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It's terrible that it's so easy to fake citations that even a cat can get a double-digit h-index. But what can be done? In #ScienceAdviser, I ask the experts from my Science Magazine piece on Larry: https://lnkd.in/gzMd5xnR (plus, as always, you'll find more of the best from Science and science!)
Researchers in the Sierra Nevada used “smart” bird feeders to test the spatial cognitive abilities of food-caching chickadees in the wild. The results in Science show that individual mountain chickadees with better spatial cognitive abilities live longer lives. Learn more in this week's issue: https://bit.ly/3TgXjvu
A new method reduces the energy needed for laser powder bed fusion of reflective and refractory metals, paving the way for a broader range of materials that can be 3D printed. Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/8hi
Neolithic engineers understood and used “early science” to construct the giant stone megalith called Menga, according to a new #ScienceAdvances study. 📄: https://scim.ag/8ha
Hidden in this illustration are nods to the titles on our summer reading list. Can you spot them all? 2024 marks the centennial of the History of Science Society (HSS). For 100 years, HSS members have written accounts of science as human endeavor and cultural phenomenon. A now-vast bibliography reflects the diversity of the sciences, the local forces and global exchanges that shape their development, and the evolving methods and questions that drive historical inquiry. For this year’s summer reading list, HSS asked 10 of their book prize winners to choose the books they would recommend to Science readers. Learn about the context of the science that came before our modern understandings: stories of medicine, ancient culture, technology, standard measurements, and philosophy. Can you find all nine hidden symbols that correspond to these titles? Scroll to slide 6–9 for a key, and follow the link to learn more about each book: https://scim.ag/8h0 #ReadABookDay
Researchers have presented a new family of polymer adhesives that offer a sustainable and recyclable alternative to conventional polymer adhesives and can be used across a wide range of applications. 📄: https://scim.ag/8gy #SciencePerspective: https://scim.ag/8gz
This week’s new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine has arrived! https://scim.ag/8gc
The creamy fruit and nectar-rich flowers of the milk fruit tree are irresistible to Xenohyla truncata, a tree frog native to Brazil. On warm nights, the dusky-colored frogs take to the trees en masse, jostling one another for a chance to nibble the fruit and slurp the nectar. In the process, the frogs become covered in sticky pollen grains—and might inadvertently pollinate the plants, too. It’s the first time a frog—or any amphibian—has been observed pollinating a plant. Learn more on #NationalWildlifeDay: https://scim.ag/8fW
