science

<p>A landmark study sequenced the entire genome of over 100 individual cells from one person, revealing we are all genetic mosaics. Individual cells showed major mutations, from missing chromosomes to duplicated DNA, illustrating the widespread genetic chaos accumulated over a lifetime and its links to disease.</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03768-0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03768-0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/d41586</span><span class="invisible">-025-03768-0</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a></p>

<p>Here it is: The first clear image of an eclipse of the Sun by the Earth, taken from the surface of the Moon.</p><p>This is what last night&#x27;s lunar eclipse looked like from the Blue Ghost lander&#x27;s perspective on the Moon. Amazing!</p><p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fireflyspace/54386246629/in/dateposted/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.flickr.com/photos/fireflyspace/54386246629/in/dateposted/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.flickr.com/photos/fireflys</span><span class="invisible">pace/54386246629/in/dateposted/</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/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a></p>

<p>National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval<br>—</p><p>Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/national-cancer-institute-flagged-topics-vaccines-autism-rfk-jr?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/national-cancer-institute-flagged-topics-vaccines-autism-rfk-jr?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nat</span><span class="invisible">ional-cancer-institute-flagged-topics-vaccines-autism-rfk-jr?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/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/rfk/" rel="tag">#RFK</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>From <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@davidho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidho</span></a></span> on 🦋 5 minutes ago: </p><p>I know there’s a lot of news right now but this is really crazy.</p><p>They’re booting the National Science Foundation out of its newish building with no plans for where 1800 people are going to go.<br><a href="https://eos.org/research-and-developments/national-science-foundation-staff-booted-from-headquarters" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="eos.org/research-and-developments/national-science-foundation-staff-booted-from-headquarters"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eos.org/research-and-developme</span><span class="invisible">nts/national-science-foundation-staff-booted-from-headquarters</span></a><br>___<br>Me:</p><p><a href="/tags/nsf/" rel="tag">#NSF</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Our upcoming <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> interviews look at a new <a href="/tags/laserseti/" rel="tag">#LaserSETI</a> exhibit and observatory location, the stunning artwork created in honor of this year&#x27;s <a href="/tags/drakeaward/" rel="tag">#DrakeAward</a> recipients, and new science that reveals how <a href="/tags/ceres/" rel="tag">#Ceres</a> froze. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for notifications: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SETIInstitute" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.youtube.com/SETIInstitute</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciart</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols.</p><p>Key takeaways of our investigation:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-drug-safety-foreign-manufacturers-takeaways?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/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/pharma/" rel="tag">#Pharma</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/lab/" rel="tag">#Lab</a></p>

<p>Drone footage captured orcas crafting tools out of kelp—and using them for grooming <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-06-drone-footage-captured-orcas-crafting.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-06-drone-footage-captured-orcas-crafting.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-06-drone-fo</span><span class="invisible">otage-captured-orcas-crafting.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Farewell to US status as a science nation — Llewellyn King <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1155830/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.byteseu.com/1155830/</a> <a href="/tags/commentary/" rel="tag">#Commentary</a> <a href="/tags/opinion/" rel="tag">#Opinion</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Pluto </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>.</p><p>I talk about life in <a href="/tags/cambridgema/" rel="tag">#CambridgeMA</a> and <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>, <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a>, <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/radios/" rel="tag">#radios</a> (<a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#SDR</a>, <a href="/tags/ham/" rel="tag">#HAM</a>, <a href="/tags/lora/" rel="tag">#LoRa</a>, <a href="/tags/meshcore/" rel="tag">#MeshCore</a>), <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a>, <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, retro computers/video games, and more.</p><p>I collect <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/laserdiscs/" rel="tag">#LaserDiscs</a>, study <a href="/tags/horology/" rel="tag">#horology</a>, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a>) and support my local <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a>.</p><p>I read <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> and books on <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a>, <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a>, and <a href="/tags/urbanism/" rel="tag">#urbanism</a>.</p><p>I walk or take public <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> everywhere.</p><p>I practice <a href="/tags/permacomputing/" rel="tag">#permacomputing</a> and self-hosting, running <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> where I can.</p>

<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/press-release/meteorites-geologic-map-asteroid-belt" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/press-release/meteorites-geologic-map-asteroid-belt"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/press-release/met</span><span class="invisible">eorites-geologic-map-asteroid-belt</span></a> </p><p>Where do meteorites of different types come from? Astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid belt. </p><p>“This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue,” said Peter Jenniskens of the SETI Institute and NASA Ames Research Center. “We now have the first outlines of a geologic map of the asteroid belt.”</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>Stand Up for Science: Join with us in supporting the <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> staff</p><p>Read their Declaration which directly addresses the new Administrator Lee Zeldin with their FIVE CONCERNS and invites him to “change course by re-committing to his oath to protect the health of the American people and our environment.”</p><p><a href="/tags/leezeldin/" rel="tag">#LeeZeldin</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a><br><a href="https://www.standupforscience.net/epa-declaration" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.standupforscience.net/epa-declaration"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.standupforscience.net/epa-</span><span class="invisible">declaration</span></a></p>

