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Elizabeth Culotta

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Deputy News Editor at Science Magazine

Deputy News Editor, @newsfromscience. Passionate follower of anthropology, biology, evolution, and human diversity in all its glory. She/her

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  • Aug 10, 2024 | blog.sciencenet.cn | Jon Cohen |Elizabeth Culotta

    Weekly Headlines (excerpts)1. Milky Way may escape fated collision with Andromeda galaxyFresh simulations find even chance our Galaxy avoids a cosmic crash in a few billion yearsBY DANIEL CLERY 9 AUG 20242. ‘Force of nature’ genomicist builds world-class center for Africans to help AfricaWith vision and a big personality, Christian Happi offers a model of postcolonial genomics in NigeriaBY JON COHEN, ABDULLAHI TSANNI 9 AUG 20243.

  • Aug 8, 2024 | science.org | Elizabeth Culotta |Shraddha Chakradhar |Rodrigo Ortega

    Science—meaning the Western tradition of testing hypotheses and writing research papers—has its roots in the Enlightenment of 17th and 18th century Europe. When this new way to understand the natural world emerged, colonialism was already well established, with a handful of nations in Western Europe exerting political and economic control over distant lands and peoples. Eventually, just eight nations claimed more than half the globe (see map, below).

  • Aug 7, 2024 | science.org | Elizabeth Culotta |Shraddha Chakradhar |Meagan Cantwell |Sarah Crespi

    Editorial News In Brief In Depth Controversy over intentional burial by Homo naledi extends to new publishing models Mammoth study in Chinese villages shows antibiotics that kill Helicobacter pylori reduced cancer risk A stripped-down HIV genome can interfere with normal virus replication Underground churn from ancient continental breakups can explain highlands in Brazil, India, and South Africa Multiple researchers are reporting toxic agar, but the ultimate culprit remains unclear Workers in...

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Elizabeth Culotta
Elizabeth Culotta @elizculotta
8 Oct 24

I'm proud to have worked with the terrific @rpocisv on this award-winning story about who gets to have species named after them.

News from Science
News from Science @NewsfromScience

Congratulations to @rpocisv, winner of the 2024 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award in the Science Reporting category. 🏆 Check out the winning story on whether—and how—to change scientific names now deemed offensive. https://t.co/Fe4ZWx9kLm

Elizabeth Culotta
Elizabeth Culotta @elizculotta
8 Oct 24

This is now my new favorite tweet as well.

Alexa Kuenstler
Alexa Kuenstler @alexakuenstler

In honor of Nobel Prize Week, please enjoy my favorite tweet of all time https://t.co/o8yrRpxuDc

Elizabeth Culotta
Elizabeth Culotta @elizculotta
5 Sep 24

RT @NerdyChristie: Historically, in the months leading up to an election, people dug in their heels, becoming more politically polarized. B…