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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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May has been an exciting month for our Sun. A barrage of solar storms and coronal mass ejections created the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades — and possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras in the past 500 years. NASA.gov tells us how the agency tracked it, and the images and videos are astonishing, too. https://flip.it/VBUyCn
#Science #Space #SolarStorms #Aurora #NASA

ScienceDesk, to science
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It’s surprising how many animals can act weirdly human. From territorial chimps to extroverted orcas, Live Science points us to 32 such animals that demonstrate humanlike behavior. https://flip.it/WyuSD1

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Last year, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere that could support life. But recent results have revived those earlier atmospheric hopes. Read more from Big Think. https://flip.it/ClyATt

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New research on black holes suggests these enigmatic objects of the universe could actually be entirely different celestial entities known as gravastars. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/30YfFs
#Science #Space #BlackHoles #SpaceExploration

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The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet comes with promises of weight loss, but a new study says it also has some serious health risks. In mice, a keto diet increases the buildup of zombie-like cells in the heart, kidneys, lungs and brain, which can accelerate organ aging and other health problems. New Scientist has more: https://flip.it/HNFJFR

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With extreme weather impacting all parts of the world, Climate Change isn’t going away anytime soon. These magazines keep us informed of the ongoing crisis, from the latest solutions like renewable energy to fighting misinformation, and beyond.

Climate Change: From stories about scaling up renewable energy to pioneering work in solar fuels to carbon capture and storage technologies, this magazine covers the burgeoning global shift to low-carbon economies.
@climate

Climate Change and Weather Misinformation: As the United States constantly battles natural disasters — from hurricanes to fires, and more — authorities are also fighting misinformation that is affecting their ability to do their jobs. Here, we will share links to articles about the falsehoods.
@climate

Climate Change and Wine: Documentating the effects of climate change on the wine world.
@climate

Climate Change Science: Bloomberg Green reports on the latest research related to climate change, including extreme weather events, ice levels, impacts to ecosystems, ocean temperatures, and more.
@climate

Environment and Climate Change: How can the world achieve inclusive economic growth while combating climate change and other natural resource challenges?
@environment

#FollowFriday #Science #ClimateChange

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Millennia ago, Neanderthals and humans met, mingled and mated. And your health may depend on DNA from these long-lost ancestors. Live Science explains how "in some places in our genome, we're more Neanderthal than we are human.” https://flip.it/qiJdOD

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Climate Change presents a range of dire environmental and health challenges. Add brain disease to the list. New research shows that as weather conditions worsen, certain brain diseases — stroke, migraines, meningitis, even Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s — follow suit. Read more from Science Alert: https://flip.it/RDG4WP

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

#ClimateChange #Climate #Ecuador #Nature #Environment

ScienceDesk, to climate
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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."

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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.

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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

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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
#Science #KillerWhales #Orcas #Europe

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."

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#Mars #NASA #Space #Extraterrestrial #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."

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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."

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

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?

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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

#Cicadas #Insects #Bugs #Entomology #Biology #Science #Fungus

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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."

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#Energy #Methane #Agriculture #Cows #India #Environment

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."

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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

#Space #Universe #Physics #Astrophysics #Science

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

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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."

https://flip.it/mrBLcQ

#Asthma #Health #Disease #Science

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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.
https://flip.it/cx7s4L
#Science #Environment #PacificOcean

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