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Toxicologist Liz Dauncey invites you to admire the marvels of plants (carefully).#flowers #botanicalgardens #poison #botany #plants #science #scientistsatwork #aowantstoknow #section-Articles
Are Some of Your Favorite Houseplants Poisonous? AO Wants to Know. -
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island'
On an island in South Florida, scientists use trials to see how natural selection drives evolution in real time.#reptiles #evolution #animalislands #islands #scientistsatwork #science #lizards #partnerstoryinternal #section-Articles
Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box on 'Lizard Island' -
Ah, yes, the classic "coding error" 🐒 that somehow spares the coffee machine but sends top scientists packing. The #NIH decided to "debug" by hitting 'undo' on their human resources 🤦♂️. Maybe they should enable their brains before clicking send. ☕️💻
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-coding-error-triggers-firings-top-nih-scientists-called-back-work #codingerror #coffeehumor #techfails #scientistsatwork #HackerNews #ngated -
How a UC Davis Research Center Is Changing the World of Coffee#coffee #food #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
How a UC Davis Research Center Is Changing the World of Coffee -
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines
A scientist's quest for mysterious sources of underground oxygen may offer clues about the origins of life.#elevators #mars #microbes #chemistry #underground #science #mining #mines #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
Searching for 'Dark Oxygen' in One of the World's Deepest Mines -
Researchers found these dusty clumps of green and brown may be hiding how they get it on.#science #reproduction #scientistsatwork #sex #botany #research #lichen #section-Articles
The Secret Sex Lives of Lichens -
In a century-old hospital, a team of “dream engineers” investigates the science of uneasy sleep.#laboratories #scientistsatwork #sleep #dreams #section-Articles
Inside Montréal’s ‘Dream and Nightmare Laboratory’ -
In Colorado, tap-dancing male tarantulas risk everything for love—including becoming lunch.#research #entomology #scientistsatwork #conservation #spiders #section-Articles
Why Did the Spider Cross the Road? -
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares -
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares -
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares -
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares -
Researchers around the world are working on ways to regain control of our minds during sleep and battle the monsters that torment us.#horror #psychology #scientistsatwork #dreams #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
The Science of Fighting Our Nightmares -
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them -
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them -
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them -
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them -
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them
Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?#aoloveshalloween #fungus #science #scientistsatwork #graveyards #gravestones #cemeteries #section-Articles
A Cemetery's Immortal Residents and the Scientist Who Studies Them -
Rocky algal rims offer new evidence of Croatia’s seismic past.#scientistsatwork #algae #earthquakes #science #section-Articles
How Algae Revealed Ancient Earthquakes in Croatia -
On the ISS, Archaeologists Conduct the First 'Space Excavation'
The International Space Station is the first permanent human settlement in space—and the perfect setting to understand how our species might create culture off-planet.#scientistsatwork #spaceexploration #space #nasa #astronauts #science #archaeology #section-Articles
On the ISS, Archaeologists Conduct the First 'Space Excavation' -
An urban explorer ventured deep below downtown in search of Schieks Cave. What he found changed science.#geologicaloddities #geology #science #sewers #caves #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
The Strange Heat Island Lurking Beneath Minneapolis -
The two males have braved a channel full of lion-killing crocs and hippos in Uganda at least seven times.#conservation #scientistsatwork #wildlife #animals #section-Articles
Two Lions Swam Nearly a Mile Through Dangerous Waters, Again and Again -
Researchers hauled bins of fish carcasses through bear country to learn how salmon affects plants and pollinators.#biology #indigenous #conservation #ecosystems #fish #science #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
In British Columbia, Dead Salmon Make for Happy Butterflies and Bees -
Researchers made the surprise discovery when wildfire smoke blanketed their test site.#scientistsatwork #forests #naturaldisaster #plants #science #trees #fires #section-Articles
Trees Hold Their Breath to Avoid Wildfire Smoke -
In matters of grooming and moving, these primates defer to the ladies.#societies #travel #scientistsatwork #mountains #china #monkeys #books #section-Articles
In Tibetan Macaques, Females Rule the Roost -
And the people trying to save these endangered species.#cheese #endangeredanimals #conservation #turtles #seals #dogs #birds #dolphins #cows #frog #scientistsatwork #animals #archiveofwonder #section-Articles
7 Stories of the World’s Rarest Animals -
Studying the World's Largest Parrot Colony Is an Extreme Sport
Cliffside with Argentina's burrowing parrots, biologist Juan Masello has broken bones, crushed a vein, and nearly drowned.#wildlife #nest #conservation #science #scientistsatwork #birds #section-Articles
Studying the World's Largest Parrot Colony Is an Extreme Sport -
The Mystery of Uruguay's Ferocious, All-Female Cannibal Insects
The small-winged stick mantis is found throughout South America's grasslands. But in Uruguay, the population is entirely female.#cannibals #reproduction #biology #science #insects #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
The Mystery of Uruguay's Ferocious, All-Female Cannibal Insects -
To Study the Sun's Corona, Scientists Have Long Chased Eclipses
The Sun's dazzlingly bright photosphere makes it impossible to study the corona—unless the Moon is in the way.#countdowntotheeclipse2024 #scientistsatwork #history #science #eclipse #section-Articles
To Study the Sun's Corona, Scientists Have Long Chased Eclipses -
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies#femalescientists #scientistsatwork #climatechange #womenofextremes #womenshistory #women #kickasswomen #incas #peru #artifacts #mummies #mountains #archaeology #section-Articles
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies -
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies#femalescientists #scientistsatwork #climatechange #womenofextremes #womenshistory #women #kickasswomen #incas #peru #artifacts #mummies #mountains #archaeology #section-Articles
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies -
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies#femalescientists #scientistsatwork #climatechange #womenofextremes #womenshistory #women #kickasswomen #incas #peru #artifacts #mummies #mountains #archaeology #section-Articles
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies -
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies#femalescientists #scientistsatwork #climatechange #womenofextremes #womenshistory #women #kickasswomen #incas #peru #artifacts #mummies #mountains #archaeology #section-Articles
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies -
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies#femalescientists #scientistsatwork #climatechange #womenofextremes #womenshistory #women #kickasswomen #incas #peru #artifacts #mummies #mountains #archaeology #section-Articles
In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies -
Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.#giantanimals #reptiles #marine #ecosystems #oceans #scientistsatwork #science #mountains #fossils #paleontology #dinosaurs #section-Articles
The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes -
Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.#giantanimals #reptiles #marine #ecosystems #oceans #scientistsatwork #science #mountains #fossils #paleontology #dinosaurs #section-Articles
The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes -
Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.#giantanimals #reptiles #marine #ecosystems #oceans #scientistsatwork #science #mountains #fossils #paleontology #dinosaurs #section-Articles
The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes -
Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.#giantanimals #reptiles #marine #ecosystems #oceans #scientistsatwork #science #mountains #fossils #paleontology #dinosaurs #section-Articles
The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes -
Colombia's paleontologists uncover rich fossil deposits that could change what we know about ancient oceans.#giantanimals #reptiles #marine #ecosystems #oceans #scientistsatwork #science #mountains #fossils #paleontology #dinosaurs #section-Articles
The Secrets of the Sea Hidden High in the Andes -
This 'Satan' Spider Turned Out to Be a Real Teddy Bear
In Ecuador, Satanas the tarantula—named for his feisty attitude—became both teacher and friend to researchers.#wildlife #animals #science #biology #biodiversity #spiders #scientistsatwork #section-Articles
This 'Satan' Spider Turned Out to Be a Real Teddy Bear -
At warm, deep sea springs off Costa Rica's Pacific Coast, throngs of octopus "balls" gather to tend their brood.#marine #biology #science #scientistsatwork #newspecies #research #animals #oceans #deepsea #octopus #section-Articles
New Species of Octopus Thrives in Deep Sea Nurseries -
From Shark 'Rest Stops' to Living Reefs, Shipwrecks Teem With Life
When vessels such as the WWII tanker E.M. Clark sink, they begin a second life as habitat for a diverse ecosystem.#wildlife #scientistsatwork #science #microbes #sharks #animals #ecology #ecosystems #marine #oceans #shipwrecks #section-Articles
From Shark 'Rest Stops' to Living Reefs, Shipwrecks Teem With Life -
The Biodiversity of India's Siang Valley Rediscovered After an Infamous Colonial Expedition
A red velvet worm, jeweled corpse flower, and other rare species were found while retracing the route of the bloody 1911-12 Abor Expedition.#ecosystems #scientistsatwork #exploration #colonialism #science #history #rivers #biology #biodiversity #section-Articles
The Biodiversity of India's Siang Valley Rediscovered After an Infamous Colonial Expedition -
These moss balls move in unison, and researchers are okay with not knowing why.#scientistsatwork #science #botany #conservation #mystery #research #plants #ice #glaciers #section-Articles
Herds of Mysterious ‘Glacier Mice’ Baffle Scientists -
Dominica's Sperm Whales Have a Surprising Superpower: Poop
Around the Caribbean island nation, local cetaceans have some unique traits, including doubling down on defecation.#science #naturepreserves #scientistsatwork #conservation #ecosystems #oceans #marine #poop #whales #section-Articles
Dominica's Sperm Whales Have a Surprising Superpower: Poop -
Brazil's Most Adorable Anteater May Be a New Species
These isolated, pocket-sized silky anteaters live among the mangroves of Brazil’s Atlantic coast.#science #biology #scientistsatwork #newspecies #animals #section-Articles
Brazil's Most Adorable Anteater May Be a New Species -
7 Memorable Stories to Mark Native American Heritage Month#memorials #history&culture #dancing #art #history #food #nativeamericancuisine #nativeamericans #indigenous #graveyards #death #scientistsatwork #science #archiveofwonder #section-Articles
7 Memorable Stories to Mark Native American Heritage Month -
Could infrasound, electromagnetic blips, gas leaks, and mold explain why some places just give us the creeps?#paranormal #aoloveshalloween #physics #haunted #scientistsatwork #science #ghosts #section-Articles
A Haunted Chamber, a Quivering Blade, and Other Spooky Science Experiments -
To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One
The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.#laboratories #longreads #oregon #libraries #library #data #endangeredspecies #climatechange #insects #collections #biology #biodiversity #scientistsatwork #science #honey #nativebees #maps #bees #section-Articles
To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One -
More than a year after a devastating eruption in the Canary Islands, a team is exploring a braided network of still-hot lava tubes.
Taking the First Steps Into a Newly Formed Volcanic Underworld