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Hammerhead sharks “hold their breath” to keep warm as they hunt in deep, cold waters, a new study finds. The previously unobserved and unexpected phenomenon may be widespread among other deep-diving sharks and fishes. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/2Au

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A new Science study shows that mammals had begun to change and diverge even before the Earth was hit by the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, approximately 65 million years ago. scim.ag/2BP #Zoonomia

Don't miss your opportunity to join #ScienceWebinars for their next live broadcast on 17 May: Single cell in situ spatial profiling reveals novel insights into dysregulation in #PulmonaryFibrosis. Learn more and register: scim.ag/2BJ #webinar

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This robotic capsule offers a new, less invasive approach to resolve gastroparesis symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. Learn more in

A new #SciencePerspective looks at devices that both cool and generate water, which could offer a different path for more-sustainable living. scim.ag/2BF

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A new book tackles common misconceptions about quantum computing—a technology regarded by experts as one that is likely to have profound societal implications. Read the

@SciMagBooks

review of Quantum Supremacy: scim.ag/2BC

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Hammerhead sharks “hold their breath” to maintain body temperature as they hunt in deep, cold waters, according to a new study in Science. The previously unobserved and unexpected phenomenon may be widespread among other deep-diving sharks and fishes. scim.ag/2By

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Electromagnetic fields from power grids may disrupt the honeybee pollination of nearby plants, according to a new study in

Fossils of brontotheres, or “thunder beasts”—an extinct lineage of herbivorous rhinoceros-like mammals—reveal a macroevolutionary pathway to the early and rapid evolution of massive herbivorous mammals. Learn more in Science: scim.ag/2Bi #FossilFriday

Science Robotics

@SciRobotics

The May issue of Science #Robotics is now out! The cover study features a new system that can help robots to recognize places by using a novel brain-inspired sensing approach. scim.ag/2Ar

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New in

: Researchers present a nanoparticle immunotherapy platform that can counter the dysfunctional vasculature of cancer tumors, spotlighting a critical part of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. scim.ag/2Bc

Now out in

, the final version of our fantastic collaboration with

@dana_peer

led by

@CassBurdziak

@DirenaAC

, uncovering how epigenetic plasticity cooperates with cell-cell interactions to drive pancreatic cancer: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc.

Epigenetic plasticity cooperates with cell-cell interactions to direct pancreatic tumorigenesis

Single-cell analysis reveals that enhanced epigenetic plasticity drives pro-neoplastic cross-talk in early pancreatic cancer.

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Johannes Kamp

@KampJohannes

May 12

Land #abandonment is increasing globally and shapes landscapes, rural #livelihoods and #biodiversity. New perspective paper in

@gndaskalova

and me: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc

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On this week's #SciencePodcast🎙️ with

, Nader Moazami, and Marat Slessarev: ▶️ Debating when death begins ▶️ What happens to rural lands when people head to urban centers 🎧 Listen here: scim.ag/2B3

“The reader must come first.” That's the principle behind Scientific Papers Made Easy, a new book that underscores clarity and brevity as key to readable research papers. Learn more in a new

review: scim.ag/2AV

Chemical communication plays a central role in regulating cannibalistic interactions in the migratory locust, a new Science study finds. The discovery could provide a target for locust management strategies. scim.ag/2AT #SciencePerspective: scim.ag/2AS

May 12

Although most research on #dystonia has tied the condition to disrupted circuits in the brain, new work in mice shows that inherited, early-onset dystonia can develop solely from abnormal neural circuits in the spinal cord.

A mathematical model of the impact of #PublicHealth measures shows that interventions like quarantine and vaccination are more effective at protecting individuals as more members of the group take part. Learn more in

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“With the integrity of the College Board now in question, academia must decide whether it can be trusted,” writes

@hholdenthorp

in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/2AJ

New in Science: The time delays between multiple images of Supernova Refsdal, produced by gravitational lensing, provide a new measurement of the Hubble constant, which quantifies the expansion rate of the Universe. Learn more ➡️ scim.ag/2AG

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this week, Di-Jia Liu and collaborators at

@argonne

raise activity and stability of cobalt electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution in acid by doping with both La and Mn

La- and Mn-doped cobalt spinel oxygen evolution catalyst for proton exchange membrane electrolysis

Doping a cobalt oxide with lanthanum and manganese produces an acid-stable oxygen evolution catalyst free of precious metals.

