Gorillas seek out old female friends even after years apart
by Victoria Gill
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80d7l94yvro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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As a non-native English speaker from a not-so-popular language group, learning to read even casual science stuff was an uphill battle. First I had to learn English to a reasonable level. Then I realized that English-Romanian dictionaries hadn’t really kept up with science.
I eventually managed to get my hands on a fancy English-only dictionary (yes, a printed one, this was a while ago), but then I ran into another problem: I'd start from one definition, only to find another unfamiliar word in the explanation, then another one in that definition and so on, until I forgot where I had started. And even when I did understand a concept, I'd often be stuck with the English word and with a lot of frustration about trying to convey that in my own language.
Some of those struggles are outdated now. At least you no longer have to deal with a giant dictionary pressing into your ribs if you’re reading lying down. But the language gap in science communication still exists.
That’s why I’m launching a community project: The brain across languages.
We’re inviting students who speak more than one language to help us translate Neurofrontiers content into as many languages as possible.
If you’re interested (or know someone who might be), details here: https://neurofrontiers.blog/the-brain-across-languages/
Boosts are very much appreciated!
#neuroscience #SciComm #scienceOutreach #science #language #multilingual
This Friday, travel back to the dawn of the universe. 🌌
📽️ Free screening of Cosmic Dawn + live chat with SETI Institute astronomer Dr. Mark Showalter
🗓 Aug 22 | 6PM PT | Virtual
🎟️ Reserve your spot today: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9717545241481/WN_cZs-n2X2Sk6jlWicDVaM5A#/registration
Poverty may kickstart the next pandemic
Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page
This Triple-Layer Sunlight Catalyst Supercharges Green Hydrogen by 800%
Takahe has limited support for this type: See Original Page
For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.
Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #RFKJr #Vaccines #Autism #Environment #Research #Science
🐧🌙 In #Iceland's Westman Islands, entire families stay up all night during "puffling season" to rescue baby #puffins confused by town lights.
This century-old #tradition saves up to 7,000 pufflings each #summer. Light #pollution disrupts the natural navigation that guides these young #birds to sea, so the community collects lost birds in cardboard boxes and releases them from clifftops.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/puffling-patrol-wild-hope-vestmannaeyjar-iceland?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=puffling_patrol
#tksst #video #animals #babies #biology #conservation #kids #nature #science
Today’s the International Day of Women & Girls in #Science!
So go celebrate & explore the growing list of inspiring pioneers & trailblazers of #HistoryRemix!
What do you mean OR? 🤔
I can broil in existential dread and plot a fantasy series at the same time. 😂 Luckily I don't make mistakes, at least not any I'm willing to admit too 😜
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Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep???
They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made???
And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.](/proxy/post_attachment/835646/464df6e947.jpg "Post by C.G. Drews
Apparently some people go to bed and just...sleep???
They don't plot a 7-book epic fantasy series or softly broil in existential dread or replay every mistake they ever made???
And then they wake up [checks notes] REFRESHED? | just. It sounds a bit fake.")
An update on the world’s first cultural crop payload!
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 docked with the International Space Station on August 2, and the seeds had a brief stay in space, during which ISS astronauts photographed them.
Then on August 9, the seeds returned safely to Earth along with Crew-10. Jaguar Space CEO Luis Zea packaged them up for study after retrieving them from NASA.
The world is getting brighter. From astronomy to bird migration, we explore how growing levels of artificial light are impacting our ecosystem and the effort to preserve dark skies. It’s “Don’t Lighten Up” on Big Picture Science.
Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/dont-lighten-up
Climate change may be outpacing our ability to deal with it using engineering. The third episode of Big Picture Science tied to the 20th anniversary of the devastating hurricane, “Katrina and the River,” looks at efforts to tame the mighty Mississippi.
Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/katrina-and-the-river
Researchers, including Dr. Mark Showalter and Dr. Matthew Tiscareno of the SETI Institute, discovered a previously unknown moon of Uranus using the JWST. Astronomers detected the faint object on February 2, 2025, in a series of 10 long-exposure images. This discovery adds a new member to Uranus’s family of satellites, bringing the count to 29. The team was led by Dr. Maryame El Moutamid of the Southwest Research Institute.
Learn more: https://www.seti.org/news/new-moon-discovered-orbiting-uranus/
See how fractals forever changed math and science
Described by Benoit B. Mandelbrot in 1975, these irregular shapes are everywhere
By Stephen Ornes
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fractals-math-science-society-50-years
https://cse.umn.edu/cbi/just-code-just-published
Just Code, just published!!! Open Access of full book is now freely available, see link above. OA made possible with an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant to CBI! Am so honored to partner w Con & work alongside 19 stellar, fellow interdisciplinary authors on this book! Full ToC in replies!
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"Whatever our view of its utility or its practicability, it must be admitted that the idea of Socialism is at once grandiose and simple. Even its most determined opponents will not be able to deny it a detailed examination. We may say, in fact, that it is one of the most ambitious creations of the human spirit. The attempt to erect society on a new basis while breaking with all traditional forms of social organization, to conceive a new world plan and foresee the form which all human affairs must assume in the future — this is so magnificent, so daring, that it has rightly aroused the greatest admiration. If we wish to save the world from barbarism we have to conquer Socialism, but we cannot thrust it carelessly aside."
https://mises.org/library/book/socialism-economic-and-sociological-analysis
#socialism #capitalism #economics #mises #misesquotes #science
Maps are great, but this is greaterest 😊
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#FantasyMemes #Fantasy #Memes #Map #Maps
#Low #High #Epic #Science #Comedic #Whatever #GiveMeAllYouveGot
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Why are there so many snakes? 🐍
@popsci reports: "Thousands of species of snakes slither across the globe. Researchers think this is a product of a mysterious singularity event."
For similar stories, follow "Animals, Animals, Animals" by Mashable: @animals-animals-animals-Mashable
There are massive differences in the GHG emissions of different foods & "local" isn't always best for the environment.
This chart continues to be a great reference I return to in my work. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local #science #climate #food
UPCOMING DEADLINE: The SETI Institute invites outstanding undergraduate interns to apply for the 2025 SETI Forward Award, open from August 4 through September 7, 2025.
Undergraduate student interns who participated in SETI or astrobiology-related research between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025, are eligible to apply.
Recipients receive a $1,500 award.
Learn more and apply:
https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-opens-applications-for-the-2025-seti-forward-award/
That didn’t take long…
‘It Feels Like the #CDC Is Over’
The CDC’s departing leaders discuss the agency’s future—or lack thereof.
By Tom Bartlett
#Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #PublicHealth #Health #vaccines #science #medicine #policy #USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-resignations-tipping-point/684038/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxb3iptRElGDyBA80yCQGKb4
We Ran the #CDC: #RFKJr Is Endangering Every American’s #Health
By William Foege, William Roper, David Satcher, Jeffrey Koplan, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Anne Schuchat, Rochelle P. Walensky & Mandy K. Cohen
The authors previously led in the CDC, as directors or acting directors under Republican & Democratic admins.
#Trump #policy #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy #RecklessEndangerment #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.gf0g.skHNQEL7UbKw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare