Amanda Montañez

Bears Will Be Boys A data analysis of animal gender in children’s books

ever since becoming a parent i have wanted to do this exact data viz project (but no time because, you know, parenthood lol). so thank you, @mellymeldubs.bsky.social. because sometimes animals are ladies!! pudding.cool/2025/07/kids...

Want to Get Away? NASA Now Offers More Than 6,000 Alien Worlds to Daydream About It’s a crowded galaxy, the latest exoplanet tally shows

We've reached 6,000 confirmed exoplanets! I talked with @aussiastronomer.bsky.social about where things go from here. (A great graphic by @unamandita.bsky.social visualizes the amazing jumps in planet finds since the first ones were confirmed in the 1990s.)

What State-by-State Rules Mean for Your COVID Shot With federal vaccine guidance under fire, states are forging their own immunization paths

Confused by patchwork COVID vaccine guidelines across states? @sciam.bsky.social has a map with the latest info from the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. We'll keep tracking updates. 📊 @unamandita.bsky.social ✏️ @jaimieseaton.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...

We’ve Lived through the Three Hottest Summers on Record Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three summers, which were the three hottest on record

Congratulations, you've just lived through the three hottest summers on record 🫠

But with greenhouse gas emissions still piling up in the atmosphere, those records probably won't stand for terribly long. 🧪

(graphic by @unamandita.bsky.social)

An important story and nice collaboration between @sciam.bsky.social interns @humbertobasilio.bsky.social and @luyieve.bsky.social

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COVID Vaccines Are Still Saving Lives—But They Will Be Harder to Get This Year Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far

@meghanbartels.bsky.social just answered all my covid vax questions, and probably yours too 💉https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-is-eligible-for-the-covid-vaccine-in-2025-and-how-to-get-it/

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An issue of Scientific American with the cover line "life - Uncovering the Origins of Evolution's Big Bang" with Taughannock Falls in the background.

Took this photo at Taughannock Falls in the FingerLakes while on vacation last week! #sciaminthewild

Happy 180th (!!!) birthday @sciam.bsky.social!

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The Math Hack You Didn’t Know Was in Your Credit Card Find out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s keeps your wallet safe

For anyone who has ever mistyped their credit card number, immediately gotten an "invalid number" message, and thought "but how did they KNOW?"...here is the answer, you're welcome www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

Has anyone ever written a dissertation on how kids are so good at information visualization because honestly this shit blows my mind sometimes

mRNA Vaccines Are a Game-Changer—Here’s Why Speed and flexibility have made mRNA a blockbuster technology

mRNA Vaccine Tech Could Transform Medicine and Cure Diseases. RFK, Jr. Just Pulled Its Funding.

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Ok can we all agree Spotify has gotten out of hand

The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 World Cup Soccer Ball Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game

ok i am aggressively not a sports person, but this story by @dodecalemma.bsky.social is so cool! and the graphics were fun to work on :) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

YouTube video by CNN What do billionaire space flights mean for the rest of us? | Terms of Service

What's the deal with private spaceflight? What are the pros & cons? Is it turning space into a playground for the ultra-wealthy, or are there benefits for all? Check out my chat with
@cnn.com's @claresduffy.bsky.social on her "Terms of Service" podcast to find out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXnv...

Is Chronic Venous Insufficiency Serious? Trump’s Diagnosis Explained After photos showed President Donald Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency—a blood vessel disease that affects circulation in the le...

After photos showed President Trump with swollen ankles and bruised hands, the White House revealed he has chronic venous insufficiency. Here's what that means: www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

A legendary TikTok featuring legendary graphics by @john-h-knight.bsky.social

There Is a Beach That Contains Clues of How a Bird Flu Pandemic Could Take Off The first hints that a new strain of avian illness is emerging could be found on this beach on Delaware Bay, where migrating birds flock. Here’s what virus detectives who return there every year know ...

For 40 years, virus detectives have flocked to NJ beaches to track avian influenza. Their clues? Bird poop 💩 I followed that team to explain H5N1's history in a special Science Quickly podcast series. Featured today in @sciam.bsky.social's bird flu issue: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

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We finally made it to Bluesky—just a few billion years after the Big Bang, and only slightly late to the party ✨🌌

We’re sharing some of our best stories from the year so far to kick off our Bluesky journey!

A Seemingly Impossible Block-Stacking Problem Has a Preposterous Solution—And You Can Try It at Home In principle, this impossible math allows for a glue-free bridge of stacked blocks that can stretch across the Grand Canyon—and into infinity

for those who love a good math story (and/or jenga??), here's a fun one www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

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Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Belugas Flirt and Fight by Morphing Their Squishy Forehead Scientists are putting together a catalog of communications from belugas’ forehead “melon”

...and here's the whale melon story: www.scientificamerican.com/article/belu...

YouTube video by hankschannel Let's Not Be Confused About This Genetically Modified Baby

honored to have helped educate @hankgreen.bsky.social on whale melons (that's my graphic for @sciam.bsky.social right around minute 9)! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLA...

See How Declines in U.S. Vaccination Rates Could Bring Eliminated Diseases Roaring Back As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could improve—or drastically reverse—the prevalence of measles,...

The "resurrecting previously eliminated diseases" beat is the worst beat but @laurenjyoung.bsky.social and I are on it www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...