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Synesthesia isn't just in your mind. The body reacts as if the colors were real.

Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

LiveScience

'Sexy' pterosaur tail should have been nightmare for flying. How did it work?

The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

LiveScience

What we know about the 43 monkeys that escaped a research facility South Carolina

In 2007, scientists unraveled the DNA of the rhesus macaque

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'No scientific evidence' that ancient human relative buried dead and carved art as portrayed in Netflix documentary, researchers argue

A new commentary blasts claims about Homo naledi featured in Netflix's "Unknown: Cave of Bones."

LiveScience

Always modified my Twitter use in accordance with eLife board’s feedback, says sacked editor Michael Eisen

Michael Eisen fired as eLife Editor-in-Chief for quote tweeting The Onion's satirical article criticizing Palestinians. Eisen clarified himself, but eLife cited his approach to leadership, communication & social media as reason for firing. Eisen disagreed & cited eLife's reaction to social media as danger.

The Hindu

As Gaza crumbles, those speaking up for innocent Palestinians are being silenced and sacked

Simply opposing violence against civilians is to risk career and reputation. Where are the defenders of ‘free speech’ now, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Prominent US figures face backlash and firings for pro-Palestinian statements

From magazine editors to Hollywood agents, supporters of Palestinians experiencing widespread rebuke

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‘eLife grieves the tragic losses of civilian lives, both Israeli and Palestinian’

An eLife spokesperson on behalf of the Board of Directors told The Hindu in an email that the “particular content of Eisen’s tweets is not the reason behind the decision to replace him”.

The Hindu

Scientific Journal Dismisses Editor-in-Chief for Endorsing Onion Item on Gaza and Israel

https://twitter.com/mbeisen/status/1712947590294306976 Science reports: Michael Eisen, editor-in-chief of the prominent open-access journal eLife and longtime critic of traditional journals, says he is losing that job for publicly endorsing a satirical article that criticized people dying in Gaza for not condemning the recent attacks on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas. "I…

Reason

Journal editor’s firing could negatively impact freedom of speech

On October 24, Michael Eisen was fired as the Editor-in-Chief of the prominent open access journal eLife.

The Hindu

Scientific journal editor fired for sharing Onion article about Israel-Hamas war

‘They’re going to alienate and have alienated a huge part of the community: people who don’t think it’s bad to express political opinions that not everybody agrees with,’ Michael Eisen said after sacking

The Independent UK

Do we need a radical alternative to scientific publishing?

Scientific publishing is necessary for career success, but the current publishing model extracts a steep cost. We need new alternatives that deviate from marginal changes, which won’t dislodge existing bad research-publishing practices. India’s science academies can also agree on a research evaluation metric that journals and funders can use when…

The Hindu

Ancient Human Burials Featured in Netflix Doc Spark a Scientific Controversy

Did our long-lost hominin cousins venture deep underground to dig graves for their dead, or is there still a mystery lurking in Rising Star Cave?

Inverse

Bees make decisions better, faster for things that matter to them: Research

Honey bees have to balance effort, risk, and reward while making quick and accurate judgements of which blooms are most likely to provide food for their hive. According to new research published in the journal eLife, millions of years of evolution have evolved honey bees to make quick decisions and…

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Marmosets Practice Crying in Womb, New Study Suggests

Baby marmosets begin practicing the face and mouth movements necessary to call their family for help before they are born, shows a study published in the journal eLife. This finding may also apply to humans, as ultrasounds in the third trimester of pregnancy have shown developing humans in the womb…

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Study: Consuming moderate quantity of eggs can boost heart-friendly, healthy metabolites in blood

According to recent studies published in the 'eLife' journal, consuming a moderate quantity of eggs might be beneficial for increasing the number of metabolities in the blood, which are good for the heart.

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