'A lab experiment [in Science Advances] has shown that instruments on a spacecraft headed to one of the most promising worlds to find life are sensitive enough to detect a single living cell in a single ice grain.” From New Atlas: brnw.ch/21wJ5CD

Global shift to mostly plant-based “flexitarian” diet can help restrict global warming to only 1.5°C, models in Science Advances suggest. Reported by Aliya Uteuova Guardian US: brnw.ch/21wJ3uS

'A robot named ‘Emo’ can out-smile you by 840 milliseconds' RIP (̴̫̀(̵̱̆(̸̹̉Andrew Paul)̴̮́)̸̣́)̵̪̂ Popular Science brnw.ch/21wJ27j

'Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease shows promise in mouse study' Washington U. Med brnw.ch/21wJ14M

In The Scientist, Nathan Ni uses a recent Science Immunology paper by Lilit Grigoryan, Yupeng Feng, Pulendran, & al. to show how constructing a narrative is crucial to effective scientific writing: bit.ly/3JopEKT

See also: Grigoryan & al (2024)! bit.ly/SI_adi8039

'New Study Finds People and Nature Thrive With Diversified Farming' Matthew L. Miller Cool Green Science brnw.ch/21wIZQN

'Asthma: Scientists find new cause of lung damage' Michelle Roberts BBC Health News brnw.ch/21wIWoY

'These Electronic Textiles Don’t Need Chips or Batteries' IEEE Spectrum brnw.ch/21wIUxV

'A team of scientists has concluded that a single grain of material spewed up by the outgassing moons could contain biosignatures—signs of life—if there are any to detect,” reports @isaac_schultz_for Gizmodo: brnw.ch/21wISoH Science Advances

Extra extra, read all about it! We are thrilled to announce the 2024 class of #MassMediaFellows ! These 20 scientists will spend their summer in news outlets writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills! Learn more about the 2024 class here: aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…

Congratulations to the 2024 AAAS Mass Media Fellowship fellows! Before they start using their knowledge of complex scientific topics at #SciComm news outlets nationwide, learn more about them here: aaas.org/news/aaas-anno…

Fossils reveal previously unknown ancient Amazonian river dolphin – related to today’s South Asian river dolphin – that also could be among the largest of all known freshwater dolphins. In Science Advances, reported by CNN: brnw.ch/21wIPlt

Sergio Baranzini of UCSF School of Medicine, recently published in Science Translational Medicine, was featured on the Jon Strum podcast 'Episode 344: Big Data Leads to Big Breakthroughs in MS' brnw.ch/21wIOkh

'Gut bacteria could play role in kidney autoimmune disease, study shows' Theresa Gaffney STAT brnw.ch/21wIN74

Members: Get your questions answered at our #EarthDay Live Q&A on April 22 at 12:30 p.m. ET with Anja Brandon, PhD. Anja got her Ph.D. Stanford University ➡ Became a @aaas_stpf fellow ➡ Now plastics policy expert Ocean Conservancy.

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Check out the Williams Institute’s new report, which focuses on the legal landscape for collecting SOGI data at higher education institutions. This report is part of the AAAS project working to increase the success of LGBTQ persons in STEMM. brnw.ch/21wILKn

Looking for international travel + networking as an early-career #Science #Journalist from the #Balkans or #EasternEurope ? If yes, check out the EurekAlert! Travel Awards! Application deadline: April 30
See the eligibility requirements and apply: engage.aaas.org/3vJSDFT (1/4)

'How the Brain Tags Memories as Important Enough to Keep' Futurity News NYU Langone Health brnw.ch/21wILC6

'Public Buildings Should Mandate Cleaner Air' Laurie Winkless Forbes brnw.ch/21wIJzt

'‘Garbage Lasagna’: Dumps Are a Big Driver of Warming, Study Says' Hiroko Tabuchi The New York Times brnw.ch/21wIGUG