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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just weeks after the discovery of the Tilcayo cat (Leopardus tilcayo) in Bolivia, scientists have now identified the southeastern gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis kerguelensis) as a new species. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ar...
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New gentoo penguin species discovered by US and Chilean experts
Southeastern gentoo penguin look almost identical to other gentoo penguins, so until recently experts thought they were all the same species.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
First new cat discovered in 100 years. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Humanoid robots olympics. Breaking human records 1 by 1.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Same family, different anger management program
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Tasmanian devil
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The termite king is one of the few male insects that stays with one mate for life. Once he and the queen start a colony they seal themselves in and he never leaves. For up to 20 years he stays by her side as the colony grows into millions. No fighting, no territory just quiet constant partnership.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
He let insects sting him over 1,000 times… on purpose Why? To help science understand pain. His work became the famous “Sting Pain Index”, ranking how intense different insect stings really are. Unusual, yes. But undeniably impactful.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
In 1812, Dr. James Barry graduated in medicine and became a British Army surgeon. After Barry’s death, it was discovered Barry had been assigned female at birth, at a time when women were banned from medical school.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
To hang noodles on someone’s ears - To deceive or tell lies.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
What’s the strangest idiom you know?
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
For more details read here: lnkd.in/gEHhPXbp
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
For the first time ever, researchers have recorded rat hunting bats
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
How baby whales drink milk underwater
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
One of Africa’s last remaining “super tusker” elephants died at the age of 54 in January 2026 at Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Huge step forward’ for Huntington’s, the scientist behind the first gene therapy www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘Giant step forward’ for Huntington’s — the scientist behind the first gene therapy
Sarah Tabrizi is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Scientists have found that soybean oil, the most common cooking oil in the U.S. and a staple in processed food, may act as a HIDDEN OBESITY TRIGGER in mice by rewiring how the body handles fat. Time to rethink what is in our food!! www.jlr.org/article/S002...
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Brazil’s hypocrisy at COP30
The Brazilian government’s 20 October authorization of oil drilling in the mouth of the Amazon River stands in stark contrast to Brazil’s role as host this week of the 30th Conference of the Parties t...
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Brazil just hosted #COP30 in the heart of the Amazon while approving new offshore oil drilling and weakening forest protections. A Science letter calls this out: “Brazil’s hypocrisy at COP30”. The message is clear, protect the Amazon or keep betting on oil. You cannot have both.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Huge news! Yoshua Bengio the “Godfather of AI” just became the first scholar ever to hit 1 million citations on Google Scholar! His work in deep learning has shaped everything from ChatGPT to self-driving cars.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
James D. Watson, Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, has died at 97. His scientific achievements are undeniable but his legacy is marred by repeated racist and sexist statements that perpetuated harmful stereotypes in science. A reminder that brilliance does not excuse bigotry.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline - Nature
A combination of whole-genome NanoSeq with deep whole-exome and targeted NanoSeq is used to accurately characterize mutation rates and genes under positive selection in sperm cells.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A new study by Wellcome Sanger & King’s College London shows that as men age, “selfish” mutations in sperm accumulate naturally, increasing the chance of passing on harmful genes linked to autism, developmental disorders & cancer.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The world’s first known leucistic Iberian lynx, pure white and magnificent has been sighted in southern Spain.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
www.science.org.au/learning/gen...
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Teachers' notes - Dr Jim Peacock, molecular biologist and plant
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Tribute to Professor Jim Peacock We are saddened by the passing of Professor Jim Peacock, a visionary scientist and former Chief Scientist of Australia (2006–2008). His groundbreaking work on water-efficient cotton and his leadership in Australian science leave a lasting legacy.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It’s official: the Slender-billed Curlew is extinct. Once a graceful migrant across continents, officially declared extinct by the IUCN. A haunting reminder that the extinction crisis isn’t distant-it’s happening now. credit:CMS
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Ever wondered why you can remember exactly where you were when you got shocking news but forget what you did yesterday? Scientists say emotional moments reach back in time to strengthen even the mundane memories around them and they’ve mapped out how the brain picks which memories to keep.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
After years of sniffing out tuberculosis in Africa, Caroline, an African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), officially retired in March. Her incredible nose helped detect thousands of TB cases missed by conventional methods and she did it much faster than lab technicians.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Probably due to prolonged exposure to high levels of radiation.
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Science bytes @dnascience.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The ultimate 'out-of-office' auto reply!
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