#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #media / #journalism / #science

„The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined. It is, quite simply, the worst ever conflict for reporters.“

https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2025/Journalists

"They would perhaps contribute to a sense of agency, rather than powerlessness. Walter Lippman once lamented how the press was 'a searchlight that moves restlessly about, bringing one episode and then another out of darkness into vision.' We need to keep our searchlights trained long enough to reveal what really matters."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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"The federal worker; the trans soldier; the cancer patient whose clinical trial was halted. Just as importantly, what if we stuck with them, after the news cycle has moved on? I think we’d find stories that surprise us—of tragedy and despair, certainly, but also of resilience and fortitude."

#Trump #Republicans #chaos #destruction #cruelty #FederalGovernment #workers #firings #trans #cancer #healthcare #research #science #medicine
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Right I’ve asked this before but I didn’t save the responses sufficiently because I’m a silly goose but now I’ve got a new RSS reader on my phone does anyone have a #blog or any recommendations for cool blogs I can follow? Interested in music, mostly #metal, but also open to #science and tech stuff as well as #VideoGames but happy to look at anything really. Thanks!

Over the months I've been repeatedly disappointed by James Gleick's opinions on democracy, human rights and genocide

Real shame as his Chaos book was one of about 4 books from the library that inspired a very young me into a life-long fascination with mathematics and computers

:(

#gaza #democracy #uspol #genocide #humanrights #maths #science

#Religion #Science

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol The best space telescope you never heard of just shut down Read more…https://theconversation.com/the-best-space-telescope-you-never-heard-of-just-shut-down-253343

#h5n1 #hpai #h7n9 #birdflu #avianflu #vogelgrippe #geflügelpest #massentierhaltung #press #news #science #zoonose #pandemie

„H5N1 weitet sein Wirtsspektrum ziemlich dramatisch aus, und dabei nimmt es Mutationen auf, die das #Virus in Säugetieren besser funktionieren lassen“, sagte Worobey. Mit dieser gewissen Vor-Anpassung an Säugetiere steige das Risiko für den Menschen. So begännen Pandemien."

https://www.aerzteblatt.de/news/ein-jahr-vogelgrippe-bei-us-rindern-fachleute-fur-pandemievorsorge-und-massnahmen-83649325-091d-4b57-8b58-7ff0e2e2f44f

100 years ago, Cecilia Payne discovered what the stars are made of It might seem obvious today, but it was just 100 years ago that we discovered that the Sun, and all stars, are made of hydrogen and helium. We should thank Cecilia Payne for that.bigthink.com/starts-with-...#space #science #stars

100 years ago, Cecilia Payne d...

#NetzkollegBasiswissen: Das beste #Wissenschafts-#Video-Format!
Da kann @maithink einpacken!

#Sciencetainment #Wissenschaftsshow #Science #MaiThinkX

The entire staff of the federal government's Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is expected to be laid off, multiple federal health officials told CBS News.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-to-gut-vaccine-promotion-and-hiv-prevention-office-sources-say/ #press #Science

#boycottusa #science #buyeuropean #buycanadian #maga

A new detention of a scientist. This time a woman who worked for Harvard Medical School. She was detained in Louisiana and may be deported to Russia, where her life may be in danger for having opposed war.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harvard-scientist-russia-deportation-antiwar-b2723063.html

There's a partial solar #eclipse tomorrow! The #Moon will slip between #Earth and the #Sun, casting its shadow over us 🌞🌕🌍

To get in the spirit, let’s take a (very) close peek at our cosmic neighbour, with its crater-covered surface. And, sadly, no cheese in sight 🧀 👀

This image was captured in early January through the Nasmyth A focus of the UT1 telescope at our Very Large Telescope (VLT) in #Chile

📷 Abigail Frost

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #science

New #OpenAccess publication in the spotlight:

➡️ Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase-dependent mechanism

🔗 https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.91083.4

We talked to one of the #authors, Arjan Kortholt from our faculty of #Science and #Engineering, about the article, preprints, open #PeerReview, open access, and #OpenScience in general.

Read more on our Open Science #Blog: https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-intramolecular-feedback-regulation-of-the-lrrk2-roc-g-do

#Biochemistry #Biology #OpenData

@ScienceNewsroom_UG

Diversity ensures resilience in systems.

That’s not a partisan talking point.

It’s #science.

As scientific research gets slashed in America, the NIH abruptly terminated funding for 45 studies designed to learn how to better treat long COVID.

All grants for pathobiology studies that RECOVER funded in 2022-‘23 were canceled. Per researcher Fitzgerald, the studies were nearly complete— data only needed to be analyzed & published.

https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/NIH-cancels-RECOVER-grants-long/103/web/2025/03

#press #Science

How Microplastics Get into Our Food

Kitchen items—sponges, blenders, kettles—are abundant sources of microplastics that we all consume

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microplastics-get-into-our-food/

#news #science #health #medicine #environment #plastic #microplastics

Wow – didn’t think I’d be in tears today, but this message sent home from Gaia as it was shut down forever today hits hard 😭

What you’re seeing is a map of the 106 CCD detectors that Gaia used to measure the positions of billions of stars in the Milky Way for the past 11 years 🛰️✨

They were turned off in a special sequence … 😕

#SpaceScience #Astronomy #Science

[Marc Duquet] Aigle, vautour ou… Milan noir ?

Lien : https://marcduquet.com/aigle-vautour-ou-milan-noir/
#marcduquet #blog #science #ornithologie

„Freiheit ist ein Standortfaktor“: Das BMBF und die Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen haben gestern eine gemeinsame Erklärung zur #Wissenschaftsfreiheit und Stärkung der Forschungsstandorte Deutschland und Europa verabschiedet. Bundesminister Cem Özdemir und Helmholtz-Präsident Otmar Wiestler waren sich mit den Kollegen einig: Wir müssen handlungsfähig sein, gerade jetzt. @helmholtz @dfg_public #USA #science

Zur gemeinsamen Erklärung: https://www.bmbf.de/SharedDocs/Kurzmeldungen/DE/2025/03/bmbf-allianz-erklaerung.html

Globalization of production undermines unions, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-03-globalization-production-undermines-unions.html #science

Wow wee, wow wow! JWST just keeps raising more questions than it's answering--& that's a good thing! JWST discovered that the toddler galaxy, GS-z13-1--which existed just 330 million years after the Big Bang--had ionized the ancestral neutral hydrogen that surrounded it allowing its light to transverse the universe & reach JWST. According to present hypothesis, that's incredibly early for a galaxy to have done that. https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_sees_galaxy_mysteriously_clearing_fog_of_early_Universe

#Astronomy #AstroPhysics #Cosmos #JWST #Science

🧵 4/5

This graphic from the WMO report is one of the best visuals I have seen that clearly illustrates the connection between increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, rising temperatures, and reinforcing feedback loops that lead to devastating high-impact events with consequent risks to populations around the world.

It's not a pretty picture.

LEARN MORE HERE ➡️ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9c636ab3345bfabcb11236c266153

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

If you do NOT want to be one of the many who remain blissfully uninformed — those who somehow can stay complacent amid increasing climate chaos — here is an excellent resource for learning what you need to know.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), an agency of the United Nations, provides an annual report on the state of the global climate. This year's effort includes a helpful explainer that covers all the basics with a few minutes reading.

SEE THE EXPLAINER ➡️ https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/43a9c636ab3345bfabcb11236c266153

I'm going to pick out several highlights and discuss them in a thread below. This post will serve as an introduction. 🧵 1/5

You can find a link to download the full report here ➡️ https://wmo.int/publication-series/state-of-global-climate-2024

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

"How to Explode batteries for Science?!"