<p>I always gush about <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ZLabe</span></a></span> and his account, because for one thing it makes the data he works with more accessible (via <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a>), but secondly because the <a href="/tags/infographics/" rel="tag">#infographics</a> he stares are very informative - and consistent.</p><p>Are there any other <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/edutainment/" rel="tag">#edutainment</a> and <a href="/tags/infographic/" rel="tag">#infographic</a> accounts on the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> that has similar consistent and qualify of posts? Think content that is fairly easily digestible during a scroll.</p><p>We&#x27;re looking for the accounts that <a href="/tags/teachthefediverse/" rel="tag">#TeachTheFediverse</a>.</p>

<p>Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/national-science-foundation-trump-cuts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/national-science-foundation-trump-cuts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/03/national-science-foundation-trump-cuts</span></a> <a href="/tags/researchanddevelopment/" rel="tag">#Researchanddevelopment</a> <a href="/tags/trumpadministration/" rel="tag">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#Climatecrisis</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/usnews/" rel="tag">#USnews</a> <a href="/tags/race/" rel="tag">#Race</a></p>

<p>EPA to launch program that lets people adopt its lab animals amid Trump cuts <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/epa-lab-animals-trump-cuts" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/epa-lab-animals-trump-cuts"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/us-news/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/03/epa-lab-animals-trump-cuts</span></a> <a href="/tags/trumpadministration/" rel="tag">#Trumpadministration</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USpolitics</a> <a href="/tags/animals/" rel="tag">#Animals</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/usnews/" rel="tag">#USnews</a></p>

<p>Under <a href="/tags/biden/" rel="tag">#Biden</a> US national labs found themselves hamstrung by micromanagement, demands from the administration that resources be diverted away from <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> while regulators repeatedly shut down programs much to the chagrin of our International partners.</p><p>It&#x27;s been a breath of fresh air that the new administration has allowed us to actually get back to work. I don&#x27;t even care if they know what they are doing, at least they are no longer interfering. Science is getting back on track now. </p><p>Regardless of everything else that <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> might be getting into, and maybe it&#x27;s just because he&#x27;s just that incompetent, at least the US is getting back on track with its scientific endeavors. Our experiments are getting back up to speed after years of crippling bureaucracy, and we can start making progress again.</p><p>There&#x27;s a lot to complain about with Trump, but I am very glad to see that the expectations for science are living up to what I&#x27;d hoped. </p><p><a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>Hymn to Babylon, missing for a millennium, has been discovered <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-hymn-babylon-millennium.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-07-hymn-babylon-millennium.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-hymn-bab</span><span class="invisible">ylon-millennium.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>This is beyond…</p><p><a href="/tags/lemonde/" rel="tag">#LeMonde</a> reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> after a <a href="/tags/search/" rel="tag">#search</a> of his <a href="/tags/phone/" rel="tag">#phone</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/computer/" rel="tag">#computer</a> revealed messages critical of <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>&#x27;s <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> cuts, &quot;which [says <a href="/tags/cpb/" rel="tag">#CPB</a>] conveyed hatred of Trump &amp; could be qualified as terrorism&quot;. Computer confiscated.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/thoughtpolice/" rel="tag">#ThoughtPolice</a> <a href="/tags/nazis/" rel="tag">#Nazis</a> <a href="/tags/viewpointdiscrimination/" rel="tag">#ViewpointDiscrimination</a> <br><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.lemonde.fr/international/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html</span></a></p>

<p>We can learn a few things from frogs </p><p><a href="/tags/frogs/" rel="tag">#Frogs</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Massive study detects AI fingerprints in millions of scientific papers <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-massive-ai-fingerprints-millions-scientific.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="phys.org/news/2025-07-massive-ai-fingerprints-millions-scientific.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-massive-</span><span class="invisible">ai-fingerprints-millions-scientific.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater<br>—</p><p>Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gro</span><span class="invisible">undwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?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/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.<br>—</p><p>The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/national-institutes-health-nih-canceled-grants-research" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/getinvolved/national-institutes-health-nih-canceled-grants-research"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/getinvolved</span><span class="invisible">/national-institutes-health-nih-canceled-grants-research</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nih/" rel="tag">#NIH</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations<br>—</p><p>The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mea</span><span class="invisible">sles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report?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/cdc/" rel="tag">#CDC</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/measles/" rel="tag">#Measles</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/vaccines/" rel="tag">#Vaccines</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Do you love cats? Do you enjoy science and statistics? Willing to help cats a few hours a week by doing good science, from home?</p><p>Consider joining our team of volunteer scientists! </p><p><a href="/tags/statistics/" rel="tag">#statistics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/phd/" rel="tag">#PhD</a><br>Boosts are greatly appreciated!</p>

<p>The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.</p><p>(Published April)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?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-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?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/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>