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<p>Exclusive: US <a href="/tags/cdc/" rel="tag">#CDC</a> <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#vaccine</a> presentation cites study that does not exist, author says</p><p>A review on the use of the preservative thimerosal in vaccines slated to be presented on Thursday to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside vaccine committee cites a study that does not exist, the scientist listed as the study's author said.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/hhs/" rel="tag">#HHS</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/kakistocracy/" rel="tag">#kakistocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-cdc-report-shows-no-evidence-linking-thimerosal-containing-vaccines-autism-2025-06-24/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-cdc-report-shows-no-evidence-linking-thimerosal-containing-vaccines-autism-2025-06-24/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/business/finan</span><span class="invisible">ce/us-cdc-report-shows-no-evidence-linking-thimerosal-containing-vaccines-autism-2025-06-24/</span></a></p>

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<p>Let Molly Ivins walk you through some of the oddest news from our beautiful home ... in Strangest State.</p><p>Browse more from the May/June 2025 issue of our magazine: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/issues/m</span><span class="invisible">ay-june-2025/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a> <a href="/tags/weird/" rel="tag">#weird</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#drugs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a></p>

In Strangest State, Molly Ivins appears to narrate weird or odd events that took place in our state, such as: Game wardens in Milam county found a man with a collection of methamphetamine and poisonous snakes, including a monocled cobra, a green bush viper and 25 rattlers in hjis apartment (the snakes are shown wearing sunglasses, partying and doing drugs).A man hunting deer on a West Texas ranch found something completely different: an extinct mammoth. Concerned 911 callers in Hutto were told not to worry about a guy dangling from a helicopter near electrical lines: he works for the power company. A passenger captured video from her airline flight of a SpaceX rocket exploding into a fireball after its launch from the Gulf Coast near Brownsville. Elon Musk called it a "minor setback." (Musk gives a thumbs up while debris lands near a crowd behind him). Molly Ivins: Well Folks, that's some strange news isn't it? If you see something happening around town, give us a shout: strangest@texasobserver.org

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<p>🚨 Astronomers have witnessed the dawn of a new solar system!</p><p>Using ALMA and JWST they observed the first specks of planet-forming material — hot minerals beginning to solidify around HOPS-315, a baby star 1300 light-years away. </p><p>This marks the first time a planetary system has been identified at such an early stage in its formation – a window to the past of our own Solar System.</p><p><a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2512a/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eso.org/public/images/eso2512a/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eso.org/public/images/eso2</span><span class="invisible">512a/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#astrodon</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/astrophysics/" rel="tag">#astrophysics</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p><p>📷 ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al</p>

A telescopic image showing an orange butterfly-shaped nebula with a bright core and fainter wings. A narrow blue jet emerges from the central core and extends into the wings of the bigger nebula.

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<p>This is personal: "Appointing the 4 Horseman of the Scientific Apocalypse — RFK Jr. as Sec of <a href="/tags/hhs/" rel="tag">#HHS</a>, Dr. Oz to run Medicare & Medicaid services, Dr. Makary as head of the <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> & Dr. Bhattacharya to run# NIH — has signaled the end of any serious approach to biomedical <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> & public health by the federal govt. Together & separately, they have taken a wrecking ball to our august scientific institutions that were previously considered to be the best in the world."</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/07/16/donald-trump-goes-nuclear-in-the-gops-war-on-science/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.salon.com/2025/07/16/donald-trump-goes-nuclear-in-the-gops-war-on-science/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.salon.com/2025/07/16/donal</span><span class="invisible">d-trump-goes-nuclear-in-the-gops-war-on-science/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a></p>

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<p>Recent comic: It's time to update the old binaries.</p><p><a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/comic/" rel="tag">#comic</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#humanrights</a></p>

TERMS for our TIMES

LET'S FACE IT: THESE OLD BINARIES HAVE BECOME TIRED AND VAGUE.

EVIDENCE-BASED vs. PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC

CONSTITUTIONAL VS. UNCONSTITUTIONAL

CORRUPT VS. FAIR

IMAGINE IF THESE TERMS WERE INSERTED INTO TYPICAL HORSE RACE NEWS COVERAGE.