Herzliche Einladung zum Vortrag, über die wissenschaftliche Sprengung von Akkus, im #realraum, am Dienstag 2025-03-25 ab 19 Uhr!

https://events.graz.social/events/db45721d-fec3-46e2-9fa0-a6458c98e020

#r3talk #talk #liion #akku #akkus #science #explosion

An incredible person has started a movement to tell the stories of #US #scientists and #science experts who have been dismissed because of the #trump #madness over there at the moment

If you know scientists who have lost funding or jobs because of *certain decisions*, you should contact them! They are also looking for #volunteers ❤️❤️

More here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/silencedsciencestories_faces-of-terminated-scientists-activity-7303887945944420352-Gb2j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAADNAIO0BuzwIm3tNVH5tUXHgOK6WxKwxPr8

#scicomm #stem #illustration #art #sciart #illustrators #terminated #federalscience #sciencematters #standupforscience

A positive ‘brain drain’.

Come one US scientists and technologists - it make sense if you value your freedoms. And even if Starmer is being an arse and not seizing the opportunity (retaining extortionate fees), Europe can be very welcoming and teaching/research in English is very accessible as you get into the local culture.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/24/french-university-scientific-asylum-american-talent-brain-drain

#SeizeTheMoment #BrainDrain #USExodus #Science

One of the clearest signs that you’re being ruled by fascists is when the gov’t goes after science and forces scientists to censor certain “evil” words.

https://apnews.com/article/science-trump-executive-order-gender-c44f80a1cce8b0c4751e64cc2751d67e

#fascism #news #censorship #science

[Marc Duquet] Le « finnstick »

Lien : https://marcduquet.com/le-finnstick/
#marcduquet #blog #science #ornithologie

A biodegradable glove that can be sprayed on. #Australia #science #PPE #technology

https://www.aumanufacturing.com.au/perth-developed-spray-on-ppe-gloves-see-early-interest-from-construction-sector

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol Silicosis is ruining the lungs of construction workers. An AI-powered breath test can detect it in minutes Read more…https://theconversation.com/silicosis-is-ruining-the-lungs-of-construction-workers-an-ai-powered-breath-test-can-detect-it-in-minutes-252640

Researchers in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Canada funded by the US are being asked if their work touches on topics like DEI or climate & environmental justice— topics denounced by the current administration.

It's another example of the deteriorating climate for the freedom of scientific practice in the US.

As someone studying climate history and politics with a focus on the United States, I find this deeply alarming.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00850-5

#USPolitics #science #research

#stem #Science #health #research #spiffy #Japan

Japanese scientists demonstrate restored movement after stem cell treatment in patients with spinal injuries. That is just super, man

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-japanese-scientists-stem-cell-treatment.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

So #ElonMusk went after a depository of carefully preserved #seeds and #plants and fired the #scientists who look after them, putting at risk one of the world's sources of #genetic #diversity for #crops.
And this #NYT article complains only about the #danger for Americans. 🤦🏽‍♂️
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/opinion/doge-elon-musk-usda-crops.html?unlocked_article_code=1.504.kCEk.N097nAkPJN0u&smid=nytcore-android-share

#capitalism #techbros #oligarchy #doge #fascism #stupidity #science #food

Sahara flooding, Amazon tributaries drying, warming tipping over 1.5°C—2024 broke all the wrong records https://phys.org/news/2025-03-sahara-amazon-tributaries-drying-15c.html #science

Whoa: The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft got a spectacular view of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) as it passed close to the Sun. Look at that enormous, splintered tail!

This comet won't be seen again for another 600,000 years.

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter #space #science #art

The lasers our Very Large Telescope (VLT) pierce the Milky Way… but what is that vertical glow just below? 🤔

That’s the zodiacal light: caused by dust grains in the Solar System, it's so faint that it’s only visible in the darkest skies, such as those of Chile’s Atacama Desert.

