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?
- Despite a flashy design, Elon Musk's Neuralink has little substance by Thiago Arzua for Massive Science.
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| The new brain-machine interface has yet to set itself apart from its forerunners. Credit: Bill Smith via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) |
- New treatment for rheumatoid arthritis shows great promise by Pernelle Chan for Sciworthy.
- Are you Yoda or Darth Vader? by Brian Gallagher for Nautilus magazine.
- Podcast: Probiotics: Scam or superfood? by Wendy Zukerman and Gimlet at Science Vs.
- The Notre-Dame cathedral fire deposited one metric ton of lead into surrounding neighborhoods by Hannah Thomasy for Massive Science.
- Don't bank on herd immunity to save us from COVID-19 by Sara May Bergstresser for Massive Science.
- Report finds COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted dementia patients by Maya Gosztyla for AlzScience.
- COVID-19 ups the chances of dying from a broken heart by Glen Pyle for LifeOmic.
- Preparing for the vaccine results by Derek Lowe at Science Translational Medicine.
- SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: What does it mean? by Vincent Racaniello at Virology Blog.
- SpaceX satellites’ effect on night sky can’t be eliminated, astronomers say by Jon Brodkin for Ars Technica.
- #BlackInAstro: A glimpse into African cultural Astronomy by Briley Lewis for Astrobites.
- Ask Ethan: Why don’t light and gravitational waves arrive simultaneously? by Ethan Siegel at Starts With A Bang.
- Podcast: Liftoff #131: Windex for rockets by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett at Relay FM’s Liftoff .
- Tantalizing oddity found in exotic atom—but physicists aren’t hyping it by Adrian Cho for Science.
- 255 – GE mosquito release in Florida by Kevin Folta and Meredith Fensom for Talking Biotech Podcast.
- How science communication can challenge conspiracy theories in times of Covid-19 for Elephant in the Lab.
- Nanotechnology for explosives trace detection by Michael Berger for Nanowerk.
- Old donor organs renewed with senolytic drugs by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News.
- The microbiome 'educates' skin cells to produce allergic responses, study suggests by Miklos Bolza for Lab Down Under.
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