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Researchers have discovered a periodic scaffold in the epidermis adjacent to the nervous system of C. elegans. The find may indicate similar structures in other organisms.

Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4qaC6BF
Lateral view of nematode C. elegans larvae.
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Two new Science studies on lizard coloration reveal how a delicate interplay of genetics, environment, and social dynamics can either preserve or erase polymorphic diversity in species.

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Throat coloration in common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). From top to bottom: White morph with the characteristic green and black coloration of the nigriventris syndrome; White morph with the ancestral brown phenotype; yellow and orange morphs from populations where individuals show varying expression of the nigriventris characters.
January 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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"Rejecting evidence-informed infectious disease strategies and undermining vaccine-based interventions will not make us healthy again," argues Seth Berkley in a new #ScienceExpertVoices article. https://scim.ag/3YJRA3P
"Magical thinking has no place in public health." Seth Berkley, Brown University
January 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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New research reveals that paperbarks, among other trees, host abundant, specialized, and metabolically active bark-dwelling microbial communities that modulate climatically relevant gases, including methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide.

Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/4bp9hgl
This photograph, taken at the ephemeral wetland study site in Bogangar, Australia, shows a paperbark tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia)—a hardy, iconic Australian wetland species that is recognized by its layered, papery bark.
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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You don’t need a brain to benefit from a good night of sleep. Despite lacking a central nervous system, jellyfish and sea anemones have sleep patterns remarkably similar to those of humans, researchers report.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/3NgeAEQ
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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The first #ScienceTranslationalMedicine issue of 2026 has arrived!

A new study shows that HIV can acquire mutations to resist lenacapavir at a fitness cost, medical imaging empowers research into shorter treatment regimens for tuberculosis, and more. https://scim.ag/49vura5
The cover image depicts the symbolic chess game between the HIV-1 research community (represented by blue chess pieces) and HIV-1 (red pieces); the game itself illustrates the series of moves and countermoves made by each side in the fight against HIV-1. Moves by the research community have led to recent approvals for the long-acting HIV-1 capsid inhibitor lenacapavir (shown in gold).
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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The first #ScienceSignaling issue of 2026 has arrived!

Scientists identify a protein in mice that acts as a brake on lipid breakdown in the liver, a new analysis elucidates the structure and activation mechanisms of the metabolic receptor HCAR1, and more. https://scim.ag/45DoDKm
The image is a colored transmission electron micrograph of a section through liver tissue in a case of hepatic steatosis.
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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"I didn’t know how I was going to make it through my studies. But amid my struggles, a caring colleague said something that would forever shape my approach to science and mentoring." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4aG4JSw
An illustration of a man walking through a bubble quote. Hedline is: I almost quit my Ph.D. A lab mate gave me the confidence to continue
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Evolution doesn’t always take thousands or millions of years. Sometimes it happens right before our eyes.

Such is the case with the Anna’s hummingbird, a species that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few generations, thanks to the advent of hummingbird feeders: https://scim.ag/3YMuQQu
Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The January 2026 issue of #ScienceImmunology is out!

This month's cover depicts the repopulation of resident cardiac macrophages after chemotherapy, protecting the heart against subsequent injury. Learn more about this research and more: https://scim.ag/3NsLjqu
This month’s cover illustration depicts the repopulation of cardiac-resident macrophages with cardioprotective monocyte-derived cells as chemotherapy-guided patchwork mending of the cardiac macrophage pool.
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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The abstract deadline for #Type2Immunity26 in Ghent, co-organized by @vibtrainconf.bsky.social and #ScienceImmunology, is this Thursday, 8 January.

Learn more: vibbio.tech/3UwmTNk

Key dates:
🗓️26 January: Early-bird deadline
🗓️23 February: Final deadline
🗓️9–10 March: Meeting
Promotional graphic for the Type 2 Immunity, Homeostasis and Disease (3rd edition) symposium organized by VIB and Science Immunology. Includes the event title, topic, and a collage of headshots with names and affiliations of twelve speakers such as David Artis, Nora Barrett, Daniel Dwyer, and others. The event logo and question 'And you?' are also displayed.
January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Scientists have developed a pair of birdlike robotic legs and feet that can enable drones to catch objects and perch on branches.

Learn more on #NationalBirdDay: https://scim.ag/4pkeHga
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Birds lay eggs in a diverse array of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes.

After looking at nearly 50,000 eggs from more than 1400 bird species, researchers in Science found that egg shape is related to flight ability.

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Birds lay eggs in a diverse array of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes, as seen in this assortment from the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology collection.
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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A new type of telescope designed to accelerate a new sort of astronomy was completed this year on a mountaintop in Chile. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will relentlessly sweep across the heavens.

Learn more about Science's 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
2025 Runners-up An all-seeing eye on the sky
January 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Researchers have developed a Lung-on-Chip system that is derived using stem cells from a single donor.

Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/499ZQjD
Scanning micrograph of lung on chip epithelium.
January 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Whales sing, orcas squeal, and sea turtles croak. But sharks are more the strong, silent type. Last year, researchers reported the first evidence that sharks make sounds, too.

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January 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Last year, researchers confirmed that a 146,000-year-old skull known as the “Dragon Man” belonged to a Denisovan, an extinct lineage of humans that, like the Neanderthals, once shared the planet with modern humans.

Learn more about Science’s 2025 #BOTY and the runners-up: https://scim.ag/3MGESjx
2025 Runners-up Face to face with a Denisovan
January 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Watch tiny plankton ‘surf’ ocean currents.

These microscopic creatures hitch a ride on turbulent waters to travel faster. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4sBbHin
January 1, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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In the first #ScienceEditorial of 2026, H. Holden Thorp focuses on #AI, discussing how it “will allow the scientific community to do more if it picks the right ways to use it.” He revisits the journals’ policies and approaches related to AI.

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"… AI will allow the scientific community to do more if it picks the right ways to use it." H. Holden Thorp, Editor-in-chief, Science journals
January 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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In domesticated barley, grains with low levels of dormancy can sprout before harvest in the field after exposure to dew, mist, or rain. Preharvest sprouting in barley and other cereals reduces the quality of mature grain and jeopardizes its end-use value.

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Dormancy is the suppression of seed sprouting under environmental conditions that normally favor germination. In domesticated barley, grains with low levels of dormancy can sprout before harvest in the field after exposure to dew, mist, or rain. Preharvest sprouting in barley and other cereals reduces the quality of mature grain and jeopardizes its end-use value.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Researchers used a brain implant to decode the Mandarin sentence “Happy New Year 2025” from a woman’s brain activity while she spoke aloud.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/45vHSFE
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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A special kind of floss that can deliver proteins and inactive viruses, priming the body against foreign invaders.

The unusual vaccination strategy shows promise in mice, and the public seems intrigued as well, making this one of our most popular stories of the year: https://scim.ag/4jl9F1w
Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"Why did I act embarrassed about something that had finally given me the passionate spark I had been looking for in science?"

Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/4jr2yok
An illustration of researchers turned into fish, with text: I thought imposter syndrome caused my Ph.D. struggles. I was wrong
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Meet RoBeetle, the insect-size microbot that can climb, crawl, and carry heavy objects—and is powered by alcohol.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LeKEs3 #ScienceMagArchives
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM