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Joined December 2009
Love this behind-the-scenes view from @thsaey The @ScienceNews Transparency Project is aimed at readers but it’s a great resource for sci writers too!
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Fascinating story of an exceeding rare disease leading to a “double skeleton” and one special woman who had the condition.
My latest story, for @NatGeo. Here's what happens when your body tissues turn to bone via @NatGeoScience
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Physicist Stephen Hawking, whose work in cosmology and quantum physics brought the history of the universe to life, has died at the age of 76.
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“We saw a totally new phenomenon that has never before been seen by humans."
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For a century, wrinkles in space-time had eluded detection—then came @LIGO. Explore #NobelPrize-winning science:
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The 2017 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors 3 experts who study circadian rhythms. Read more about biological clocks:
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.@CassiniSaturn is no more. Read about its final moments from @nadiamdrake, who was at @NASAJPL to witness them.
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Breaking: @NASAJPL has received the final signals from @CassiniSaturn, 83 minutes after the spacecraft died in Saturn's embrace.
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T-26 minutes until the last signal from @CassiniSaturn makes it to Earth. Watch live from mission control:
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It's official: @CassiniSaturn has taken its last photos of Saturn and its moons. See its "final picture postcards":
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Scientists have received the "final picture postcards" from @CassiniSaturn, hours before its demise. Take a look:
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For 13 years, @CassiniSaturn has explored Saturn's wonders as never before. Relive the exhilarating journey in 3-D.
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At this time 5 years ago, @MarsCuriosity safely touched down on the red planet. Happy birthday!
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This armored dinosaur is so well preserved, remnants of its original coloration—and camouflage—may have been found.
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This incredible armored dinosaur now has a name. Meet Borealopelta markmitchelli:
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Is this new study a harbinger of a future without deadly genetic diseases—or a sign of "scientists out of control"?
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For the first time in 130 years, scientists have identified a new species of ocean sunfish.
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At this time 48 years ago, Neil Armstrong took humankind's first steps on another world. Happy #NationalMoonDay!
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