RandomTrails
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RandomTrails
@randomtrails.bsky.social
· Oct 14
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"A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country."
Research is being held hostage. Scientists are looking to Europe. We are losing future scientists.
Cornell recapitulated to Trump. Columbia's #NIH grants, including one on uterine fibroids were canceled & then reinstated after it offered to pay $200 mil to Trump.
🧪 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Cornell recapitulated to Trump. Columbia's #NIH grants, including one on uterine fibroids were canceled & then reinstated after it offered to pay $200 mil to Trump.
🧪 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country."
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🧪🧪James Watson, Who Helped Discover the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🧪🧪James Watson, Who Helped Discover the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
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More raccoons? Turns out it would be bad news.
We're predicting where key reservoirs of the raccoon rabies virus (🦝 and 🦨) may be in Québec by 2100, and if we don't act on climate change, the answer may be: everywhere. 🧪
We're predicting where key reservoirs of the raccoon rabies virus (🦝 and 🦨) may be in Québec by 2100, and if we don't act on climate change, the answer may be: everywhere. 🧪
Climate change may dramatically increase the range of raccoons and skunks in Québec. Good news? Nope. They are two reservoirs of the raccoon rabies virus. In a recent preprint, we discuss how this might play out over the next 80 years. 🧪🧵
Reservoirs on the move: where might raccoon rabies end up under climate change? | ÉPICBiodiversity
epic-biodiversity.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
More raccoons? Turns out it would be bad news.
We're predicting where key reservoirs of the raccoon rabies virus (🦝 and 🦨) may be in Québec by 2100, and if we don't act on climate change, the answer may be: everywhere. 🧪
We're predicting where key reservoirs of the raccoon rabies virus (🦝 and 🦨) may be in Québec by 2100, and if we don't act on climate change, the answer may be: everywhere. 🧪
I've been a member of a breed-specific dog forum (yes) for years. Accurate.
I'm pro-vaccination, and at times even fancy myself a (lay-person) advocate for vaccine access.
With that said, I went down the dog community rabbit hole for a while. Lots of psychological factors at play. I do not envy vets navigating this with clients! I think the main thing is trying to be...
With that said, I went down the dog community rabbit hole for a while. Lots of psychological factors at play. I do not envy vets navigating this with clients! I think the main thing is trying to be...
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I've been a member of a breed-specific dog forum (yes) for years. Accurate.
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Keystone coral species population collapse after unprecedented heat stress www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... 🧪🦑🌎
Keystone coral species population collapse after unprecedented heat stress
Climate change threatens coral reefs globally. Birkart and Alvarez-Filip document local extirpation of a keystone coral species in Mexico following unprecedented heat stress, suggesting similar…
www.cell.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Keystone coral species population collapse after unprecedented heat stress www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... 🧪🦑🌎
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I remember learning about the existence of colonial spiders for the first time and thinking that was cool. This is next level. 2 species of spider (Tegenaria domestica & Prinerigone vagans) cohabitating in an effectively chemoautotrophic sulfur-based ecosystem.
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newatlas.com/biology/sulf...
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newatlas.com/biology/sulf...
World’s largest web houses 110,000 spiders thriving in total darkness
Deep underground in a dark, sulfuric cave on the border between Albania and Greece, scientists have made an incredible discovery – a giant communal spider web spanning more than 100 square meters (1,0...
newatlas.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I remember learning about the existence of colonial spiders for the first time and thinking that was cool. This is next level. 2 species of spider (Tegenaria domestica & Prinerigone vagans) cohabitating in an effectively chemoautotrophic sulfur-based ecosystem.
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newatlas.com/biology/sulf...
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newatlas.com/biology/sulf...
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Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals
Advances in brain-computer interfaces could help millions who use tonal languages speak again after stroke or disease
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Researchers ‘decode’ Mandarin Chinese from neural signals | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Great questions in the replies.
Humans of Bluesky! I want your questions, please.
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Great questions in the replies.
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Humans of Bluesky! I want your questions, please.
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
October 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Humans of Bluesky! I want your questions, please.
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
Let me explain.
I like writing explainers about things like: What colors do bees see? Do bugs fart? How long can viruses survive in a dead body? What's the difference between hemp and marijuana?
But my brain is wrung dry. I need questions! 🧪🧵
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One of the DPhil students at my College is researching this question. He observes the behaviour of individual bumble bees, and their ability to identify the flowers with the most nutritious nectar. He sticks tiny numbers on individual bees.
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One of the DPhil students at my College is researching this question. He observes the behaviour of individual bumble bees, and their ability to identify the flowers with the most nutritious nectar. He sticks tiny numbers on individual bees.
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My kid recently asked why mint things taste "cold" and cinnamon tastes "hot."
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My kid recently asked why mint things taste "cold" and cinnamon tastes "hot."
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Why have I never seen a medium-sized duck? I have seen adult ducks. I have seen ducklings. Surely they must pass through some intermediate phase?
October 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Why have I never seen a medium-sized duck? I have seen adult ducks. I have seen ducklings. Surely they must pass through some intermediate phase?
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I will be sending out early access emails today at 2pm PT! Make sure to check your spam folder to be safe. Thank you for clicking, liking, sharing all the things! It really helps me reach other space nerds ☺️
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stellerarts.com/pages/leviat...
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stellerarts.com/pages/leviat...
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I will be sending out early access emails today at 2pm PT! Make sure to check your spam folder to be safe. Thank you for clicking, liking, sharing all the things! It really helps me reach other space nerds ☺️
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stellerarts.com/pages/leviat...
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stellerarts.com/pages/leviat...
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Pieces of paleopoop provide precious proof of past plights plaguing people. 🏺🧪
1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'
Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.
www.livescience.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Pieces of paleopoop provide precious proof of past plights plaguing people. 🏺🧪
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For those who are wondering about grant proposal reviews in the USA
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For those who are wondering about grant proposal reviews in the USA
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We’re not going to sci-comm our way out of federal attacks on science, but it’s also never been more important for the public to understand the value of our science and the threats that face it.
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
✨ Join us for an upcoming webinar with @allisonagsten.bsky.social to learn how to effectively share your stories with the public as an engaged scientist!
🎤 Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
🗓️ Wed 11/5 @ 2 pm PT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4oro4KM
🎤 Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
🗓️ Wed 11/5 @ 2 pm PT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4oro4KM
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We’re not going to sci-comm our way out of federal attacks on science, but it’s also never been more important for the public to understand the value of our science and the threats that face it.
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
The media offers scientists a megaphone for doing this. Come learn how to use it effectively.👇🏼
Need to change what I know again.
Do you "feel the burn" when you exercise? Do you know what causes it? You might have heard of lactic acid, but turns out it's gotten a bad rap. APS member Matt McDonald explains in this week's #ISpyPhysiology blog post: https://ow.ly/kurV50XgtcO🧪
October 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Need to change what I know again.
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everything i've posted here is off the record
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
everything i've posted here is off the record
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Studies show monsters mashing earlier every year due to climate change
Studies show monsters mashing earlier every year due to climate change
“I was working in the lab, late one night, when my eyes beheld an eerie sight. For my monster from his slab began to rise, and suddenly, to my surprise, he did the mash. IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER!”
www.thebeaverton.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Studies show monsters mashing earlier every year due to climate change
Good news.
bsky.app/profile/scie...
But it also makes me think of a Black Mirror episode, "Common People":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...
bsky.app/profile/scie...
But it also makes me think of a Black Mirror episode, "Common People":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...
Tiny Eye Chip Lets Blind Patients Read Again
A wireless implant no bigger than a grain of rice has restored reading vision to people who had lost their central sight to macular degeneration, a condition that affects over 5 million people worldwide and ranks as the leading cause of irreversible…
A wireless implant no bigger than a grain of rice has restored reading vision to people who had lost their central sight to macular degeneration, a condition that affects over 5 million people worldwide and ranks as the leading cause of irreversible…
Tiny Eye Chip Lets Blind Patients Read Again
A wireless implant no bigger than a grain of rice has restored reading vision to people who had lost their central sight to macular degeneration, a condition that affects over 5 million people worldwide and ranks as the leading cause of irreversible blindness in older adults. In a clinical trial that wrapped up this month, ... Read more The post Tiny Eye Chip Lets Blind Patients Read Again appeared first on NeuroEdge.
scienceblog.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Good news.
bsky.app/profile/scie...
But it also makes me think of a Black Mirror episode, "Common People":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...
bsky.app/profile/scie...
But it also makes me think of a Black Mirror episode, "Common People":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_...
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Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
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A promising advancement in liquid biopsy technology.
The Galleri test detects DNA fragments shed by cancer cells in the blood. 70% of cancers detected were in stages 1-3.
This could be used to detect cancers that are diagnosed late.
🧪 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
The Galleri test detects DNA fragments shed by cancer cells in the blood. 70% of cancers detected were in stages 1-3.
This could be used to detect cancers that are diagnosed late.
🧪 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
New blood test can detect more than 50 cancers early
Galleri has been dubbed the holy grail of cancer tests
www.independent.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A promising advancement in liquid biopsy technology.
The Galleri test detects DNA fragments shed by cancer cells in the blood. 70% of cancers detected were in stages 1-3.
This could be used to detect cancers that are diagnosed late.
🧪 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
The Galleri test detects DNA fragments shed by cancer cells in the blood. 70% of cancers detected were in stages 1-3.
This could be used to detect cancers that are diagnosed late.
🧪 www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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These worms can jump up to 20 times their body length—the equivalent of a human jumping the height of an 11-story building—by riding on electrostatic charges 🪱⚡😮
An incredible example of how important electrostatic forces are for many insects & plants (eg pollination)
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An incredible example of how important electrostatic forces are for many insects & plants (eg pollination)
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my first story back as a freelancer is a fun one: a quick hit for @science.org about the electrostatic tricks that parasitic worms take to infect their hosts... featuring very cool videos! 🧪
Bull’s-eye! Static electricity pulls worm through air to its insect victim
Electrostatic charges may help roundworms infect a wide variety of hosts
www.science.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
These worms can jump up to 20 times their body length—the equivalent of a human jumping the height of an 11-story building—by riding on electrostatic charges 🪱⚡😮
An incredible example of how important electrostatic forces are for many insects & plants (eg pollination)
🧪🌏🐙
An incredible example of how important electrostatic forces are for many insects & plants (eg pollination)
🧪🌏🐙
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A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
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If your opponent in a tabletop game forgets an important rule, you have an obligation to remind them even if it screws you over.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If your opponent in a tabletop game forgets an important rule, you have an obligation to remind them even if it screws you over.