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About 250 cichlid fish species have evolved in Lake Tanganyika in less than 10 million years. This week in Science, researchers report linking exploratory behavior to niche adaptation in these fish and identified a genetic variant with a strong effect on the exploratory behavior of the species. https://scim.ag/6Js

Extreme heatwaves in China follow floods in Pakistan because of an upper tropospheric pathway tied to the Asian summer monsoon system, according to an analysis of more than 40 years of atmospheric data. Learn more in this week’s issue of #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/6KC

“We find that, in most cases, biodiversity conservation works.” I love it when #ScienceAdviser has good news to share! Check out that story and more of the best from Science Magazine and science in today's newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ghAh8Knb

In response to infection, a small protein called IFN-γ is synthesized and released by several types of cells belonging to the #ImmuneSystem. A new #ScienceReview looks at lessons and prospects of IFN-γ and infectious diseases: https://scim.ag/6Kh

When Photo Editor Elizabeth Billman shared her selects for Science Magazine’s 26 April 2024 cover, I knew right away that I would only try one of them in layout. Our photo editors often ask photographers for near frames that might work better in our cover format—leaving space for the cover lines, etc.—but this was the only frame that photographer Angel Fitor got when this fish suddenly turned around to bite his camera! Undeterred, I knew the tight crop and fun type placement would add to the visual impact …and show off a little of that cichlid curiosity discussed in this paper.

Over the past 155 years, we have discovered elements and expanded the periodic table from Dmitri Mendeleev's first design. There's even a version that includes haiku—check it out during #NationalPoetryMonth: https://scim.ag/6K6

Hi all. Well, I made a big disclosure in my editorial this week, which argues for more appreciation and recognition of neurodiversity as a difference in science. I disclosed my own diagnosis of autism and also posted a Substack on the journey to talking about it. I benefited from discussions with extraordinary people like AJ Link, Bonnielin Swenor, Simon Baron-Cohen, Temple Grandin, Steve Silberman, Peter Hotez MD PhD, John Constantino, and Richard Grinker. And of course the support of my boss, Sudip Parikh, and the world's greatest family and friends. Editorial below. Here's the Substack with more: https://lnkd.in/eHFThNBd. Love you all. https://lnkd.in/eSdKkFCY

During a rotator cuff repair, surgeons often remove fatty tissue called the subacromial bursa. A new study suggests that might be a mistake. Read that story and more of the best from Science Magazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser: https://lnkd.in/gP_uyRWJ

The first analysis of dire wolf DNA argues that these ancient predators are so different from other wolves, coyotes, and dogs that they require an entirely new scientific classification. #DNADay

Two decades of dengue surveillance reveal how different serotypes shape the risk of severe disease, colorful brain microdisplays could minimize the risk of tissue damage during neurosurgery, and more in the new issue of #ScienceTranslationalMedicine. https://scim.ag/6IP