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ScienceDesk

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Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon.

For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science).

Header photo: Students observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, in London. Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images.

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ScienceDesk, to climate
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How the drug war and energy transition are changing Ecuadorians’ fight for the rights of nature.

@InsideClimate reports: https://flip.it/nMCVFr

For more stories from this publisher, follow @latest

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How "kitty cats" are wrecking the home insurance industry in the U.S. No, not the felines!

Learn about "nat cats" and "kitty cats" in a new @grist report: "Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs."

https://flip.it/sm-hYZ

For similar stories, follow @climate

#ClimateChange #Insurance #Climate #Weather #Storm

ScienceDesk, to Hummingbirds
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Scientists solve giant hummingbird mystery — with the help of tiny backpacks.

CNN reports on how researchers discovered a new species (the largest hummingbird) and the longest hummingbird migration journey.

https://flip.it/L9b9dv

ScienceDesk, to science
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More than five million people are bitten by snakes every year, resulting in thousands of deaths and permanent disabilities. Those chilling statistics didn’t stop one PhD student, João Miguel Alves-Nunes, from stepping on deadly and dangerous vipers more than 40,000 times. Alven-Nunes tells Science about putting himself in danger for a scientific experiment, what happened when one snake’s fangs broke through his protective boot, and why even that harrowing experience won’t diminish his love for "working with these animals." https://flip.it/zRaVCF #Science #Animals #Snakes #Health

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A new gel made from milk proteins could neutralize alcohol’s effects before a dreaded hangover hits. Scientists Raffaele Mezzenga and Jiaqi Su, along with a team of researchers, were able to reduce blood alcohol levels in intoxicated mice by 40 percent in 30 minutes. Hang tight, Premier League and NFL fans — there’s still a lot of work to do before the gel will be safe for human trials. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/gk7p1e

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For the fifth time in three years, a group of orcas has sunk a ship in southwest Europe. This time an unknown number of killer whales attacked a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, ripped open its hull and sent the boat to the seafloor. Live Science has more, including what happened to the crew and why researchers believe the attacks are a learned behavior that could increase in the coming months. https://flip.it/0KoMeL

ScienceDesk, to space
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The mission to retrieve a Mars sample is running into turbulence.

@theverge reports: "NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is already running over budget and behind schedule. But it may also be our best chance of finding extraterrestrial life."

https://flip.it/EgVUGZ

For similar stories, follow @science

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"The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places."

AP reports: "The good news is that Earth should be out of the line of fire this time because the flare erupted on a part of the sun rotating away from Earth."

https://flip.it/Qpr8WJ

ScienceDesk, to space
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A massive cotton candy-like exoplanet stumps astronomers.

@popsci reports on a new study from Nature Astronomy: "Despite being 50 percent bigger than the gas giant Jupiter, exoplanet WASP-193b is seven times less dense."

https://flip.it/30Vncr

Here's the original study: https://flip.it/pDiaqa

#Space #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Physics #Science

ScienceDesk, to evolution
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"An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar ... and mull over survival."

From MIT Press Reader: The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?

https://flip.it/9fMhyd

#Evolution #Humanity #ClimateChange #Extinction #Science #ScienceFiction

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"Stranger than science fiction." That's how an ecologist describes a strange fungus that hijacks cicadas’ bodies and behavior, turning them into "zombies."

CNN reports on the the fungus Massospora cicadina and how it's impacting some of the cicadas emerging this year: https://flip.it/cxfw5K

ScienceDesk, to Energy
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In a nation where many revere cows, the animals' waste has become an energy resource.

BBC News reports: "Indian cattle produce around three-million tonnes of cow dung a day. ... The government wants more of that dung, and other agriculture waste, to be made into methane."

https://flip.it/._x51N

ScienceDesk, to animals
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Who’s the father? For these baby animals, one doesn’t exist.

From Vox: "More animals can occasionally reproduce asexually than scientists realized."

https://flip.it/hSTK4i

#Animals #Evolution #Biology #Science

ScienceDesk, to space
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The universe may have a complex geometry — like a doughnut.

Science News reports: "In a universe with an analogous, complex topology, you could travel across the cosmos and end up back where you started."

https://flip.it/EAdwS4

ScienceDesk, to Health
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"The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure.''

AP reports on the 62-year-old patient and the latest research on organ transplants: https://flip.it/oPsJGH

ScienceDesk, to Health
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Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.

Science News reports: "A glitch in the mechanical process that drives normal turnover of epithelial cells lining the lungs could be to blame. ... Better understanding of this physical force underpinning chronic asthma attacks might lead to new ways of combating the disease."

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Abnormally warm patches of water in the Pacific Ocean have had a disastrous effect on marine life since 2010. Now we may know what’s causing these giant “blobs” to keep appearing. Science Alert has more, including how a policy designed to improve environmental conditions may have negative consequences.
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#Science #Environment #PacificOcean

ScienceDesk, to science
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Could magma be moving deep below the surface on the border of Germany and the Czech Republic? And if so, what is the significance? Recently installed seismometers in the Vogtland region captured a swarm of earthquakes, suggesting a “complex seismic situation” could be developing. Live Science explains.
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The solar storm that provided the magnificent view of the northern lights on Friday night may put on an encore. CNN has more on how you can catch the show. https://flip.it/zrFNqq

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Scientists may have found a way to make biodegradable plastic from algae, a development that could potentially diminish the harmful effects of microplastics that linger for thousands of years. ABC News reports: https://flip.it/mizbsY

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You already know not to take an AI chatbot seriously. But there may be reason to be even more cautious. New research has found that many AI systems have already started to deliberately present human users with false information. Science Alert explains why "AI developers do not have a confident understanding of what causes undesirable AI behaviors like deception.”
https://flip.it/ZbnJtj

ScienceDesk, to Japan
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Could snow trigger earthquakes? A new study in the journal Science Advances says thousands of quakes on Japan’s Noto Peninsula since 2020 could be linked to the region’s heavy snowfall, pointing to the weather correlating with “earthquake swarms.” While the study doesn’t say that climate directly causes the earthquakes, it suggests the rate of the seismic events could fluctuate depending on the weight of water on the surface and the movement of water below. Read more from NBC News.

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ScienceDesk, to ocean
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Small but mighty, plankton are some of the most powerful creatures on Earth.

For @TheConversationUS, a marine conservationist writes: "Plankton are critical to marine ecosystems and to humans, but often glide under the radar of our interest."

https://flip.it/w_xF.r

ScienceDesk, to space
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A rare severe geomagnetic storm watch is issued for the first time in nearly 20 years amid "unusual" solar event.

CBS News quotes the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): "Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth's surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations."

https://flip.it/6cGvxW

ScienceDesk, to science
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Jonathan An, an assistant professor of oral sciences, tries to ignore the hype around new life-extension treatments. But while studying for his doctorate in dentistry, An experimented with a drug normally used for organ transplant rejection on mice with oral disease. It worked, and An plans to test the drug on humans next. We may not live forever, but could science help us enjoy the time we have? Read more from Vox: https://flip.it/i0-9ZS
#Science #Health #Medicine #Longevity

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