8.31.2020

What's the lowdown on Musk's Neuralink? Are probiotics a scam or a superfood? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of August 24 - 30 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best of the best of science news from around the world, find out about the genetically modified mosquitos released in Florida to curb mosquito population, and take an exciting glimpse into African cultural astronomy, and its implications for perceptions of women. 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 new brain-machine interface has yet to set itself apart from its forerunners.
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8.24.2020

Is sitting the new smoking? How is CRISPR helping to regrow neurons in diseased brains? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of August 17 - 23 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's cream-of-the-crop of the best science news from around the world, explore how HPV tricks your immune system, and find out why Flat Earth theory, although wrong, isn't necessarily stupid. 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 growing body of evidence links long periods of sitting with poor health outcomes, but why is this?
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8.17.2020

What's the lowdown on the Russian coronavirus vaccine? Why did cats start hanging around humans? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of August 10 - 16 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out whether there's such a thing as a 'male or female brain', and explore the surprising ways that a little social interaction can impact your health. 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?
Russia is the first country to come out with a Coronavirus vaccine - but should this speedy result be viewed as a success or with caution?
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8.10.2020

What is the chemistry behind an ammonium nitrate explosion like the one in Beirut? Who was Deborah Jin, and how did she change quantum physics? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of August 3 - 9 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's cream-of-the-crop from the world of science news, discover how scientists have found cancer in a dinosaur, and how coyote genomes are diverging between urban and non-urban populations. 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?
Ammonium nitrate is a fertiliser, and if handled correctly is mostly safe. However, if exposed to high temperatures and confined, it can be explosive. Our thoughts go out to those affected by the explosion in Beirut. 
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8.03.2020

What is a megaripple? How do sperm swim? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of July 27 - August 2 2020 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this weeks' bumper edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, find out how a profound lack of understanding about how science works drives the formation of conspiracy theories, and discover how 3D modelling is uncovering a possible link between the herpes virus and Alzheimer's. 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?
Megaripples range from 30 centimeters (1 foot) to tens of meters across and are proof that Mars is windier than previously thought.
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