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NASA and NSF face ~10% workforce cuts, jeopardizing U.S. leadership in science and technology.
These reductions impact crucial research and innovation and are bound to leave the US behind at a time when global competition is intensifying. #Science #Space
These reductions impact crucial research and innovation and are bound to leave the US behind at a time when global competition is intensifying. #Science #Space
Elon Musk's DODGY firing spree cuts 10% of NASA and NSF staff putting future of American science at stake
Thousands of the nation's brightest are being fired in the most undignified way possible.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Scientists in South Korea have synthesized diamonds at atmospheric pressure using liquid metal, challenging traditional high-pressure methods. This breakthrough could make diamond production more accessible and affordable, opening doors for advanced technologies 💎💎
Scientists Grow Diamonds at Atmospheric Pressure in Liquid Metal and It's a Game Changer
Synthetic diamonds aren't just for the deep Earth or mega high-pressure lab anymore.
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February 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Scientists in South Korea have synthesized diamonds at atmospheric pressure using liquid metal, challenging traditional high-pressure methods. This breakthrough could make diamond production more accessible and affordable, opening doors for advanced technologies 💎💎
New study finds heavy cannabis use linked to reduced brain activity during memory tasks :brain:. Over 1,000 participants showed decreased function in areas vital for decision-making and attention. Raises concerns about long-term cognitive effects. #CannabisResearch #BrainHealth
Largest Study of Its Kind Finds How Long-Term Cannabis Use Affects Memory
The study looked at the effect of cannabis use on young adults who are recent or heavy users.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
New study finds heavy cannabis use linked to reduced brain activity during memory tasks :brain:. Over 1,000 participants showed decreased function in areas vital for decision-making and attention. Raises concerns about long-term cognitive effects. #CannabisResearch #BrainHealth
Did astronomers find the most volcanic planet in the universe?
Orbiting its red dwarf star every just 2.25 days, this sub-Earth-sized exoplanet is constantly reshaped by relentless and powerful eruptions that continuously renew its atmosphere with sulfur dioxide.
Orbiting its red dwarf star every just 2.25 days, this sub-Earth-sized exoplanet is constantly reshaped by relentless and powerful eruptions that continuously renew its atmosphere with sulfur dioxide.
Did astronomers find the most volcanic planet in the universe?
Sulfur dioxide might explain the planet's fiery surface.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Did astronomers find the most volcanic planet in the universe?
Orbiting its red dwarf star every just 2.25 days, this sub-Earth-sized exoplanet is constantly reshaped by relentless and powerful eruptions that continuously renew its atmosphere with sulfur dioxide.
Orbiting its red dwarf star every just 2.25 days, this sub-Earth-sized exoplanet is constantly reshaped by relentless and powerful eruptions that continuously renew its atmosphere with sulfur dioxide.
Move over, humans—beavers are saving the day! In a remarkable twist, these natural engineers have completed the dams needed to protect the Klabava River south of Prague, a project that had been stalled since 2018 due to financial and bureaucratic hurdles.
Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River
A Czech project that was stalled for years is now completed — by beavers.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Move over, humans—beavers are saving the day! In a remarkable twist, these natural engineers have completed the dams needed to protect the Klabava River south of Prague, a project that had been stalled since 2018 due to financial and bureaucratic hurdles.
A single high dose of creatine can boost cognitive performance even without sleep. This challenges the idea that creatine only works long-term
Researchers had participants stay awake for 21 hours and found that those who took creatine showed better memory, reaction time, and problem-solving skills
Researchers had participants stay awake for 21 hours and found that those who took creatine showed better memory, reaction time, and problem-solving skills
A Single High Dose of Creatine Might Help the Brain to Power Through Sleep Deprivation
From the gym to your brain: the surprising new use of creatine.
