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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Fair pricing may be key to obtaining better data in crowdsourced research. Studies show that doubling fees in crowdsourced research significantly reduces participant dropout and improves data quality. scft.link/9XZcY
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Fair Pay, Better Data: Unveiling the Link in Crowdsourcing Research | Science Featured Series
In the evolving landscape of digital research, the dynamics of participant engagement in crowdsourcing platforms have garnered significant attention. As res ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Personalized mobile health apps are offering customized physical activity recommendations for Type 2 diabetes by using wearable device data, cardiometabolic profiles, and even leptin as a biosignal. scft.link/djlBn
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Transforming Diabetes Care with Personalized Mobile Health App | Science Featured Series
In an extraordinary advancement for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) management, Dr. Francesca Cavallo and Professor Christofer Toumazou have spearheaded the developme ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What truly drives academic success in English Medium Instruction programs across non-English speaking countries? A systematic review highlights English proficiency, self-efficacy, self-concept, and vocabulary knowledge as the strongest predictors. scft.link/hSncr
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Unveiling Key Factors in English Medium Instruction Success | Science Featured Series
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) classes have become a focal point in global education, especially in non-English speaking countries. A comprehensiv ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Unlocking innovation starts with unlocking knowledge. New research explores how intellectual capital and a strong knowledge-sharing culture can boost creativity, collaboration, and long-term organizational success. scft.link/buLyY
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Harnessing Intellectual Capital for Innovation: A New Frontier in Knowledge Sharing | Science Featured Series
As the global pandemic reshapes the business landscape, organizations are forced to rethink their strategies for resilience and growth. Central to this evol ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Research on the alpine plant Arabis alpina shows that self-pollination fails to eliminate harmful mutations across its range, allowing for the accumulation of genetic load and challenging long-held evolutionary assumptions. scft.link/gt1Gd
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Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetic Evolution: New Insights Revealed | Science Featured Series
In the quest to understand the intricate details of genetic evolution, a groundbreaking study has emerged, shedding light on the complexities of species&#03 ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Rare-earth elements are opening new possibilities for more efficient electromagnetic wave absorption and advanced material design. This research could pave the way for next-generation technologies with improved electromagnetic performance. scft.link/DwMGb
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Revolutionizing Electromagnetic Wave Absorption with Rare Earth Elements | Science Featured Series
In today's interconnected world, the rapid evolution of communication technology and the electronics industry has transformed the way we live, work, an ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The rule in nutritional science is clear: if it's not documented, it hasn't happened; however, randomized controlled trials of human nutrition in the US show that there are still major shortcomings in education, supervision, and regulation. scft.link/hJ4J6
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If it isn't documented, it didn't happen: US Documentation and Regulation of Human Nutrition Randomized Controlled Trials | Science Featured Series
The current training for human research emphasizes drugs and devices while encouraging reliance on monitoring boards. Human nutrition trials have unique fea ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wastewater technologies promise to turn agricultural waste into valuable resources like nutrients, but they aren't yet as green or energy-efficient as needed for true sustainability. scft.link/CKJKu
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Wastewater Technologies Are Not Yet As “Green” as They Should Be | Science Featured Series
Every drop of safe and clean drinking water all over the world is getting more valuable than before. In the meantime, dirty water is a potential threat to p ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Atoms aren’t just passive building blocks—they compete and cooperate like living populations, and this dynamic may explain entropy, chemical bonds, and even gravity. scft.link/bYAxS
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The Competition Between Atoms Explain the Entire Universe | Science Featured Series
The search for a unified explanation of nature has driven physics for generations. Scientists have long sought a framework capable of connecting gravity wit ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ever wonder how we experience a continuous “now” when physics says instants have zero duration? This new study proposes that subjective awareness acts as a Temporal Uncertainty Principle, resolving a deep paradox in continuous time. scft.link/2HhCQ
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The Physics of Now: The Function of Subjective Awareness | Science Featured Series
For decades, scientists and philosophers have struggled with a fundamental question: how can conscious experience fit within the laws of physics? While neur ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cotton fibres are helping turn brittle biodegradable plastic into a material nearly four times stronger and far more flexible, while boosting toughness and gas barriers for better packaging. scft.link/EUsGd
