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A deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today.
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The Craft of Science Writing
A deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today. Science writing has never been so critic...
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December 17, 2024 at 6:13 PM
A deeply sourced, inclusive guide to all aspects of science writing with contributions from some of the most skilled and award-winning authors working today.
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Oopsies, it turns out that the research that said we should all throw away our black plastic kitchen utensils had a math error that suggested they were dangerous when they aren't. 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/12/why-...
Why Did We Throw Away Our Black Plastic Utensils?
Transcript: Good news! We can all go to our trash cans and push aside the empty Pop Tart wrappers to find those black plastic kitchen utensils we all threw away a few months ago because the mainstr…
skepchick.org
December 17, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Oopsies, it turns out that the research that said we should all throw away our black plastic kitchen utensils had a math error that suggested they were dangerous when they aren't. 🧪 skepchick.org/2024/12/why-...
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Saturn’s icy rings could be much older than they appear due to their resistance to pollution from impacts with rocky debris, according to a Nature Geoscience paper. The authors suggest that Saturn’s rings may be as old as the planet itself, challenging previous estimates of their age. 🧪 🔭
Pollution resistance of Saturn’s ring particles during micrometeoroid impact - Nature Geoscience
Simulations of micrometeoroid impacts into Saturn’s icy ring particles find limited pollution of the particles by non-icy material, suggesting Saturn’s rings may appear younger than their actual age.
go.nature.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Saturn’s icy rings could be much older than they appear due to their resistance to pollution from impacts with rocky debris, according to a Nature Geoscience paper. The authors suggest that Saturn’s rings may be as old as the planet itself, challenging previous estimates of their age. 🧪 🔭
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Development of a collaborative long-term fish community assessment in the St. Clair-Detroit River System
#GreatLakes 🧪🐟
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#GreatLakes 🧪🐟
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Development of a collaborative long-term fish community assessment in the St. Clair-Detroit River System
Fish community assessments in large systems such as the Laurentian Great Lakes and their connecting channels are difficult to conduct due to their siz…
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December 17, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Development of a collaborative long-term fish community assessment in the St. Clair-Detroit River System
#GreatLakes 🧪🐟
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#GreatLakes 🧪🐟
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Read this too quickly as "Agnostic tool use?" & by a cardinal, which would be a big story if done in the Vatican. But a bird using a pebble to hit his reflection? Also a big story, at least as a new type of tool use. 🧪🐦
From the current WJO issue: Agonistic tool use? A Northern Cardinal uses pebbles to strike its reflection. #ornithology https://meridian.allenpress.com/wjo/article/136/4/492/503146/Agonistic-tool-use-A-Northern-Cardinal-Cardinalis
December 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Read this too quickly as "Agnostic tool use?" & by a cardinal, which would be a big story if done in the Vatican. But a bird using a pebble to hit his reflection? Also a big story, at least as a new type of tool use. 🧪🐦
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I am a huge #AI advocate, but even I think this may be taking things too far.
Have we learned nothing from the way we rolled over for social media companies?
What would the UK government possibly have to gain from this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Have we learned nothing from the way we rolled over for social media companies?
What would the UK government possibly have to gain from this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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UK proposes letting tech firms use copyrighted work to train AI
Consultation suggests opt-out scheme for creatives who don’t want their work used by Google, OpenAI and others
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
I am a huge #AI advocate, but even I think this may be taking things too far.
Have we learned nothing from the way we rolled over for social media companies?
What would the UK government possibly have to gain from this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Have we learned nothing from the way we rolled over for social media companies?
What would the UK government possibly have to gain from this?
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Advent Sci-Fact 17:
Long-Finned Pilot Whales have many vocalisations!
40 distinct vocalisations have been recorded across two populations of Pilot Whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Sounds varied, and some occurred frequently – likely repetitive warning calls!
Paper: tinyurl.com/26ok58pk
#SciComm 🧪🌍 🐋
Long-Finned Pilot Whales have many vocalisations!
40 distinct vocalisations have been recorded across two populations of Pilot Whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Sounds varied, and some occurred frequently – likely repetitive warning calls!
Paper: tinyurl.com/26ok58pk
#SciComm 🧪🌍 🐋
December 17, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Advent Sci-Fact 17:
Long-Finned Pilot Whales have many vocalisations!
40 distinct vocalisations have been recorded across two populations of Pilot Whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Sounds varied, and some occurred frequently – likely repetitive warning calls!
Paper: tinyurl.com/26ok58pk
#SciComm 🧪🌍 🐋
Long-Finned Pilot Whales have many vocalisations!
40 distinct vocalisations have been recorded across two populations of Pilot Whales in the Mediterranean Sea. Sounds varied, and some occurred frequently – likely repetitive warning calls!
