Editor's Choice: Surviving Antarctica, probiotics for anxiety, ancient mariners⛵ Plus: Women's Day 2025

Surviving Antarctica, Probiotics ease anxiety, Ancient mariners, Addressing large urban fires, Smart patch & Dying galaxies. Plus Women experts for International Women’s Day 2025. Read all in the latest Editor's Choice.
Surviving Antarctica, probiotics for anxiety, ancient mariners⛵ Plus: Women's Day 2025

Surviving Antarctica

The Antarctic midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, uses both dormancy and delayed development to survive the extreme climate. This allows the larvae to emerge as adults at the same time to mate when summer arrives.

Quiescence

Probiotics ease anxiety


Singapore scientists discovered that live microbes play a direct role in regulating brain activity linked to anxiety. This opens up possibilities for probiotic-based therapies to improve mental health.
 

Ancient mariners


Traces of rope-making, fishing hooks and deep ocean fish were found in archaeological sites in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Timor-Leste, indicating advanced ancient seafaring in the region.
 

Before Polynesians
Addressing large urban fires

Due to the rise of large-scale fires and blurring boundaries between urban and wildland areas, experts are updating testing standards to lessen the impact of fires and increase resilience of buildings. 

Smart patch


A new versatile smart patch can monitor biometric signals then automatically deliver drugs based on real-time data. Researchers expect further applications in glucose management, pain relief, and chronic disease treatment.
 

Dual purpose
Dying galaxies

An astronomer found gas flowing out of a galaxy 12 billion years ago, shutting down its star formation during the early Universe, and suggests the cause may be a supermassive blackhole. 

Women's Day 2025

For International Women’s Day 2025, we updated and promoted our list of women experts who have agreed to share their knowledge with journalists. 

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This month's speaker was Ruby Shaira Panela from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), who shared about her experiences in using traditional media and social media strategies for science communication.  

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