Jeanna Bryner

2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and...

Finally! After decades of also-runs, amazing molecular cages-which can do everything from trapping greenhouse gases to delivering and releasing drugs at specific parts of the body- won the Chemistry Nobel. Read @megha.bsky.social 's story, here, and watch for updates today.

See Stunning Feline Photography Revealing the Science of Cats Tim Flach captures his fascination with the science of cats in stunning photographs from his new book Feline

Do you have a favorite? Boy from Indonesia? Tim Flach is such an amazing photographer! 💜 CATS. @meghanbartels.bsky.social

Does Tylenol Use during Pregnancy Cause Autism? What the Research Shows Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. plan to tie Tylenol use during pregnancy and folate deficiencies to rising autism rates—but the evidence is thin

Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy increase risk of autism? The evidence is thin—and entirely correlational. Here's what to know. @sciam.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/does...

San Francisco Rattled by Predawn Earthquake The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line

Bay Area quake! Get the deets here: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/magn...

The Meteorite That Vanished: A Tale of Lies, Death and Smuggling How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean

"The fate of the cosmic cannonball is now anyone’s guess," writes @danvergano.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social

Bird Migration Is One of Nature’s Greatest Spectacles. Paleontologists Just Found Clues to Its Origin Tiny fossils hint at when birds began making their mind-blowing journey to the Arctic to breed

Right now, millions of birds are migrating south before the onset of the boreal winter. @ksepkalab.bsky.social and I explore the evolutionary origins of this amazing behavior in our article for @sciam.bsky.social!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Chimpanzee Consumption of Boozy Fruit May Illuminate Roots of Humanity’s Love of Alcohol Wild chimps ingest the equivalent of multiple alcoholic beverages a day

Chimpanzees get a surprising amount of alcohol from the fruit they eat. This discovery might bolster the "drunken monkey hypothesis" for humanity's love of liquor 🧪🍸

This is fascinating (and scary), "as she goes into her umpteenth meeting of the day..."

See How Alzheimer's Disease Works—And How the Newest Treatments Fight It While our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease is far from complete, the latest therapies, and others in more than 100 clinical trials, offer new hope

I love how this feature uses graphics to explain the latest thinking on possible Alzheimer's causes and the many treatment targets. @sciam.bsky.social @jenchristiansen.com @estherlandau.bsky.social

Is Polar Geoengineering a Bold Fix or a Dangerous Gamble? Debate Rages among Scientists Scientists are beginning to take clear sides on whether or not to use human-made interventions to preserve polar ice, such as pumping up seawater or launching aerosols into the atmosphere to cool the ...

What are your thoughts on the logic behind polar geoengineering ideas? @sciam.bsky.social @alecluhn.bsky.social

Dr. Smith also reminded the students and advocates listening: "Nothing for us without us." #FutureOfSickleCell @sciam.bsky.social

I heard so many stories from warriors who participated in and attended the event. Things are getting better, but there's still a long road ahead for equitable care.

I had an incredible discussion on advances in sickle cell research with Amit Jimoh, Jonathan Stiles and Robert Meller in the beautiful auditorium of our host @msmedu.bsky.social #FutureofSickleCell @sciam.bsky.social

At the Peak of Hurricane Season, the Atlantic Is Quiet. Here’s Why Hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin is historically at its peak on September 10—but not this year

Today is the peak of Atlantic hurricane season. And yet, there's not even a hint of a hurricane anywhere in sight. What gives? Some cool weather stuff here: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/atla...

@sciam.bsky.social is at #Morehouse School of Medicine getting ready for a discussion on cutting-edge new treatments and the road to a cure for Sickle Cell disease. It's going to be a fascinating day, if you're in Atlanta come on by! #FutureOfSickleCell www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...

"To know sickle cell disease is to know medicine." Dr. Wally Smith, Florence Neal Cooper Smith Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, encourages #Morehouse School of Medicine students to study the science and join Sickle Cell warriors in their fight. #FutureofSickleCell

How Big Is the Biggest Black Hole? Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?

Some black holes get extremely massive. Is there an upper limit to their growth?

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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

Find out if you meet one of the eligibility criteria to receive a COVID vaccine this year. The list of qualifying conditions is pretty broad and includes lifestyle risk factors such as physical inactivity: www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-... @meghanbartels.bsky.social

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I am so excited about the advances in treating and potentially curing T1D. Fingers crossed these scale up in my son's lifetime.

My fave #SciAmInTheWild so far. Can you beat aliens? (www.scientificamerican.com/anniversary-...)

Meet the Newly Discovered Human Ancestor Identified Just by Its Teeth Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors

Fossil teeth reveal a new species of human ancestor, one that co-existed with the earliest known members of our own genus. I love thinking about how, although Homo sapiens is the only human species around today, for most of human prehistory, multiple human species roamed the earth 🤯 🧪

Gorgeous eyes! #SciAmInTheWild

I LOVE this cover. amazing!

Love this sunlight feature - light boxes could truly be curative for some autoimmune diseases. And send us your #SciAmInTheWild submissions!

Why Glacial Lake Outbursts Like the One in Alaska May Happen More Often Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater

Meltwater from a glacier lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater

Daisy can't get enough of Scientific American! #SciAmInTheWild Can't wait to see the submissions. Contest Rules: tinyurl.com/yfrrp7kb

180 years of Scientific American. Join in on the fun by sharing your own selfie of your favorite issue and tag with #SciAmInTheWild. Prizes for the winners!

Anyone feel a tremor in westchester a few minutes ago?