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<p>A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds.</p><p>Video credit: University of Tokyo / Saito et al. &#x27;Investigation of hindwing folding in ladybird beetles.&#x27; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620612114. <br><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/</span><span class="invisible">pnas.1620612114</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>OK, this is a long (36 min) but really good Hank Green video. All about why we are farked in terms of recycling plastic. If you can stand his hyper-kinetic delivery (he&#x27;s the ONLY YouTuber I slow down the playback speed on), well worth a watch</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#stem</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/plastic/" rel="tag">#plastic</a> <a href="/tags/spiffy/" rel="tag">#spiffy</a></p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://feddit.org/u/NichEherVielleicht" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NichEherVielleicht</span></a></span> </p><p>For a couple years duuring my youth Carl Sagen, Fred Rodgers &amp; Bob Ross were a daily watch for me growing up.</p><p><a href="/tags/cosmos/" rel="tag">#Cosmos</a> was a cool show that convinced me at a young age that exploring outer space is a worthwhile endeavor.</p><p>I&#x27;ll Share a little musical bit with ya all. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXG</span><span class="invisible">ELjbc</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pbs/" rel="tag">#pbs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/science_memes/" rel="tag">#science_memes</a> </p><p>Peace <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/garfield_peace.png" class="emoji" alt=":garfield_peace:" title=":garfield_peace:"></p>

<p>A guide to correct terminology.<br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>People with genetic variants for red hair may have special cells that can convert an excess amino acid into pigment, researchers in Spain have found. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/6jbbj1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/6jbbj1</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#Humans</a> <a href="/tags/hair/" rel="tag">#Hair</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law &amp; ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome.</p><p><a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>DEADLINE APPROACHING: It&#x27;s that time of year! The SETI Institute, a non-profit private scientific research institution located in California’s Silicon Valley, invites you to apply for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students who are interested in research related to astronomy, astrobiology, and planetary science.</p><p><a href="/tags/undergrad/" rel="tag">#undergrad</a> <a href="/tags/reu/" rel="tag">#reu</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Hey my new paper covering our recent dark matter search just got published</p><p><a href="https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/2ydp-2gz9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/2ydp-2gz9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/</span><span class="invisible">10.1103/2ydp-2gz9</span></a></p><p>*psst* it&#x27;s also available for free on arxiv.org just google the title of the paper</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

<p>Yelp, don&#x27;t consider an AI service such as ChatGPT to be a store of important content. Always keep a backup you control (which is in general good advice when working with cloud-based services)</p><p>&gt; When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent. Only after repeated enquiries did a human employee respond</p><p>Err, yes, that is to be expected? We&#x27;ll see this much more in the future. Expectations will shift.</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/d41586</span><span class="invisible">-025-04064-7</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#chatgpt</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

<p>A new <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> review of 34,000 world-class performers shows a surprising pattern: most top scientists, athletes, musicians, and chess players were not child prodigies. About 90% of elite adults were different people than the early “stars.”</p><p>📄 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt7790" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="doi.org/10.1126/science.adt7790"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1126/science.adt779</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>Future champions often developed slower, explored multiple disciplines, and avoided early specialization. Early over-training may help kids win, but it rarely creates world leaders. 🤔 </p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#Creativity</a> <a href="/tags/learning/" rel="tag">#Learning</a> <a href="/tags/metascience/" rel="tag">#Metascience</a></p>

<p>Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea? Via @live_science <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#paleontology</a><br><br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/neanderthals-could-be-brought-back-within-20-years-but-is-it-a-good-idea" rel="nofollow">Neanderthals could be brought ...</a></p>

<p>Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With<br>---</p><p>The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sent to national security experts at the agency.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/usda/" rel="tag">#USDA</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#Academia</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Why Are So Many Millennials Getting Cancer?</p><p><a href="https://studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many-millennials-getting-cancer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many-millennials-getting-cancer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many</span><span class="invisible">-millennials-getting-cancer/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#cancer</a> <a href="/tags/millenials/" rel="tag">#millenials</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>

<p>PBS News Hour - Segments <a href="https://flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour</span><span class="invisible">-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3</span></a> </p><p>US scientists appear to be giving serious consideration to fleeing to other places as <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> remains under serious threat there.</p>