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February 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A single high dose of creatine can boost cognitive performance even without sleep. This challenges the idea that creatine only works long-term
Researchers had participants stay awake for 21 hours and found that those who took creatine showed better memory, reaction time, and problem-solving skills
Researchers had participants stay awake for 21 hours and found that those who took creatine showed better memory, reaction time, and problem-solving skills
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In response to headline “Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database” I want to re-emphasize that all these grants were public record and written in response to public solicitations supporting DEI content. No “uncovering” or “releasing” was done here
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In response to headline “Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database” I want to re-emphasize that all these grants were public record and written in response to public solicitations supporting DEI content. No “uncovering” or “releasing” was done here
🦫Beavers save the day in Prague's Klabava River. These natural engineers built dams to protect waterways, achieving what humans stalled for years. Nature’s own solution costs authorities $1.2M and creates thriving wetlands. #EcologicalHeroes #NatureSolutions
Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River
A Czech project that was stalled for years is now completed — by beavers.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🦫Beavers save the day in Prague's Klabava River. These natural engineers built dams to protect waterways, achieving what humans stalled for years. Nature’s own solution costs authorities $1.2M and creates thriving wetlands. #EcologicalHeroes #NatureSolutions
New defibrillator placement method could double survival rates from cardiac arrests. By placing one pad on the chest and one on the back, chances of restarting the heart effectively are significantly higher. #HeartHealth #MedicalInnovation
Placing Defibrillator Pads on the Chest and Back, Rather Than Both on the Chest, Could More Than Double Survival Rates
It's a shocking improvement that costs nothing but could reshape emergency response.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New defibrillator placement method could double survival rates from cardiac arrests. By placing one pad on the chest and one on the back, chances of restarting the heart effectively are significantly higher. #HeartHealth #MedicalInnovation
Imagine building sturdy floors using 60% less concrete and 90% less steel. ETH Zurich researchers developed Unfold Form, a reusable mold that cuts concrete and steel use dramatically. Sustainable, strong, and affordable – paving the way for greener buildings. #SustainableConstruction #Innovation
Origami-Inspired Design Cuts Concrete Use by 60% and Steel by 90% Without Sacrificing Strength
This lightweight framework is challenging how we build concrete floors.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Imagine building sturdy floors using 60% less concrete and 90% less steel. ETH Zurich researchers developed Unfold Form, a reusable mold that cuts concrete and steel use dramatically. Sustainable, strong, and affordable – paving the way for greener buildings. #SustainableConstruction #Innovation
This view from space shuttle Columbia shows Mount Everest, which reaches 29,028 feet in elevation (8,848 meters), along with many glaciers. Mount Everest is to the left of the V-shaped valley.
February 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This view from space shuttle Columbia shows Mount Everest, which reaches 29,028 feet in elevation (8,848 meters), along with many glaciers. Mount Everest is to the left of the V-shaped valley.
A new LiDAR system achieves **1mm precision** from up to 1 kilometer away using cutting-edge detectors. This eye-safe laser advancement could revolutionize fields like robotics, urban planning, archaeology, and space exploration. #LiDAR #TechInnovation
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February 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A new LiDAR system achieves **1mm precision** from up to 1 kilometer away using cutting-edge detectors. This eye-safe laser advancement could revolutionize fields like robotics, urban planning, archaeology, and space exploration. #LiDAR #TechInnovation
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🎵 Music can be a powerful painkiller. Researchers at McGill found that listening to tunes matching your natural rhythm provides the most effective pain relief. This could lead to personalized music therapies in the future. #MusicTherapy #PainManagement
Music Acts as a Painkiller — But You Have to Listen at Your Internal Tempo
Music tailored to your internal tempo may offer the best pain relief, study finds.
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February 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🎵 Music can be a powerful painkiller. Researchers at McGill found that listening to tunes matching your natural rhythm provides the most effective pain relief. This could lead to personalized music therapies in the future. #MusicTherapy #PainManagement
Scientists discover humpback whale songs mirror human language structures! These complex vocalizations follow patterns similar to our speech, suggesting convergent evolution in communication across species. #WhaleCommunication #ScienceDiscovery
Whale Songs Follow the Same Mathematical Rule as Human Language
Whale song, though technically not a language, is organized in a familiar pattern.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Scientists discover humpback whale songs mirror human language structures! These complex vocalizations follow patterns similar to our speech, suggesting convergent evolution in communication across species. #WhaleCommunication #ScienceDiscovery
A female swell shark gave birth in a tank with no males—leaving scientists puzzled. Could it be stored sperm or the rare phenomenon of parthenogenesis? 🦈✨ Genetic tests may reveal the answer, but for now, baby Yoko’s survival is the priority. #SharkScience (1/3)
No males required: shark mother gives birth despite only being surrounded by females
A female swell shark gives birth to a pup without coming in contact with a male, and now scientists are wondering how this is even possible.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A female swell shark gave birth in a tank with no males—leaving scientists puzzled. Could it be stored sperm or the rare phenomenon of parthenogenesis? 🦈✨ Genetic tests may reveal the answer, but for now, baby Yoko’s survival is the priority. #SharkScience (1/3)
Google’s flagship AI, Gemini, just flubbed a major Super Bowl ad—claiming Gouda accounts for 50-60% of global cheese consumption.
Google’s Gemini AI Just Embarrassed Itself Over Cheese
Google’s flagship AI, Gemini, just flubbed a major Super Bowl ad—claiming Gouda accounts for 50-60% of global cheese consumption.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Google’s flagship AI, Gemini, just flubbed a major Super Bowl ad—claiming Gouda accounts for 50-60% of global cheese consumption.
Maggots "taste" texture! 🪰 Scientists found specialized neurons in fly larvae that make them prefer rotting food over fresh. These neurons detect both texture and sugar—helping maggots thrive on decaying matter. Humans have similar neurons, but luckily, we prefer fresh food! 🍎
Maggots Can "Taste" Texture—And That's Why They Prefer Rotting Food
We also have similar specialized neurons, but thankfully, ours prefer the texture of fresh food.