Anchorman: THE CONSTITUTION IS DOWN IN THE POLLS. CAN IT APPEAL TO SWING VOTERS?

TV reporter with Ice agent hauling away older woman in background: AND ANOTHER SETBACK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TODAY.

Pundit: PSEUDOSCIENCE IS VERY POPULAR AND WILL BE KEY TO WINNING THE MIDTERMS.

Reporter: SOME SAY BARBARISM HAS BEEN WRONGLY EXCLUDED FROM OUR INSTITUTIONS.CONSERVATIVES VS. LIBERALS RIGHT VS. LEFT

DEMOCRATS VS. REPUBLICANS

MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY THESE INSTEAD:

AUTHORITARIANISM VS. DEMOCRACY

HUMAN RIGHTS VS. BARBARISM

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<p>National <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> Foundation to Be Requisitioned as Mansion for HUD Secretary (And Also HUD Office)</p><p>“There appears to be no plan for where the NSF staff will go.” <a href="https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/national-science-foundation-to-be-requisitioned-as-mansion-for-hud-secretary-and-also-hud-office" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/national-science-foundation-to-be-requisitioned-as-mansion-for-hud-secretary-and-also-hud-office"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/n</span><span class="invisible">ational-science-foundation-to-be-requisitioned-as-mansion-for-hud-secretary-and-also-hud-office</span></a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a></p>

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<p>The rapid rise in rocket launches may be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer, a scientist warns. Read more from phys.org: </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/nFbbW-" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/nFbbW-</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/rockets/" rel="tag">#Rockets</a> <a href="/tags/ozone/" rel="tag">#Ozone</a></p>

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<p><a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/cdc/" rel="tag">#CDC</a> <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#vaccine</a> advisory committee recommends against <a href="/tags/flu/" rel="tag">#flu</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a></p><p>The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (<a href="/tags/acip/" rel="tag">#ACIP</a>), made up of members recently hand-selected by <a href="/tags/hhs/" rel="tag">#HHS</a> Secy Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 5-1 on Thurs to recommend against <a href="/tags/flubaccines/" rel="tag">#FluBaccines</a> containing the preservative <a href="/tags/thimerosal/" rel="tag">#thimerosal</a>.</p><p>One committee member, Vicky Pebsworth, abstained on each vote.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/antivax/" rel="tag">#AntiVax</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="/tags/eugenics/" rel="tag">#eugenics</a><br><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee-recommends-flu-vaccines-thimerosal/story?id=123224218" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee-recommends-flu-vaccines-thimerosal/story?id=123224218"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-vacc</span><span class="invisible">ine-advisory-committee-recommends-flu-vaccines-thimerosal/story?id=123224218</span></a></p>

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Antarctica’s 'Gravity Hole' Has Been Quietly Growing Stronger <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://sopuli.xyz/post/41335836">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Hi 👋 I was the host of Serving Up Science, a PBS show created by WKAR with some of the kindest people in public media.</p><p>We focused on the <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> of <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a>. Not politics, not controversy.</p><p>Now, half the team has been laid off.<br>It’s a quiet unraveling of something deeply valuable. <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a></p>

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<p>The Intersection of Dance and Science</p><p>Lynn Matluck Brooks dives into the ever-evolving relationship between movement and technology.</p><p>By Chava Pearl Lansky</p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/the-intersection-of-dance-and-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-07312025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/the-intersection-of-dance-and-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-07312025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/the-intersecti</span><span class="invisible">on-of-dance-and-science/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily-07312025</span></a></p><p>Dance at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7959" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/7959"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/7959</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/dance/" rel="tag">#dance</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

Varvara Nikitina as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Pavel Gerdt as the Cavalier, in a later performance in the original run of The Nutcracker, 1892.

Both dancers are posed in formal ballet stance, reflective of late 19th-century Imperial Russian ballet tradition.

