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The queen now loses some of her dominance over her workers. Some ‘go for it’ and lay eggs of their own. This causes strife between sister workers and between daughters and queen. Harmony breaks down in the nest.
#bees
#nature #wildlife
#biodiversity #environment
#insects #worldbeesanctuary
#science #education #bumblebees
A loud boom in Ohio was a meteor traveling at 45,000 miles per hour, NASA says.
The SETI Institute's Dr. Peter Jenniskens, a meteor astronomer, joined "Jesse Weber Live" on March 17 to discuss the loud boom that was reported in northeast Ohio.
Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA5PSFmOyAc
RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.
History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Children #History #Science #RFKJr
Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar
Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/never-mind-band-aids-neanderthals-had-antiseptic-birch-tar/#ancient-people-did-stuff #anthropology #antibiotics #archaeology #herbal-remedies #hominins #neanderthals #paleoanthropology #science
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Color photo of a roll of birch bark, a puddle of tar, and a spear with birch tar securing the point.
Bull Sharks Are Large, Aggressive Predators—but They Also Know How to Make 'Friends,' New Research Suggests https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bull-sharks-are-large-aggressive-predators-but-they-also-know-how-to-make-friends-new-research-suggests-180988368/ #science
#introduction: Hi I’m Farah. I’m originally from a small South Asian country; now live in Iowa, USA. I talk about my hobbies, #books, #gaming, #sciencefiction and #StarTrek and other isssues like #mentalheaIth #science #psychology. Occasionally I’ll talk about #USpolitics. I complain about the world a lot. I am pathologically anxious and make jokes to compensate, they aren’t always funny. Trying to connect with people because it’s hard to make friends in real life. Peace! 🖖🏼
https://www.europesays.com/us/665987/ Deer trapped on rocks for hours along coast of Ogunquit, Maine #area #BeachmereInn #coast #Coastline #Deer #DeerOnRocks #DeerTrapped #Firefighter #front #InlandFisheries #Maine #Maine'sTotalCoverage #MarginalWay #MarginalWayWalkingPath #Ocean #OceansideRocks #Ogunquit #OgunquitFireDepartment #photo #rock #Science #section #UnitedStates #UnitedStates #US #Wildlife #WMTW
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Deer trapped on rocks for hours along coast of Ogunquit, Maine
Some Antibiotic Drugs Can Alter Your Gut Microbiome for Up to Eight Years, New Research Suggests
Extreme Weather Is Shrinking Baby Birds in a 60-Year Study
Extreme Weather Is Shrinking Baby Birds in a 60-Year Study
Scientists claim parallel universes might exist. In one of them you submitted this with a funnier headline
Neanderthals used Birtch Tar as an antiseptic.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/never-mind-band-aids-neanderthals-had-antiseptic-birch-tar/
#theBeeAt3
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As the #bumblebee queen starts laying ‘male’ eggs she stops emitting a pheromone telling workers to raise fertilised eggs as workers.
All further fertilised eggs laid are raised as queens.
But trouble is brewing!
#bees
#bumblebees #nature
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#education #science #vegan
#environment #insects
🌎 Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, died March 13,2026
"In his 2023 memoir, “Life,” Ehrlich expressed deep gratitude for a 70-year career in science. However, he was frustrated over what he saw as the inability of science to penetrate America’s stubbornly unscientific political culture. He was also saddened that the environmental movement was failing to effectively oppose “the forces that pose existential threats to civilization.” Throughout his career as a public scholar, Ehrlich was never afraid to look into the abyss."
It's not weird for some species to incorporate toxins from their diet as defenses: poison dart frogs, monarch butterflies, sea slugs, etc
But let's get weird and circuitous with it
#Nicotine was developed by plants to kill insects. As a quirk of #neurochemistry, humans use it addictively, so cigarette butts are everywhere
Birds have figured out they can use them in their nests to repel insect parasites
The original intention of nicotine
Weird!
