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Sorry to hear @laurahelmuth is leaving Scientific American after four and a half years as editor-in-chief.

#science #journalism
#science #journalism @Laura Helmuth

Hello #Bluesky 🦋 We’re always on the lookout for amazing voices in #news, #tech, #media, #science and #culture. Share your favorite Starter Packs and let’s discover some new people to follow together!
#science #news #culture #tech #media #bluesky

#PPOD: NASA's JWST captured this infrared view of Saturn and its moons Tethys (left), Enceladus (middle), and Dione (right) on 25 June 2023. The planet appears dark at this wavelength, as methane gas in its atmosphere absorbs sunlight — but its icy rings stay bright. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck

#space #science #scicomm #wallpaperwednesday
Image of Saturn and some of its moons, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam instrument on June 25, 2023. The planet is a dark orange while the rings are a bright, pale blue. The planet is tilted from upper left to lower right, with the three moons at the top.
#science #Space #scicomm #PPOD #wallpaperwednesday

Mother Nature says: FAFO
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Trees and land absorbed almost no carbon dioxide (CO2) last year, and scientists are struggling to work out why.

Carbon sinks, such as forests, oceans and soils, are an essential part of regulating the Earth’s climate. Through natural processes, these land and ocean masses absorb almost half of all human carbon emissions from the atmosphere.

But preliminary findings for 2023 – the hottest year ever recorded on Earth – have found that the amount of carbon absorbed by forests, plants, and soil has temporarily collapsed.

This was completely unexpected, and therefore not something factored into most predictions and calculations about how quickly the Earth will heat up as a result of climate change. The breakdown of the land carbon sink could be temporary, but if it isn’t, this will drastically increase the rate of global heating.

It will be impossible for the world to reach net zero without carbon sinks, because there is simply no human technology that can absorb carbon on the same scale as the forests, grasslands, peat bogs, and oceans of the world.
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FULL STORY ➡️ https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/environment/trees-absorbed-almost-no-co2-last-year-and-scientists-are-struggling-to-explain-why-385673/

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Screenshot from top of linked article. Headline says: "Trees absorbed almost to no CO2 last year and scientists are struggling to explain why." Below this is a photo of trees in a tropical forest.
#science #environment #climatecrisis #climatechange #climate

No progress since Cop28 last year.

Also no progress since Cop27, or Cop20, or Cop15, or...
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There is no sign of the transition away from burning fossil fuels that was pledged by the world’s nations a year ago, with 2024 on track to set another new record for global carbon emissions.

The new data comes from the Global Carbon Budget project, a collaboration of more than 100 experts led by Prof Pierre Friedlingstein, at the University of Exeter, UK, who said: “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked. Time is running out and world leaders meeting at Cop29 must bring about rapid and deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions.”
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I wish they'd just be honest and announce that they have absolutely no intention of meeting any of their goals. Ever.

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FULL STORY ➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/13/no-sign-of-promised-fossil-fuel-transition-as-emissions-hit-new-high

#Politics #History #Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange
Screenshot from top of linked article. Headline says: "No sign of promised fossil fuel transition as emissions hit new high." Below this is a photo of steam billowing out of a power station in New Delhi, India, against the backdrop of an orange sunset.
#science #environment #climatechange #climate #politics #history

https://www.europesays.com/1604856/ Peculiar Pale Pebbles – NASA Science #america #blog #science #technology #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
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Peculiar Pale Pebbles - NASA Science - EUROPE SAYS

On Earth, we find white rocks in a wide array of geologic settings, and that’s not surprising given
EUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
#science #us #usa #blog #technology #america #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica

Last week, we had a story about scientists who put bats on a treadmill. This week, a neuroscientist teaches rats to drive. And they love it!

From @ConversationUS: "We crafted our first rodent car from a plastic cereal container. After trial and error, my colleagues and I found that rats could learn to drive forward by grasping a small wire that acted like a gas pedal."

https://flip.it/kYvhJ6

And here's the treadmill bats story ICYMI: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/vampire-bats-treadmills-metabolism

#Animals #Rats #Bats #Science #Psychology

Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism

A bat gym shows that vampires are more like some insects, burning amino acids from blood proteins rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on.
Susan Milius (Science News)
#science #animals #psychology #bats #rats @ConversationUS

Why are you so upset? Stop worrying!

Business As Usual is turning out just fine. 🙄
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union organization that monitors global heating, announced on Thursday that the year 2024 will be 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial levels. That means humanity has passed a critical threshold established in 2015 in the Paris climate accord.

“After 10 months of 2024, it is now virtually certain that 2024 will be the warmest year on record and the first year of more than 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels," Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said in a statement. "This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a catalyst to raise ambition for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, COP29.”

The EU agency announced this moment as nations all over the world gather in the Azerbaijani city of Baku for the 29th Conference of the Parties. The ERA5 dataset found that global temperatures in 2024 were on average 1.55 degrees Celsius higher than the 1.48 degrees threshold measured in 2023. The report also noted climate change-fueled major weather events in 2024 such as torrential floods in Spain and rapidly melting Antarctic sea ice.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.salon.com/2024/11/09/earth-on-track-for-hottest-year-in-recorded-history-passing-critical-15-warming-threshold/

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Headline from linked article says: "Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5° warming threshold." Below this is a photo of a large city with tall buildings, and a searing, hot sun rising amid an orange sky tainted with smoke from out of control wildfires.

