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Some wonderful news: Knowable Magazine has won three awards and received four honorable mentions at the 2024 FOLIO: Eddie and Ozzie Awards! Our work was the top winner in these three categories: ✏ Range of Work by a Single Author (Consumer): Knowable Magazine articles by Katarina Zimmer https://lnkd.in/gCssEKmB 🕷 Science Single Article (Consumer): Everyone should start counting spiders by Betsy Mason https://lnkd.in/giGdE8Yt   🎧 Science Podcast: Knowable Magazine Podcast by Adam Levy and @Charlotte Stoddart https://lnkd.in/gEMWYtSk We received four honorable mentions in these categories: ✍ Long-Form Feature Content (Consumer): The atomic bomb, exile and a test of brotherly bonds: Robert and Frank Oppenheimer by KC Cole https://lnkd.in/gCPxZFNh ✍ Science Single Article (Consumer): The extraordinary case of the ferocious female moles by Alejandra Manjarrez (translated by Debbie Ponchner) https://lnkd.in/gXUu5edq ✍ Science Single Article (Consumer): Moving trees north to save the forests by John H. Tibbetts https://lnkd.in/giX7RQRN 📧 Newsletter (Consumer): Knowable Magazine newsletter https://lnkd.in/giyNSe_H A full list of recognized work can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gE73VFhi Congratulations to all the honorees! #EddieOzzieAwards  #ScienceJournalism #SciComm

Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists seek the math that can explain the universe’s particles and forces. https://lnkd.in/eiF3t8fh

To understand the origins of multicelled life, researchers are studying a motley assortment of simpler animal relatives. The commonalities they’re unearthing offer a trove of clues about our mutual past. https://lnkd.in/eNiwMRFc

Australia’s iconic marsupial has been viewed as a food source, pest, mascot and, now, a conservation concern. Scientists are breaking down myths — using genetics, robots and citizen science — and finding new ways to protect the animals. https://lnkd.in/enMfZfWd #KnowableMagazine

Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say. https://lnkd.in/eKwm38cU

The liquid that our mouths produce isn’t just a lubricant. It plays an active role in how we perceive taste and can influence what we choose to eat, researchers are discovering.

The same taste receptors found on the tongue are in the stomach, intestines and elsewhere, too. What are they doing there? Well, a lot.

Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem — one that you can help protect. Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Diario EL PAÍS

At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance

The insects participate in elaborate courtships, are devoted parents, occasionally eat each other and have a gregarious nature. Learn more about this in our recent article republished by Smithsonian Magazine.