Andrei Mihai
@mareacaspica.bsky.social
Science journalist. Geophysicist. Vanilla > Chocolate. Co-founder ZME Science.
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"The caffeine is the active molecule doing the magic. They found that the optimal dose for tea was roughly 1 to 2 cups daily to see the most significant associations with cognitive health, and for coffee, 2 to 3 cups daily."
☕🍵🩺 #Coffee #Tea #Caffeine #Health #Science
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☕🍵🩺 #Coffee #Tea #Caffeine #Health #Science
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Large Harvard Study Finds Coffee and Tea Significantly Lower Dementia Risk
Caffeine may be the secret weapon in our battle against dementia.
www.zmescience.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
This is fine and all but are they also coming to Eurovision ?!?!
View from Europe: The Increasingly Convincing Case for Canada Joining the EU - Policy Magazine
Among the possibilities is the expansion of the European Union as a liberal counterweight to autocratic hegemony, most interestingly to include what Prime
www.policymagazine.ca
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is fine and all but are they also coming to Eurovision ?!?!
Bats have insane immune system. Any virus able to survive in their system can become a threat.
Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Vampire bats may have contracted H5N1 bird flu in Peru, raising worries about further spread
Bats could form a bridge between marine and terrestrial mammals, scientists say
www.science.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Bats have insane immune system. Any virus able to survive in their system can become a threat.
I'm purposely trying to focus on positive things on social media and avoid posting depressing things.
Apparently that translates to just posting less.
Apparently that translates to just posting less.
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I'm purposely trying to focus on positive things on social media and avoid posting depressing things.
Apparently that translates to just posting less.
Apparently that translates to just posting less.
Everyone driving in the city be like
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Everyone driving in the city be like
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We often think of our genes as the script of our fate. But genes are not the whole story. www.quantamagazine.org/how-metaboli...
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We often think of our genes as the script of our fate. But genes are not the whole story. www.quantamagazine.org/how-metaboli...
Can't help but wonder what a bow and arrow hunt would have looked like in the day.
Arrow heads at Obi-Rakhmat (Uzbekistan) 80 ka ago? 🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Initial findings of a traceological search for weapon heads in the oldest layers of the Obi-Rakhmat rock shelter in Uzbekistan, dating back around 80 ka.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Initial findings of a traceological search for weapon heads in the oldest layers of the Obi-Rakhmat rock shelter in Uzbekistan, dating back around 80 ka.
![Comparison between micropoints from Obi-Rakhmat, layers 20-21, and Mandrin, layer E [6,150].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rygp62vxjwmuyb4xin4uyt7z/bafkreiccvperycvtfb7ouy5s7d3cdkuphhsbtzfpd5wptb3vfzysqhwehy@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Can't help but wonder what a bow and arrow hunt would have looked like in the day.
Finally, an AI that can play my games while I work.
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Finally, an AI that can play my games while I work.
Brutal. You're so successful the entire product type is named after you and then swoosh
“iRobot Corp., the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier.” 😥
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Robot Vacuum Roomba Maker Files for Bankruptcy After 35 Years
iRobot Corp., the company that revolutionized robot vacuum cleaners in the early 2000s with its Roomba model, filed for bankruptcy and proposed handing over control to its main Chinese supplier.
www.bloomberg.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Brutal. You're so successful the entire product type is named after you and then swoosh
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For months, we've worked on an app to monitor fishing in UK's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
The UK claims to be a leader in marine conservation, yet plenty of "protected areas" remain open to destructive fishing.
With a grant from the @earthjournalism.bsky.social, we finally did it. 🧵👇
The UK claims to be a leader in marine conservation, yet plenty of "protected areas" remain open to destructive fishing.
With a grant from the @earthjournalism.bsky.social, we finally did it. 🧵👇
The UK says its sea are protected. We Built an App to Track Fishing in 'Protected' Seas
Our new data-driven investigation reveals how “protected” UK waters are still being heavily trawled—and invites anyone to explore the evidence for themselves.
www.zmescience.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For months, we've worked on an app to monitor fishing in UK's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
The UK claims to be a leader in marine conservation, yet plenty of "protected areas" remain open to destructive fishing.
With a grant from the @earthjournalism.bsky.social, we finally did it. 🧵👇
The UK claims to be a leader in marine conservation, yet plenty of "protected areas" remain open to destructive fishing.
With a grant from the @earthjournalism.bsky.social, we finally did it. 🧵👇
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THe power of the press in the UK.