AI gets a D: Study shows inaccuracies, inconsistency in ChatGPT answers
"It struggled most to identify hypotheses as false, getting those answers correct just 16.4% of the time. Furthermore, ChatGPT was inconsistent: Across 10 identical prompts, it consistently estimated only 73% of the statements accurately."
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #ChatGPT #Science
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DATE: March 18, 2026 at 11:30AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Planned Expansion to Take Latin America’s Largest Solar Plant Beyond 1 Gigawatt Capacity
The state-owned energy utility Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has announced an ambitious expansion of solar energy projects totaling 1.5 gigawatts of production and storage. Armed with 30 billion Mexican pesos ($1.62 billion), CFE’s flagship project will be a 580 megawatt expansion of the Puerto Peñasco solar complex in the state of Sonora to 1 gigawatt […]
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Whales leave DNA 'footprints' across the ocean. Here's how we track them https://phys.org/news/2026-03-whales-dna-footprints-ocean-track.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
Past intensive whaling threatens the future of bowhead whales https://phys.org/news/2026-03-intensive-whaling-threatens-future-bowhead.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Whaling
⟦Scheidt et al.⟧ A multi-decadal aerial survey reveals patterns in manatee abundance and response to seagrass die-offs https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1725777/full 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science
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DATE: March 18, 2026 at 02:30PM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Gene from High Altitude Yak Protected and Repaired Myelin Sheath in Early MS Study
A special gene that helps animals like the yak survive at high altitude could enable new treatments for multiple sclerosis after positive findings from a mouse model. The genetic mutation that enables yaks to live in environments with much less oxygen, and may hold the key to repairing nerve damage in conditions such as multiple […]
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Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of #methane driving #globalHeating
Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts
'phlconsortium' of phlbacteria phldiscovered phlcooperating to phleat phthalate phlplasticizers that phlsingle phlmicrobes can't phlconsume
Waste Plastic Turned into Parkinson’s Drug
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/waste-plastic-turned-into-parkinsons-drug/
#goodnews #science #health #medicine #recycling #Scotland #UK
🦆 Researchers have found that platypus hair contains an unusual hollow version of a structure, called a melanosome, which contains colour pigments - something previously only found in birds
✨Follow the link for more information✨
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/platypuses-just-got-weirder
#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #platypus
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DATE: March 17, 2026 at 11:30AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: 3 New Lizard Species Discovered in Australia–Including Stunning Orange-Headed Rock Monitor
These days, when scientists announce they’ve discovered a new species of animal, it’s usually some miniature frog or deep sea isopod. But check out this Varanus umbra, a never-before-described species of rock monitor, and he’s a real lookah’ Dr. Stephen Zozaya, a research fellow at the Australian National University, described the shock he and his colleagues experienced […]
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Whale song remix: Study shows that humpbacks shift pitch when a neighbor joins in https://phys.org/news/2026-03-whale-song-remix-humpbacks-shift.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
Rare blue whale sightings highlight need for Atlantic protections https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rare-blue-whale-sightings-highlight-need-for-atlantic-protections/ 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science
There is a lot #dinosaurs could do that their modern ancestors couldn't, however new research is revealing one of the things they weren't the best at compared to their modern bird descendants: hatching.
🔗 Learn more: http://dlvr.it/TRY2yD
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DATE: March 17, 2026 at 02:30PM
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TITLE: Tunisian Solar-Powered Cars Leverage African Sunshine to Charge 30 Miles for Free Everyday
An ambitious motoring rollout is taking place in Tunisia, where a company is trying to make a splash in the market with a pair of solar-powered EVs. Including a small delivery vehicle and a passenger car, Bako Motors is already manufacturing their models and selling them in the sun-washed continent’s showrooms. CNN, which was first […]
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✨🪲 Researchers are studying the mathematical models that allow thousands of #fireflies to blink in perfect unison.
