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Jo Craven McGinty
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Wall Street Journal Science Bureau Chief. Alum of The New York Times, The Washington Post and others. Email [email protected]
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 23h
In a first, astronomers watched a rogue planet in the Milky Way consume six billion tons of gas and dust per second, a rate never before seen. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com
Scientists Observe Rogue Planet’s Explosive Growth in Real Time
The record-breaking event is providing insight into how these strange objects form.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 2d
How many meaningful social relationships can a human brain handle? One scientist has an answer. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/soci... via @wsj.com
Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends
The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 2d
A trio of professors in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/nobe... via @wsj.com
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Trio of Researchers for Work in Quantum Mechanics
John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis shared the prize for their work on the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 2d
How many meaningful social relationships can a human brain handle? One scientist has an answer. www.wsj.com/science/soci... via @WSJ
Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends
The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 5d
Daniel Day-Lewis, pulled out of retirement by his son, finds his acting fire still burns apnews.com/article/dani... via @apnews.com
Daniel Day-Lewis, pulled out of retirement by his son, finds his acting fire still burns
Eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting, he returns in "Anemone." His son, Ronan Day-Lewis, directs the film which they wrote together.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 6d
The Trump administration is considering delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Doctors warn a delay would lead to more childhood cases and, ultimately, deaths. @sumathireddy.bsky.social ready reports for @wsj.com www.wsj.com/health/welln...
Hep-B Is the Only Vaccine Given at Birth. Why Doctors Say It Can’t Wait.
The vaccine has virtually eliminated childhood infections of a disease that doesn’t only transmit through drugs or sex.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 7d
No one could resist that smile, neither man, woman, child, nor chimp. :)

She didn't have an undergraduate degree. She wassimply admitted for graduate study at Cambridge University where she received her doctorate in 1966.

Gift link!
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 7d
Jane Goodall, the English primatologist and anthropologist who was considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, has died at age 91 www.wsj.com/science/jane... via @wsj.com
Jane Goodall, Who Studied Chimpanzee Behavior for Decades in Africa, Dies at 91
The British primatologist and global activist won the trust of a chimpanzee group in 1960 that became the focus of her life’s work.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 7d
Scientists have solved the puzzling origin story of the modern spud: “We revealed that tomato is the mother of potato.” @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/pota... via @wsj.com
Potato, Meet Tomato: How the Modern Spud Was Born
A potato-like plant interbred with ancient tomatoes. Without this evolutionary event, the tuber we know wouldn’t exist.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 7d
Scientists have solved the puzzling origin story of the modern spud: “We revealed that tomato is the mother of potato.” @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/pota... via @wsj.com
Potato, Meet Tomato: How the Modern Spud Was Born
A potato-like plant interbred with ancient tomatoes. Without this evolutionary event, the tuber we know wouldn’t exist.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 13d
Is there a lesson here? Researchers applied modern-day tools of epidemiology to trace how the spread of false rumors provoked the “Great Fear” of the French Revolution. @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/fren... via @wsj.com
Panic-Inducing Rumors Went Viral Ahead of the French Revolution
The tools of epidemiology were used to trace how false tales spread from place to place, and provoked a revolt.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 13d
When the WSJ’s Sharon Weinberger was diagnosed with a one-in-a-million cancer, she learned how hard it is to find treatment and support for a rare disease—and discovered reasons for hope. www.wsj.com/health/what-... via @WSJ
Essay | What It’s Like to Face a One-in-a-Million Cancer
After an unthinkable diagnosis, a Journal editor learned how challenging it is to find treatment and support for a rare disease—and discovered reasons for hope.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 14d
How tall is your running shoe? Thick foams and stiff plates confer a biomechanical advantage—but as sneakers grow higher, are there implications for our running experience? @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJFOR www.wsj.com/tech/running... via @WSJ
The Evolution of the Running Shoe and What Comes Next
As sneakers get taller, experts weigh in on the shoes of the future and what they mean for your running health.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 22d
Science Shorts: NASA announced it has found potential evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. Is it another false alarm? @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/spac... via @wsj.com
Did NASA Find Signs of Ancient Life on Mars—Or Is It Another False Alarm?
Earlier evidence pointing to ancient microbial life on the red planet hasn’t held up.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · 29d
Squirrels developed a surprising (and human-like) trait over millions of years that is a key to their abundance. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/rode... via @wsj.com
Why Do Rodents Flourish? A Human-Like Thumb Helps
The unusual digit makes it easier for them to manipulate their food.
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · Sep 5
News 🚨:

The much-anticipated autism report from RFK Jr.'s HHS will point to Tylenol during pregnancy, folate deficiency, among other possible causes of autism.

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Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Sep 5
Exclusive: RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies. @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social and @nidhisubs.bsky.social report www.wsj.com/health/healt... via @WSJ
Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies
Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy may be linked to the developmental disorder.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Sep 5
Ancient teeth unearthed in eastern Africa reveal a new species of human ancestor. @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts @https://www.wsj.com/science/human-ancestor-ancient-teeth-discovery-7064b4f3?st=utDtXV via @wsj.com
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 30
Engineers are designing a new generation of space habitats meant to make life easier for astronauts and appealing to space tourists @eniiler.bsky.social reports for #WSJFOE www.wsj.com/tech/space-h... via @WSJ
Space Habitats Are Getting an Extreme Makeover
The future of living and working in outer space is starting to look less like the inside of a tin can and more like a comfy cruise ship.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 29
Georgia Tech has a strategy for wooing corporate partners. Other universities want in. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
A strategy for wooing corporate partners offers a blueprint for schools confronting budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 29
Universities facing budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research are looking to Georgia Tech for advice. The school gets nearly 15% of its campus research funds from industry. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @wsj.com
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
A strategy for wooing corporate partners offers a blueprint for schools confronting budget shortfalls after federal cuts to science research.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 27
For the first time scientists have isolated the microbes that help give chocolate its great taste. @NidhiSubs reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/science/choc... via @WSJ
Scientists Have Unlocked the Secret That Gives Fine Chocolate Its Great Taste
Scientists scored a breakthrough that could help farmers standardize the natural fermentation process that gives their product its particular taste.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 18
The odds didn’t look good when Gwen Orilio was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer. Ten years later, she’s still alive—and part of a new era of cancer treatment. www.wsj.com/health/termi... via @WSJ
A New Reality for Terminal Cancer: Longer Lives, With Chronic Uncertainty
Stage-four cancer patients are living longer, challenging the idea of what it means to have and survive cancer. “The science just needs to stay a step ahead of me.”
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 6
AI is filling in missing portions of ancient Latin texts. The inscriptions offer rare insights into the conquests, ambitions and business accounts of citizens of the Roman Empire. @nidhisubs.bsky.social reports for #WSJScienceShorts www.wsj.com/tech/ai/aene... via @wsj.com
AI Is Helping Historians With Their Latin
A new tool fills in missing portions of ancient inscriptions from the Roman Empire.
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Jo Craven McGinty @mcjomcg.bsky.social · Aug 6
Evidence suggests early humans used primitive sunscreen and wore tailored clothing—possibly contributing to their survival as Neanderthals went extinct @aylinwoodward.bsky.social reports for #WSJScience www.wsj.com/science/nean... via @wsj.com
Did UV Rays Doom Neanderthals?
Some researchers say sunscreen and tailored clothing might have helped humans survive when Neanderthals went extinct.
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