It’s known as “ghost gear:” Abandoned traps, aimlessly drifting nets, and other lost fishing equipment can haunt the ocean for years, ensnarling and killing whales, turtles, and other marine creatures. scim.ag/mT

Exclusive: Republican members of Congress have failed to persuade the U.S. National Academy of Medicine to expel Peter Daszak, who has been the subject of harsh scrutiny for research related to the origin of the #COVID19 pandemic. scim.ag/mI

Elephants sport more brain cells for their ears alone than humans have for their whole face, according to a new study. scim.ag/mH

Two new studies reveal racial and gender disparities in student publication rates, adding to the ways that inequities in academia manifest early in careers. scim.ag/mF Science Careers

Tim de Zeeuw—a former head of the European Southern Observatory—abused power, intimidated and vilified women, according to Leiden University in the Netherlands. scim.ag/mD

A new form of sodium packs a whacking 28 neutrons in its atomic nucleus, along with the 11 protons that define its chemical identity. scim.ag/mC

The two hardest hit World Health Organization regions—Europe and the Americas—are both seeing a steep decline in #monkeypox cases. Scientists are debating why. scim.ag/mA

On #Halloween , learn more about how pumpkin, squash, and gourds would likely have gone the way of the dodo were it not for humans domesticating them. scim.ag/mx

The mummies appear to be relics of an ancient population that disappeared in Eurasia after the last ice age—one that was ancestral to Indigenous peoples living in Siberia and the Americas today. #ScienceMagArchives scim.ag/mu

A newly described bacterium is shaking up what it means to be a complex organism. scim.ag/mm

“It’s amazing how much we can tell about ancient episodes like this with this kind of data.” #WeekendReads scim.ag/mg

A genetic analysis of more than two dozen Chinese mountain cats concludes that the creature is not its own species, but rather a subspecies of feline that gave rise to several modern wildcats and the domestic cat. #NationalCatDay 🐈 scim.ag/m8

A novel technique for predicting volcanic flows represents “a brand-new tool to be added to the standard toolbox of volcanologists.” scim.ag/m2

Many animals shrink when they become domesticated. But in honor of #NationalCatDay 🐈, learn more about the curious thing that appears to have happened to cats during the Viking era. scim.ag/lU

Researchers have measured the collective electric field produced by a whole swarm of buzzing, boisterous Western honey bees—and found it’s a lot bigger than they had imagined. scim.ag/lQ

This year’s #DanceYourPhD contest is now open!

Here's how to enter: 1. Turn your #PhD thesis into a dance. 2. Post the video on YouTube or TikTok. 3. Send us the link by 27 January 2023.

The overall winner receives a $2000 prize—submit today: scim.ag/lO

Your Hershey bar may have been worth its weight in gold in Mayan times. #NationalChocolateDay scim.ag/lM

Genomes from ferns and a cycad reveal deep roots of plant reproduction. scim.ag/lI