By observing these bioluminescent #insects, scientists can better understand how decentralized systems coordinate complex behaviors without a single leader.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/the-science-of-how-fireflies-stay-in-sync/
#biology #physics #nature #science #wildlife #entomology #math #bioluminesence
Lost Archimedes Page from Medieval Manuscript Discovered in France
A page long thought lost from one of the most important surviving manuscripts of antiquity has now been identified in a French museum, offering fresh insight into both ancient science and medieval book culture.
#mathematics #books #literature #science
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Archimedes the Thinker by the Italian painter Nicolò Barabino. It shows Archimedes sitting in a chair with his feet stretched out in front. His arms are resting on the high-backed chair. A table with a papyrus on it.
🗨️ #science should investigate what kind of person actually manages to reach a leading political position, and why everyone in office suddenly loses logical thinking and morality - #research #socialscience #biology
#law #warcrimes #crimesAgainstHumanity
#AbuseOfOffice
#US #UK #EU #UN (...)
#politics #illegalactions
#war #waroniran #palestine
#genocide
#propaganda #media #policies
#journalism
📲 Video: R. Medhurst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNWJJ8IgUE
🎨🌛 #Reading usually requires a lamp, but "Goodnight Light" is designed specifically for the dark.
Using special glow-in-the-dark ink, the pages appear empty in daylight but uncover a story of friendship once the #sun sets. Created to help kids embrace the #night and promote #energy efficiency, the #book even folds out into a star-shaped bedside lamp.
👉 https://www.creativebloq.com/entertainment/books/this-childrens-book-appears-blank-in-the-daytime
#art #books #design #sustainability #innovation #lighting #creativity #education #parenting #science
NGC 2170, the Angel Nebula in Orion. #Science #Astronomy
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A dark nebula with glowing blue and white regions is surrounded by numerous stars against a black background in deep space.
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National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
State attorneys general won’t get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/#climate-change #law #national-academies #nonsense #policy #science
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A man sits at a bank of computer screens, each showing different views of the planet.
The science of how fireflies stay in sync
Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/the-science-of-how-fireflies-stay-in-sync/#biology #biophysics #collective-motion #quorum-sensing #science #swarms
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Long-exposure photo of a firefly swarm in Congaree.
ENHANCE -- Pinwheel galaxy edition!
Brought to you by #Hubble and #JWST
#Webb #Astrophotography #space #science #astronomy #astrodon #NASA #ESA #galaxy #Messier
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From source in toot: At lower left, an image shows a spiral galaxy with a yellow core and winding arms full of brown dust and blue star formation. A rectangle graphic outlines the core, and lines extend to a larger image at upper right, showing a closer view of the galaxy’s center, surrounded by patches of glowing orange-brown dust and pink stars.
Good news, folks! mRNA vaccines don't cause "turbo cancers" — first, because those don't exist, and second, because mRNA technology has been studied for decades and large population studies have found no increased cancer risk at all following vaccination. Here's more from @TheConversationUS on how the rapid spread of vaccine misinformation is threatening the development of this potentially transformative technology.
5.5 tonnes per hour is the amount of methane emitted by a single oil and gas site in the United States — equivalent to running about a million SUVs — according to an analysis that names and shames the worst methane leakers in the world.
The super-polluting plumes from oil and gas facilities have a colossal heating impact on the climate but often result from poor maintenance and can be simple to fix.
It is "maddening" that such easy action to fight the climate crisis is not being taken. People should be angry.
Stopping the leaks can even be free, given that captured gas can be sold – methane is the "natural gas" that fires power stations.
#Methane #Emissions #Climate #FossilFuels #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Science #Nature
The foreground galaxy NGC 7320 appears separate while its companions engage in gravitational ballet. Discover → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/astronomy-news/celebrating-one-year-of-james-webb-telescope-image-of-stephans-quintet #SpaceExploration #SpaceTelescope #STEM #Galaxies #Science #NASA
According to Einstein, space can take on any curvature depending on what's in it: positive curvature, negative curvature, or zero (flat) curvature. So why is our Universe so flat?