Nikitina is dressed in a delicate, richly adorned tutu, typical of the Sugar Plum Fairy’s costume: light-toned and shimmering, likely embroidered with sequins or metallic thread to catch the stage lights. Her arms are gently curved, and her expression serene, exuding both regal grace and fairy-tale charm.

Gerdt, a veteran principal of the Imperial Ballet, stands beside her with formal bearing. His costume includes a decorated jacket, tights, and soft boots—stately and refined, suggesting a noble presence rather than a dramatic hero.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance#/media/File:Nutcracker1892.jpg

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<p><a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/cruise/" rel="tag">#Cruise</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/badmovies/" rel="tag">#BadMovies</a> <a href="/tags/rugbyleague/" rel="tag">#RugbyLeague</a> <a href="/tags/nfl/" rel="tag">#NFL</a> <a href="/tags/patriots/" rel="tag">#Patriots</a> <a href="/tags/mst3k/" rel="tag">#MST3K</a> <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#Architecture</a> <a href="/tags/brutalism/" rel="tag">#Brutalism</a> <a href="/tags/artdeco/" rel="tag">#ArtDeco</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/archaeology/" rel="tag">#Archaeology</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/portsmouth/" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> </p><p>Ignore this post. I need to pin my bio hashtags in a post because the bio links frustratingly break out of the advanced web view in this Mastodon build and they're my shortcut way of browsing posts. Hoping they fix this in a later build.</p>

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<p>‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration Reveling in Art and the Natural World</p><p>During the 16th and 17th centuries, major developments in colonial expansion, trade, and scientific technology spurred a fervor for studying the natural world. </p><p>By Kate Mothes</p><p><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/little-beasts-art-natural-history/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03/little-beasts-art-natural-history/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/little-beasts-art-natural-history/</span></a></p><p>Natural History at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/270" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/270"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">ct/270</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#Art</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

Sprig of redcurrants with an elephant hawk moth, a ladybird, a millipede and other insects by Jan van Kessel.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_van_Kessel_(I)_-_A_sprig_of_redcurrants_with_an_elephant_hawk_moth,_a_ladybird,_a_millipede_and_other_insects.jpg

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<p>The SETI Institute is contributing to a new kind of space exploration — a cultural and scientific experiment. Crew-11 is carrying the world’s first cultural crop payload to the ISS. The initiative is part of Jaguar Space’s Space for Agriculture and Agriculture for Space program, in collaboration with The Karman Project, whose mission is to enable international cooperation and peace in space through unconventional global coalitions.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/Small-Seeds-Big-Mission-SETI-Institute-Contributes-to-the-First-Cultural-Payload-to-ISS/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/Small-Seeds-Big-Mission-SETI-Institute-Contributes-to-the-First-Cultural-Payload-to-ISS/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/Small-Seeds-</span><span class="invisible">Big-Mission-SETI-Institute-Contributes-to-the-First-Cultural-Payload-to-ISS/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

A vial of seeds. The top label reads "Karman" for The Karman Project. From top to bottom: Egyptian cotton, Pakistani wheat, Armenian pomegranate, and Nigerian Melon. Vial D-29, Jaguar Space.

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<p>In the time before widespread <a href="/tags/vaccination/" rel="tag">#vaccination</a>, <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> often came early.</p><p>Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#children</a> & leaving others w/lifelong <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly 1 in 5 children in 1900 never made it to their 5th birthday.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="/tags/antivax/" rel="tag">#AntiVax</a> <a href="/tags/eugenics/" rel="tag">#eugenics</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-measles-polio-whooping-cough-rubella-af4cd1aef8f408a960601df6372f9c32?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-28-Lessons+unlearned" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/vaccines-measles-polio-whooping-cough-rubella-af4cd1aef8f408a960601df6372f9c32?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-28-Lessons+unlearned"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/vaccines-me</span><span class="invisible">asles-polio-whooping-cough-rubella-af4cd1aef8f408a960601df6372f9c32?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-28-Lessons+unlearned</span></a></p>

