Science Press Package

Scientists have developed rearrangeable robotic modules that can “bloom” like flowers to shade a sunlit room by sensing light levels and adapting collectively. Learn more in @SciRobotics: scim.ag/4jSFQ8I

"The risk of flooding events along the U.S. Northeast coast has doubled since 2005." @saschapare @LiveScience inkl.com/news/the-decli…

"Different activities such as climbing, grasping or hammering place stress on different parts of our fingers. In response to repeated stress, our bones tend to thicken in those areas." @larsonchristina @AP apnews.com/article/human-…

"Wildfire smoke seeps into homes. Global protection would cost billions.: People are often told to stay indoors when the air is thick with wildfire smoke, but pollutants get in." @RubyMellen @washingtonpost wapo.st/3IjczoR

"Groups of large language model artificial intelligence agents can adopt social norms as humans do, report says" @raphael_boyd @guardian theguardian.com/technology/202…

"European and U.S. scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days’ advance notice to set aside viewing time with the rover’s cameras." @AP apnews.com/article/mars-a…

"A recent study reveals that drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs), widely used in tuna fishing, have spread to more than a third of the world’s oceans." @KeithFabro @MongabayOrg news.mongabay.com/2025/05/tuna-f…

"Bizarre creatures like vampire squid and blobfish make their home in the dark, cold, depths of the deep sea, but most of this watery realm remains a complete mystery." @NPR npr.org/2025/05/07/nx-…

"Adding alkaline minerals to wastewater may boost its carbon dioxide uptake potential, but scalability remains an issue" @cenmag cen.acs.org/physical-chemi…

"Since the 1980s, summer heatwaves and droughts have frequently occurred on the Eurasian continent, and their intensity has also significantly increased." @ChosunBiz biz.chosun.com/en/en-science/…

"In the natural world, you could say that the collapse of one marine predator can stand to benefit another." @Oceano_mag oceanographicmagazine.com/news/how-one-p…

"Researchers from the Republic of Korea have identified genes that make herding dogs sensitive, smart and focused." @CosmosMagazine cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals…

"An engineered viral protein enhanced the anticancer function of T cells in mice, suggesting a new strategy to improve immunotherapy." @sneha_khedkar @TheScientistLLC the-scientist.com/a-novel-engine…

"Disruption of our circadian rhythms through shift work, for example, has been shown to have a negative impact on our ability to fight infections." @ConversationUS theconversation.com/daylight-can-b…

"Learn how some species of bacteria interact with their neighbors when they’re starving, spearing them with needles that spill their absorbable nutrients." @DiscoverMag discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/h…

"Soaring Temperatures Threaten Crops, So Scientists Are Looking to Alter the Plants: Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way." @bdzombak @nytclimate nytimes.com/2025/06/12/cli…

"Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins: From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now." @carlzimmer @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/06/12/sci…

"Artificial organ transplants have been held back by the difficulty of making networks of blood vessels - a problem scientists are now taking steps to overcome" @CarissaCWWong @newscientist newscientist.com/article/248405…

"In their study, the researchers examined neutrophils found in blood samples from 39 participants hospitalized in the Johns Hopkins Health System in 2020 for acute COVID-19..." @LindaFStewart @AMIposts the-microbiologist.com/news/sars-cov-…

"For a long time, doctors have been able to remove the spleen without major issues, giving it a reputation as something non-essential. That view is now shifting..." @EarthDotCom earth.com/news/forgotten…