Stemexchanges
@stemexchanges.bsky.social
Prof in Science Education. Education academic, formerly a school teacher. PhD. Interests: STEM, science/ICT research education, teacher education, higher ed.
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A clear image of Pluto taken by New Horizons spacecraft which is a NASA probe designed to study Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt
April 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A clear image of Pluto taken by New Horizons spacecraft which is a NASA probe designed to study Pluto, its moons, and other objects in the Kuiper Belt
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"The bombing is absolutely massive."
Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who worked in Gaza, tells @krishgm.bsky.social that bombing hospitals "goes against all international and humanitarian law".
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/gaza-tr...
Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who worked in Gaza, tells @krishgm.bsky.social that bombing hospitals "goes against all international and humanitarian law".
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/gaza-tr...
Gaza trauma surgeon: ‘You don’t bomb healthcare facilities’
We spoke to Irish trauma surgeon Dr Morgan McMonagle who recently got back from a six-week humanitarian mission working in Gaza's Nasser hospital.
www.channel4.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"The bombing is absolutely massive."
Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who worked in Gaza, tells @krishgm.bsky.social that bombing hospitals "goes against all international and humanitarian law".
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/gaza-tr...
Morgan McMonagle, an Irish trauma surgeon who worked in Gaza, tells @krishgm.bsky.social that bombing hospitals "goes against all international and humanitarian law".
Read and watch:
www.channel4.com/news/gaza-tr...
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Why are so many world leaders silent on Gaza? | Fiona Katauskas
Why are so many world leaders silent on Gaza? | Fiona Katauskas
Do they think it’s just too hard to speak out?
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Why are so many world leaders silent on Gaza? | Fiona Katauskas
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New analysis of lunar samples from the Moon's far side reveals significantly less water than the near side, supporting the theory that a massive collision shaped the Moon's asymmetry.
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#MoonFormation
#LunarScience
#PlanetaryGeology
Relevant paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#MoonFormation
#LunarScience
#PlanetaryGeology
Relevant paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Striking Evidence of Water Imbalance on The Moon Hints at a Collision
The water distribution inside the Moon appears to be somewhat lopsided.
www.sciencealert.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
New analysis of lunar samples from the Moon's far side reveals significantly less water than the near side, supporting the theory that a massive collision shaped the Moon's asymmetry.
🔭🧪
#MoonFormation
#LunarScience
#PlanetaryGeology
Relevant paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🔭🧪
#MoonFormation
#LunarScience
#PlanetaryGeology
Relevant paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Moments before the shaking started they reacted"
No, they felt the sharp "pop" of the faster Primary wave (P-wave) arrive a few seconds before the Secondary wave (S-wave) and surface waves generated by it arrived.
Your phone app early warning works by exploiting that same difference.
No, they felt the sharp "pop" of the faster Primary wave (P-wave) arrive a few seconds before the Secondary wave (S-wave) and surface waves generated by it arrived.
Your phone app early warning works by exploiting that same difference.
WATCH: Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park react to Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook San Diego County. The elephants formed an "alert circle" meant to protect the young and the entire herd from any threats, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
April 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Moments before the shaking started they reacted"
No, they felt the sharp "pop" of the faster Primary wave (P-wave) arrive a few seconds before the Secondary wave (S-wave) and surface waves generated by it arrived.
Your phone app early warning works by exploiting that same difference.
No, they felt the sharp "pop" of the faster Primary wave (P-wave) arrive a few seconds before the Secondary wave (S-wave) and surface waves generated by it arrived.
Your phone app early warning works by exploiting that same difference.
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If you're up before dawn over the next couple of weeks, a planetary delight awaits you in the east: Saturn, Mercury, and Venus all huddled together! Words by me:
www.cntraveler.com/story/planet...
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www.cntraveler.com/story/planet...
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An Astronomer's Guide to Seeing the Planetary Cluster This April
For several weeks in mid-April, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn will jostle into position before dawn.
www.cntraveler.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If you're up before dawn over the next couple of weeks, a planetary delight awaits you in the east: Saturn, Mercury, and Venus all huddled together! Words by me:
www.cntraveler.com/story/planet...
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www.cntraveler.com/story/planet...
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Today we are overjoyed to announce the induction of mathematician Lovenia Deconge Watson into the #WomenInSTEM Archive. She has devoted her life to the improvement of math teaching at every level - here is her story!
tinyurl.com/t7x665z2
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth #MathSky
tinyurl.com/t7x665z2
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth #MathSky
An Ascending Arc: The Educator’s Journey of Mathematician Lovenia Deconge Watson
In one sense, the story of Lovenia Deconge Watson (b. 1933) is the story of thousands of bright young Black women, born in the South in the 1930s, exhibiting gifts early on and struggling through a my...
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March 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Today we are overjoyed to announce the induction of mathematician Lovenia Deconge Watson into the #WomenInSTEM Archive. She has devoted her life to the improvement of math teaching at every level - here is her story!
tinyurl.com/t7x665z2
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth #MathSky
tinyurl.com/t7x665z2
#WomenInSTEM #BlackWomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth #MathSky
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🚀 Explore the top 15 space breakthroughs of 2024! From Artemis & asteroid mining to JWST’s discoveries, see how this year reshaped humanity’s cosmic future. 🌌✨ Don’t miss the milestones pushing us toward new frontiers: scienceagenda.net/blog/top-15-major-developments-in-space-in-2024/ 🌍🌕
Top 15 Major Developments in Space in 2024 » Science Agenda
Explore the Top 15 major developments in space in 2024—lunar missions, orbital leaps, and new frontiers shaping our cosmic future.
scienceagenda.net
December 29, 2024 at 5:36 PM
🚀 Explore the top 15 space breakthroughs of 2024! From Artemis & asteroid mining to JWST’s discoveries, see how this year reshaped humanity’s cosmic future. 🌌✨ Don’t miss the milestones pushing us toward new frontiers: scienceagenda.net/blog/top-15-major-developments-in-space-in-2024/ 🌍🌕
Celia McDonald describes the production of tactile material for visually impaired students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmj0...