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Cotton Fibres Help Biodegradable Plastic Do What It Couldn't | Science Featured Series
Growing concern about plastic waste has increased the search for environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastics. Among the most promising op ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Old ships are driving economic growth and sustainability in Bangladesh by supplying recycled steel and materials for industry, supporting jobs and reducing import needs. Yet safety, environmental, and regulatory challenges under the Hong Kong Convention threaten its lead. scft.link/jEuOe
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Old Ships Are Powering Growth but Challenges Remain | Science Featured Series
Ships that reach the end of their working lives still contain enormous economic value. Steel, machinery, and reusable components can be recovered and return ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New research from Université de Montréal reveals that distinct brain timing patterns in visual perception can identify adult ADHD with over 90% accuracy using machine learning: adults with ADHD show slower oscillatory rhythms, which are further modified by stimulant medication. scft.link/3Khxp
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Brain timing patterns reveal hidden clues behind adult ADHD | Science Featured Series
Understanding attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has often focused on behavior, such as difficulty concentrating or impulsive actions. Yet, how ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New research from University of Calgary reveals what happens after the vaccine preservative thimerosal enters your body: it rapidly reacts with natural cellular biomolecules like L-glutathione and L-cysteine under physiological conditions, forming new complexes. scft.link/GaaFG
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What Happens After a Vaccine Preservative Enters Your Body | Science Featured Series
Human exposure to metal-containing substances happens through the environment and/or medical treatments, making it important to understand what these compou ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Engineers at Mississippi State University unveiled a new wood beam with honeycomb-inspired cores from corrugated panels, offering higher stiffness-to-weight than glulam while using small trees, reducing material use, transport costs, and enabling lighter, stronger buildings. scft.link/Iu4IY
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This clever engineered wood beam could reshape how buildings are made | Science Featured Series
Nature has long provided blueprints for efficient and resilient structures, and engineers continue to draw inspiration from these designs to improve modern ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Drones can now remain rock-steady in turbulent winds thanks to a decentralized robust MRAC control method with e-modification by Professor Francisco Jurado. This error-dependent damping approach prevents parameter drift and ensures superior stability for quadrotors and beyond. scft.link/d3vFi
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Control Method Helps Drones Stay Stable in Turbulent Conditions | Science Featured Series
Unmanned aerial vehicles, especially quadrotors, are increasingly relied upon for tasks ranging from surveillance to delivery. Yet maintaining their stabili ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Scientists just unveiled a brilliant new model using granular thermodynamics to track toxic heavy metals and particles as they creep through underground soil and groundwater! This creative multiphase approach could transform how we predict and fight subsurface pollution. scft.link/l6HhT
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Creative Way To Track Toxic Pollution Moving Underground | Science Featured Series
Understanding how contaminants travel through soil and groundwater is essential for protecting ecosystems and managing pollution. In many real-world environ ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Systemic barriers persist: Indigenous families face long travel distances, cultural disconnects in care, and limited resources when their children battle serious illnesses—despite strong community and traditional healing ties, according to a new University of Saskatchewan study. scft.link/YOIJx
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Indigenous Families Struggle to Access Appropriate Care for Sick Children | Science Featured Series
Indigenous children in Canada face disproportionately high rates of life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses, placing immense pressure on families who m ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Waste to wonder: Researchers just combined red mud (aluminum byproduct) and fly ash (coal byproduct) into an ultra-strong geopolymer material with compressive strength rivaling high-grade cement—while slashing toxic waste and carbon emissions! scft.link/EkR5y
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Red Mud and Fly Ash Combine to Form Ultra Strong Material | Science Featured Series
Growing concerns about industrial waste have encouraged scientists to search for ways to reuse materials that would otherwise be discarded. One such waste p ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Breakthrough plastic self-cleans & stops ice formation! UNSW researchers turned PET into superhydrophobic material via thermal etching & chemical modification, forming micro/nano structures that repel water/dirt (coffee/sand), delay ice & resist UV for packaging/cars/outdoor gear. scft.link/dEmPG
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This Plastic Cleans Itself And Even Stops Ice Forming | Science Featured Series
Modern materials used in packaging and outdoor applications are constantly exposed to harsh environments, where water, dust, and ice can degrade performance ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A groundbreaking development in woodworking could replace plastic forever! Soaking birch sawdust in sodium hydroxide creates more hydrophobic and efficient lignin, paving the way for bio-materials that outperform petroleum plastics. scft.link/dCxGw