A Simple Drink Choice Helps Gamers Stay Focused For Hours, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-drink-choice-helps-gamers-stay-focused-for-hours-study-finds #science
Astronomers have discovered 11 more moons around Saturn, bringing its total to 285--by far the most of any planet in the solar system.
The true number may be unknowable, if you count every ring particle as its own little moon.
https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K26/K26F14.html #space #science #nature #math
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In the upper half of the illustration, the 21 largest Saturn satellites are represented full-scale with respect to each other and in relation to the parent planet (beige circular segment under the moons) and to the rings (in the background). The lower half shows the positions of several of the moons up to a distance of approximately seven Saturn radii from the planet's centre, which can be seen as an outline hemisphere having a radius of 71,500 kilometres at the left (shown in correct full scale).
The biggest problem here is that they claim this experiment says something important and novel about evolution: that having development reduces selection pressure on genes. I think that's generally accepted, actually, but it's not well supported by this experiment.
In a sense, what they really showed here is that bubble sort is a more efficient sorting algorithm than mutation and crossover, which is obvious. Their simulated organisms did not evolve to do bubble sort. They were either granted a certain number of sorting steps every generation, or they evolved to increase the number of sorting steps allotted to them. More sorting produced more sorted lists faster.
Then there's "genotypic fitness." The very idea undermines the point of this study, which is that genes don't determine organisms or fitness. So what does it mean for genes to be fit? Why are they measuring deviation between genotype and phenotype when the whole point is that they don't correspond in nature?
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This experiment lets two forces compete for shaping a population: development and evolution. They simulate organisms with different balances between the two, and compare how well they adapt. More precisely, they simulated evolving lists of numbers, to see whether it was easier to evolve a sorted list or to sort a list via local interactions (ie, bubble sort) during a simulated "lifetime."
They successfully demonstrate that evolving a program to do some task can in some cases be easier than evolving a solution to that task. They also explore some interesting evolutionary dynamics in that scenario. Evolution creates competition an interaction between these strategies, which can be shaped by factors like the cost of computation "during a lifetime."
There's a clear analogy to developmental biology, it's just a tenuous one. I think this is suggestive of what we might see in some species. It encourages a way of thinking about development and evolution that may be useful.
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I have such mixed feelings about this paper!
It's asking a really interesting question: how does the ability of single cells to self-organize affect evolution? They observe that genes don't determine what an organism will look like or how it behaves. Some species, like planaria, have messy, corrupted genomes, yet they manage to produce the same body shape reliably, every time, and can even regenerate it after an injury. Seemingly, it's the cells that know how to do this, not the DNA! That's extraordinary, and it seems likely this same thing is happening, to different extents, in all multicellular organisms.
This is a profound observation that suggests we need a better and more nuanced story of evolution. It's also a fun thing to study with simulation experiments, like this one!
I do really like the experiment, but it should have huge caveats, and they're way too generous in interpreting these results, and in generalizing them to biology.
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The science of how fireflies stay in sync
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/the-science-of-how-fireflies-stay-in-sync/
Can animals sense earthquakes?
https://theconversation.com/can-animals-sense-earthquakes-275464
Scientists just discovered a tiny signal that volcanoes send before they erupt
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260315004411.htm
Heat-up for doctors & curious minds! Dr. Nancy Malek ties Semmelweis' hand‑washing revolution to modern COVID myths and evidence-based care. A must-watch to help patients and challenge assumptions. #COVID #Medicine #PublicHealth #Semmelweis #EvidenceBased #Science #COVIDIsNotOver #Doctors #English
https://vid.zeroes.ca/videos/watch/a3f35871-fad0-4082-9eca-68006957fb97
100 years ago today, Robert Goddard launched his first liquid-fueled rocket (nicknamed "Nell") from a snowy field outside Worcester, Massachusetts, and changed the history of exploration.
