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🦭Why do seals "whisk" their whiskers?

New research by PhD student Chinmay Gupta, Prof. Ajay Kottapalli and team @rug.nl shows that active whisking improves sensing, helping seals accurately follow underwater trails.🌊

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/why-do-seals-whisk-their-whiskers

🧪 #SciComm #sciencealert #ScienceNewsroom #bioinspired #biomedical #engineering #mechanics #technology #biology #research #science #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen

🧊 What are #metamaterials, and why does their size matter?

Shyam Veluvali and research team at the UG & UMCG discovered new insights that lead to better implants, robot hands, and bumpers.

Curious? Read more👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/new-insights-in-metamaterials-lead-to-better-implants-robot-hands-and-bumpers

🧪 #SciComm #sciencealert #ScienceNewsroom #implants #robotics #materialscience #engineering #mechanics #technology #research #science #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen @umcgresearch

Shingles Vaccine Linked to Slower Biological Aging, Study Finds

Mmmmm! What are these old anti-vax billionaires going to do now.

https://www.sciencealert.com/shingles-vaccine-linked-to-slower-biological-aging-study-finds

#ScienceAlert #OldpeopleOfMastodon #Shingles #ChickenPox #VaricellaZosterVirus #Health

అంగారకుడిపై నాసా కనుగొన్న మిస్టీరియస్ ఏలియన్ రాక్ ఎర్ర గ్రహంలో జీవం
ఉన్నదన్న అనుమానాలకు భారీ బూస్ట్ ఇచ్చిన సంచలనం!
https://newlyupdatepost.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog-post_21.html
NASA’s discovery of a mysterious alien rock on Mars sparks global excitement, giving a major boost to theories about possible life on the Red Planet.
#nasa #mars #alienrock #spaceupdates #mysterydiscovery #sciencealert #spaceblogger #viralnews #marsrover #alienhints #spacefacts #latestupdates #techtrending #globalnews #universemystery #astroupdates #scientistsalert

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth

So where do I get some?

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth

So where do I get some?

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth

So where do I get some?

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth

So where do I get some?

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-sparks-robust-regrowth

So where do I get some?

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

😂🚀 Science Alert: #Mitochondria have had a Kardashian-level #rebrand from "powerhouse" to "motherboard," because apparently even cell anatomy needs a tech-savvy makeover. 🎉🔋 Spoiler: They still just do their jobs while we write 18-minute reads about it. 📚💤
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mitochondria-are-more-like-a-motherboard-than-the-powerhouse-of-the-cell/ #ScienceAlert #TechSavvy #CellAnatomy #Powerhouse #Motherboard #HackerNews #ngated

Sounds good where do I get some?

Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-hair-loss-breakthrough-a-sugar-gel-triggers-robust-regrowth

#ScienceAlert #Baldness

the chemical terms thing?
cis molecules,
trans molecules, and
------ molecules, where the whatevers are on the same side.

#chemistry #chem #chemicals #Química #askAChemist #STEM #nerds #nerd #sci #science #ScienceMastodon #ScienceAlert #science_news #help #meme #memes #queer #questions #queerstion #lgbt #trans #enby #nonbinary #nonbinarity

Saturn’s majestic rings will vanish in just six months from now

#Saturn #SpaceExploration #Astronomy #RingsOfSaturn #CelestialEvents #SpaceNews #CosmicWonders #ScienceAlert #Stargazing #PlanetaryScience #GreatRead

https://urls.grow.me/TciUUsTuzg

’Archeologists Map Hidden Landscape Where The First Australians Emerged’

#ScienceAlert #Archeology #Sunda #Sahul

Big Data Study Debunks One of The Most Common Fears Surrounding COVID-19 Vaccinations

https://www.sciencealert.com/big-data-study-debunks-one-of-the-most-common-fears-surrounding-covid-19-vaccinations

#ScienceAlert #COVID19 #Vaccine #VTE #Health

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is So Big, Invasive Species Are Now Thriving On It

It struck me while reading this that one of those ever so wealthy billionaires could pay to clean up this mess and not even notice the money had gone. 💰 💰 💰 Form a queue on the right please. 🧛‍♂️ 🧛‍♂️ 🧛‍♂️

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-so-big-invasive-species-are-now-thriving-on-it

#ScienceAlert #GreatPacificGarbagePatch