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In the battle between light and dark, the darkness is destined to triumph. Or so this narrative goes.
Reminder: dark energy is speculative physics - an hypothesis introduced to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe. It may be a fudge, and not actually exist.
#DarkEnergy #cosmology 🧪
Reminder: dark energy is speculative physics - an hypothesis introduced to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe. It may be a fudge, and not actually exist.
#DarkEnergy #cosmology 🧪
Is dark energy destined to dominate the universe and lead to the ‘big crunch’?
New universes may emerge in due course, says scientist at Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
In the battle between light and dark, the darkness is destined to triumph. Or so this narrative goes.
Reminder: dark energy is speculative physics - an hypothesis introduced to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe. It may be a fudge, and not actually exist.
#DarkEnergy #cosmology 🧪
Reminder: dark energy is speculative physics - an hypothesis introduced to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe. It may be a fudge, and not actually exist.
#DarkEnergy #cosmology 🧪
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New paper alert 🧪☀️🔭⚛️☄️
In this work, led by Dr. Dibya Kirti Mishra @dibya96.bsky.social, we used observations of the Sun in the Ca II K line from Kodaikanal in India and Rome in Italy to reconstruct solar polar magnetic fields back to 1904.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
In this work, led by Dr. Dibya Kirti Mishra @dibya96.bsky.social, we used observations of the Sun in the Ca II K line from Kodaikanal in India and Rome in Italy to reconstruct solar polar magnetic fields back to 1904.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
March 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New paper alert 🧪☀️🔭⚛️☄️
In this work, led by Dr. Dibya Kirti Mishra @dibya96.bsky.social, we used observations of the Sun in the Ca II K line from Kodaikanal in India and Rome in Italy to reconstruct solar polar magnetic fields back to 1904.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
In this work, led by Dr. Dibya Kirti Mishra @dibya96.bsky.social, we used observations of the Sun in the Ca II K line from Kodaikanal in India and Rome in Italy to reconstruct solar polar magnetic fields back to 1904.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
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Trump vents fury about his criminal cases in extraordinary speech at DoJ
Trump vents fury about his criminal cases in extraordinary speech at DoJ
In hourlong victory lap, president railed against Biden officials and their ‘bullshit’ case while boosting his lawyers
* US politics live – latest updates
Taking over the justice department headquarters for what amounted to a political event, Donald…
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Trump vents fury about his criminal cases in extraordinary speech at DoJ
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We’re officially booing again, and it feels like a step in the right direction.
Is 'booing' back? JD Vance and Taylor Swift are latest to experience fan fury
www.mirror.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We’re officially booing again, and it feels like a step in the right direction.
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The #influencer industry's market value is estimated at $23 billion in 2025, with projections reaching $71 billion by 2032, yet tax rules remain unclear for this growing sector. buff.ly/qwSDVBt
By Sarah Webber @universityofdayton.bsky.social; Kaitlin Newkirk @xavier.edu
By Sarah Webber @universityofdayton.bsky.social; Kaitlin Newkirk @xavier.edu
Influencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason
The IRS hasn’t issued clear guidance for them yet.
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March 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The #influencer industry's market value is estimated at $23 billion in 2025, with projections reaching $71 billion by 2032, yet tax rules remain unclear for this growing sector. buff.ly/qwSDVBt
By Sarah Webber @universityofdayton.bsky.social; Kaitlin Newkirk @xavier.edu
By Sarah Webber @universityofdayton.bsky.social; Kaitlin Newkirk @xavier.edu
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Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are "taking it slow" when it comes to their burgeoning romance with the pair having embarked on a "secret relationship" in recent months.
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump's views on their 'secret relationship' emerge
www.irishstar.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are "taking it slow" when it comes to their burgeoning romance with the pair having embarked on a "secret relationship" in recent months.
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Funding fights, memoirs by Boris Becker and Stallone, plus the queen of romantasy: this year’s London book fair
Funding fights, memoirs by Boris Becker and Stallone, plus the queen of romantasy: this year’s London book fair
The 2025 book trade jamboree featured a bonanza of heart-shaped fiction, celebrity memoirs, and some vexed discussion about festival finances and children’s reading
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Funding fights, memoirs by Boris Becker and Stallone, plus the queen of romantasy: this year’s London book fair
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🍌 Bananas & Climate Change 🌍
A new study finds that rising temperatures and socio-economic factors will shrink the area suitable for export banana production by 60%. 🌡️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
A new study finds that rising temperatures and socio-economic factors will shrink the area suitable for export banana production by 60%. 🌡️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
Socio-economic factors constrain climate change adaptation in a tropical export crop - Nature Food
Understanding and preparing for the impacts of climate change on tropical crops is key for global food security and sustainable development, especially in the Global South. This study maps banana prod...
www.nature.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🍌 Bananas & Climate Change 🌍
A new study finds that rising temperatures and socio-economic factors will shrink the area suitable for export banana production by 60%. 🌡️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
A new study finds that rising temperatures and socio-economic factors will shrink the area suitable for export banana production by 60%. 🌡️
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
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“That summer, my mother said to me, ‘You’re going to a new school,’ and I asked, ‘Will my friends be there?’ She (told) me probably not but that I would make new friends,” Juanita Floyd said of B.F. Ford School closing as a result of integration.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“That summer, my mother said to me, ‘You’re going to a new school,’ and I asked, ‘Will my friends be there?’ She (told) me probably not but that I would make new friends,” Juanita Floyd said of B.F. Ford School closing as a result of integration.
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: Doug Gottlieb is doubling as a radio host and a men's college basketball coach. We went behind the scenes of the most unusual employment experiment in college hoops. nyti.ms/3EGGrKb
February 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: Doug Gottlieb is doubling as a radio host and a men's college basketball coach. We went behind the scenes of the most unusual employment experiment in college hoops. nyti.ms/3EGGrKb
Check out this article from NorthJersey.com:
NJ Catholic diocese used secret court hearing to block investigation of clergy sex abuse
www.northjersey.com/story/news/w...
NJ Catholic diocese used secret court hearing to block investigation of clergy sex abuse
www.northjersey.com/story/news/w...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Check out this article from NorthJersey.com:
NJ Catholic diocese used secret court hearing to block investigation of clergy sex abuse
www.northjersey.com/story/news/w...
NJ Catholic diocese used secret court hearing to block investigation of clergy sex abuse
www.northjersey.com/story/news/w...
Been attending this since Feb. 2021 when there weren’t that many of us and we all wore masks
Exceptional event snd this year my wife had fun,
We have a winner of Pizza Bowl V, and they took home the crown for best meatballs, too
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
Exceptional event snd this year my wife had fun,
We have a winner of Pizza Bowl V, and they took home the crown for best meatballs, too
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
NJ news from Bergen, Passaic | Bergen Record
Get the latest news, information, sports, food, entertainment, real estate, video and opinion in Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex counties in NJ.
NorthJersey.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Been attending this since Feb. 2021 when there weren’t that many of us and we all wore masks
Exceptional event snd this year my wife had fun,
We have a winner of Pizza Bowl V, and they took home the crown for best meatballs, too
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
Exceptional event snd this year my wife had fun,
We have a winner of Pizza Bowl V, and they took home the crown for best meatballs, too
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
With pizza making legend Al Santillo
February 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
With pizza making legend Al Santillo
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽💻
January 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Snow in the desert? Nope! The salt-covered sandstone and clay landscape of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert. 🧪 Tectonic forces and erosion sculpted this Moon-like terrain
January 27, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Snow in the desert? Nope! The salt-covered sandstone and clay landscape of Valle de la Luna in the Atacama Desert. 🧪 Tectonic forces and erosion sculpted this Moon-like terrain
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The Oasis star was less than complimentary after Little Mix made pop history at the 2021 Brit Awards.
Jade Thirlwall Once Confronted Noel Gallagher About His Past Digs – But It Didn't Go So Well
The Oasis star was less than complimentary after Little Mix made pop history at the 2021 Brit Awards.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Oasis star was less than complimentary after Little Mix made pop history at the 2021 Brit Awards.
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US Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office, as secretary of state. Rubio emphasized that US foreign policy under Trump will put American needs first reut.rs/3E6YpoT
Marco Rubio becomes Secretary of State, emphasizes 'America First' agenda
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office on Tuesday, where he emphasized that U.S. foreign policy under Trump will put American needs first.
reut.rs
January 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
US Senator Marco Rubio from Florida became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to be sworn into office, as secretary of state. Rubio emphasized that US foreign policy under Trump will put American needs first reut.rs/3E6YpoT
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Lawyers for Civil Rights' lawsuit alleges that the order is unconstitutional based on the language of the 14th Amendment. The civil suit was filed on behalf of an expectant mother and immigration advocacy groups La Colaborativa and Brazilian Worker Center.
