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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 46m

Congratulations to all the honorees! knowmag.org/3WEj7SZ

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 46m

On the inspiration, Aarts says: “Who hasn’t been in the queue for the loo, holding in, hopping and twisting and feeling awkward? I surely have been there, and used my own experiences to create and animate this line of people holding their urine in their own unique ways!”

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 46m

In this cartoon, an assortment of people — young and old, male and female — queue for a restroom, waiting to relieve full-to-bursting bladders. It accompanies an excellent story on how our bodies, "sense" the need to pee written by associate editor @em-underwood.bsky.social knowmag.org/3UOdDnV

To pee or not to pee? That is a question for the bladder — and the brain

How do we sense the need to urinate? The basic urge is surprisingly complex and can go awry as we age.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 46m

Exciting news! 🎉 One of our illustrations — by artist Esther Aarts — has won an Ozzie award for Graphic Design!

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 7h

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.

✍️ Amber Dance

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Everything you need to know about bird flu

How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 1d

Plus, it just published in Spanish today in @revistaknowable.bsky.social

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Las infecciones perniciosas que se infiltran en el frente de batalla ucraniano

Médicos y científicos están librando una guerra en la sombra en la nación asediada: las bacterias resistentes a múltiples antibióticos. Estos microorganismos mortales están llamando ahora a las puerta...

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 1d

An important story from @richardastone.bsky.social in @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇

Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 1d

While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".

Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.

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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. The Pulitzer...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 1d

While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".

Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.

Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7

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. The Pulitzer...

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors. ✍️ Lela Nargi

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Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 1d

“They can give us a really interesting, localized perspective on what they’re being exposed to.” New techniques are helping scientists detect unknown or unlooked for chemicals contaminating "sentinel " species | via @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 1d

An emerging technique called non-targeted analysis allows scientists to run blood and or blubber samples through a mass spectrometer to find chemicals like PFAS and DDT in gators, sea lions, dolphins + condors. My latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

The massive object at the galaxy’s center is invisible. But this year’s picture of the swirling plasma around its edges will help to reveal more about the galaxy’s history and evolution.

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What the image of the Milky Way’s black hole really shows

The massive object at the galaxy’s center is invisible. But this year’s picture of the swirling plasma around its edges will help to reveal more about the galaxy’s history and evolution.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

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Kate Evans @kategevans.bsky.social · 4d

Brilliant! Origami and evolution 😍
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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 3d

Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds
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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 2d

“Aided by European allies and the United States, Ukrainian health authorities are trying to tackle what appears to be the root cause of the multidrug resistance: a breakdown in infection control and prevention in overwhelmed casualty wards.” knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

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Michael Pascale @mpascale.psyc.dev · 2d

Teen Brain Bootcamp is a free newsletter on adolescent brain development from scientific publisher Annual Reviews, geared toward parents, teachers, caregivers.
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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 16d

Take a scientific journey through the adolescent mind with our free, expert-backed email course.

Expect:

✅ Key insights from leading researchers
✅ Evidence-based strategies for supporting executive function
✅ Short, accessible breakdowns of key studies

Start today 👉 knowmag.org/TBB_bsky

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

#Opinion ✍️ For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen.

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Europe should shape the clean fuel market now

OPINION: For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

Several species of urban-dwelling birds have modified their songs in response to human-generated noise. ✍️ By Alejandro Portilla Navarro

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City birds are changing their tune

Several species of urban-dwelling birds have modified their songs in response to human-generated noise

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