Ignoring "all the Green crap" as David Cameron did, costs farmers £800m in one year.
But a slight and easily avoidable increase in Inheritance Tax by Labour is an excuse for a farmers' revolt?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ignoring "all the Green crap" as David Cameron did, costs farmers £800m in one year.
But a slight and easily avoidable increase in Inheritance Tax by Labour is an excuse for a farmers' revolt?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
THe power of the press in the UK.
Ignoring "all the Green crap" as David Cameron did, costs farmers £800m in one year.
But a slight and easily avoidable increase in Inheritance Tax by Labour is an excuse for a farmers' revolt?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ignoring "all the Green crap" as David Cameron did, costs farmers £800m in one year.
But a slight and easily avoidable increase in Inheritance Tax by Labour is an excuse for a farmers' revolt?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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“Mr. Trump, I’m from Donbas — why should I give my home and my region to Russia? Donbas is Ukraine.”
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“Mr. Trump, I’m from Donbas — why should I give my home and my region to Russia? Donbas is Ukraine.”
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
A Ukrainian soldier from Donetsk wrote this on a ruined wall. This isn’t politics; it’s a life tied to a street, a graveyard, a school.👇
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Every single company, government or individual celebrating the IEA's new fossil-explosion scenario is also celebrating the heating of earth by three bloody degrees:
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Every single company, government or individual celebrating the IEA's new fossil-explosion scenario is also celebrating the heating of earth by three bloody degrees:
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#Science #Entomology #Arachnids #Spiders
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating
Scientists named the half-male, half-female spider after an One Piece anime character who can change sex at will.
www.zmescience.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#Science #Entomology #Arachnids #Spiders
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Scientists Found a Half-Male, Half-Female Spider in Thailand and It’s Fascinating www.zmescience.com/science/news...
Sure feels like a "let them eat cake" moment.
This also misses the entire point. Few people are concerned about losing their jobs; most people are concerned about losing their livelihoods. After all, output and productivity have decoupled from worker pay since the 1970s.
This also misses the entire point. Few people are concerned about losing their jobs; most people are concerned about losing their livelihoods. After all, output and productivity have decoupled from worker pay since the 1970s.
Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With
So that's where we're at.
www.yahoo.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Sure feels like a "let them eat cake" moment.
This also misses the entire point. Few people are concerned about losing their jobs; most people are concerned about losing their livelihoods. After all, output and productivity have decoupled from worker pay since the 1970s.
This also misses the entire point. Few people are concerned about losing their jobs; most people are concerned about losing their livelihoods. After all, output and productivity have decoupled from worker pay since the 1970s.
Surprised Pikachu face
Oil firm TotalEnergies made misleading green statements, court rules
French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Surprised Pikachu face
He had been brutally (and baselessly) accused by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. Even now, Kramnik continues with vile posts.
As a (very) amateur chess player who regularly watched chess streams, Danya Naroditsky was one of the most insightful and fun to watch streamers. As an interviewer..
As a (very) amateur chess player who regularly watched chess streams, Danya Naroditsky was one of the most insightful and fun to watch streamers. As an interviewer..
October 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
He had been brutally (and baselessly) accused by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. Even now, Kramnik continues with vile posts.
As a (very) amateur chess player who regularly watched chess streams, Danya Naroditsky was one of the most insightful and fun to watch streamers. As an interviewer..
As a (very) amateur chess player who regularly watched chess streams, Danya Naroditsky was one of the most insightful and fun to watch streamers. As an interviewer..
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If someone said, 'we built a model, running on a cluster of re-used PC servers, with tagged for proper attribution docs as a source, to test how these methods work' I might be tolerant. But 'we used Claude' means this: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If someone said, 'we built a model, running on a cluster of re-used PC servers, with tagged for proper attribution docs as a source, to test how these methods work' I might be tolerant. But 'we used Claude' means this: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
I am sorry to announce that staying physically active and spending less time on social media really helps you feel better.
Wish I had better news.
Wish I had better news.
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I am sorry to announce that staying physically active and spending less time on social media really helps you feel better.
Wish I had better news.
Wish I had better news.
Get your submissions in! ZME Science is looking for pitches. We're specifically looking for underreported science stories with a "wow" factor, whether they're about forgotten discoveries, bizarre natural phenomena, or the strange, unexpected applications of new technology.
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Get your submissions in! ZME Science is looking for pitches. We're specifically looking for underreported science stories with a "wow" factor, whether they're about forgotten discoveries, bizarre natural phenomena, or the strange, unexpected applications of new technology.