How does science bring the world together? Why does snow look bright white? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of February 21-27 2022 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In the latest edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, learn about whether we could bring the International Space Station to ground intact, and how air pollution can hamper the brain benefits of exercise. 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? 

• Knowledge Across Borders by Steven Thompson at Broken Symmetry

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• Why is snow bright? by Ajay Peter Manuel at The Procrastinating Scientist 
• What It Would Take to Bring the ISS Back to Earth in One Piece by Rhett Allain for Wired
• Exercise Can Build Up Your Brain. Air Pollution May Negate Those Benefits by Gretchen Reynolds for The New York Times 
• New C.D.C. Guidelines Suggest 70 Percent of Americans Can Stop Wearing Masks by Apoorva Mandavilli for The New York Times
• Bringing HIV Out Into the Open by Derek Lowe at Science

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Why do we feel stiff when we wake up? How do large mammals restore ecosystems? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of February 14-20 2022 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In the latest edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, learn about the hunt for planets around alien stars and find out what climate change is doing to coffee. 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?

• Podcast: The search for exoplanets by Adam Levy at Knowable Magazine
• Has quantum mechanics proved that reality does not exist? by Sabine Hossenfelder at Backreaction
• Nuclear fusion explained by Ethan Siegel at Starts With A Bang
• Bringing back large mammals boosts restoration of entire ecosystems: Study by Carolyn Cowan at Mongabay

A marsh deer in Iberá Park.
Large mammals like this can help restore ecosystems
Image © Matías Rebak-Rewilding Argentina

• How Preserving Agave Could Help Save an Endangered Bat by Janet Marinelli at Wired
• How to Plant Millions of Oysters in a Day by Ally Hirschlag at Hakai Magazine 
• Immunological Insights from an Unlikely Source: What we learned from emptying the guts of carnivorous starfish by Ellice I. A. Peck at ImmunoBites
• How is global warming affecting coffee’s quality and yields? by Maxim Semchenkov at Picture It Chemistry
• Protein complex points to new route to Rett syndrome by Angie Voyles Askham at Spectrum
• Gut molecule linked to decreased myelination in mouse brains by Angie Voyles Askham. at Spectrum
• The Heady Neuroscience Behind 'Paying Attention' by Conor Feehly at Discover
• Why Does My Body Feel Tight When I Wake Up? by Katie Okamoto for The New York Times 
• Cold Water Plunges Are Trendy. Can They Really Reduce Anxiety and Depression? by Chloe Williams for The New York Times
• Navigating Conversations with Vaccine-Hesitant Family and Friends by Julie Simpson at Lions Talk Science 

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Why is the game Wordle so addictive? What exactly does the 'love hormone' oxytocin do? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of February 6-13 2022 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In the latest edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, learn about the greatest physics demo ever and how chimpanzees use insects to heal injuries. 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?

• Oxytocin’s effects aren’t just about love by Bob Holmes at Knowable Magazine

Chimps use insects to heal injuries.
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Used via Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0 licence 

• Chimpanzees Observed Applying Insects to Injuries by Mary E Bates at Psychology Today
• The Next Vaccine Debate: Immunize Young Children Now, or Wait? by Apoorva Mandavilli for The New York Times 
• The Greatest Physics Demo of All Time Happened on the Moon by Rhett Allain for Wired
• Geniuses And Craftsmen In The History Of Timekeeping by Chad Orzel at Forbes
• Can't Stop Playing Wordle? Science Might Be Able to Explain Why by Alex Orlando at Discover
• Exploring links between hearing loss, dementia and the ‘cognitive reserve’ - plus the role of hearing aids at SharpBrains
• Q&A with Dr. Wendy Suzuki on the parasympathetic nervous system and harnessing anxiety for good at SharpBrains 

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What's harming the fish that people flock to Florida for? What happens if you travel in a straight line through space forever? Find out in ScienceSeeker's picks of the best posts for the week of January 31-February 6 2022 #SciSeekPicks #SciComm

In the latest edition of the best and brightest from the world of science news, learn about  people suffering from eco-anxiety, but also how ammonia and solar panels that work in the dark could help solve climate problems. 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 search for what’s harming Florida’s beloved bonefish by Natasha Gilbert at Hakai Magazine

Bonefish are one of Florida's most-prized catches.
Why are they disappearing? 
Image credit Luyen Chou, used via Flickr CC-BY-2.0 licence

• Climate change enters the therapy room by Ellen Barry at The New York Times 
• Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix? by Nicola Jones at Wired
• Electrifying the night: supporting solar energy conversion in the dark by Alicia Tripp at SustainableNano
• Ask Ethan: What would happen if you traveled in a straight line forever? by Ethan Siegel at Starts With a Bang
• An evolutionary scandal ends by Charles H Langley at Genes to Genomes
• How do different emotions manifest in the body? by Sara Novak at Discover
• Is ADHD really on the rise? by Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi at Discover
• Is maternal instinct backed by science? It’s complicated, researchers say by Theresa Sullivan Barger at Discover
• Anorexia before or during pregnancy linked to having a child with autism by Niko McCarty at Spectrum
• New treatment assembles cancer drug inside the body by Masataka Sasabe at It Ain't Magic

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