<p>Lifting Mt. Everest</p><p>Do I have this correct?</p><p>1 joule can lift ~102 grams 1 meter against Earth&#x27;s gravity</p><p>Let&#x27;s call 102 g an EMU</p><p>Given e = mc², 1 kg of rest mass represents ~10¹⁷ J of energy</p><p>Mt. Everest&#x27;s mass is estimated to be ~1.75 × 10¹⁴ kg = 1.75 × 10¹⁷ g = 1.75 × 10¹⁷ ÷ 102 g = ~1.7157 × 10¹⁵ EMU</p><p> therefore,</p><p>Applying 10¹⁷ joules to lifting ~1.7157 × 10¹⁵ EMU means Mt. Everest could be lifted 10¹⁷ ÷ 1.7157 × 10¹⁵ = 58 metres with the energy of 1 kg rest mass</p><p><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Astronomers sure do conjure up a lot of spooky images when they look out into deep space. A short Halloween thread:</p><p>Let&#x27;s start with the Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43).</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#halloween</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/newspecies/" rel="tag">#NewSpecies</a>!<br>New springtail from the <a href="/tags/caucasus/" rel="tag">#caucasus</a> just sprang in:</p><p>Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/038187E</span><span class="invisible">B-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.</span><span class="invisible">3.4</span></a><br><a href="/tags/zootaxa/" rel="tag">#Zootaxa</a> <a href="/tags/ceratophyselladobrolyubovae/" rel="tag">#CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae</a></p><p><a href="/tags/fairdata/" rel="tag">#FAIRdata</a><br><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/oa/" rel="tag">#OA</a> <a href="/tags/openaccess/" rel="tag">#openaccess</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#biology</a> <a href="/tags/taxonomy/" rel="tag">#taxonomy</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/biodiversity/" rel="tag">#biodiversity</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#conservation</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#animals</a> <a href="/tags/invertebrates/" rel="tag">#invertebrates</a> <a href="/tags/collembola/" rel="tag">#collembola</a> <a href="/tags/springtails/" rel="tag">#springtails</a></p>

<p>A research group looked at results for over 97,000,000 people, and found</p><p><p>COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases </p></p><p>and flat out:</p><p><p>SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of autoimmune diseases, particularly those affecting vascular and connective tissue. Risk is amplified by severe infection and attenuated by vaccination</p></p><p>and it&#x27;s hard to imagine a stronger proof - most countries don&#x27;t have 97 million people in them!</p><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/414524</span><span class="invisible">24/</span></a></p><p>(via AJ Leonardi quoting Hannah Davis)</p><p><a href="/tags/covid/" rel="tag">#COVID</a> <a href="/tags/covid19/" rel="tag">#COVID19</a> <a href="/tags/sarscov2/" rel="tag">#SARSCoV2</a> <a href="/tags/longcovid/" rel="tag">#LongCOVID</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Glad UC Riverside still has a scientific glassblower. Fewer and fewer US campuses do.</p><p><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/uc-people-stephen-lepore-scientific-glassblower/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/uc-people-stephen-lepore-scientific-glassblower/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ucnet.universityofcalifornia.e</span><span class="invisible">du/employee-news/uc-people-stephen-lepore-scientific-glassblower/</span></a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#Chemistry</a> <a href="/tags/biology/" rel="tag">#Biology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/glassblowing/" rel="tag">#Glassblowing</a> <a href="/tags/craft/" rel="tag">#Craft</a></p>

<p>Dogs In Chornobyl are Mysteriously Turning Blue, But Radiation Is Not to Blame. Via @discover.magazine <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬<br><br><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/dogs-in-chornobyl-are-mysteriously-turning-blue-but-radiation-is-not-to-blame-48205" rel="nofollow">Dogs In Chornobyl are Mysterio...</a></p>

<p>Great white sharks are perhaps the most feared predators in the ocean. But what might they fear? Probably orcas. In the Gulf of California, the killer whales have been spotted hunting young great whites by flipping them over before eating their energy-filled liver. Blech. It’s wild out there. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CBSNews</span></a></span> has the story:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/qTaoHP" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/qTaoHP</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/greatwhitesharks/" rel="tag">#GreatWhiteSharks</a> <a href="/tags/orcas/" rel="tag">#Orcas</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#Animals</a> <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#Ocean</a></p>

<p>Three Chinese astronauts who have been living on China&#x27;s Tiangong space station since April 24 were set to return to Earth Wednesday when a piece of suspected “space junk” struck their return capsule — just hours ahead of departure. Looks like they’re going to be there for a while. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/SGZBwV" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/SGZBwV</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/spaceexploration/" rel="tag">#SpaceExploration</a></p>

<p>1) Why do you love plants and how do you interact with plants in your life (intentionally/background)?</p><p>2) What makes learning about plants/ecology accessible/inaccessible to you (ie compare with birding)?</p><p>3) Do you prefer a formal or informal teaching environment, and why?</p><p>4) What are some subtopics relating to native plants that are of interest to you?</p><p>5) Would you prefer to learn to ID plants with or without phone apps?</p><p>6) How many plants would you be comfortable learning to ID in a 1 hour session?</p><p><a href="/tags/plants/" rel="tag">#Plants</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#Ecology</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#Gardening</a> <a href="/tags/askfedi/" rel="tag">#AskFedi</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#Conservation</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Rotational symmetry in physics.</p><p>- from Guido Tonelli&#x27;s &#x27;Genesis: the Story of How Everything Began&#x27;</p><p><a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a></p>