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This Simple Wood Treatment Could Help Replace Plastic Forever | Science Featured Series
Every piece of wood hides a quiet complexity—built from a natural trio of compounds: cellulose for strength, hemicellulose for flexibility, and lignin as a ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Puppy vaccine breakthrough! Nobivac® DP PLUS just succeeded where others failed, fully protecting pups against deadly canine parvovirus—even when maternal antibodies blocked the competition. scft.link/aZi8u
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This Puppy Vaccine Succeeded When the Others Fell Short | Science Featured Series
Understanding how best to protect young dogs from canine parvovirus, a highly contagious virus that causes severe gastrointestinal illness and even death, r ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Shocking new insights reveal that professors resist evidence-based teaching methods due to overwhelming workloads, research-focused promotion policies, and a lack of institutional support and training. scft.link/CMLEJ
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The Shocking Truth About Why Professors Resist Better Teaching Methods | Science Featured Series
Understanding what motivates faculty to use new teaching methods is crucial for improving education quality in universities. Many institutions introduce pro ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cinnamon leaf extract, formulated as a nanoemulsion, dramatically improves memory and learning in rats with Alzheimer’s-like damage by reducing amyloid-beta buildup, oxidative stress, and boosting brain antioxidants. scft.link/6eLsL
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Cinnamon Leaves Protect the Brain From Memory Loss | Science Featured Series
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease are becoming more common worldwide, yet current treatments can only manage sy ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A remarkable compound from forest lichens, gyrophoric acid, blocks harmful amyloid-beta clump formation and rapidly breaks down existing aggregates—key drivers of Alzheimer’s brain damage. scft.link/oYdBU
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Forest Organism Holds Secret to Slowing Alzheimer’s Damage | Science Featured Series
Bringing attention to one of the most challenging brain diseases today, Alzheimer’s continues to affect millions of people worldwide with memory loss, confu ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New Japanese research reveals that even after achieving medical recovery like smear negativity, TB patients often remain hospitalized due to social barriers—such as inability to live independently, family issues, and delays in transferring to care facilities. scft.link/QoARD
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Medical Recovery Isn’t Enough to Leave Hospital With Tuberculosis | Science Featured Series
Tuberculosis remains a major global health concern, and in countries with aging populations its management increasingly extends beyond medical treatment alo ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A groundbreaking study revisits Schrödinger's original ideas, showing that quantum mechanics can be fully described using only real numbers, matching all energy predictions without imaginary components. scft.link/I8gLP
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Quantum Mechanics May Not Need Imaginary Numbers After All | Science Featured Series
The mathematical language of quantum mechanics has relied on complex numbers for nearly a century, even though its founder, Erwin Schrödinger, was never ful ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Discover the molecular "body switch" in antithrombin that regulates blood clotting, preventing deadly clots through a heparin-triggered safety latch. scft.link/h3BIT
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The Body Switch That Can Decide Life or Death | Science Featured Series
Blood clots are one of the body’s great survival tools. They seal wounds, stop bleeding, and help us heal. But when clots form at the wrong time or in the w ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Experts warn that generative AI could lead to a dystopian future where human creativity is overshadowed by machines, but with action, we can harness it for enhancement instead. scft.link/asXBo
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Experts Warn We Must Act Now to Protect Human Creativity | Science Featured Series
People are increasingly wondering what creativity means now that generative artificial intelligence is becoming a part of everyday life. With smart technolo ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
In Berlin's Neukölln, Palestinians face intensified daily fears of surveillance, deportation, and social exclusion following post-October 2023 tensions, shaping family dynamics and silencing voices amid police crackdowns and media backlash. scft.link/6S7Dz
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The Daily Fears Shaping Palestinian Lives in Berlin | Science Featured Series
Following the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians and the severe Israeli military response in Gaza, Berlin—home to Europe’s largest Palestinia ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Think those bizarre deer antler deformities are just from old injuries? New research uncovers Pedunculitis Chronica Deformans as the most common culprit—a chronic inflammation disease impacting wildlife health and conservation efforts worldwide. scft.link/SH7yS
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The Most Common Antler Abnormality: A Misunderstood Disease? | Science Featured Series
People who enjoy deer hunting or watching wildlife often admire antlers as symbols of health, strength, and good genetics. When antlers grow in strange, une ...
