https://www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/hin-sam-wan-thailand From above, the rock's resemble a family of whales (mother, father and calf) swimming in the jungle. #science #geology #geography #nature #whales #animals
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After the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl’s Reactor Four, many presumed the land would be biologically dead for generations. “The pine forests closest to the plant absorbed such intense radiation that their needles turned an orange-red and died, creating what became known as the Red Forest,” author Katie Stacey writes. Today, some truly weird wildlife are getting by, if not thriving. Read more from @sciencefocus:
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Instead of empathy deficit, autistic people demonstrate a broader moral concern, extending fairness beyond their tribes. Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly. In a world increasingly damaged by in-group bias, this isn't a deficit; it's a collective-level fail-safe feature.
#diversity #humanity #resistance #autism #science
If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look.
They have identified just under 50 rocky worlds most likely to be habitable out of the more than 6,000 exoplanets discovered so far.
Their research, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, would be useful in a scenario portrayed in the newly released Hollywood blockbuster Project Hail Mary.
Customer service was spelling out my call number on the phone and I did a double take when they said
"Y, as in chromosome."
😆
That's a new way of doing it...
God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception
Samira K. Mehta Explores the Christian Theological Justifications For Birth Control
https://lithub.com/god-bless-the-pill-meet-the-devout-catholic-who-invented-oral-contraception/
We may not want to think about another pandemic, but it’s a “when,” not “if,” scenario. Molly interviewed Science reporter Jon Cohen about our state of pandemic readiness and the likely source this week on Big Picture Science.
Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/preventing-future-pandemics
Scientists Discover Why the Brain Gets Stuck in Schizophrenia
Researchers should look at how car dependency affects health, from crash deaths to pollution and climate change, a new study argues
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Scientists discover reversible male birth control that stops sperm production
This is a piece of art done by Sean Keating in 2022, then a PhD student at the University of Queensland. Neurons and stars, my two favorite things!
#Trump ousts National #Science Board members
Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation [#NSF] said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.
Multiple #scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2026/04/25/national-science-board-members-dismissed/
One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more:
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#US panel votes to exempt #GulfOfMexico #drilling from #EndangeredSpeciesAct
The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of #species — voted to exempt #oil & #gas firms from federal #wildlife protections, citing the #IranWar.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #science #conservation #habitats #ecosystems #MarineLife #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #PublicHealth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/03/31/trump-god-squad-rices-whales-endangered-species/
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Reformation of science
Protestantism didn’t hold back science – it revolutionised its methods, its theoretical content and its social significance
by Peter Harrison
Protestantism at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/4381
Even before beginning formal science operations, the remarkable Rubin Observatory has already discovered 12,700 new asteroids.
It found 11,000 asteroids in just 6 weeks during an "optimization" shakedown.
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2608/ #space #science #technology
#PPOD: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover sees its tracks receding into the distance at a site nicknamed “Ubajara” on April 30, 2023. This site is where Curiosity made the discovery of siderite, a mineral that may help explain the fate of the planet’s thicker ancient atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
By Sunday afternoon, the Artemis II crew had traveled 218,012 miles from Earth. That means the spacecraft was a mere 60,000 miles from the Moon, with a lunar flyby set for Monday, April 6. The crew will get as close at 4,000 miles from the lunar surface as they swing around the far side, becoming the first humans to see it from that perspective (at least as far as we know 🤔). More cool stuff from Yahoo News:
You know how courts (looking at you Supreme Court) manipulate history to get the outcome they want?
Well they manipulate science too.
Please check out my newest law review article which explores "law office science" in decisions on mifepristone and gender affirming care.
Link to Law Office Science: buff.ly/bIar0zZ
#SupremeCourt #lawfedi #Fedilaw #abortion #LGBTQ #science #medicine
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The machines are fine. I'm worried about us via @ed https://lobste.rs/s/3w0o3y #ai #science
https://ergosphere.blog/posts/the-machines-are-fine/
A juvenile #GrayWhale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, & an official with a #marine mammal research group suspects #hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting grounds as the species’ population declines.
#science #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #EndangeredSpecies #ecosystems #MarineLife #whales #law #EnvironmentalLaw
https://apnews.com/article/gray-whale-dies-washington-river-ba070a4060f2f48f0e4533cc14b944b2