ALLA KATSNELSON

These drugs act primarily on the serotonin system, which is implicated in autism, and many people report positive effects — but researchers have more questions than answers || Spectrum

Jacob and Karsten Kirk, twins from Copenhagen, spent 40 years devising a method to grow these mushrooms || The New York Times

Animal welfare researchers are getting creative to pin down subjective experiences || Science News

Chemists look to adapt green infrastructure to manage emerging contaminants || Chemical & Engineering News

In a few classrooms, robots attend for children ailing at home. A researcher wants to know how to make the devices better || Science

Protein might dramatically boost recovery after an ICU stay, but clinicians are just learning how to study its effects. || Undark

Studying the vaccine in dogs could give insight into its effectiveness in people. || ACS Central Science

Research on early-life adversity should pay more attention to the perspective of children themselves. || Knowable Magazine

Q&A with John Constantino || Spectrum

… morels and meaning || The Last Word On Nothing

Machine learning tools that parse animals’ social interactions may boost reproducibility in behavior research || Spectrum

An emerging branch of neuroscience asks a question long on the minds of researchers. Recent stimulus payments make the study more relevant. || The New York Times

Gassy chemicals may tell tales of coral health and climate change. || Hakai Magazine

Research using pet dogs as animal models of cancer is helping to inform treatments for human patients — and vice versa. || Lab Animal

Ferris Jabr follows a forest ecologist into the woods to listen to the conversations that happen above and below ground || Nieman Storyboard

A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon || Scientific American

Misoprostol can prevent and treat postpartum haemorrhage. But because it can also cause abortions, availability of the cheap medication is often tightly restricted. || Nature Outlook

Yes - even you. || SELF.com

A recently recognized biophysical feature in the fluid of living cells has biologists thinking afresh about how cells carve up their space || Knowable Magazine

Chemists explore the role of intrinsically disordered proteins in the origins of life. || ACS Central Science

Scientists want to understand how viruses like SARS-CoV-2 make these so-called zoonotic jumps to help spot the next big outbreak || Chemical & Engineering News

Seismologist Lucy Jones mixes an "alchemy" of hard data and compelling imagery to relay messages about risk and response || Nieman Storyboard

As metagenomics advances, virus hunters are finding novel infections in colonies of laboratory mice across the world. || Lab Animal

Teaching children to respect pets’ feelings and needs will help establish a safe environment for all. || The New York Times

These biomolecules could hold clues to why the virus is so infectious and to how to stop it || Chemical & Engineering News

Probiotics, sensors, and MOFs are among technologies that could keep herds healthy as industry turns away from antibiotics || Chemical & Engineering News

A new study offers insight into the lives lost when Italy’s Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. || SAPIENS

Artificial wombs may give premature babies a better chance of survival. But could they transform reproductive rights too? || BBC Focus

Access to medicines is uneven around the world. Innovative chemical synthesis and engineering technologies could have a profound leveling effect. || The Moonshot Catalog

Carbon monoxide can be deadly, but it also has remarkable healing properties. Scientists need a good way of delivering it to the body. || Chemical & Engineering News