The remains of the original rocket are mostly lost, but its legacy is everywhere.
https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031626a-robert-goddard-liquid-fuel-rocket-centennial-where-nell.html #space #science #technology
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Photograph of Robert Goddard and his liquid-fueled rocket, prior to its first flight on March 16, 1926, from a farm at Auburn, Mass.
Credits: Esther Goddard, Courtesy of Clark University
US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood #vaccine policy
#law #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-efforts-reshape-childhood-vaccine-policy-2026-03-16/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
And on the fifth day, god sent an asteroid containing the essential nucleotides for life
Scientists Complete Schrödinger's Color Theory Over 100 Years Later https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-complete-schrdingers-color-theory-over-100-years-later #science
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
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Option 2: Queens lay UNFERTILISED eggs late in the nest cycle which develop into MALE #bees with chromosomes from the queen only. Males have no father.
Laying male eggs signals the start of the end for the nest!
#nature #science
#bumblebees #education
#wildlife #biodiversity
#knapweed #environment
#worldbeesanctuary
Seventy-five-old recording of whale songs found by researchers, proving at last that whales of that time were fans of Perry Como and Bing Crosby
#WomensHistoryMonth Day 12 - Conservationist, marine biologist and writer Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movement with her book 'Silent' Spring' about the dangers of pesticides. Her home where she wrote the book is now a National Historic Landmark.
Where in the World...did she write 'Silent Spring'?
Click to guess and find out on this #map:
https://www.whereintheworldgame.com/?id=214&type=q
#Science #Environment #History
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Photo of Rachel Carson.
Cosmic voids may be driving the universe's expansion through dark energy. Even emptiness has power. Funny, I've been thinking about voids a lot recently. My novel "A Crimson Void" is out this spring. #science #space #scifi #writing #cosmology ziply.pk/cosmicvoids
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An image of cosmic nebula in gold and blue, shewing vast voids between them
Scientists suggest radical new treatment for untreatable childhood brain disease: Viagra - Republicans seen cheering on the streets
A celebration of cosmic beauty: Webb shows Stephan’s Quintet’s five galaxies in breathtaking infrared. Explore → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/astronomy-news/celebrating-one-year-of-james-webb-telescope-image-of-stephans-quintet #Galaxies #Astronomy #Exoplanets #Science #NASA #STEM
Reflect Orbital and SpaceX have filed proposals with the US Federal Communications Commission that threaten ground-based astronomy. We submitted replies and collaborated with the UK Royal Astronomical Society & the International Astronomical Union for their responses. 1/
#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
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A blurried view of a starry night sky above a desert landscape with the Milky Way visible. On the right, a globe of Earth is surrounded by thousands of colored dots representing satellites in orbit. Overlaid text reads: “ESO files response to new threats to dark skies.”
Have you heard about astronomy's OJ: OJ 287? The biggest pair of supermassive black holes ever known
“This is the systematic elimination of scientific stewardship at the world’s largest biomedical research funder.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/elizabethginexi/p/i-wrote-research-funding-announcements?r=1j872&utm_medium=ios #science #health #uspol
Scientists discover AI can make humans more creative
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260315004355.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Econopass%2Fmagazine%2FFLIPBOARD+EXCHANGE+FEED+%F0%9F%97%9E%EF%B8%8F
Artificial intelligence is often portrayed as a tool that replaces human work, but new research from Swansea University suggests a far more exciting …
#science #ai #creation
Ravens don't just follow wolves-– they memorize kill sites across vast distances https://www.sciencealert.com/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances
Andromeda galaxy -- wherein: red = hydrogen gas, green = cold dust, blue = warmer dust -- located 2.5 million LY away (and closing)!
Unsurprisingly, this galaxy was the #GoldStar winner in our #astronomy episode on the #constellation #Andromeda -- listen here for more: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/andromeda-cosmic-background/
📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA25163
#podcast #Space #science #Astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #ESA #NASA #IRAS #COBE
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A false-color multiwavelength image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) seen nearly edge-on against a black background. The galaxy's disk glows in vivid reds and oranges with a bright yellow-white ring structure encircling a blue area in the center. Faint green wisps extend into the surrounding background on the left side.
Taxonomy is one way biologists communicate about what they are looking at. It's uniquely human, strangely important, and now in peril.
#Biology #Ecology #Science #Taxonomy
‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out? | Taxonomy | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/02/identify-species-taxonomists-crisis-art-borkent
Dr Becky Smethurst’s video about the Project Hail Mary film is out. Spoiler-free. Dives into the science and the fiction. Featuring Ryan Gosling, Andy Weir, and directors Phil Lord & Christopher Miller.
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21-minute video: https://youtu.be/lYHCTEnYOr4
Absolutely mind blowing 🤯
https://biomedisa.info/antscan/
"we provide 2,193 whole-body three-dimensional ant datasets from 212 genera and 792 species to broadly cover the ant phylogeny with a global scope, also pairing phenomic data with genome sequencing projects."
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Click on the mesh icon near each species and play with the 3D models. 🤩
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I'm not sure what license they're using, tho, so maybe not open source (TBD).
The wild "Starshot" project was conceived to design a probe that could reach Proxima Centauri in about 20 years.
Although project has gone dormant, it has yielded a lot of new ideas (many not widely shared, alas) about how to build a viable interstellar probe.
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2026/03/10/starshot-is-a-success-part-ii/ #space #science #technology
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A graphical summary of the Starshot concept to send a laser-sail probe to the star Proxima Centauri.
This summary of the Starshot project by one of its team leaders is a bit defensive. But it's a fascinating peek into the minds of the engineers who deeply, passionately wanted to be able to send a spacecraft to another star within their lifetime.
https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2026/03/03/starshot-is-a-success-part-i/ #science #astronomy #space #tech
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The figure shows a concept for the sail, about 5 m in diameter. Some studies show that at the velocity under consideration the gas and dust will pass through the thin sail with virtually no damage if it travels face-on. Only the payload would need protection. The sail can also be oriented edge-on in order to avoid such collisions, giving meters of material protection to the center. The payload is around the center, protected from damage due to incoming gas and dust.
♪ Come my lady, come, come my lady, you're my pretty baby You make my phone vibrate You make it go crazy ♪
#stem #science #technology #wildlife #insects #butterflies #cool
Stunning Image Reveals The Heart of Our Galaxy Like Never Before https://www.sciencealert.com/stunning-image-reveals-the-heart-of-our-galaxy-like-never-before #science
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DATE: March 15, 2026 at 03:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Good News in History, March 15
URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070315/
120 years ago today, Henry Royce and Charles Rolls put their brains and surnames together to form the most iconic luxury car maker in history. Rolls-Royce released the 40/50 in 1908, known as the Silver Ghost which became a hit, and sole offering of the company that had recently set up shop in Derby, before World […]
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this is incredible. Hanging solar panels a few meters above crops of tomatoes and jalapeños multiplied their yield 2-3x, used substantially less water, controlled temperatures, and increased the output of the solar panels https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301355120 #science #solar #environment #agriculture
Jaw-Dropping Image of Spiral Galaxy Captured Light Traveling Since the T. Rex Era–Thanks to Webb Telescope
Glasgow, Scotland
Absolute Zero Discovery Point
On this spot Lord Kelvin discovered absolute zero
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/absolute-zero-discovery-point
Books by Lord Kelvin at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/48139
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Portrait of Lord Kelvin
So, it's a bit old, but I never saw this coming.
It turns out not all #America #First #people are entirely #senseless when taking into consideration, #serious long term issues.
Specifically, things like a #environment #risk regarding #plastic and its more aptly named #microplastic variants.
According to this #research, the #science is saying that we have to take this a lot more seriously.
Now I am no #alarmist, but I do believe in medium term #red #alerts and this seems to be very much like one.
