used in small amounts in the proper way, psilocybin, 

the psychoactive chemical in magic mushrooms, can be an antidepressant

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• Don't bank those seeds — some oaks can be "cryopreserved" by Christina Del Greco for Massive Science
• Is lettuce grown in space nutritious and safe to eat? by Garrett Campion at Sciworthy 
• US astronomers plan $11 billion telescope to picture another Earth by Leah Crane at New Scientist
• CERN Physicists Observe Triple J-psi Meson Production at Sci-News.com
• How the Coronavirus Stays One Step Ahead of Us by Megan Scudellari at Nautilus
• Pfizer's Good News Is the World's Good News by Derek Lowe at Science
• Lyme disease: A Canadian context by Dorottya Harangi at Science Borealis
• Unveiling of the Henrietta Lacks statue by Caroline McKinnon at The Biochemist 

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Can animals be depressed? Why do autumn leaves turn red? ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of October 25-31 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find our why some people don't seem to age, and learn about the deadly microbe spread by aromatherapy sprays. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• Why Do Leaves Turn Red in Autumn? by Christian Thorsberg at Discover Magazine

Changing leaf colour is one of autumn's delights. 

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• What would photosynthesis look like around other stars? by Briley Lewis at Massive Science
• Some people just don't age, at least not like most by Kelly Cotton at Massive Science
• A Deadly Microbe Mystery Leads to a Spray Sold at Walmart by Beth Mole at Wired
• Rock bottom: can rocks in your dog’s water bowl protect your lawn? by Kat Day at Chronicle Flask
• Mosquitos are more common in poorly kept-up neighborhoods by Blythe Emily Lawson at Sciworthy
• Can Animals Experience Depression? by Mary Bates at Psychology Today
• Memes can help people psychologically cope with the COVID-19 pandemic by Eric W. Dolan at PsyPost
• Ruminating About Symptoms Can Maintain Distress In Those With OCD by Emily Reynolds at BPS Research Digest
• Google Search Makes People Think They are Smarter Than They Actually Are, New Study Explains Googling Effect by Marie Morales at The Science Times
• What Makes A Beautiful Experiment? by Chad Orzel at Forbes
• Astronomers Measure Amount of Carbon and Oxygen in Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere at SciNews.com
• Physicists fail to find mysterious 'sterile neutrino' particles by Leah Crane at New Scientist

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How does the new COVID drug work? Why do clouds stay in the air? ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of October 18-24 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out how we can avoid being killed by an asteroid and how scientists have simulated a star exploding on Earth. ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise also cover many other important and exciting topics. Why not have a read, inform yourself, and indulge your scientific curiosity?

• How nucleoside analogue antivirals combat COVID by Andy Brunning at Compound Interest

Molnupavir mimics the bulding blocks of the SARS-CoV-2 virus's genetic code.

Image credit: Compound Interest, used under Creative Commons CC-BY-ND 2.0 licence.

• Is the New Aspirin Advice a Medical Flip-Flop, or Just Science? by Tara Parker-Pope for The New York Times
• The Definition of Gene Therapy Has Changed by Esther Landhuis at Scientific American
• A 'dead' CRISPR might be a better CRISPR for targeting Alzheimer's by Charlotte Douglas at Massive Science
• If Clouds Are Made of Water, How Do They Stay in the Air? by Rhett Allain at Wired
• New study probes X-ray bursts from low-mass X-ray binaries s by Zhang Nannan at Physorg 
• Physicists Created a Supernova Reaction on Earth Using a Radioactive Beam by Michelle Starr at ScienceAlert
• Avoiding Big Rocks From Space – Asteroids Edition feat. Apophis by Locke at The Procrastinating Scientist 
• Rapid Climate Change Wiped Out Woolly Mammoths, Study Confirms at Sci-News.com

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