And the pristine night sky 🌌 in this region has always been intertwined with the culture and traditions of its indigenous people, discover how: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2511a/

📷 F. Millour/ESO

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

Check out these pics to catch one last glimpse of Saturn's rings before they "disappear" from view for a while! 🪐 🤩

On 23 March, the Earth's orbit will cross the plane of the rings, making the majestic rings appear edge-on from our perspective. Since Saturn will be positioned very close to the Sun in the sky, it won’t be possible to observe it as the Earth crosses the plane. ⁠The rings will then become visible again in September this year.

Courtesy of ESO astronomer Abigail Frost, these images were captured in early January through the Nasmyth A focus of Unit Telescope 1 at our Very Large Telescope (VLT) in #Chile .

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #science

What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge spread on to UK farmland? #ToxicWaste – and ministers don’t care
#GeorgeMonbiot

#Water companies let waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into #sewage farms. When it is recklessly used as fertiliser, we are all at risk

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/21/tonnes-sludge-uk-farmland-sewage-farms-toxins-food-system #science #environment #pollution #pfas #microplastics

This is dark. It’s not an easy read. I do not recommend it for those who suffer from crippling climate anxiety, or who are prone to being depressed by learning about the abject state of today’s politics and economics.

That said, if you’re ready for a clear-eyed look at how bad things really are now — and how bad the people who run things truly are — then I suggest reading the full linked essay.

Here are a few excerpts...
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The rich keep getting richer. That much is clear. But what’s often left unsaid is how they’re doing it — not just through the usual exploitation, but by actively steering the world toward catastrophe while shielding themselves from the fallout.

Let’s cut through the noise: the ultra-wealthy are not just accumulating wealth; they are hoarding it, stockpiling fortunes at a rate so obscene it makes the concept of money itself feel ridiculous. While the rest of us get lectured on cutting back — drive less, eat less meat, recycle, make do with less — they are securing their bunkers, buying up remote islands, and building escape plans for the very collapse they are accelerating.

And make no mistake, collapse is not just some distant dystopian fantasy. We are already deep into a polycrisis — climate change, biodiversity loss, resource overshoot, economic instability, and authoritarian creep all feeding into one another like an unstoppable chain reaction. Meanwhile, banks and corporations, who could be funding solutions, are instead dragging their feet or outright obstructing progress, ensuring the system remains tilted in favor of those who already have everything.

If the world’s biggest banks truly cared about avoiding collapse, they’d be moving mountains right now to fund large-scale climate infrastructure. But they’re not.

And that’s not a mistake — it’s a choice.

They have run the numbers. They know full well that unchecked climate change will devastate the poorest and most vulnerable long before it affects the ultra-wealthy. So, from their perspective, dragging their feet isn’t just about short-term profits — it’s about preserving a system that ensures their continued dominance, even as the world burns.

Meanwhile, the rest of us are left watching as climate disasters pile up — floods swallowing cities, heatwaves killing thousands, wildfires turning landscapes to ash — while the financial elite sit back and continue cashing in.

At this point, it’s not just negligence. It’s premeditated collapse.
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If you’ve made it this far, you already know the truth: this isn’t capitalism failing. It’s capitalism succeeding exactly as intended.

The rich are not scrambling to prevent collapse. They welcome it — because they know they’ll be the only ones left standing. While the rest of us are told to “sacrifice” and “tighten our belts,” billionaires are building bunkers, buying private islands, and hoarding resources for the dystopia they see coming.

And why shouldn’t they? They built this system to ensure that, when it all falls apart, they’d be untouchable.

Because their goal is not to fix the system. Their goal is to extract as much as possible, as fast as possible, before everything comes crashing down.
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FULL ESSAY -- https://archive.ph/Z9XYn
ALTERNATE LINK -- https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/the-rich-are-hoarding-wealth-because-they-know-whats-coming-c84afcb2e6c1

#Politics #Economics #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism