Something is causing tick populations to explode in these states--and experts are alarmed
science
#NewSpecies!
New deep sea starfish from #newcaledonia just surfaced:
Plinthaster australis
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EAEA5C-FF95-9B71-FC9D-F995FC79FCE1
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.19.1.1
#Megataxa #PlinthasterAustralis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #echinodermata #asterozoa #seastar #starfish #deepsea
China is waging war on Alzheimer’s. What can its approach teach the rest of the world?
Edited 206d ago
Holy fucking fuck, SCIENCE!
"A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time, islet cells have been edited so they wouldn't be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs." --Dr Ian Weissman on Bluesky
Because it's been pointed out below: the piece is from August 2025.
#Science #Diabet4es #Insulin #Transplants #immuneSystem
https://www.sciencealert.com/first-of-its-kind-cell-transplant-brings-a-cure-for-diabetes-closer
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First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in northern elephant seals confirmed in California https://phys.org/news/2026-02-cases-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza.html 🦭 #Pinnipeds #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Seals #Science #H5N1 #BirdFlu
What I’ve been reading (and watching) this week ending 22 February 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-this-week-ending-22-february-2026-b7d5e04e95c9 #housing #science #economics #product #ai #politics #lean #management #tech
Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week
Starter packs for geosciences, astronomy and physics (partly Germany-centric):
Earth and Geoscience: https://fedidevs.com/s/OTk1/ by @pikarl
Astronomy and Space: https://fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/
Physics: https://fedidevs.com/s/ODg2/
As I find I am running into limits with pinned posts, I've decided to consolidate three starter packs I like to recommend into this one single post. Enjoy!
#FollowFriday #StarterPacks #Science #Physics #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Geosciences #Geology #EarthSciences #PlanetaryScience
Happy Sunday, y'all.
My new YT video is up! This week's topic is ads in space, which is wild, but is becoming a possibility and may one day be a thing. Luckily for us, there's some resistance.
If you enjoy the video, let me know what you think and please take a second to hit the like button. Thank you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz9NSNL2NG4
#Space #Ads #Capitalism #Astronomy #Science #YouTube #Video #SocialMedia
🏆 The European Physical Society and Gruppo Acinque are happy to announce the second edition of the Alessandro Volta Prize.
The award, intended to promote excellence in research, will be given in recognition of outstanding research and achievements in physics.
👉 The call for nominations is now open: https://eps.org/alessandro-volta-prize-2026-call-for-nominations/
Deadline 30th October 2026.
#physics #physik #physique #awards #europe #research #science
Violation of the Third Law of Black Hole Mechanics in Vacuum Gravity
🙌 The new logo of Molecular Biology and Evolution is now live!
This new look will carry us forward while maintaining the same rigor and commitment to the molecular evolutionist community as an SMBE journal.
Visit our website to learn why publishing with MBE, as a society-owned journal, helps to support evolutionary science:
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A lab mate shared this write up of Don Knuth using LLMs to solve a math problem: https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/papers/claude-cycles.pdf
It's clear that using Claude did help them arrive at some new understanding here, which is wonderful. I'm happy for them.
However, I'm upset by how much they personify Claude and attribute the solution to "him."
From this narrative, it's clear that the humans were very actively involved from beginning to end. Claude was a helpful tool, but it did not solve this problem on its own. What role did it actually play? How was it like or unlike a human collaborator on this problem?
It did generate a crucial insight, but where did that come from? Was it plagiarized from some unknown source? Did it "just emerge" from text completion and interpolation in latent space? Do we need some other explanation for Claude's apparent creativity?
These folks don't care. They just wanted a solution, which they attribute to Claude, and leave it at that. I think that's a serious problem.
Earlier today, the discarded upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket impacted on the Moon. As part of a coordinated observing campaign, our Very Large Telescope detected spectral lines of sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume lasting for 5-10 minutes after impact.
📷 ESO/C. Schmidt et al.
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House Science Committee members Zoe Lofgren and Whitesides write to White House OSTP director Michael Kratsios on the black hole of where NSF money is going: "We have no reason to be surprised that you chose to continue this pattern of obfuscation and disrespect of the Committee’s oversight..."
What I’ve been reading (and watching) week ending 2 August https://medium.com/@jchyip/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-week-ending-2-august-3a0ef3159f0b #AI #science #engineering #government #economics
RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.
History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Children #History #Science #RFKJr
OOooh! Today's #SolarEclipse coincides with the #Perseid meteor shower! https://www.timeanddate.com/news/astronomy/perseid-meteor-shower-2026
#science #astronomy #Perseids #Perseids2026
The fact that all mammals on this planet, including ourselves, have their origin in a tiny primate or pre-primate that weighed less than 20 grams, makes me very humble.
It lived during the early Paleocene, ~66 Million years ago, probably on trees. It had appeared pretty "soon" after the big bang. This alone is a miracle.
#life #purgatorius #OriginOfLife #mammals #primates #science #paleontology
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/1117137
What I’ve been reading (and watching) this week ending 22 March 2026 https://jchyip.medium.com/what-ive-been-reading-and-watching-this-week-ending-22-march-2026-ae4b1344e6d3 #science #leadership #management #AI
Curiosity: 4844th day of the mission
Image captured 6 hours ago.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
#Mars #Curiosity #rover #Sol4844 #CuriosityRover #space #science
Monk seals sometimes get eels stuck up their nose. We still don’t know why
I know for a fact, now, that there is no such thing as a photon: https://michelson-morley.crudfactory.com/#_there_is_no_such_thing_as_a_photon
Take it or leave it as you wish. I do not try to force belief on anyone, and I am not a professor who controls your grade or whether you get granted a PhD.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety.
This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them.
http://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #RFKJr #Health #PublicHealth #Children #Vaccines #Data #Science #Research #Model
PRESS RELEASE: https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-names-lori-marino-as-2026-drake-award-recipient/
The SETI Institute announced today that Dr. Lori Marino will receive the 2026 Drake Award, continuing its tradition of celebrating contributions to the search for life and intelligence beyond Earth. Marino is recognized for advancing our understanding of intelligence—on Earth and beyond—and for applying that knowledge to foster meaningful scientific, ethical, and social change.
