11.26.2018

How can you simply prove the Earth is a sphere? Can pets treat depression? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 19-25 2018 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

This week's best science stories include fascinating details about that strange asteroid 'Oumuamua and our festive turkeys, and a way to scrutinise scientific AI claims. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
An old tradition - but just when did humans domesticate turkeys?
Image credit: Chris Burke via Flickr CC BY 2.0 Licence

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11.19.2018

How can you slay seasonal affective disorder? What happens when climate sceptics have a point? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 12-18 2018 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

This week's best science stories include a nanoscale journey across your tabletop, Spain banning alternative medicine in state health centres, and a crater the size of Paris. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
An aerial view of northwest Greenland, with the location of 
what appears to be a giant impact crater circled in red.
Credit: Natural History Museum of Denmark
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11.12.2018

Which historic king had a gem from space? What might prevent wildfires? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of November 5-11 2018 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

This week's best science stories include advice on how to change your personality, the mind-boggling implications of electrons being round, and health news about coffee. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
Tutankhamun's breastplate features a scarab carved
from Desert Glass.
Credit: Wikipedia/J.Bodsworth

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11.05.2018

Is anti-gravity real? What do you need to know about cannabis-derived CBD? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of October 29-November 4 2018 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

This week's best science posts explore whether jellyfish are taking over the world, watch cockroaches fight for their lives and describe the crazy ways the gene editing technique CRISPR is being used. But there are many other topics touched on in ScienceSeeker editors' favourite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise for the past seven days. Here is the full round-up of the ScienceSeeker Editors’ Selections:
Box jellyfish, some of the most venomous animals in the
world, swim in the waters off Cape Town. But are they taking
over the world?
Photo by Peter Southwood
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