Does heat cause miscarriages? A novel study seeks to find out

First-of-its-kind project uses temperature sensors to track exposure in people trying to conceive #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/does-heat-cause-miscarriages-novel-study-seeks-find-out?utm_source=press.coop

Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal?

Study finds increased risk of death in adult patients who have had immune organ taken out #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-have-long-considered-thymus-expendable-could-removing-it-be-fatal?utm_source=press.coop

Microbe stops mosquitoes from harboring malaria parasite

Strategy could provide additional weapon against spread of deadly disease #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/microbe-stops-mosquitoes-harboring-malaria-parasite?utm_source=press.coop

Cemetery DNA links enslaved people at hellish forge to living descendants. Should they be contacted?

When it comes to research, who speaks for the 19th century workers buried at Maryland’s Catoctin Forge? #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/cemetery-dna-links-enslaved-people-hellish-forge-living-descendants-contacted?utm_source=press.coop

World’s oldest jellyfish might have swallowed prey whole

The relatively small half-billion-year-old animal apparently held its own against other prehistoric predators #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-jellyfish-might-have-swallowed-prey-whole?utm_source=press.coop

Is the world’s most popular lab monkey vanishing—or flourishing?

Biomedical group challenges listing cynomolgus macaques as endangered, arguing it could harm research #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/is-a-widely-used-lab-monkey-vanishing-or-flourishing?utm_source=press.coop

Electrified cement could turn houses and roads into nearly limitless batteries

Energy storing building materials could make on-demand power from renewables affordable worldwide #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/electrified-cement-could-turn-houses-and-roads-nearly-limitless-batteries?utm_source=press.coop

World’s oldest jellyfish might have swallowed prey whole

The relatively small half-billion-year-old animal apparently held its own against other prehistoric predators #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/world-s-oldest-jellyfish-might-have-swallowed-prey-whole?utm_source=press.coop

Tickled rats reveal brain structure that controls laughter

Rodents’ squeaks may shed light on the neural mechanisms of play in humans #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/tickled-rats-reveal-brain-structure-controls-laughter?utm_source=press.coop

In some scientific papers, words expressing uncertainty have decreased

A study of language in Science articles from 1997 through 2021 raises concerns about exaggerated claims #press

https://www.science.org/content/article/some-scientific-papers-words-expressing-uncertainty-have-decreased?utm_source=press.coop

A new study in @ScienceAdvances indicates intensive exercise training can undo some of the effects of #Parkinsons disease by benefiting motor and cognitive performances. https://scim.ag/3mZ #press

"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," argued @hholdenthorp in a recent Editor's Blog post. https://scim.ag/3mS #press

Meet RIBOmap.

The new method enables single-cell in situ profiling and three-dimensional mapping of mRNA translation in thousands of genes across intact cells and tissues, researchers report in Science. https://scim.ag/3mL #press

Not teaching evolution is an injustice, argue L. S. Shashidhara and Amitabh Joshi in a new #ScienceEditorial on India's removal of several topics, including evolution, from school textbooks. https://scim.ag/3fu #press