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<p>More than 5,000 residents of Tuvalu, a nation consisting of nine low-lying atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, have applied for a first-of-its-kind visa giving them an escape from the worst effects of climate change. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span>: </p><p><a href="https://flip.it/T3kzTB" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/T3kzTB</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/globalwarming/" rel="tag">#GlobalWarming</a> <a href="/tags/tuvalu/" rel="tag">#Tuvalu</a> <a href="/tags/pacificocean/" rel="tag">#PacificOcean</a></p>

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<p>The SETI Institute is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize</p><p>Submission deadline: September 1, 2025. </p><p>The Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize is a new initiative from the SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program. Cosmic Chronicles is a contest for emerging writers of all ages whose work explores questions of life, intelligence and consciousness in the universe.</p><p>For the full contest rules: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/the-seti-institute-is-now-accepting-submissions-for-the-2025-cosmic-chronicles-literary-prize/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/the-seti-institute-is-now-accepting-submissions-for-the-2025-cosmic-chronicles-literary-prize/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/the-seti-ins</span><span class="invisible">titute-is-now-accepting-submissions-for-the-2025-cosmic-chronicles-literary-prize/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciart</a></p>

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<p>Our upcoming <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> interviews look at a new <a href="/tags/laserseti/" rel="tag">#LaserSETI</a> exhibit and observatory location, the stunning artwork created in honor of this year's <a href="/tags/drakeaward/" rel="tag">#DrakeAward</a> recipients, and new science that reveals how <a href="/tags/ceres/" rel="tag">#Ceres</a> froze. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for notifications: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SETIInstitute" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.youtube.com/SETIInstitute</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciart</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

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<p>Will you help us explore the biggest questions in the universe?</p><p>Become part of our monthly donor community—the SETI Stars—and support groundbreaking research, from investigating the origins of life to scanning the sky for technosignatures from extraterrestrial intelligence.</p><p>As a SETI Star, you’ll receive:</p><p>🎙️ Access to exclusive virtual events with SETI Institute scientists<br>📬 Behind-the-scenes updates delivered to your inbox<br>🎁 SETI Institute swag</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a> <a href="/tags/astrobiology/" rel="tag">#astrobiology</a></p>

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<p>In a recent episode of SETI Live, Communications Specialist Beth Johnson spoke with Ian Pamerleau, lead author of a new study diving into the mysteries of Ceres published in Nature Astronomy. Pamerleau, a graduate student and researcher at Purdue University, used advanced computer simulations to investigate the physical structure of Ceres’ crust. His findings suggest a significant reevaluation of how we perceive this small yet complex world. </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/how-ceres-froze-over-modeling-the-ice-rich-crust-of-an-evolving-dwarf-planet/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/how-ceres-froze-over-modeling-the-ice-rich-crust-of-an-evolving-dwarf-planet/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/how-ceres-fr</span><span class="invisible">oze-over-modeling-the-ice-rich-crust-of-an-evolving-dwarf-planet/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

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<p>“I think the driving thing was curiosity about the universe. That fascinated me. I didn't think anything about being famous or anything like that, I was just interested in the concepts involved.”</p><p>Pluto was discovered <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh, making it the first known object in the Kuiper belt. It was immediately hailed as the ninth planet. However, its planetary status was questioned when it was found to be much smaller than expected. via <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wikis.world/@wikipedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wikipedia</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_To</span><span class="invisible">mbaugh</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

The astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto here shown with his homemade 9-inch telescope.

Clyde Tombaugh is shown here with his homemade 9-inch Newtonian reflector telescope. The image captures the young Tombaugh in shirt, tie, and glasses, standing beside the telescope he built himself from farm machinery parts and a mail-order lens while growing up in rural Kansas.