So were all the #climate #activist types right after all about an aggressive #carbon push to reduce it?
If the leading #might is #right voices are now admitting that this #doctrine as a #regime is now failing, with multiple levels of the #deception revealing and unveiling themselves piece by piece. We now stand at a very significant #crossroads as such.
As far as I know, #news wise this post is a bit old, but still highly relevant in the scientific discussion around #health and human well being. A topic of conversation that sstill peaks my #interest no matter who strategizes new theories upon it to date.
I'm all for saving the #planet but can we please agree to go all the way, and not say it's fine if we only do so in part?
https://www.infowars.com/posts/jagged-little-pills-why-microplastic-research-needs-to-get-real/
Sound on! Create a paper airplane and fly it into the #artwork. When the paper airplane touches the #sculpture, it affects the #color and #sound of the entire #space! Just one of many #interactive installations in the Future World exhibition by interdisciplinary #artist collective teamLab at the ArtScience #Museum, #Singapore. So, so cool.
#Art #Science #Tech #Technology #Installation #ArtInstallation #Light #Immersive #Colorful #Colors #Colour #Design #Travel #ShotoniPhone
Cryptography: from paper to silicon
https://negativepid.blog/cryptography-from-paper-to-silicon/
#cryptography #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #AI #quantumComputing #inventions #innovation #Cybersecurity #onlineSecurity #negativepid
Cosmic voids look empty but they may be tearing the universe apart
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260309225236.htm
JWST Detects Evidence of “Monster Stars” That May Have Created the Universe’s First Giant Black Holes
A new study is challenging decades of ageing research, finding that genetics may account for around 50% of lifespan variation — more than double previous estimates. The key insight? Earlier studies were skewed by external causes of death like accidents and infections. Strip those out, and our genes play a far greater role in how long we live than previously recognised.
#genetics #ageing #longevity #science #research #biology
https://scitechdaily.com/the-genetics-of-living-longer-study-challenges-decades-of-aging-research/
✨ 🦋 📲 How your smartphone could help unlock the mystery of the monarch butterfly's migration from Mexico 😎
👉 Butterflies that swarm El Rosario reserve over winter tagged with tiny transmitters to track journey north
#Butterfly #Science #Technology
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/monarch-butterfly-mexico-migration-tracking-smartphone-9.7126224
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DATE: March 14, 2026 at 11:04AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG
TITLE: Scans That Make Prostate Cancer Cells ‘Glow’ Can Eliminate Invasive Biopsies and False Diagnoses
Scans that make prostate cancer cells ‘glow’ can eliminate the need for invasive biopsies—and they are already available in Australia and Europe. The state of the art imaging test uses a molecule that binds to prostate cancer cells, causing them to “light up in a remarkable way”—appearing as bright spots in the scanning image. The […]
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DATE: March 14, 2026 at 01:49PM
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TITLE: Farmer Saved From Ruin After Strangers Rally to Pay $40k to Remove Tons of Rubbish Dumped on His Land
An 80-year-old farmer in England was being forced to pay $52,000 (£40k) to remove rubbish that was illegally dumped on his land by miscreants, until a kind neighbor set up a fundraising campaign to help clear the mess. The farmer in his eighties was facing prosecution, after the UK Environment Agency deemed the clean-up job […]
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DATE: March 14, 2026 at 12:17AM
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DATE: March 14, 2026 at 03:00AM
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TITLE: Good News in History, March 14
URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events070314/
123 years ago today, President Theodore Roosevelt at the behest of some naturalists and ornithologists designated Pelican Island off the east coast of central Florida the nation’s first National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge consists of a 3-acre island that includes an additional 2.5 acres of surrounding water that plays host to hundreds of species, including […]
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Most Energetic Ghost Particle Ever Seen May Have Come From Black Hole Jets. Via @sciencealert #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy 🚀 🌌 ☄️ 🛰️ #Science #Physics #ParticlePhysics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬
Magnetars drag spacetime to power superluminous supernovae
Frame-dragging may explain an odd pattern seen in the brightest supernovae.