Earth on track for hottest year in recorded history, passing critical 1.5º warming threshold

Climate scientists have long identified 1.5º of temperature rise as a grave milestone for avoiding disaster
Salon.com
#science #environment #climatecrisis #climatechange #climate

Loot from the Natural Science Museum 😊 A poster of dinosaur and other Cretaceous species discovered in Iharkút, Hungary, and the book on the story of the excavations.

#paleontology #PaleoArt #dinosaurs #Hungary #image #science #cretaceous
A colorful poster featuring art depicting several dinosaurs and other Cretaceaus creatures accompanied by written descriptions, as well as a book with a cover that features more paleo art.
#science #hungary #cretaceous #image #paleontology #dinosaurs #paleoart

From @LiveScience: Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. Some scientists are now arguing that plate tectonics emerged very soon after Earth's formation — perhaps predating life itself. Read more: https://flip.it/9nLsjW
#Science #Earth #Geology #Life #Aliens

Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.
Stephanie Pappas (Live Science)
#science #Earth #geology #life #aliens @LiveScience

So, you'll recall in the late-1930s the UK & other countries (including the US) benefitted from a large scale exodus of scientists & other intellectuals... indeed, there's been a lot of recent work done on how these migrants informed & shaped British cultural institutions across the 30s/40s/50s & beyond.

Are we now going to see a similar exodus of US scientists & others, who will then have a similar galvanising effect on their new/host countries scientific & cultural lives?

#science #culture
#science #culture

Humans spend a lot of time moving in crowds. Matthew R. Francis and Maki Naro collaborate on this comic for @KnowableMag, which demonstrates how tools from fluid dynamics can help model crowd behavior and smooth the flow of crowds, potentially making us safer.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/using-physics-to-understand-behavior-of-human-crowds

#Science #Physics #FluidDynamics #CrowdBehavior #ThinkingFluids #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
#science #physics #newstodon #followfriday #fluiddynamics #newstodonfriday #crowdbehavior #thinkingfluids @KnowableMag

I somehow had never heard of cloud chambers before. With the help of condensing vapors at cool temperatures, you can see the actual paths of particles with your own eyes.

Not only can you see electrons, and protons, but you also see the interactions between particles. And cloud chambers have been used in physics since the 1920s, wild!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLobPAJuHBc
#physics #particlephysics #science

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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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#science #physics #particlephysics

Not that any of us really want to read MORE bad news this week. But — this is the world we live in.

Turning away from it and closing our eyes does not change things. I believe it's important to know just where we stand and what we face so we can make the best choices in how we should live.

Also, note that this essay was published before this week's disastrous US election, which means that you can expect conditions warned about here to get even worse, sooner rather than later.
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In recent years, environmental warnings have become impossible to ignore. Humanity has pushed Earth far beyond its natural limits, launching it into a cascade of intertwined disasters that scientists now call the “polycrisis.” No longer a distant threat, this crisis is unfolding before us, destabilizing the foundations of ecosystems, economies, and communities worldwide.

While some hold out hope for a turnaround, the brutal truth is that we are too far gone. The trajectory is set, the damage done, and there is no miracle solution on the horizon. Our only option is to live through this polycrisis as best we can, facing an uncertain and increasingly harsh reality.

As temperatures climb, ecosystems crumble, and resource conflicts rise, it’s clear that our world will never be the same. For those of us with young families, our hopes are tempered by a haunting reality: the future we once dreamed of has shifted beyond reach. What remains is an obligation to understand the forces shaping this collapse, accept the inevitability of hardship, and try to adapt as the familiar falls away.
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The essay includes sections on climate change, biodiversity loss, economic and social erosion, and finally, "living through the polycrisis." I hope you'll find it helpful.

FULL ARTICLE -- https://archive.ph/MwljK
ALTERNATE LINK -- https://medium.com/edge-of-collapse/no-turning-back-accepting-the-irreversible-global-collapse-21a97632b6d6

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
Screenshot from top of linked article. Headline says -- "No turning back: Accepting the irreversible global collapse. The entire world will change and no one will be spared." Below this is a fictional but evocative image of a planet exploding.
#science #environment #climatecrisis #climatechange #climate

#TheConversation #Science #Tech #auspol We built a tiny electronic nose that can beat a mouse at its own game Read more…https://theconversation.com/we-built-a-tiny-electronic-nose-that-can-beat-a-mouse-at-its-own-game-243020

We built a tiny electronic nose that can beat a mouse at its own game

Small, high-speed odour sensors are a step towards robots with a sense of smell.
The Conversation
#science #auspol #tech #theconversation

"As Earth’s temperature rises, agricultural practices will need to adapt. Droughts will likely become more frequent, and some land may no longer be arable."

"On top of that is the challenge of feeding an ever-growing population without expanding the production of fertilizer and other agrochemicals, which have a large carbon footprint that is contributing to the overall warming of the planet.

