MorpheusB

MorpheusB, 7 months ago to random

Borrowed from Pinterest.

MorpheusB, 6 months ago to climate

#ClimateCrisis #WindFarms #Whales #NSW

Greenpeace offices and activists worldwide have worked to protect whales and the oceans they call home for decades. We’re also massive fans of renewables, which we need to build a tonne of to phase out gas and coal and tackle the climate emergency.

So when we started seeing posts online claiming offshore wind farms were killing whales, we decided to investigate.

The short answer: no, offshore wind farms aren’t killing whales.

The longer answer is a little bit more complicated – but building offshore wind is way, way better for ocean wildlife than fossil fuels, especially offshore gas and oil.

https://www.greenpeace.org.au/blog/the-low-down-on-whales-and-wind-farms/

MorpheusB, 3 months ago to science

#Science #Research #3D_Printing #Neuroscience

Researchers developed the world’s first 3D-printed brain tissue that grows and behaves similarly to natural brain tissue, marking a significant leap forward for neurological and neurodevelopmental disorder research.

This novel 3D-printing technique uses a horizontal layering approach and a softer bio-ink, allowing neurons to interconnect and form networks akin to human brain structures.

The ability to precisely control cell types and arrangements provides unparalleled opportunities to study brain functions and disorders in a controlled environment, offering new avenues for drug testing and understanding brain development and diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

https://neurosciencenews.com/3d-printed-brain-tissue-25554/#:~:text=The%203D%2Dprinted%20brain%20tissue,capabilities%20of%20traditional%20brain%20organoids.

MorpheusB, 7 months ago to climate

#ClimateCrisis #Science #Research #Extinction

The Gulf Stream is almost certainly weakening, a new study has confirmed.

The flow of warm water through the Florida Straits has slowed by 4% over the past four decades, with grave implications for the world's climate.

The ocean current starts near Florida and threads a belt of warm water along the U.S. East Coast and Canada before crossing the Atlantic to Europe. The heat it transports is essential for maintaining temperate conditions and regulating sea levels.

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/gulf-stream-weakening-now-99-certain-and-ramifications-will-be-global

MorpheusB, 5 months ago to random

#ZenThings #ZenForLiving #ThinkingThings

MorpheusB, 1 month ago to geopolitics

#Economy #Economics #Bicycles

Shared with me elsewhere. Not sure of suitable tags.

MorpheusB, 10 months ago to climate

#ClimateCrisis

Guardian Australia asked seven leading
climate scientists to describe how they felt as much of the northern hemisphere is engulfed by blistering heatwaves, and a number of global land and ocean climate records are broken.
‘I am stunned by the ferocity’

What is playing out all over the world right now is entirely consistent with what scientists expect. No one wants to be right about this. But if I’m honest, I am stunned by the ferocity of the impacts we are currently experiencing. I am really dreading the devastation I know this El Niño will bring. As the situation deteriorates, it makes me wonder how I can be most helpful at a time like this. Do I keep trying to pursue my research career or devote even more of my time to warning the public? The pressure and anxiety of working through an escalating crisis is taking its toll on many of us.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/northern-hemisphere-heatwaves-europe-greece-italy-wildfires-extreme-weather-climate-experts

MorpheusB, 4 months ago to science

#Science #Research #Health #Cancer

Most cancers become deadly by keeping a low profile, causing no symptoms until they’re too advanced to treat. Ovarian and gastroesophageal cancers are among the most notorious for this sly disease progression, often leading to late-stage diagnoses.

https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/34894-new-blood-test-could-offer-earlier-detection-of-common-deadly-cancers/

MorpheusB, 7 months ago to australia

#FiresNearMe #Australia
#AustraliaWildFires

Get the app, and set an alarm zone if you are in a fire prone area

MorpheusB, 7 months ago to photography

#Dam #Photography #EarthPorn

MorpheusB, 7 months ago to politics

#Justice #WarCrimes #Politics

AFGHAN WAR CRIMES whistleblower David McBride is facing a secret trial on 13 November that could result in him serving a life sentence for leaking classified information that formed the basis of ‘The Afghan Files’, a 2017 ABC exposé revealing allegations of misconduct by Australian special forces in Afghanistan.

