🧪 Science is for everyone.
Not just the elite.
Not just academics.
Not just people with advanced degrees.
Science belongs to all of us.
And one of the most powerful things a person can say is:
“I can understand this.”
That’s why the mission of @LabX at the National Academies matters so much. They invite people in. They make science approachable, engaging, and connected to real life. They spark curiosity in people who may have never seen themselves as “science people.”
Because when people start asking:
🔍 Why is this happening?
🔍 How does this work?
🔍 What does the evidence show?
…we build a more informed, connected, and curious society.
Isn’t that what we want for the public?
Science communication that opens doors instead of closing them. #einsteinfellows25
@labxnas@thenasem
🌍 This week’s Friday Findings is doing some serious detective work… just in very unexpected places.
One story traces the rise of an ancient African empire back to a quiet shift in the Nile 🌊
Another looks to Moon dust to rethink where Earth’s water came from 🌕
And the last? Parasites that are… swapping genes?? 🧬
It’s giving: rivers as architects, the Moon as a historian, and microbes behaving badly.
Science is weird. We like it that way.
Boba fails with cold water: It's like glue, but not in a good way. Physics lesson: heat activates molecules! Watch the full episode on YouTube. #Boba #ScienceExperiment #Fail #KitchenHacks #YouTube
Rubber that refuses to break. Apes that act a little too familiar. And orangutans testing out a sky bridge like it’s their daily commute.
This week’s Friday Findings is all about connection—how things hold together, fall apart, and find their way back. From a 100-year-old mystery solved in PNAS to primate social drama to a literal bridge in the treetops, this one’s got range.
Which story are you bringing up at dinner? 👀
🎉🍵 Happy National Bubble Tea Day!🥤💖 Whether you love classic milk tea or fruity flavors bursting with boba, today is all about indulging in your favorites! And in case you missed it - we have a whole episode about the chemistry of making boba pearls that we think you'll love!
Watch the full episode at our link in bio!
#BubbleTeaDay #CheersToBoba
🌌💡🌿 Big universe energy, small human fixes
We mapped millions of galaxies across the universe…
…and down here on Earth, the solution might just be turning off your porch light.
This week’s Friday Findings covers:
🌌 The largest 3D map of the universe ever created
💡 Why birds need us to hit the lights at night
🌿 A massive effort to get water flowing back through the Everglades
Scale: cosmic → local → ecosystem-wide.
Impact: all of it matters.
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #Space #Wildlife #Environment #Everglades #Astronomy
Ever thought about making boba from scratch?
Our latest Chemists in the Kitchen recipe video walks through the full process—from mixing and shaping the dough to boiling and finishing in brown sugar syrup.
It takes a little patience, but the result is that familiar chewy texture you know from bubble tea.
#boba #bubbletea #recipevideo #foodscience #labx #homemade
🌍 Moon flashes, fossil fraud, and penguins in trouble
This week’s science lineup feels unreal—in the best way. Astronauts watched meteorites hit the moon in real time, a “300-million-year-old octopus” got exposed as a total fraud, and Antarctica just got some rough news.
🐧 Emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals are now endangered as climate change reshapes their world—supported by research that includes findings published in PNAS.
🌕 Artemis II astronauts saw flashes of meteorites striking the moon—no atmosphere, no warning, just impact.
🐙 And that ancient octopus? Turns out it wasn’t an octopus at all… more like a nautilus in disguise.
Nature stays unpredictable. Science keeps catching up.
#FridayFindings #ScienceNews #Space #ClimateChange #OceanLife #WeirdScience
DIY Boba fail vs. win! Cold water experiment for physics fun, but heat is key for perfect pearls. Watch the full episode on YouTube! #DIYBoba #ScienceExperiments #SoftMatterPhysics #KitchenHacks #YouTube
Making DIY boba! It's gooey, chewy, and absorbing water like magic. Watch the texture transform! Full episode on YouTube. #DIYBoba #BobaMaking #FoodScience #HomeCooking #YouTube