"Researchers across MIT are taking on these agricultural challenges from a variety of angles."

https://news.mit.edu/2024/making-agriculture-more-resilient-climate-change-1101

#Agriculture #Farming #Science #Nature #Climate #Environment #ClimateChange #ClimateDiary #MIT

Making agriculture more resilient to climate change

Researchers across MIT are taking on the agricultural challenges posed by climate change, from engineering plants that sound an alarm when they’re under stress to making seeds more resilient to drought.
MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
#science #environment #Nature #climatechange #climate #agriculture #climatediary #farming #mit

Birch trees are often pioneer species, after smaller flowering plants, they’re some of the first to colonize open land after events like forest fires or logging. #nature #forest #photo #ecology #science
Birch forest - Birch trees are often pioneer species, after smaller flowering plants, they’re some of the first to colonize open land after events like forest fires or logging.
#science #ecology #Nature #Photo #Forest

Addressing climate change is too expensive, they said. “Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us”

Agreed. What shall we do stop this happening?

#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #pollution #news
Picture: woman tries to clean up the mud and what remains of the flood in Spain.
#science #climateemergency #pollution #climatecrisis #news #Nature #climatechange #photography #climateaction #climate #Photo #gasemissions #Development #GlobalWarming #warming #geography #deforestation #renewableenergy #ActOnClimate

Courts in UK may permit companies to be convicted of crimes even when no individual employee is criminally liable https://phys.org/news/2024-11-courts-uk-companies-convicted-crimes.html #science

Courts in UK may permit companies to be convicted of crimes even when no individual employee is criminally liable

Due to loopholes that remain despite recent reforms to corporate criminal law in the UK, University of Surrey academics are calling for a new legal approach that could hold companies accountable for economic crimes, even when no single employee posse…
University of Surrey (Phys.org)
#science

#uk #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #science / #university / #forensicarchitecture / #genocide

„The patterns we have observed concerning Israel’s military conduct in Gaza indicate a systematic and organised campaign to destroy life, conditions necessary for life, and life-sustaining infrastructure.“

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/a-cartography-of-genocide
#science #war #uk #israel #University #genocide #palestine #gaza #forensicarchitecture

A team of researchers tracked 30 women who menstruate over their cycles, documenting in detail the structural changes that take place in the brain as hormonal profiles fluctuate. What’s more, the changes may extend beyond regions associated with the menstrual cycle. @ScienceAlert reports: https://flip.it/sh265K
#Science #Health #Human #Women #WomensHealth #Brain

In a First, Scientists Found Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation : ScienceAlert

The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive anatomy.
Michelle Starr (ScienceAlert)
#science #brain #health #Women #human #womenshealth @ScienceAlert

Leonardo da Vinci Studied the Science of Smell

The artist experimented with perfumes and created his own fragrances from flowers and fruit.

By Sonja Anderson via @Smithsonianmag

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/leonardo-da-vinci-studied-the-science-of-smell-180984978/

#art #science #history
A section from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus titled "Floral composition, views on the usefulness of glasses" © Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana / Metis e Mida Informatica / Mondadori Portfolio
#science #art #history

Andromeda–Milky Way collision or Milkomeda or Milkdromeda or our suggestion, Andromeda Way (a street we would like to live on...)

📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001738

#Astronomy #Space #Science #Astrophotography #AstroDon #MilkyWay #Andromeda #Galaxy #NASA
From source listed in toot: This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as it will unfold over the next several billion years. In this image, representing Earth's night sky in 3.75 billion years, Andromeda (left) fills the field of view and begins to distort the Milky Way (right) with tidal pull. Credit: NASA; ESA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger

NASA Image and Video Library

NASA Image and Video Library, serving up consolidated imagery and videos in one searchable location. Users can download content in multiple sizes and resolutions and see the metadata associated with images, including EXIF/camera data on many images.
NASA Image and Video Library
#science #Space #astronomy #nasa #astrophotography #galaxy #Astrodon #milkyway #andromeda

How is it this late into August already?!

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR #MINCUP2024!!!

Suggest minerals for this year's competition before we put the bracket together: www.mineralcup.org/nominations

#science #geology #scicomm
#science #geology #scicomm #mincup2024

I finished this year's Polymath Reading Challenge early!
It was exciting as usual, and led me to some great #nonfiction books. So, I'm going to share my reading list. No one asked, but here it is.

Thread. 📚

#AmReading #Books #bookstodon #ReadingChallenge #science #history
#science #history #books #bookstodon #amreading #nonfiction #readingchallenge

We're all species at risk.
We need our leaders to take concrete action to tackle the climate emergency, which includes halting new fossil fuel development and implementing a rapid, just and equitable phase-out of existing fossil fuels.

#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news
Picture. Someone dressed as a polar bear in the sea holds a sign: wake up men, you are in danger too.
#science #climateemergency #pollution #environment #climatecrisis #news #Nature #climatechange #photography #climateaction #climate #Photo #GlobalWarming #Cartoon #warming #endfossilcrimes #geography #deforestation #actnow #ActOnClimate

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