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Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change @wegenercenter.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“Clear quantification of the Paris goals can help spur climate action in the policy and legal domains. Our results show that this is more urgent than ever.” Gottfried Kirchengast in @sciencefeatured.bsky.social 👇
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World on the brink as global warming looms to exceed the Paris range | Science Featured Series
The urgency of climate action has grown as global warming edges closer to limits set by international agreements. A new study provides a clear and reliable ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
World on the brink as global warming looms to exceed the Paris range! scft.link/73ReJ
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World on the brink as global warming looms to exceed the Paris range | Science Featured Series
The urgency of climate action has grown as global warming edges closer to limits set by international agreements. A new study provides a clear and reliable ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
New smart polymers know when something’s hiding in your water! scft.link/qYSZX
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New Smart Polymers Know When Something’s Hiding in Your Water | Science Featured Series
Curiosity about how nature’s own molecules can be turned into useful tools has led scientists to develop new “smart” materials made from cinchona alkaloids ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
AI learns from the past to predict the next nlobal disaster! scft.link/tPkaI
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AI Learns from the Past to Predict the Next Global Disaster | Science Featured Series
Predicting when a complex system — such as a climate network, an economy, or even the human heart — is on the verge of abrupt collapse has long been one of ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Life-threatening duodenal injury healed using three advanced endoscopic techniques! scft.link/4axNW
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Life-threatening duodenal injury healed using three advanced endoscopic techniques | Science Featured Series
A novel combination of endoscopic therapies has demonstrated remarkable success in the treatment of a duodenal fistula, a rare but life-threatening complica ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
What we miss in interactions and the one model that catches it! scft.link/AjtO8
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What We Miss in Interactions and The One Model That Catches It | Science Featured Series
Schematic representation of the Relationship-Centred Shared Decision-Making process model. People receiving physical rehabilitation often face daily care ch ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Ukrainian students tried an online mental health intervention and results surprised researchers! scft.link/H5PPf
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Ukrainian students tried an online mental health intervention and results surprised researchers | Science Featured Series
Children in Ukraine continue to live under the weight of war, facing continual disruption and distress. Many have experienced trauma and displacement, and a ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Hidden soil chemistry helps rainforests hold their nutrients despite storms! scft.link/HuQFn
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Hidden soil chemistry helps rainforests hold their nutrients despite storms | Science Featured Series
Biological and chemical processes in rainforests are essential for the way these ecosystems hold onto nutrients, yet many of the details are still unclear. ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
At Science Featured, your research doesn’t just stay on our website - it travels further. Science deserves to be seen, heard, and shared.
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Doctors stop hidden stroke source using unexpected blood flow shortcut! scft.link/rgp9c
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Doctors stop hidden stroke source using unexpected blood flow shortcut | Science Featured Series
Vertebral artery stump syndrome, also known as VASS, is a rare but clinically important cause of recurrent strokes. It occurs when small blood clots, known ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Tiny silica nanoparticles show strong potential to deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors, minimizing harm to healthy tissue. scft.link/adEIX
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Tiny silica particles show surprising promise in stopping tumor growth | Science Featured Series
Cancer remains one of the most difficult diseases to treat because every case can be different, and tumors often behave in unpredictable ways. One new direc ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Using advanced single-cell tech, scientists mapped how body segments form in spider embryos revealing new paths in evolution and development. scft.link/ZJTRV
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Tiny spider embryos unlock the mystery of body building in nature | Science Featured Series
The segmented body plan of arthropods, from insects to spiders, has long fascinated biologists for its conserved appearance and diverse developmental origin ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Plasma-activated water speeds diabetic wound healing by reducing inflammation and aiding tissue repair. scft.link/3u11g
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Specially treated water treated by cold plasma helps stubborn wounds heal faster in diabetes | Science Featured Series
Diabetic wounds, particularly foot ulcers, are among the most serious complications faced by patients with diabetes. These chronic wounds often fail to heal ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Discover what’s next in science. The latest research, ideas, and innovations advancing scientific understanding. Follow Science Featured to stay informed.
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Tiny spider embryos reveal how segmented bodies form, offering new insight into evolution and development. scft.link/ZJTRV
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Tiny spider embryos unlock the mystery of body building in nature | Science Featured Series
The segmented body plan of arthropods, from insects to spiders, has long fascinated biologists for its conserved appearance and diverse developmental origin ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Tiny mesoporous silica particles may revolutionize cancer treatment by targeting tumors directly, with minimal impact on healthy organs! scft.link/adEIX
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Tiny silica particles show surprising promise in stopping tumor growth | Science Featured Series
Cancer remains one of the most difficult diseases to treat because every case can be different, and tumors often behave in unpredictable ways. One new direc ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
A new model helps capture the small but vital care decisions often missed in rehab! scft.link/AjtO8
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What We Miss in Interactions and The One Model That Catches It | Science Featured Series
Schematic representation of the Relationship-Centred Shared Decision-Making process model. People receiving physical rehabilitation often face daily care ch ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Doctors discovered a hidden cause of stroke and treated it using an unexpected blood flow route, stopping repeat strokes in a rare condition. scft.link/rgp9c
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Doctors stop hidden stroke source using unexpected blood flow shortcut | Science Featured Series
Vertebral artery stump syndrome, also known as VASS, is a rare but clinically important cause of recurrent strokes. It occurs when small blood clots, known ...
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Science Featured @sciencefeatured.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
At Science Featured, your research goes beyond our website. We share discoveries on X, Bluesky, and LinkedIn - reaching scientists and thinkers worldwide. Our team also creates narrated YouTube videos, making science seen, heard, and shared. Science deserves to be seen, heard, and shared.
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