6.28.2021

What's the connection between lobsters and telescopes? What's the science of sugar syrups? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of June 21 - June 27 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, discover the extremely important physics behind beer-mat flipping, and meet 'Dragon Man', a controversial new ancient human fossil specimen. 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 unique positioning of lobster eyes enables an 180-degree field of view, and has been mimicked to improve telescopes.
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6.21.2021

Is infinite economic growth possible? How do bacteria mix their genomes with their partners? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of June 14 - June 20 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's installment of the very best of science news from around the world, get the low-down on Covid-19: discover its origins, find out about its natural hosts and get up to date with the latest news on the Delta variant. 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?

Even “sustainable” technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines face unbreachable physical limits and exact grave environmental costs.
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6.14.2021

What do atoms really look like? Is the Tokyo Olympics at risk of being a superspreader event? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of June 7 - June 13 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, discover the field of galactic archeology and what it can tell us about the Milky Way, and find out why sea mammals don't really get cancer. 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?

“We’re chasing speckle patterns that look a lot like those laser-pointer patterns that cats are equally fascinated by,” Professor Muller said.
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6.07.2021

Could binge-watching TV be hastening cognitive decline? What's the point of periods? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of May 31 - June 6 2021 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm.

In this week's best and brightest from the world of science news, find out how much artefacts from the history of physics are going for at auction, and discover how to weigh water with a paper clip. 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?

Scientists found that those who reported moderate to high levels of TV time experienced roughly a 7% increase in cognitive function decline over a 15 year period compared to those that reported lower levels of TV-watching.
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