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A Volcanic Eruption Turned the Human Brain to Glass | The eruption at Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE did not only affect Pompeii; it also destroyed Herculaneum. During this eruption, about 5,000 people probably lived there, in typical Roman town. buff.ly/qxOQkuJ

Chikungunya & Dengue - Soon to be Endemic in the Americas? | There has been a significant increase in the number of #dengue cases in the past five years around the world, but most increases have happened in the Americas. buff.ly/tT0oaat

Water-Seeking Plant Roots Defy Gravity in a Drought | Plant can 'sense' the sun, gravity, and sources of water. Scientists are starting to learn more about how these 'senses' are linked. buff.ly/0e7ClRW

Revealing the Routes of the Vikings | Greer Jarrett of Lund University and his team have sailed over 5,000 kilometers along #Viking trade routes using an open, square-rigged boat that is similar to what people used during the Viking Age (800-1050 AD). buff.ly/Pbpen9A

Why Gluten-Free Doesn't Always Relieve Celiac Symptoms | "For decades, doctors have struggled to understand why a small proportion of #celiac patients do not improve on a strict #gluten-free diet," said Professor Chris Goodnow. buff.ly/CnAh1TO

US Tornadoes 2025: A Highly Destructive Year | 2025 has been an above average year for #tornadoes, which have had significant and deadly impacts in many communities in the United States. buff.ly/3FO1Eqe

Introners: Genetic Elements That Species Transfer, Boosting Diversity | "[Introners are] a way that genome architectures and complexity arise, but not necessarily because there is natural selection that favors this complexity," said Dr Russ Corbett-Detig buff.ly/NtiRkg4

How Zika Uses a Crucial Host Cell Process to Its Advantage | “Understanding these mechanisms is an important part of being prepared for emerging or reemerging viruses that cause infectious diseases," said Dr Shan-Lu Liu. #Zika buff.ly/3Kn2bwS

Scientists Discover the Oldest #Whale Bone Tools | Erosion and rising sea levels threaten coastal archaeological sites, and it is often particularly challenging to find and preserve evidence of interactions between humans and marine mammals. buff.ly/frgdyvA

What Triggers Changes in the Size of Lake Surfaces? | "These results [are] crucial for understanding the responses of water systems to environmental changes, protecting #lake systems, and improving global #climate models," said Professor Di Long buff.ly/mi3vGjU

How One Gene Helped #Plague Persistently Cause Pandemics | "This [study] directly examine changes in an ancient pathogen... in an attempt to understand what drives the virulence, persistence and/or eventual extinction of pandemics," said Dr Hendrik Poinar buff.ly/t8DtyTV

Environmental DNA: The Possibilities and Ethical Problems |"It opens up huge possibilities...It seems like science fiction, but it's becoming science fact," said David Duffy, Ph.D. #DNA buff.ly/HSzpaBr

Genetic Trails of Pre-Colombian Hunter Gatherers | "These are the first ancient human genomes from Colombia ever to be published," noted Professor Cosimo Posth of the University of Tübingen. buff.ly/taOuz8t

Huge, Limit-Defying Native Agriculture Site is Discovered in Michigan | Prof Jesse Casana said this discovery may just be "the tip of the iceberg," of intensive farming that was happening in northerly locations that are not really used for farming now. buff.ly/l5J3sDd

Genetic Study Offers New Insights Into Food #Allergies | "Our research not only explains why we have always found these antibodies against #peanut, but why so many people..have such similar antibodies to a food so common..." said Dr Sarita Patil, MD buff.ly/Fyk0Bym

MERS-Like Viruses Not Far From Infecting Human Cells | "These viruses are so closely related to #MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said Dr Michael Letko. "..no evidence they've crossed into people yet, the potential is there.." buff.ly/udg4LUZ

Sauropods - Giant Dinos Apparently Weren't Big on Chewing | “This finding confirms several hypotheses about the #sauropod diet that had been made based on studies of their anatomy & comparisons with modern-day #animals,” said Dr Stephen Poropat. #dinosaurs buff.ly/Yd04YKU

Octopus Arms can Sense & Taste Microbes | This work aimed to decipher some of the sensory capabilities of octopuses, which can taste by touching. #animals #biology #octopus buff.ly/KTP8GV1

Genetic Study Reveals Humanity's Longest Migration | “Our study shows that a greater diversity of human genomes is found in Asian populations, not European ones..." noted Dr Stephan Schuster. #genetics buff.ly/MtBzVVf

Octopus Arms can Sense & Taste Microbes | This work aimed to decipher some of the sensory capabilities of octopuses, which can taste by touching. #animals #biology #octopus buff.ly/KTP8GV1