2.24.2020

What's the connection between Parkison's and the Common Cough? Why are fossil fuels more radioactive than nuclear power? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of Feb 17 - Feb 23 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In this week's picks from the world of science news, explore the worrying findings that the coronavirus may be more contagious than first thought. and find out about the new electron state of matter recently discovered. 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?

A  common cough medicine, Ambroxol, may hold the key to treating Parkinson's disease.
Credit:  Ryan Boren via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
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2.17.2020

Who are the women of the periodic table? Can plants help us to explore Mars? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of Feb 10 - Feb 16 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In this week's digest of the best science news from around the world, explore the physics of tossing rice and find out who the most accomplished scientist-politicians in history are. 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?
Many women scientists are responsible for the discovery of the elements that our modern world is based upon.
Credit: Andy Brunning via Compound Chemistry (CC-BY-ND)
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2.10.2020

Why is SpaceX's Starlink damaging to astronomy? Why does sugar taste so good? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of Feb 3 - Feb 9 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In this week's best and brightest science news from around the world, say goodbye to the Spitzer space telescope, and find out how firestorms in the Amazon could kick CO2 emission into overdrive. 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?
Artist's impression of the Spitzer space telescope.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (Public Domain)
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2.03.2020

What will we see when Betelgeuse goes supernova? What clues to the origin of the coronavirus could be hidden in its genome? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of Jan 27 - Feb 2 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In this week's cream-of-the-crop of science news fresh from the net, find out why Harvard's chemistry head is in FBI custody, and how albatrosses are being employed to keep a bird's eye out for illegal fishing. 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?

An artist's impression, based on the ESO’s Very Large Telescope imaging of the current state of Betelgeuse.
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada via Starts with a Bang (CC-ND-BY)

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