Cleo Abram on Instagram: "Huntington’s disease successfully treated for the first time ever. In this trial, scientists inserted a virus containing new DNA into the brain that helps neurons destroy dangerous proteins. Their data showed the treatment slowed the progression of the disease down by 75% - and this is just the start! For more optimistic science and tech stories, follow along. #science #geneediting #huntingtons #tech #medicine"

Understanding the Causes of Black Stool

NASA Earth on Instagram: "Aerosols are tiny solid or liquid particles in our atmosphere like dust, sulfates from pollution or volcanoes, wildfire smoke, and more. NASA’s GEOS model shows how these particles can affect the air we breathe—even from far away. In this visualization of aerosol data from the GEOS model, different colors represent different aerosols. Sea salt is blue, dust is pink, smoke is orange, and sulfates from pollution and volcanoes are green. Data is shown for Aug. 1 to Sept. 1

Impact on Instagram: "Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. 🩵 Impact’s interview with the heroic conservationist and climate activist from April captured Dr. Goodall’s reflection on the state of today’s climate crisis and her hope in the young people who are fighting to protect the natural world."