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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 8d

👀 On our radar: What’s the deal with acetaminophen and autism, via @laura-sanders.bsky.social @sciencenews.bsky.social

www.sciencenews.org/article/trum...

With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment

The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers say there’s little data to support either move.

www.sciencenews.org

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · 16d

@society4science.bsky.social CEO @mayaajmera.bsky.social is speaking at #concordia25 about "collaboration" and "well-being" in the future workplace. Meanwhile, @sn-media-guild.bsky.social workers have spent 516 days at the bargaining table with little to show for it. Yikes. 😬

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · 19d

𝟱𝟭𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀,👏Five👏hundred👏thirteen👏days👏, 𝟝𝟙𝟛 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤.

No matter how you write it out, that’s a ridiculously long time. Workers at @sciencenews.bsky.social and @snexplores.bsky.social deserve a fair and timely contract.

@society4science.bsky.social and @mayaajmera.bsky.social this is not it. ✊

Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today marks 500 days since we started bargaining. Seems like you’re a little behind on that fair contract, @society4science.bsky.social. It’s all good. Here’s a calendar to help you keep track of the important things. As science journalists, meeting deadlines is kind of our thing.

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · 22d

I'm attending this @sn-media-guild.bsky.social picket virtually and I can hear all kinds of honking!

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · 22d

My @sn-media-guild.bsky.social colleagues are out picketing again today and I'm sending virtual support from afar! More than 500 days of negotiations is far too long.

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Aaron Tremper @aarontremper.bsky.social · 26d

500+ days is WAY too long to be waiting on a fair contract. Workers continue to lose money. Be sure to sign SNMG's petition!

actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · 27d

This is @mayaajmera.bsky.social, CEO of @society4science.bsky.social.

Our workers have been negotiating for over 500 days for a fair contract that includes work-life balance, pay equity and transparency.

📢 Tell Maya that it's time for a FAIR CONTRACT NOW! Help our cause by signing our petition. ⬇️

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carolyngramling.bsky.social @carolyngramling.bsky.social · 29d

The members of the Science News Media Guild have been bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social to get a fair contract for over 500 days now - please help us move things forward by signing our petition (link below)!

Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's true! 500 days of bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social and still no contract! Big thanks to @wbng.org for working hard to help us secure the fair deal our workers deserve! If you'd like to help, be sure to sign our petition below!

#faircontractNOW #Solidarity #workerrights

Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · Sep 5

🚨RELEASE: After 500 days at the table with no fair contract, Science News Media Guild members (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have authorized a strike.

Bosses are stalling. Workers are ready to fight. ✊

wbng.org/2025/09/05/s...

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · 28d

Yesterday, our workers made their voices heard by rallying for a fair contract. We've been negotiating with @society4science.bsky.social for over 500 days. We have to say: the honks of support we heard were music to our ears! 😊 Help our cause by ✍️ our petition below.

#faircontractnow

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Lisa Grossman @astrolisa.bsky.social · 28d

There's a NASA presser happening now in which acting admin Duffy said "This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars." That doesn't mean it is a sign of life. We covered this cool rock in 2024, paper in Nature is out today: 🧪🔭
www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa...

NASA's Perseverance finds its first possible hint of ancient Mars life

The NASA Mars rover examined a rock containing organic compounds and “leopard spots” that, on Earth, are associated with microbial life.

www.sciencenews.org

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Lillian Steenblik Hwang @lillianhwang.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today marks 500 days since we started bargaining. Seems like you’re a little behind on that fair contract, @society4science.bsky.social. It’s all good. Here’s a calendar to help you keep track of the important things. As science journalists, meeting deadlines is kind of our thing.

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's true! 500 days of bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social and still no contract! Big thanks to @wbng.org for working hard to help us secure the fair deal our workers deserve! If you'd like to help, be sure to sign our petition below!

#faircontractNOW #Solidarity #workerrights

Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · Sep 5

🚨RELEASE: After 500 days at the table with no fair contract, Science News Media Guild members (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have authorized a strike.

Bosses are stalling. Workers are ready to fight. ✊

wbng.org/2025/09/05/s...

Science News Media Guild authorizes strike as union marks 500 days of bargaining with no contract - Washington-Baltimore News Guild

Members of Science News Media Guild recently voted by 92% to authorize a strike against the Society for Science if necessary.

wbng.org

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Aaron Tremper @aarontremper.bsky.social · Sep 5

500 days and still no deal? Our workers deserve better for the incredible work they do! Please take a moment to sign and share our petition for a fair contract.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · Sep 5

🚨RELEASE: After 500 days at the table with no fair contract, Science News Media Guild members (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have authorized a strike.

