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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Nov 15

    Our December 2017 issue, produced in collaboration with , highlights 10 emerging technologies with genuine momentum and the potential to create significant social and economic benefits.

    5 replies 27 retweets 44 likes
  2. 19 minutes ago

    Blog: Looking into the source of your Thanksgiving meal may lead to more questions than answers—and that can be a good thing

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Do fish suffer? Speakers at a meeting on animal consciousness dive into a deep ethical debate (By )

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  4. 3 hours ago

    How much are dogs influenced by local culture? (By )

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  5. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    "Lonni Sue Johnson could not form new memories based on her experiences. If you met her and left the room and came back, she would have no idea she’d ever seen you before." - of , on this week's podcast

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Salmon sex can change an entire landscape. The fish excavate streambed holes in which to lay eggs, setting off a chain of events that has surprisingly large geographical effects. [Podcast]

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  7. 5 hours ago

    Exoplanet hunters expand ideas of how chemistry and geology could affect chances for life on other worlds

    40 retweets 84 likes
  8. 7 hours ago

    Years before heading offshore, herpes researcher experimented on people in U.S.

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  9. 8 hours ago

    This interstellar asteroid looks like a spinning space cigar. The bizarre object could be the first of many to be detected by new generations of telescopes.

    19 replies 107 retweets 227 likes
  10. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    I recently wrote in about why (and how) social science suggests we should discuss difficult social issues with family and friends during the holidays:

    4 replies 12 retweets 23 likes
  11. 9 hours ago

    Babies learn what words mean before they can use them

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  12. 10 hours ago

    Think Hurricane Harvey’s flooding was bad? Just wait until 2100. Storms with much greater rainfall are predicted to hit North America by century’s end. (By )

    16 replies 61 retweets 92 likes
  13. 11 hours ago

    Even unpalatable foods taste good to the brain

    1 reply 23 retweets 37 likes
  14. 13 hours ago

    Meet the spiders that completely defy what we know as jet lag

    2 replies 44 retweets 55 likes
  15. Nov 20

    A 19th-century proposal for contacting aliens is being rebooted in the latest transmission to nearby star

    12 replies 61 retweets 126 likes
  16. Nov 20

    The evolution of a Scientific American graphic: Artist Kelly Murphy describes how she developed an illustration about the endangered American burying beetle for the December 2017 issue

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  17. Nov 20

    Mouse experiments with the popular club drug ketamine may be skewed by the sex of the researcher performing them, a study suggests.

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  18. Nov 20

    Alkali flies in California’s Mono Lake use special adaptations to dive underwater without getting wet.

    Scuba Diving Fly Stays Dry
    5 replies 162 retweets 377 likes
  19. Nov 20

    EPA revises the social cost of a potent greenhouse gas. The Trump administration’s move is part of a broad effort to downplay the impacts of climate change.

    11 replies 71 retweets 84 likes
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    Nov 20

    Edwin Hubble, who discovered the universe is expanding and made many other important contributions to , was born in 1889. Read more about his theories at .

    80 retweets 111 likes
  21. Nov 20

    Nebraska regulators approve Keystone XL pipeline route. The decision lifted the last big regulatory obstacle for the long-delayed project.

    8 replies 33 retweets 44 likes

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