Paper: tinyurl.com/26ok58pk
#SciComm 🧪🌍 🐋
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“Governments are underestimating or ignoring the links between 5 key areas: biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change”
Agreed! Food production is the #1 global driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss and water use, the #2 driver of climate change, and diets are closely linked to health 🧪
Agreed! Food production is the #1 global driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss and water use, the #2 driver of climate change, and diets are closely linked to health 🧪
IPBES report sees climate, nature and food challenges interlinked
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:00 PM
“Governments are underestimating or ignoring the links between 5 key areas: biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change”
Agreed! Food production is the #1 global driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss and water use, the #2 driver of climate change, and diets are closely linked to health 🧪
Agreed! Food production is the #1 global driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss and water use, the #2 driver of climate change, and diets are closely linked to health 🧪
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🧪Don't miss the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting! Join us in Boston for exciting panels, lectures, poster presentations, international Expo, networking, and more! Early registration is open—save by registering and reserving your hotel by January 22. #AAASmtg meetings.aaas.org/registration/
December 17, 2024 at 9:23 PM
🧪Don't miss the 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting! Join us in Boston for exciting panels, lectures, poster presentations, international Expo, networking, and more! Early registration is open—save by registering and reserving your hotel by January 22. #AAASmtg meetings.aaas.org/registration/
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Sunrise - New Year’s Day - Hollywood Beach, Florida
1/1/2023 7:21 am
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #MobilePhotography
1/1/2023 7:21 am
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #MobilePhotography
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Sunrise - New Year’s Day - Hollywood Beach, Florida
1/1/2023 7:21 am
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #MobilePhotography
1/1/2023 7:21 am
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #MobilePhotography
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Observing this thoughtful feline sprawled on the floor, one can't help but ponder the depths of its next adventure. Those curious eyes hint at a world of wonder and mischief. #NaturePhotography #iphoto #iphonephotography #photography #Cats #Monochrome @dyslexicmedik.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Observing this thoughtful feline sprawled on the floor, one can't help but ponder the depths of its next adventure. Those curious eyes hint at a world of wonder and mischief. #NaturePhotography #iphoto #iphonephotography #photography #Cats #Monochrome @dyslexicmedik.bsky.social
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#tongueouttuesday ma frens! I hopes u haz a bootiful day! I know I will! I gots so much wubbins!!!
December 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM
#tongueouttuesday ma frens! I hopes u haz a bootiful day! I know I will! I gots so much wubbins!!!
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Wiley can catch food better than cartoons depict. His “yikes” sign making skills though are lacking in real life… #photography #wildlife #mammals
December 17, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Wiley can catch food better than cartoons depict. His “yikes” sign making skills though are lacking in real life… #photography #wildlife #mammals
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When seeing this type of headline always do your own research and check background of so called ‘journalist’.
This one is russian 🇷🇺 even born in UK.
When seeing this type of headline always do your own research and check background of so called ‘journalist’.
This one is russian 🇷🇺 even born in UK.
December 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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When seeing this type of headline always do your own research and check background of so called ‘journalist’.
This one is russian 🇷🇺 even born in UK.
When seeing this type of headline always do your own research and check background of so called ‘journalist’.
This one is russian 🇷🇺 even born in UK.
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The sunset 🌅 and the waves 🌊 = beautiful evening 💕
December 17, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The sunset 🌅 and the waves 🌊 = beautiful evening 💕
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Remember that "mini-moon" found near Earth the other month?
Well, turns out it might have been a piece of the actual moon, the second such known object, hunting at a hidden population of lunar rocks in space.
Very cool study this! Story by me in New Scientist.
www.newscientist.com/article/2461...
Well, turns out it might have been a piece of the actual moon, the second such known object, hunting at a hidden population of lunar rocks in space.
Very cool study this! Story by me in New Scientist.
www.newscientist.com/article/2461...
Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the real moon
An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting that a hidden population of lunar rocks is drifting in space
www.newscientist.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Remember that "mini-moon" found near Earth the other month?
Well, turns out it might have been a piece of the actual moon, the second such known object, hunting at a hidden population of lunar rocks in space.
Very cool study this! Story by me in New Scientist.
www.newscientist.com/article/2461...
Well, turns out it might have been a piece of the actual moon, the second such known object, hunting at a hidden population of lunar rocks in space.
Very cool study this! Story by me in New Scientist.
www.newscientist.com/article/2461...
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Looking at this picture as a kid, I always wondered how the astronaut -- whose name I didn't know -- wasn't scared. A few years ago I got to ask Bruce McCandless about this picture! He said, in short, that NASA wouldn't let him enjoy the moment!
December 16, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Looking at this picture as a kid, I always wondered how the astronaut -- whose name I didn't know -- wasn't scared. A few years ago I got to ask Bruce McCandless about this picture! He said, in short, that NASA wouldn't let him enjoy the moment!
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It's a perfect sunshine view
December 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM
It's a perfect sunshine view
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Monday Morning Blues
12.16.24
© John Blumenkamp
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© John Blumenkamp
December 16, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Monday Morning Blues
12.16.24
© John Blumenkamp
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Nice picture of the day
Taken by abby
Taken by abby
December 17, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Nice picture of the day
Taken by abby
Taken by abby
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