Bosses are stalling. Workers are ready to fight. ✊

wbng.org/2025/09/05/s...

Science News Media Guild authorizes strike as union marks 500 days of bargaining with no contract - Washington-Baltimore News Guild

Members of Science News Media Guild recently voted by 92% to authorize a strike against the Society for Science if necessary.

wbng.org

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Please sign our petition! Only 178 more to go to meet our goal of 500 signatures by Saturday.

Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Sep 2

So not fetch, @mayaajmera.bsky.social.

This Saturday will mark 500 days since we started negotiations with @society4science.bsky.social. Still no fair contract. Start this semester right by signing our petition in the comments below. It's almost as fetch as being nominated for Spring Fling Queen.

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Aimee Cunningham @thisisaimeec.bsky.social · Aug 27

“COVID-19 vaccines remain our best tool to prevent severe disease, hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 — for healthy adults, children, pregnant patients and others at higher risk. The scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad vaccination."

FDA’s narrow COVID-19 vaccine label ignores science and puts millions of lives at risk

www.idsociety.org

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Aug 22

BREAKING: Workers of @sn-media-guild.bsky.social voted with 92% support to authorize a strike, with 89% of members participating. We're ready to do whatever it takes to get the fair contract we deserve. See our comments below to learn more about how to help our efforts! @society4science.bsky.social

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Aug 21

Just a few years ago I was quoting sources who were so excited about the promise of mRNA vaccines. Now, all the progress is at risk.

Meghan Rosen @megrosen.bsky.social · Aug 21

Winding down mRNA vaccine research for infectious diseases may not seem like a big deal. But it could have a chilling effect on the development of mRNA-based medicines in general. That includes meds for treating cancer.

Here’s what we stand to lose:

www.sciencenews.org/article/mrna...

mRNA vaccines hold promise for many diseases. Now the tech is under fire

Researchers warn that halting federal contracts for mRNA vaccine research could weaken pandemic preparedness and slow medical advances.

www.sciencenews.org

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Science News Media Guild @sn-media-guild.bsky.social · Aug 11

No need to verify that we're human. So let's start treating #workers like it. It's been 474 days since @sn-media-guild.bsky.social started negotiations with the @society4science.bsky.social. Still waiting on that fair contract. Want to help? ✍️ our petition in the comments below (No CAPTCHA needed.)

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Aug 11

The other is about how floss could be the next frontier for mucosal vaccines. Read it and you too could learn how to floss a mouse, a thing I never imagined I would know.
www.sciencenews.org/article/flos...

How flossing a mouse's teeth could lead to a new kind of vaccine

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers are developing new ways to protect such areas.

www.sciencenews.org

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Aug 11

In case anyone needs a timeline cleanse for no reason whatsoever, I wrote two fun stories last week.

One talks about what researchers are learning about spotted lanternflies and how to control them with natural predators, parasitoid wasps and fungi
www.sciencenews.org/article/spot...

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require enlisting other species

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyards. But bats, fungi, dogs and even trees may help control them.

www.sciencenews.org

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Aug 9

I sure hope so too!! our hospital network stopped carrying them 2 years ago because “no one was getting the vaccine” 🙃🫠

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Erin Garcia De Jesús @viruswhiz.bsky.social · Aug 9

Finding a Covid vaccine for my <1 year old has been near impossible over the last couple of months. One of my last hopes was the local health department, and they told me they wouldn’t be getting more vaccines until the fall. Whelp… 😭

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · Aug 9

NEW: The FDA may yank Pfizer's under-5 Covid vaccine this fall. Pfizer has the only pediatric vaccines for all kids over six months, not just those with health conditions. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA

Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gap

www.theguardian.com

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Aug 8

Insects and zombifying fungi have a relationship that stretches back 99 million years

And how is this known?

A hapless ant pupa from long, long ago was smothered in resin — later to become amber — just as a fruiting body of a fungus was bursting out of said pupa

—via @sciencenews.bsky.social

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years

Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

www.sciencenews.org

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Science News @sciencenews.bsky.social · Aug 6

HHS is winding down mRNA vaccine development to shift toward what it calls “safer” vaccine platforms. But the technology is safe and effective, scientists have found. Read about the Nobel Prize–winning work behind these vaccines here:

Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize

Biochemists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman devised mRNA modifications to make vaccines that trigger good immune responses instead of harmful ones.

buff.ly

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