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February 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Maggots "taste" texture! 🪰 Scientists found specialized neurons in fly larvae that make them prefer rotting food over fresh. These neurons detect both texture and sugar—helping maggots thrive on decaying matter. Humans have similar neurons, but luckily, we prefer fresh food! 🍎
The Trump administration is censoring scientific information on climate change and health. Federal agencies like the USDA and CDC are removing references to climate change and retracting research papers using terms such as "LGBT" and "pregnant people." #ScienceCensorship #ClimateChange
Trump is ordering a sweeping censorship of science, starting with climate and health
The Trump administration is on a campaign to silence certain science, targeting the USDA, CDC, and even published papers.
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February 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The Trump administration is censoring scientific information on climate change and health. Federal agencies like the USDA and CDC are removing references to climate change and retracting research papers using terms such as "LGBT" and "pregnant people." #ScienceCensorship #ClimateChange
Climate change is erasing $1.4T in U.S. real estate value 🏡🌍 Rising insurance costs from wildfires, floods & hurricanes are making homeownership unsustainable in high-risk areas. The housing market is shifting—climate resilience is quickly becoming a new priority. #ClimateRisk #RealEstate (1/x)
Climate change is about to erase $1.4 trillion in real estate value in the US
Homeownership is becoming increasingly unsustainable in high-risk areas as wildfires, floods, and hurricanes drive up insurance costs. climate change is eroding the stability of homeownership in Ameri...
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February 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Climate change is erasing $1.4T in U.S. real estate value 🏡🌍 Rising insurance costs from wildfires, floods & hurricanes are making homeownership unsustainable in high-risk areas. The housing market is shifting—climate resilience is quickly becoming a new priority. #ClimateRisk #RealEstate (1/x)
🌍 Africa is slowly splitting -- A Sixth Ocean in the Making? 🌊
The East African Rift is tearing the continent apart, and in millions of years, a new ocean will form. Scientists are witnessing, in real-time, how continents break apart. #Geology #EarthScience (1/3)
The East African Rift is tearing the continent apart, and in millions of years, a new ocean will form. Scientists are witnessing, in real-time, how continents break apart. #Geology #EarthScience (1/3)
Scientists Say a Sixth Ocean Is Forming as East Africa Splits Apart
In East Africa, tectonic forces are slowly splitting the continent, creating a future ocean basin.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🌍 Africa is slowly splitting -- A Sixth Ocean in the Making? 🌊
The East African Rift is tearing the continent apart, and in millions of years, a new ocean will form. Scientists are witnessing, in real-time, how continents break apart. #Geology #EarthScience (1/3)
The East African Rift is tearing the continent apart, and in millions of years, a new ocean will form. Scientists are witnessing, in real-time, how continents break apart. #Geology #EarthScience (1/3)
🧬 Just 1 gram of omega-3 daily can slow biological aging by 3 months over 3 years! Combined with vitamin D & exercise, the effect increases to 4 months. A simple, science-backed way to stay younger longer. #Aging #Health
More on the study & how it works 👇 (1/3)
More on the study & how it works 👇 (1/3)
Just 1 Gram of Omega-3 Daily Can Slow Aging, Landmark Study Finds
Just one dose a day could help you stay young and healthy.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Bonobos understand when you're clueless, but they want to help🧠🐵
A new study shows bonobos recognize when humans lack knowledge—and point to help. When they didn't have any useful info, bonobos stayed silent. This hints at a deep-rooted theory of mind, once thought uniquely human. #Science #Bonobos
A new study shows bonobos recognize when humans lack knowledge—and point to help. When they didn't have any useful info, bonobos stayed silent. This hints at a deep-rooted theory of mind, once thought uniquely human. #Science #Bonobos
Bonobos Know When You’re Clueless—Their Theory of Mind Explains Why
The bonobos eagerly pointed out treats to humans who didn’t know where they were, but when humans had watched the treats being placedapes, they didn't point.
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February 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Some 25 million years ago, (most) humans lost the ability to wiggle their ears —but our ear muscles still try! 🧐 A new study finds these vestigial muscles twitch when we focus on sounds, revealing an ancient "neural fossil" in our brains. #Evolution #Neuroscience (1/x)
Humans Lost the Ability to Wiggle Their Ears 25 Million Years Ago, but Your Ear Muscles Still Try
We still try to prick up our ears, scientists discover.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Some 25 million years ago, (most) humans lost the ability to wiggle their ears —but our ear muscles still try! 🧐 A new study finds these vestigial muscles twitch when we focus on sounds, revealing an ancient "neural fossil" in our brains. #Evolution #Neuroscience (1/x)
We can all use some good news. A new CAR T-cell immunotherapy shows unprecedented success in treating deadly childhood brain tumors (DMGs). In some cases, tumors disappeared entirely! This could revolutionize pediatric cancer treatment. #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy (1/3)
Groundbreaking immunotherapy could finally treat devastating childhood brain tumors
A groundbreaking immunotherapy is showing unprecedented success against one of the deadliest childhood brain cancers — diffuse midline gliomas.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We can all use some good news. A new CAR T-cell immunotherapy shows unprecedented success in treating deadly childhood brain tumors (DMGs). In some cases, tumors disappeared entirely! This could revolutionize pediatric cancer treatment. #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy (1/3)