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<p>The Drying Planet<br>—</p><p>A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/water-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wat</span><span class="invisible">er-aquifers-groundwater-rising-ocean-levels?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/earth/" rel="tag">#Earth</a></p>

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Coherent spectroscopy with a single antiproton spin

<p><p>Scientists at CERN’s BASE collaboration achieved the first-ever coherent spectroscopy of a single antiproton spin, keeping an antiproton oscillating between quantum spin states for 50 seconds[^1]. This breakthrough, published in Nature on July 23, 2025, marks the first demonstration of an antimatter quantum bit (qubit)[^2].</p><p>The team used electromagnetic Penning traps to isolate and manipulate individual antiprotons, achieving spin inversion probabilities above 80% during the coherent oscillations[^3]. By suppressing decoherence mechanisms that previously limited precision, they performed quantum measurements with transition linewidths 16 times narrower than previous experiments[^4].</p><p>“This represents the first antimatter qubit and opens up the prospect of applying the entire set of coherent spectroscopy methods to single matter and antimatter systems in precision experiments,” said BASE spokesperson Stefan Ulmer[^5]. While the antimatter qubit won’t be used for quantum computing, it enables ultra-precise tests of matter-antimatter symmetry[^6].</p><p>The next phase involves BASE-STEP, which will transport antiprotons to calmer magnetic environments. “Once it is fully operational, our new offline precision Penning trap system could allow us to achieve spin coherence times maybe even ten times longer than in current experiments,” said lead author Barbara Latacz[^7].</p><p>[^1]: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/nature.com/post/3lupsaoan7t2s" rel="nofollow">Nature (@nature.com) - Nature research paper: Coherent spectroscopy with a single antiproton spin</a></p><p>[^2]: <a href="https://base.web.cern.ch/node/104" rel="nofollow">CERN - Breakthrough: First Coherent Spectroscopy with a Single Antiproton Spin</a></p><p>[^3]: <a href="https://www.hhu.de/news/breakthrough-first-coherent-spectroscopy-with-a-single-antiproton-spin" rel="nofollow">Heinrich Heine University - News</a></p><p>[^4]: <a href="https://www.x-mol.com/paper/1948502902491738112" rel="nofollow">Nature - Coherent spectroscopy with a single antiproton spin</a></p><p>[^5]: <a href="https://home.cern/news/news/physics/quantum-leap-antimatter-measurements" rel="nofollow">CERN - A quantum leap for antimatter measurements</a></p><p>[^6]: <a href="https://interestingengineering.com/science/first-antimatter-qubit-created-at-cern" rel="nofollow">Interesting Engineering - Scientists trap antiproton for 50 seconds in first antimatter qubit</a></p><p>[^7]: <a href="https://www.space.com/science/scientists-just-made-the-1st-antimatter-qubit-heres-why-it-could-be-a-big-deal" rel="nofollow">Space.com - Scientists just made the 1st antimatter ‘qubit.’</a></p></p> <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.world/post/33508308">See Original Page</a> </small>

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<p>Could play have evolutionary benefits? From sledding crows to roughhousing wolves to bees rolling balls, we examine how play shapes the animal kingdom. Plus, why children need risky play. It’s “The Play’s the Thing” this week on Big Picture Science.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-plays-the-thing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-plays-the-thing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/the-plays-the-thing</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a></p>

A young chimpanzee hangs upside down from a thick rope, seeming to smile with his mouth open. An adult chimpanzee lies behind him on a rock, its face blocked.

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<p>Me: my superpower is I always get free food when I least expect it </p><p>Orcas: </p><p><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/these-orcas-have-been-trying-to-feed-people-new-research-shows/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/these-orcas-have-been-trying-to-feed-people-new-research-shows/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seattletimes.com/seattle-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/climate-lab/these-orcas-have-been-trying-to-feed-people-new-research-shows/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/marine/" rel="tag">#Marine</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

Screenshot of a story showing that orcas try to give their food to people

Headline says ‘These orcas have been trying to feed people, new research shows’

Screenshot of the story. Text reads: ‘in each of the instances recorded over two decades, orcas approached a person within a length of the orca's body, and dropped freshly-hunted prey in front of the human, then waited for a response, according to a paper reporting the behavior published Monday in the Journal of Comparative Psychology.
Orcas of every age tried to share their prey, and just about everything was on the menu: sea otter, harbor seal, common murre, gray whale, green turtle, eagle ray, starfish, jellyfish, on and on.‘

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