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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing whale photos. My mother would have loved them. (All our lives, we called her Whale. The reasons are lost in the mists of time.) 🧪

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 4d

Jem Cresswell’s striking whale images – in pictures www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🦑🌎🧪

Jem Cresswell’s striking whale images – in pictures

The photographer spent five years documenting humpback whales in the waters surrounding the Tonga Trench

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Rachel Ehrenberg @rachelscience.bsky.social · 5d

Turns out that the technology for better EV batteries is already here, get all the deets from our new explainer

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 5d

Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?

Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.

Our recent article, @yahoonews.com👇

Will your next EV have a solid-state battery — and improved performance?

Superionic materials have spawned hope for a new generation of power packs for electric cars, with a promise of greater range, faster charges and more safety. But scaling up won’t be easy.

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · 5d

Powerful piece by @richardastone.bsky.social about the rise in multidrug resistant bacteria in Ukraine's war-wounded and the threats the bugs also pose to non-soldiers and other countries. Very glad to see it in @knowablemag.bsky.social Thank you @pulitzercenter.org for funding Rich's travels. 🧪

Rachel Ehrenberg @rachelscience.bsky.social · 6d

Drug-resistant bacteria are spreading and strengthening amid the chaos of the war in Ukraine. Read this important piece by @richardastone.bsky.social (reported from the field w help from @pulitzercenter.org); edited by the terrific @rosiemestel.bsky.social

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The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · 14d

A great piece by Elie Dolgin on the use of epigenetics clocks in conservation. Really interesting, a pleasure to edit and I do love the banner art! 🧪

Meaghan Jones @meaghanjones.bsky.social · 14d

A new article in @knowablemag.bsky.social that highlights some of @levinewediuk.bsky.social's PD work with me and @colingarroway.bsky.social, along with many other efforts to bring epigenetic clocks into conservation efforts.

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The clock is ticking: How epigenetics could help save wildlife from collapse

In polar bears, dolphins, baboons and more, molecular signatures of aging are changing how conservationists assess population health, resilience and risk

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats to Amber Dance for this award. We're very lucky to have her as a contributor to @knowablemag.bsky.social. Head over to there to read more of her work, from secrets of tiger scat to worm therapy to the evolution of animals to everything you need to know about bird flu...🧪

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Sep 4

Such beautiful piece of art that we were proud to have accompany a @knowablemag.bsky.social article.
Hooray for artists!
And hooray for the great taste of our treasure of an art director, Lisa Modica.
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Olena Shmahalo @natureintheory.bsky.social · Sep 3

#3Dart about #antimatter — by me for Knowable Magazine [email protected]

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#SciArt #scienceillustration #3D #C4D #ZBrush
#NoAI #science #physics 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭

How a mysterious particle could explain the universe’s missing antimatter

The Big Bang should have produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter, which would have annihilated each other in a spectacular burst of pure energy. But it didn’t. New experiments focused on under...

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Aug 29

I love that illustration so much.

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law.umaryland.edu @law.umaryland.edu · Aug 29

Associate Dean @leighgoodmark.bsky.social featured in the @knowablemag.bsky.social article "Can a strategy shift reduce intimate partner violence?"

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 29

New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse.

✍️ Katherine Ellison

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Can a strategy shift reduce intimate partner violence?

New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domestic abuse

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Good news for a Friday. Some really great writers and artists are FOLIO: finalists for items they've created for @knowablemag.bsky.social, which makes us very happy. Please explore their fine work!

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some nice news: We are FOLIO: 2025 Awards finalists! Please join us in congratulating the recognized writers and artists, and be sure to explore their excellent work. 🔗 Links are in the thread 🧵 below👇

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ahoy everyone --if you like what we at @knowablemag.bsky.social publish, please add us to your preferred sources. I'm about to do it myself! Cheers and thank you. Rosie

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 28

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To use this new feature, you’ll need to be signed into your Google account.

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Gary McFarlane @garym6942.bsky.social · Aug 24

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more
Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects | Knowable Magazine knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... #chemistry #pharmacology #science #SciChat

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more

Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 26

How the cavefish lost its eyes — again and again 👀

Mexican tetras that got swept into pitch-black caverns had no use for the energetically costly organs. They lost their eyes in multiple ways — and gained some nifty traits too.

@timvernimmen.bsky.social's recent report is now available in Spanish👇

Knowable en español @revistaknowable.bsky.social · Aug 26

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también ganaron algunas características interesantes—.

✍️ Tim Vernimmen

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Estos peces de cueva perdieron sus ojos, una y otra vez

Los tetras mexicanos que fueron arrastrados a cavernas completamente oscuras no tenían ningún uso para esos órganos que consumían tanta energía. Perdieron sus ojos de múltiples maneras —pero también…

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Aug 25

just so! (sending allergenic paper to someone you don't like who suffers from hay fever would have a touch of Medea quality to it) thanks for your interest in this fun article.

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em-underwood.bsky.social @em-underwood.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pollen power is nothing to 🤧 at

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 19

Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects.

✍️ Sandy Ong

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more

Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Aug 5

fabulous, fabulous Amber

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 5

A warm congratulations to Amber Dance, whose work was recognized several times at the 2025 ASJA Awards. Her 2024 Knowable Magazine piece received an honorable mention in the category June Roth Memorial Award for Outstanding Medical Journalism. Well done Amber!

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great article by Bob Holmes on cancer research that benefits both dogs and people. 🧪

Dogs and their people: Companions in cancer research

Canine and human cancers bear many similarities — studies in dogs are helping to develop treatments for both species

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jul 1

if you're interested in the neuroscience and psychology of adolescents, have we got the email course for you! Put together by @knowablemag.bsky.social it's totally free. Please take a look and share with others. TIA! 🧪https://mailchi.mp/annualreviews/teen-brain-bootcamp

Teen Brain Bootcamp | Knowable Magazine

A free email course for teachers, counselors, and anyone who works with teenagers

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jun 25

Mindboggling! Thanks to @ivanamato.bsky.social for this story!

Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · Jun 25

An attosecond is a billionth of a billionth of a second.

Here's what that looks like written out:

0.000000000000000001 s.

And by the way: there are as many attoseconds in one second as there have been seconds ticking since the Big Bang.

via @knowablemag.bsky.social

Watching the world, one quintillionth of a second at a time

An attosecond is no time at all for a person. Not so for electrons, atoms and molecules. Laser-wielding scientists are revealing the action.

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another wonderful piece by Amber Dance for @knowablemag.bsky.social , this time on what neurodegeneration may have to do with retrotransposons 🧪

Josh Dubnau @joshdubnau.bsky.social · Jun 18

1/2 Great article by Amber Dance in @knowablemag.bsky.social, a lay explanation of the @annualreviews.bsky.social that @bessfrost.bsky.social and I wrote about the “retrotransposon storm” hypothesis of Neurodegeneration.

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How rogue jumping genes can spur Alzheimer’s, ALS

Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation — a discovery that may inspire treat...

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jun 7

Cells in the developing eye of a fly- stained glass #BlueskyArtShow

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Rosie Mestel @rosiemestel.bsky.social · Jun 3

Worm therapy explored, courtesy of Amber Dance, to the delight of us here at @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Worm-inspired treatments inch toward the clinic

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are at work to turn the findings into therapies.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · May 30

“Almost all fungi have viruses — they’re extremely common. They’re so cool.”

Viruses that roam the fungal kingdom

Mushrooms and other fungi can harbor hidden companions — and some of these may fight pesky or dangerous molds

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · May 30

Stay in the know: This #FollowFriday, add fact-checked science journalism to your feed with Knowable Magazine's staff and special contributors #StarterPack 💯

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · May 29

Attending AHCJ Health Journalism 2025 in Los Angeles? We’d love to say hello!

Editor in Chief @eva-emerson.bsky.social and Executive Editor @rosiemestel.bsky.social will both be in attendance and participating in Friday's PitchFest. #HJ25

Knowable Magazine @ Health Journalism 2025

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