Creating accessible (tactile) diagrams
YouTube video by ScienceEdResearch
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January 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Celia McDonald describes the production of tactile material for visually impaired students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmj0...
Dr Ken Walker, Senior Curator at Victoria Museum, Melbourne, Australia, talks about the difference between a wasp and a bee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcev...
What is the difference between a wasp and a bee?
YouTube video by ScienceEdResearch
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January 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Dr Ken Walker, Senior Curator at Victoria Museum, Melbourne, Australia, talks about the difference between a wasp and a bee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcev...
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Another view of Psiloptera attenuata is a jewel beetle, Buprestidae.
Multi stack photo
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Multi stack photo
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January 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another view of Psiloptera attenuata is a jewel beetle, Buprestidae.
Multi stack photo
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Multi stack photo
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The last image of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya — detained by Israel for refusing to abandon patients — defines 2024.
It’s a testament to Palestinian resilience & a damning indictment of those enabling genocide, including the UK government.
In 2025, the fight for justice continues.
It’s a testament to Palestinian resilience & a damning indictment of those enabling genocide, including the UK government.
In 2025, the fight for justice continues.
December 31, 2024 at 9:26 AM
The last image of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya — detained by Israel for refusing to abandon patients — defines 2024.
It’s a testament to Palestinian resilience & a damning indictment of those enabling genocide, including the UK government.
In 2025, the fight for justice continues.
It’s a testament to Palestinian resilience & a damning indictment of those enabling genocide, including the UK government.
In 2025, the fight for justice continues.
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Russell Group vice-chancellors’ average pay packages have hit £400,000, despite the financial crisis in UK higher education
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
Average Russell Group vice-chancellor pay package hits £400,000
Average salary rises 3.5 per cent to £327,000, with Cambridge’s Deborah Prentice topping pay list
www.timeshighereducation.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Russell Group vice-chancellors’ average pay packages have hit £400,000, despite the financial crisis in UK higher education
#AcademicSky #highered
#AcademicSky #highered
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Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
Because hammerhead sharks give birth to live young, studying their embryonic development is much more complicated than harvesting some eggs and watching them develop in real time.
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January 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development
Dame Susan Black, a forensic anthropologist tells us a bit about forensic anthropology & describes (in easily accessible language suitable for students at upper primary stages & older) how veins can be used in forensic identification. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNP...
Forensic Anthropology: Veins and Identification
YouTube video by ScienceEdResearch
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January 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Dame Susan Black, a forensic anthropologist tells us a bit about forensic anthropology & describes (in easily accessible language suitable for students at upper primary stages & older) how veins can be used in forensic identification. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNP...
Optometrists carry out detailed examinations of the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, ocular diseases or abnormality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=omyJ...
In-sight into an eye exam
YouTube video by ScienceEdResearch
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January 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Optometrists carry out detailed examinations of the eyes to detect defects in vision, signs of injury, ocular diseases or abnormality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=omyJ...
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#Gaza: Israel´s ongoing war on Gaza has forcibly displaced over 1.9 million leaving families to endure winter in fragile makeshift tents with minimal protection from the cold.
December 31, 2024 at 4:22 PM
#Gaza: Israel´s ongoing war on Gaza has forcibly displaced over 1.9 million leaving families to endure winter in fragile makeshift tents with minimal protection from the cold.
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It's cold! Here's a few ways to make life easier for wildlife during this chilly snap and through the winter...
Help share these ideas! ❄️
Help share these ideas! ❄️
January 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's cold! Here's a few ways to make life easier for wildlife during this chilly snap and through the winter...
Help share these ideas! ❄️
Help share these ideas! ❄️
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At least 11 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on makeshift tents housing displaced people in a designated humanitarian safe zone in southern Gaza https://aje.io/82rfiq
January 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
At least 11 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on makeshift tents housing displaced people in a designated humanitarian safe zone in southern Gaza https://aje.io/82rfiq
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Newly discovered: A pair of supermassive black holes (40 million times as massive as the Sun) cuddling in a distant galaxy. "Cuddling" in this case means they're about as far apart as Voyager 1 is from Earth...which is really close for such monster objects. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/swi...
science.nasa.gov/missions/swi...
January 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Newly discovered: A pair of supermassive black holes (40 million times as massive as the Sun) cuddling in a distant galaxy. "Cuddling" in this case means they're about as far apart as Voyager 1 is from Earth...which is really close for such monster objects. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/swi...
science.nasa.gov/missions/swi...
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Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve
Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve
Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve
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National Lampoon 1977
December 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM
National Lampoon 1977
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Happy 74th birthday to mathematician Shihoko Ishii, whose work in singularity theory and arc spaces won her the Saruhashi Prize in 1995 and the Imperial Prize in 2021!
#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #MathSky 🧮
December 26, 2024 at 6:42 AM
Happy 74th birthday to mathematician Shihoko Ishii, whose work in singularity theory and arc spaces won her the Saruhashi Prize in 1995 and the Imperial Prize in 2021!
#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #MathSky 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #HistSci #MathSky 🧮