Although the allegations were substantiated by the Brereton Inquiry, which found “credible information” of war crimes committed in Afghanistan by Australian SAS personnel, in a startling similarity to the Julian Assange case, only the whistleblower is being prosecuted while those who committed war crimes go unpunished.

https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/david-mcbride-facing-life-sentence-as-war-criminals-go-unpunished,17970

MorpheusB, 6 months ago to science

#Science #Health #parkinson

The first patient to receive a spinal implant to treat advanced Parkinson’s disease has described experiencing “a rebirth” after the treatment allowed him to walk again without falling over.

Marc, 63, from Bordeaux, France, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease more than 20 years ago and had developed severe mobility problems, including balance impairments and freezing of gait. After receiving the implant, which aims to restore normal signalling to the leg muscles from the spine, he has been able to walk more normally and regained his independence.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/06/parkinsons-patient-able-to-walk-6km-without-problems-after-spinal-implant

MorpheusB, 6 months ago to auspol

#Auspol #ATO #TaxDebt

Thousands of Australians are being advised they have “on hold” tax debts – ranging from a few cents to thousands of dollars – that may be decades old and will be taken from future refunds.

The Australian Taxation Office letters are causing distress to recipients, who have told Guardian Australia that they are near impossible to contest given many alleged debts predate the five-year retention period most taxpayers are required to keep records.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/27/distress-and-confusion-at-ato-letters-warning-of-on-hold-tax-debts-from-decades-ago?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

MorpheusB, 8 months ago to climate

#FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis

The world’s biggest fossil fuel firms are quietly planning scores of “carbon bomb” oil and gas projects that would drive the climate past internationally agreed temperature limits with catastrophic global impacts, a Guardian investigation shows.

The exclusive data shows these firms are in effect placing multibillion-dollar bets against humanity halting global heating. Their huge investments in new fossil fuel production could pay off only if countries fail to rapidly slash carbon emissions, which scientists say is vital.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2022/may/11/fossil-fuel-carbon-bombs-climate-breakdown-oil-gas

MorpheusB, 3 months ago to auspol

#Auspol #Bushfires #Wombats #Scummo

MorpheusB, 8 months ago to random

#FiresNearMe

Stay alert everyone, stay safe.

MorpheusB, 3 months ago to science

#Science #Research #Batteries #Energy

Lots of smart people out there! Now to upscale for every household to get a dirt based fuel cell!

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-new-dirt-powered-fuel-cell-that-runs-forever/

MorpheusB, 4 months ago to random

#DogsOfMastondon #ACD

Awesome Cuddle Dogs (ACD) afternoon swim in dam and stick fetching session.

MorpheusB, 3 months ago to australia

#Sunset #Australia #Photgraphy

Unedited, no filters on older Samsung S10+

MorpheusB, 4 months ago to food

#Food #FoodPorn

#Brunch is served. My chickpea and vegetable coconut curry.

MorpheusB, 3 months ago to Health

#Health #Research #Science

Scientists have long believed that a newborn’s immune system was an immature version of an adult’s, but new research shows that newborns’ T cells – white blood cells that protect from disease – outperform those of adults at fighting off numerous infections.

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/02/babies-use-their-immune-system-differently-efficiently

MorpheusB, 2 months ago to auspol

#Auspol #Australia #ATO #Taxation #Debts #Robodebt

The ATO is reviving old tax debts totalling billions, threatening some taxpayers with bankruptcy.

Just like Robodebt. ATO being bastards as normal.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-14/ato-reignites-old-debts-individuals-businesses-struggle/103578746

MorpheusB, 2 months ago to auspol

#Auspol #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Economy #Housing

When there’s full employment, as there is now, projects that are approved to create jobs can’t do that – they divert labour from somewhere else.

This means, among other things, that the whole reason for politicians to approve coal mines and gas projects has evaporated.

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2024/03/28/alan-kohler-fossil-fuel-projects

MorpheusB, 4 months ago to science

#Science #Research #Health #Vaccine #Flu

Existing flu vaccines provide only limited, “seasonal” protection because they target highly changeable proteins on the virus. Scripps Research scientists have now designed a vaccine that should work broadly against influenza A strains—one of the two types of flu virus that normally circulate in humans.

https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2023/20231206-zhu-nanoparticle-vaccine.html

MorpheusB, 1 month ago to motorcycles

#Happiness #Motorcycles

What more can be said?