Erin Garcia De Jesús

It's time to face the music. 538 days is far too long to wait for a fair contract, @society4science.bsky.social / @mayaajmera.bsky.social. #faircontractnow

With little proof, Trump links Tylenol to autism and touts a treatment The FDA plans to add a warning to Tylenol’s label and OK use of a drug for autism. Researchers say there’s little data to support either move.

👀 On our radar: What’s the deal with acetaminophen and autism, via @laura-sanders.bsky.social @sciencenews.bsky.social

www.sciencenews.org/article/trum...

@society4science.bsky.social CEO @mayaajmera.bsky.social is speaking at #concordia25 about "collaboration" and "well-being" in the future workplace. Meanwhile, @sn-media-guild.bsky.social workers have spent 516 days at the bargaining table with little to show for it. Yikes. 😬

𝟱𝟭𝟯 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀,👏Five👏hundred👏thirteen👏days👏, 𝟝𝟙𝟛 𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤.

No matter how you write it out, that’s a ridiculously long time. Workers at @sciencenews.bsky.social and @snexplores.bsky.social deserve a fair and timely contract.

@society4science.bsky.social and @mayaajmera.bsky.social this is not it. ✊

I'm attending this @sn-media-guild.bsky.social picket virtually and I can hear all kinds of honking!

My @sn-media-guild.bsky.social colleagues are out picketing again today and I'm sending virtual support from afar! More than 500 days of negotiations is far too long.

500+ days is WAY too long to be waiting on a fair contract. Workers continue to lose money. Be sure to sign SNMG's petition!

actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

This is @mayaajmera.bsky.social, CEO of @society4science.bsky.social.

Our workers have been negotiating for over 500 days for a fair contract that includes work-life balance, pay equity and transparency.

📢 Tell Maya that it's time for a FAIR CONTRACT NOW! Help our cause by signing our petition. ⬇️

The members of the Science News Media Guild have been bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social to get a fair contract for over 500 days now - please help us move things forward by signing our petition (link below)!

Yesterday, our workers made their voices heard by rallying for a fair contract. We've been negotiating with @society4science.bsky.social for over 500 days. We have to say: the honks of support we heard were music to our ears! 😊 Help our cause by ✍️ our petition below.

#faircontractnow

NASA's Perseverance finds its first possible hint of ancient Mars life The NASA Mars rover examined a rock containing organic compounds and “leopard spots” that, on Earth, are associated with microbial life.

There's a NASA presser happening now in which acting admin Duffy said "This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars." That doesn't mean it is a sign of life. We covered this cool rock in 2024, paper in Nature is out today: 🧪🔭
www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa...

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It's true! 500 days of bargaining with @society4science.bsky.social and still no contract! Big thanks to @wbng.org for working hard to help us secure the fair deal our workers deserve! If you'd like to help, be sure to sign our petition below!

#faircontractNOW #Solidarity #workerrights

500 days and still no deal? Our workers deserve better for the incredible work they do! Please take a moment to sign and share our petition for a fair contract.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

Science News Media Guild authorizes strike as union marks 500 days of bargaining with no contract - Washington-Baltimore News Guild Members of Science News Media Guild recently voted by 92% to authorize a strike against the Society for Science if necessary.

🚨RELEASE: After 500 days at the table with no fair contract, Science News Media Guild members (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) have authorized a strike.

Bosses are stalling. Workers are ready to fight. ✊

wbng.org/2025/09/05/s...

Please sign our petition! Only 178 more to go to meet our goal of 500 signatures by Saturday.

“COVID-19 vaccines remain our best tool to prevent severe disease, hospitalization and death due to COVID-19 — for healthy adults, children, pregnant patients and others at higher risk. The scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad vaccination."

BREAKING: Workers of @sn-media-guild.bsky.social voted with 92% support to authorize a strike, with 89% of members participating. We're ready to do whatever it takes to get the fair contract we deserve. See our comments below to learn more about how to help our efforts! @society4science.bsky.social

Just a few years ago I was quoting sources who were so excited about the promise of mRNA vaccines. Now, all the progress is at risk.

No need to verify that we're human. So let's start treating #workers like it. It's been 474 days since @sn-media-guild.bsky.social started negotiations with the @society4science.bsky.social. Still waiting on that fair contract. Want to help? ✍️ our petition in the comments below (No CAPTCHA needed.)

How flossing a mouse's teeth could lead to a new kind of vaccine Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers are developing new ways to protect such areas.

The other is about how floss could be the next frontier for mucosal vaccines. Read it and you too could learn how to floss a mouse, a thing I never imagined I would know.
www.sciencenews.org/article/flos...

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require enlisting other species The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyards. But bats, fungi, dogs and even trees may help control them.

In case anyone needs a timeline cleanse for no reason whatsoever, I wrote two fun stories last week.

One talks about what researchers are learning about spotted lanternflies and how to control them with natural predators, parasitoid wasps and fungi
www.sciencenews.org/article/spot...

I sure hope so too!! our hospital network stopped carrying them 2 years ago because “no one was getting the vaccine” 🙃🫠

Finding a Covid vaccine for my <1 year old has been near impossible over the last couple of months. One of my last hopes was the local health department, and they told me they wouldn’t be getting more vaccines until the fall. Whelp… 😭

Zombifying fungi have been infecting insects for 99 million years Two bits of amber discovered in a lab basement hold ancient evidence of a fungi famous for controlling the minds of its victims.

Insects and zombifying fungi have a relationship that stretches back 99 million years

And how is this known?

A hapless ant pupa from long, long ago was smothered in resin — later to become amber — just as a fruiting body of a fungus was bursting out of said pupa

—via @sciencenews.bsky.social

Early mRNA research that led to COVID-19 vaccines wins 2023 medicine Nobel Prize Biochemists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman devised mRNA modifications to make vaccines that trigger good immune responses instead of harmful ones.

HHS is winding down mRNA vaccine development to shift toward what it calls “safer” vaccine platforms. But the technology is safe and effective, scientists have found. Read about the Nobel Prize–winning work behind these vaccines here:

HHS winds down mRNA vaccine development funded by BARDA The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a plan to end mRNA vaccine work funded by the | The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a plan to end all mRNA vaccine work ...

RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines (and mRNA) continues. mRNA naturally occurs in all of our cells, and vaccines have been used safely for hundreds of years. We've never seen a US health official completely reject fundamental science this much before. My story:

We've been negotiating for a fair contract for 467 days.
@society4science.bsky.social held an ice cream social last Thursday, so we thought we’d treat everyone to a look at how negotiations are going. Signing our petition would be the 🍒 on top of our 🍨! shorturl.at/RinYU

#faircontractNOW

My Science News colleagues were out chalking the sidewalk in front of our building today, so I decided to support them all the way from NJ. I'm sure my neighbors also appreciate the message!

@society4science.bsky.social is holding an ice cream social today. @sn-media-guild.bsky.social thought we’d treat people to a peek at how contract negotiations are going (spoiler alert 🚨 still no contract and no raises in more than 440 days)