Boston immigration advocates sue Trump for move to end birthright citizenship
Lawyers for Civil Rights' lawsuit alleges that the order is unconstitutional based on the language of the 14th Amendment. The civil suit was filed on behalf of an expectant mother and immigration advo...
www.wbur.org
January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Lawyers for Civil Rights' lawsuit alleges that the order is unconstitutional based on the language of the 14th Amendment. The civil suit was filed on behalf of an expectant mother and immigration advocacy groups La Colaborativa and Brazilian Worker Center.
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NEW: The family of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after responding to the Jan. 6 attack, calls President Trump's pardons of those responsible for the attack an "undoing of justice."
Live updates: Trump kicks off agenda and meets with congressional leaders on Day 2
Latest news and updates on the first full day of Donald Trump's presidency after his election victory. Follow live.
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW: The family of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after responding to the Jan. 6 attack, calls President Trump's pardons of those responsible for the attack an "undoing of justice."
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Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling back protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination
Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, erases actions on LGBTQ+ equality • Ohio Capital Journal
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling…
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January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and rolling back protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination
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🔺 Trump executive orders live: president fires coastguard commandant
Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female leader of any branch of the US armed forces, was relieved of her duties by Benjamine Huffman, the acting secretary of homeland security, who did not provide a reason
Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female leader of any branch of the US armed forces, was relieved of her duties by Benjamine Huffman, the acting secretary of homeland security, who did not provide a reason
Trump executive orders live: president fires coastguard commandant
After his inauguration the president signed orders pardoning January 6 rioters, lifting sanctions on West Bank settlers and delaying the TikTok ban
www.thetimes.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🔺 Trump executive orders live: president fires coastguard commandant
Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female leader of any branch of the US armed forces, was relieved of her duties by Benjamine Huffman, the acting secretary of homeland security, who did not provide a reason
Admiral Linda Fagan, the first female leader of any branch of the US armed forces, was relieved of her duties by Benjamine Huffman, the acting secretary of homeland security, who did not provide a reason
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An extinction event in plants in the aftermath of the Quaternary megafaunal extinction?
"Major potential plant extinction events were detected around 17,000 and 9000 years ago which lag maximum vegetation turnover."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology #Extinction
"Major potential plant extinction events were detected around 17,000 and 9000 years ago which lag maximum vegetation turnover."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology #Extinction
Potential plant extinctions with the loss of the Pleistocene mammoth steppe - Nature Communications
Plant extinctions during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition are poorly documented in the fossil record. Here, the authors present a method to detect plant taxa loss from sedaDNA and demonstrate that ...
www.nature.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
An extinction event in plants in the aftermath of the Quaternary megafaunal extinction?
"Major potential plant extinction events were detected around 17,000 and 9000 years ago which lag maximum vegetation turnover."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology #Extinction
"Major potential plant extinction events were detected around 17,000 and 9000 years ago which lag maximum vegetation turnover."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪 #EvoBio #Paleobio #Macroecology #Extinction
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Open access 🧪 paper accessed here:
Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants
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Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants
Abstract. The multibillion dollar ornamental plant trade benefits economies worldwide, but shifting and rapidly expanding globalized supply chains have exa
academic.oup.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Open access 🧪 paper accessed here:
Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Understanding the environmental and social risks from the international trade in ornamental plants
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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If NASA failed at this rate there would be protests to cut the budget.....
Failure in science and engineering is inevitable, but the private tech approach of "move fast and break things" (not to quote the berg) has very questionable ethics given the resources required for space faring.
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Failure in science and engineering is inevitable, but the private tech approach of "move fast and break things" (not to quote the berg) has very questionable ethics given the resources required for space faring.
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BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight
January 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If NASA failed at this rate there would be protests to cut the budget.....
Failure in science and engineering is inevitable, but the private tech approach of "move fast and break things" (not to quote the berg) has very questionable ethics given the resources required for space faring.
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Failure in science and engineering is inevitable, but the private tech approach of "move fast and break things" (not to quote the berg) has very questionable ethics given the resources required for space faring.
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Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders & other insect pests are being transported across the world on cut flowers and potted plants, with the potential to harm nature, according to scientists. 🧪🐸🦎🐍🕷️🦋
Link to original study posted below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Link to original study posted below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warning of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot plants
Frogs, lizards, snakes and insect pests are being transported across the world on ornamental plants.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Frogs, lizards, snakes, spiders & other insect pests are being transported across the world on cut flowers and potted plants, with the potential to harm nature, according to scientists. 🧪🐸🦎🐍🕷️🦋
Link to original study posted below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Link to original study posted below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...