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/r57ms
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/magnetars-drag-spacetime-to-power-superluminous-supernovae/#astrophysics #general-relativity #magnetar #physics #science #supernova
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Image of a purple sphere on a star studded background. The sphere has a series of glowing yellow lines curving out from its poles.
"Do you think it's inappropriate in any way that someone w/ no experience w/ grants for the federal government was making personal judgment calls about what grants to cancel?" an attorney asked.
"Um, no. I don't think it's inappropriate," Cavanaugh said, arguing that he did not need formal education or experience to make informed judgments. 🤔
https://abcnews.com/Politics/2-doge-staffers-regrets-people-losing-income-reduce/story?id=131050170 #science #uspol
If you wave a florescent tube under powerlines, the tube will light up. A bit of long exposure photography and you can create the illusion of your own Northern Lights. Images by Russian photographer NeverSmile.
#science #photography #art #NorthernLights #Aurora #AuroraBorealis
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You can just make out the powerlines in the background of the image. The foreground consists of sweeping sheets of lights, caused by multiple florescent tubes being waved about.
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More whirls of light.
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Even more whirls, the powerlines a bit more visible in this one.
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A night shot of a group of people holding florescent tubes, blurred by the long exposure and the motion they cause waving the tubes about.
This is fun reading. How researchers use #Doom in #science.
https://archive.is/2026.03.13-183239/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00813-4
Embattled journal brand mistakenly invites out-of-scope researchers to join board https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/13/cureus-journal-brand-agriculture-food-science-mistakenly-invites-researchers-board/ #Science #ScienceCommunications
Has anyone heard from @breadandcircuses ?
It's been a very long time since he posted. I know he was extremely upset over the climate crisis-- I'm worried about him.
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 290
In late summer new #bumblebee queens mate before hibernating.
The queen stores the sperm collected in her body until she chooses how to use it the following year.
This choice determines the sex of her offspring.
#bees
#nature #biodiversity
#wildlife #science
#worldbeesanctuary
#education #insects
#environment #pollinators
A great deal of sustainable innovation comes from right here in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
If only we could get politicians to back science instead of catering to the extractive industries that want to suppress advancements in the name of profits. #ORNL #Science https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260309225217.htm
🫁🦴 Scientists are using a #technology called Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography to create the most detailed #3D maps of human organs ever made.
By scanning donated organs at a particle accelerator, researchers can now see the delicate structures of our lungs, kidneys, and hearts in a way that was previously impossible.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/health/human-organ-atlas/
#biology #science #tech #anatomy #health #STEM #medicine #research #data
Today' theme is "find animals in data point clouds". Exhibit A:
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Screenshot of a program window showing four panels. One shows an astronomical image, the other three show clouds of little black points. Two of the point clouds vaguely resemble a ram and a deer.
#NewSpecies!
New skink from #madagascar just snuck in:
Madascincus irery
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E62E052-57DD-53F0-96F0-AC92D64CC1B8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.76.e176241
#VertebrateZoology #MadascincusIrery
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles #squamata #lizards #skinks
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Holotype of Madascincus irery in life.
#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:
Panaeolus medogensis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5155D71B-AF1D-53EE-B7AA-1EA035BBEEFA
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.17.167329
#IMAfungus #PanaeolusMedogensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology
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Panaeolus medogensis, basidiomes in the field.
Caterpillars retain memories even after metamorphosis, and their offspring retain them at least two generations later. Experimentally shown by a researcher starting in second year of high ― oops, I mean elementary school
The Simple Strength Test That Predicts Longevity After 60 https://scitechdaily.com/the-simple-strength-test-that-predicts-longevity-after-60/ #science
One Illicit Drug May Nearly Triple Stroke Risk in Under-55s https://www.sciencealert.com/one-illicit-drug-may-nearly-triple-stroke-risk-in-under-55s #science