Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies.From @AssociatedPress: "Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey."flip.it/gAnDv0#Pets #Animals #Science

 

Not everything we call eco, natural or “green” is actually better for the environment. Five sustainability habits you might think are helping the planet — but probably aren’t. Plus, how you can make your individual actions more meaningful, from @sciencefocus:flip.it/7UKjVw#Science #Environment #Sustainability #Earth

 

Outer space remains a great mystery, but through amazing photography it’s a lot less confounding to us earthlings. @LiveScience compiled this roster of the best space photos from 2025. Pick a favorite and let us know why you chose it in the comments:flip.it/vmWmqo#Science #Space #Photography

 

A recent genetic analysis shows that modern Bo people are descendants of the ancient Hanging Coffin culture of Southeast and Southern Asia. Read more from @phys.org@flipboard.com, including info about the practice of carrying wooden coffins with the remains of the deceased up onto steep slopes. Maybe you can figure out how they got up there: flip.it/G0rwKi#Science #History #Asia #Humans #Archeology

 

There are thousands of aligned holes in Peru. Archaeologists now think they know who made them.@CNN reports: "A series of about 5,200 holes stretching nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) across the Pisco Valley in the southern Peruvian Andes has baffled researchers for nearly a century."flip.it/YLlIZ4#Archaeology #Peru #Science #Mystery #History

 

All roads in ancient Rome stretched far longer than previously known, study shows.From @AssociatedPress: "Researchers previously tallied the extent of Roman roads as covering around 117,163 miles (188,555 kilometers). The new work shows nearly 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) of roads across the extent of the Roman Empire, allowing travel from Spain to Syria."flip.it/FWqNF9#History #Archaeology #Science

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