This allows scientists to compare human liver cells’ reactions to drugs to those of the other species. https://t.co/zvgw6104H7

For now, a world in which all customs officials have easy access to one wood identification tool is a distant dream. #longreads
 https://t.co/8vAnuAW9IQ

“The modern medicine available to us today may very well be gone tomorrow if we don’t slow the development of antibiotic resistance.” https://t.co/IvYXTzxZ2F

If further fossil finds confirm that Danuvius and perhaps other ancient tree-dwelling apes stood upright, “it would show that our [human] lineage never did go through a hunched-over stage of walking because we were always upright.”
 https://t.co/d8jNn1cOBH

Dengue can cause fever, aches, pain and — in severe cases — bleeding, vomiting and rapid loss of blood pressure, which can be fatal. https://t.co/sUGaWwBRlL

"Stories about robots often end poorly for their human creators." But would a supersmart robot (with feelings) really pose Terminator-type dangers? https://t.co/FIdSqpFSBR

Police in Florida were granted unfettered access to a public genealogy database. This is what it means for genetic privacy.
https://t.co/tO01sDioId

Shifting tectonic plates, not atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, controlled the strength of the powerful East Asian monsoon throughout its history, scientists say. https://t.co/jvjQhM2yF5

An ancient ape that was larger than a full-grown male gorilla has now revealed molecular clues to its evolutionary roots. https://t.co/m30NygkVGo

The name Ultima Thule came under almost immediate criticism after Newsweek noted that the phrase had also been appropriated by the Nazis. https://t.co/bwtTRFCdHk

Honeybee deaths are mysterious, but researchers might have discovered another piece of the puzzle.
 https://t.co/qtTlKNw2I1

“One particular strand of Christianity … got obsessed with [the organization of families] and altered the direction of European history.” https://t.co/nfGipesZOJ

An ingredient often used as a dietary supplement was found in all tested lung fluid samples. https://t.co/ZoqsRx4YJi

By studying changes in mom’s immune system, scientists hope to predict the risk of premature labor and then reduce that risk. #longreads
 https://t.co/Th0yOPlq0F

RT @evolambert: Just west of Hawaii, blennies from reefs, swordfish from the open ocean and anglerfish from the deep congregate as larva on slicks - calm ribbons of plankton-rich water - to eat and grow.

There, plastic outnumbers baby fish 7-1.

My latest @ScienceNews 
https://t.co/0FpTfzqv1x

Scientists hadn’t seen the elusive ungulate for almost 30 years. Locals, however, encountered it often.
 https://t.co/E7iuJiDItk

For carpenter ants, colony careers aren’t set in stone. New research reveals a molecular switch that, if toggled early in life, turns soldier ants into foragers. 
 https://t.co/LgyEkYwsq3

“Finding plastics in these little guys was honestly kind of an emotional hit.” 
 https://t.co/VlmFNe6QPH

If you’re looking for an extra dose of motivation to take up running, perhaps this will help. 
 https://t.co/qflzr3KdEv

“I do hope eventually there will be a dengue vaccine that will be accepted. It would help a lot of people.” https://t.co/sUGaWwBRlL