Because science saves lives, and that’s something worth celebrating. Join us in building a culture of gratitude for science. ScienceSaves.org/Petitionhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mx5pfl6zgj2eAlexis’s brother donated the bone marrow used in the treatment that helped save her life. She’s now a two-time leukemia survivor. Help us recognize lives like hers. Sign the petition for National Science Appreciation Day: ScienceSaves.org/Petition05 Oct 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5pfl6zgj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mwrdrdofn52hDo you wash your hands? But germ theory is JUST a theory 😱 Yes... a scientific theory: a well-supported explanation repeatedly tested against evidence. Our free K–2 Washing Hands lesson helps students explore the science behind something they do daily: ScienceSaves.org30 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrdrdofn52hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mwnogh5edr22Alexis is a two-time leukemia survivor and bone marrow transplant recipient. Who did science save for you? Help us build support for a day that recognizes lives like Alexis's. Sign the petition to make March 26 National Science Appreciation Day: ScienceSaves.org/Petition29 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnogh5edr22https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mw2ukx5pz22iIn a five-year 249-patient lung cancer study, users of a specific app lived five months longer on average than those who did not use it. Earlier signal = earlier care. Full story from Radboudumc: https://ow.ly/7ykv50ZPVQQ21 Sep 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2ukx5pz22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mvqnq4w7xt23Scientific progress has a more human unit than survival rates or treatment outcomes. A child gets to grow up, a patient gets more time, someone survives what once would have killed them. Ask governors to recognize March 26, 2027 as National Science Appreciation Day: https://ow.ly/8NSN50ZOTAa17 Sep 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqnq4w7xt23https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mvo5aihrh42dScience saved someone you love. A baby born too soon. A cancer patient with options. Someone who survived an infection. Help make March 26, 2027, National Science Appreciation Day, a day to recognize those lives. Sign, then send it to two people: ScienceSaves.org/Petition16 Sep 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo5aihrh42dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3munhyblyeo2uScience class doesn’t have to start with definitions. Start with an artificial heart. Dialysis. A 3D-printed hand. Then ask: what would YOU build to improve a human life? Our free Grades 6–12 lesson turns that question into an engineering challenge: ScienceSaves.org/1stday03 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3munhyblyeo2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mukye6b64u2hBefore a newborn Logan could go home, he needed heart surgery performed at his bedside, eye surgery to protect his vision, blood transfusions, oxygen, and 99 days of NICU care. Today, Logan gets to tell that story himself. #ScienceSaves 02 Sep 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukye6b64u2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mtmszzkcoe2p"Thanks to science, doctors were able to diagnose his condition before he was even born using ultrasound technology." Oh, you know, just science changing lives before they begin.21 Aug 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmszzkcoe2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mtkaniar7427Emily’s grandmother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2020. A stem cell transplant helped treat her. The science that made it possible began decades earlier. This is what scientific progress looks like from the other end.20 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkaniar7427https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mswabbnojq2rShe didn’t fully understand what chemotherapy and radiation were doing, but she could see how much they affected her mom. We depend on science working quietly in the background. And that doesn't happen by accident.12 Aug 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswabbnojq2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3msjivxrw7b27Juliana’s father had a stroke caused by a completely blocked carotid artery. Medical imaging helped doctors find the problem and give her family answers. Today, her biggest supporter and role model is still here. Science saves.07 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjivxrw7b27https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3msejnmzo2u2yIn 1854, nearly everyone blamed cholera on bad air. John Snow mapped the deaths and found a different answer. Our free classroom lesson lets students follow the same evidence, find the cluster, and investigate the outbreak themselves: sciencesaves.org/teacher-resources05 Aug 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msejnmzo2u2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3msc2tiflbo2mSometimes the biggest breakthroughs are quiet parts of everyday life. Because of science, someone can see more than two feet away. What's something science has made possible in your daily life?04 Aug 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3msc2tiflbo2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mrxqnvdixc2iIt's easy to talk about bone marrow transplants. It's harder to picture what one actually means to a family. This reel does both.31 Jul 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxqnvdixc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mrgaoq75id25At one of our conference tables, we asked people to finish a sentence: "Because of science, I can…" Someone anonymously wrote: “Still walk :)” We don’t know their story and we don’t need to. Sometimes the case for science is two words and a smiley face :)24 Jul 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgaoq75id25https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mrdtn2ap4c26There’s a small circular scar on the arms of Maya’s family members that she calls an "immigrant scar." They got it from the BCG vaccine, part of the tuberculosis vaccination campaigns in the former Soviet Union. To her, it’s a reminder of what her family overcame. #ScienceSaves23 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdtn2ap4c26https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mr6swvkclb25Eighteen years ago, Vienna needed a medical breakthrough. Today she's studying to help create one. #ScienceSaves21 Jul 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6swvkclb25https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqujsxeewo2rA hundred years ago, this story probably would've ended when Harley was nine. Instead, it begins with an insulin pump that fits in her pocket.17 Jul 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqujsxeewo2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqsacyhphz2jMartha Lillard survived polio at age five and spent the next 73 years living with its effects, including relying on an iron lung. She was the last known person in the U.S. still using one. Rest in peace: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/health/polio-survivor-iron-lung-dies16 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsacyhphz2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqpj65dd7n26Dallas spent her sixth birthday in the ER. The treatment she received helped her breathe again. Thanks for sharing your story, Dallas 💚 #ScienceSaves15 Jul 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpj65dd7n26https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqmrz24xzn2xAubrey spent years sick without an explanation. One endoscopy finally found the cause. A diagnosis led to surgery, and surgery led to relief. Sometimes science saves by giving us answers 💙14 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrz24xzn2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqkox4jett2bCOVID ended years ago, but for a lot of families, it didn't leave overnight. Elizabeth shares how her mom's contamination OCD kept their world small and how participating in a psilocybin-assisted therapy clinical trial helped change that. Science saves.13 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkox4jett2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqcaqojzny2xWe've all been there. Something feels off, and you just want to understand what's going on. Thanks for sharing your story with us, Fani 💙10 Jul 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcaqojzny2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mqan3h7xqp2b"My grandmother didn't survive her cancer. But she became part of the science that keeps moving us forward." Thank you, Arcus, for sharing your family's story 💚09 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqan3h7xqp2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mq64mpkshf2l"The first time my little sister ate without choking, I almost cried." It's a simple sentence that says a lot. Thank you, Mina, for sharing your family's story with us ❤️08 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq64mpkshf2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mpz6ziyzo62qSophie's grandmother was 80 when doctors found a lung tumor the size of a tennis ball. Traditional surgery wasn't a good option, so this happened instead 💚 #ScienceSaves06 Jul 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz6ziyzo62qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mpmfzmkryu25Most people fear sharks, but science taught us sharks should fear us. Scientists are tracking migrations, studying genetics, and protecting the predators that help keep our oceans healthy. Science saves sharks 🦈01 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmfzmkryu25https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mphifg5xie25A woman was at risk of losing her ability to walk because of a rare pelvic tumor. Surgeons at Semmelweis University removed it using intraoperative neuromonitoring to identify and preserve the surrounding nerves. Discharged the following day: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/113380029 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphifg5xie25https://bsky.app/profile/sciencesavesorg.bsky.social/post/3mp5jvipvw42nHannah-Lydia on what science has made possible.25 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:o2b52chjphlp6r3r5bb2bvg7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5jvipvw42n