Christine Dell'Amore
@cdellamore.bsky.social
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Science journalist and editor, bug lover, world traveler. Co-founder of Newsbrief Award. Author of South Pole (Assouline, 2012). Deputy EiC at Chemical & Engineering News
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Amen. They have a right to live on this planet just like us.
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#insects #arthropods #nature #wildlife #compassion #climate
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Formic acid, the chemical defense for ants in the Formica genus, lends a zesty, citrusy flavor to yogurt made with ants. Would you try it? Liz Langley writes about a traditional Balkan recipe for @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/food/ferment...
Why yogurt fermented with live ants is so delicious
Scientists explore a traditional Balkan recipe that uses the insect and its microbiome as fermentation
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Primatologist Jane Goodall's recent passing left an incredible legacy that transformed our understanding of chimpanzee behavior and intelligence. New insights show that great apes use medicinal plants to treat wounds like humans. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
Chimpanzees use the same plants we do to treat similar illnesses
A new review of recent studies shows the great apes rely on medicinal plants to heal infections, but the plants’ chemistry remains mostly a mystery
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It's the first day of fall!!!! Psyched for my fav season. Unfortunately, the tree colors are dulling across the planet. Marta Zaraska has the story for @enenkay.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/biological-c... #fall #autumnalequinox #firstdayoffall
Leaf peepers in Japan finding duller forests thanks to climate change
In Japan, warming temperatures may hamper an ancient tradition of leaf-peeping
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7yo at bedtime: “Tell me a story of a toucan hybridizing with a deer.”
Me: “That’s impossible.”
Kid: “It’s an AI story.” 💀
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Jackson Pollock’s famous painting Number 1A, 1948 looms large, both physically and in the history of modern art. But the blue pigment that Pollock used in the painting had been something of a mystery, until now. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
Mystery solved: Jackson Pollock used manganese blue in famous 1948 painting
Scientists discover and characterize previously unidentified pigment in the artist's palette
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C&EN’s 2025 Trailblazers issue, curated by guest editor Mona Minkara, looks at how chemists with disabilities are solving problems in new ways: cen.acs.org/people/profi...

#DisabledInSTEM #chemsky #phdsky #academicsky #STEM 🧪
C&EN's Trailblazers rethink how we do science. Chemists with disabilities solve problems in new ways.
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No, it’s population ecology. Killing 50 insects a day (or whatever you might do) is not going to impact the population. If you really want to defeat them, volunteer your time at vineyards where they have to remove egg masses on the grapevines
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It won’t make a difference but you can if you want
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There is no need to stomp them anymore. They are established.
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Fellow science journalists, can I recruit your brain for 20 seconds? I'm teaching a science journalism course at the Global Scientific Conference in Mumbai, India, in October.

I'm creating a word cloud around the question "How would you summarize your career in science journalism in one word?"
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Flame retardants slow the spread of fires but they can have serious, unintended human health and environmental impacts. Researchers in industry and academia are trying to develop safer chemistries and working on next-generation biobased flame retardants: cen.acs.org/materials/sl...

#chemsky 🧪
Slow burn: the vital need for benign flame retardants
Fire-resistant chemicals are ubiquitous in modern synthetic materials. Researchers are trying to make them less toxic
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@cenmag.bsky.social's What that Stuff column is back! Check out our super-fascinating exploration of smelling salts, and how they may give athletes a performance boost -- but perhaps not in the way you might think. cen.acs.org/safety/happe... by @elizabethewalsh.bsky.social
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Join us for the Careers in Science Communication panel at #ACSFall2025 (11:15 am-12:00 pm). CSC-ACS will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. All activities will be in Marriot Marquis Washington, Shaw room.

Panel participant: @cdellamore.bsky.social, C&EN
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Program
CSC-ACS will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 at ACS Fall 2025 in Washington, D.C. All activities will be in Marriot Marquis Washington, Shaw room. Morning -- Open Session   8:15 am- 8:30 am   ...
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