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Cassandra Burdziak

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our paper out today in ⁦

Epigenetic plasticity cooperates with cell-cell interactions to direct pancreatic tumorigenesis

⁩ showing how plasticity in early cancer progression influences cells’ ability to communicate w/ their environment! huge thank you & congrats ⁦

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Single-cell analysis reveals that enhanced epigenetic plasticity drives pro-neoplastic cross-talk in early pancreatic cancer.

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does double C-H activation to make benzocyclobutenes, with remarkable regioselection based on I vs Br reactivity

Regio-controllable [2+2] benzannulation with two adjacent C(sp3)–H bonds

A palladium catalyst with a custom ligand forms four-membered rings by oxidation of two adjacent carbon–hydrogen bonds in a carboxylic acid.

"For some, the notion that scientists are subject to human error and frailty weakens science in the public eye. But scientists shouldn’t be afraid to acknowledge their humanity," argues

@hholdenthorp

in a new Editor's Blog post. scim.ag/2AC

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CantaLab

@Canta_Lab

1/How did #megaherbivores come into existence? How did they evolve into multitonne sizes? Today we present our results

[science.org/doi/10.1126/sc] #macroevolution #brontotheres #paleontology #paleobiology Here is a 🧵 on our new paper 📄 [1 of 18]

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In 2021, we asked young scientists to imagine a teaching utopia where they would have the time, materials, funding, and support needed. During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, read how they would work in this ideal world. scim.ag/2Ap

New in

: Scientists have created therapeutic antibodies that, in mice and human patient-derived organoids, can empower cancer immunotherapies and chemotherapy against tumors that often don’t respond to these treatments. scim.ag/2Ak

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A new #SciencePerspective looks at devices that both cool and generate water, which could offer a different path for more-sustainable living. scim.ag/2Af

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"After a fulfilling career as a…professor, I’m retiring. 'What will you miss most?' a colleague asked. My answer was something that, 30 years ago, I would never have expected myself to say: I will miss the creativity of teaching." scim.ag/2A5 #TeacherAppreciationWeek

How I learned to teach like a scientist

Recently retired, this professor emeritus reflects on how she challenged students to think beyond facts

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A low-cost, brief online intervention focused on social belonging was found to increase the rate at which students—particularly historically underrepresented students—completed their first year as full-time students. Learn more in Science:

Where and with whom does a brief social-belonging intervention promote progress in college?

Directed inclusion activities increase feelings of belonging in college students.

A pair of papers in

reveals how #SARSCoV2 and other #coronaviruses suppress innate immune responses in infected cells–and suggest that targeting this pathway can slow viral replication in culture. #InnateImmunity scim.ag/2zZ scim.ag/2A0

"I am still trying to figure out how to talk to my parents about my career and our differences … But I’ve come to realize that our love for each other transcends any distance." This week's #ScienceWorkingLife.

Higher education created distance with my family—but our love endures

“I am still trying to figure out how to talk to my parents about my career and our differences,” this postdoc writes

A new

study presents findings that can help refine vaccine strategies for at-risk adolescent male demographics, providing even safer methods of protecting against #SARSCoV2. scim.ag/2zV

Atmospheric dust provides crucial nourishment for global ocean ecosystems, according to a new study in Science. scim.ag/2zT

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review, scientists explore the proteins YAP and TAZ and their roles in tissue regeneration and inflammatory diseases—and how these findings are informing efforts to co-opt these proteins for therapeutic purposes. #inflammation scim.ag/2zQ

"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice." #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Why I teach my students about scientific failure

“It’s a lesson I wish I’d learned before starting grad school,” this professor writes

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Science Advances

@ScienceAdvances

Semicrystalline polymers are only supposed to flow above their melting point, but new research shows that by using capillary action, these polymers can be made to flow below their melting point. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: scim.ag/2zA

Science Translational Medicine

@ScienceTM

Don't miss this week's new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine! Research reveals how rare HIV "controllers" restrain infections, a compound that potentiates cancer immunotherapy proves safe in a clinical trial, and more. scim.ag/2zG

New work in

shows how tissue and myeloid cells react differently to allergens in the lungs of people with asthma versus the lungs of those without asthma. 📄: scim.ag/2zu Focus: scim.ag/2zv