Plot Twist Daily

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15 October 2026 04:47

The idea traces to an old military study where subjects wore arctic survival suits but no hats - the head was the only part exposed. A 2008 BMJ review found that with the whole body bare, the head accounts for no more than about 10% of heat loss. Did you know the real figure? #science #SciComm

Science News

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11 October 2026 05:48

If a recent hint of dark matter is real, it would rewrite physics. And scientists are already trying to read the outline of that new story’s plot. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dark-matter-supersymmetry-higgsino

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

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17 September 2026 22:47

In his #Lasker2026 acceptance speech, #LaskerLaureate Masashi Yanagisawa credits his father for pursuing biology & basic research—a move that would eventually lead to Yanagisawa & his team’s “unexpected, serendipitous discovery that orexin-deficient mice suffer from the sleep disorder narcolepsy.” 🧪

Simon Fisher

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10 September 2026 22:01

The woolly rhino was a prominent Ice Age megafaunal species. Sequencing of 29 mitochondrial & 14 nuclear ancient genomes from Pleistocene specimens highlights crucial role of temperate Eurasia in evolution of this species & the diversification of cold-adapted megafauna. In today's @science.org.🧬🦏🧪👇

UNICEF Afghanistan

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04 July 2026 22:32

Zobaida and Fatima are friends studying together at a community-driven learning class close to home. For them, it makes education possible where a public school is too far away. With support from the government of Japan, more children are getting that chance.