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ScienceDesk

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social

Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon.

For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science).

Header photo: Students observe a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, in London. Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images.

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sundogplanets, to random
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The only feeling I have about starship is dread.

They want to use that to launch batches of HUNDREDS of Starlinks at once. And guess where all those Starlinks will end up? The pieces that don't make it to the ground will end up in our upper atmosphere, screwing up the stratosphere, the ozone layer, who knows what else because SpaceX isn't required to do any environmental assessments of this.

Shit. Maybe a good time to post this essay I wrote yet again: https://theconversation.com/an-astronomers-lament-satellite-megaconstellations-are-ruining-space-exploration-215653

mongabay, to news
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The loko i’a system of native fishponds in Hawai‘i has for generations provided sustenance to Indigenous communities, supported fish populations in surrounding waters, and generally improved water quality.

These benefits, long understood by native Hawaiians, have now been confirmed by scientists in a new study that looked at the restoration of one such fishpond.

by Keona Blanks
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/restoring-indigenous-aquaculture-heals-both-ecosystems-and-communities-in-hawaii/

#News #Oceans #Environment #Conservation #IndigenousPeoples

electrek, to random
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After Tesla, the surprising next best-selling electric vehicle in America is this electric bike https://electrek.co/2024/06/05/after-tesla-the-surprising-next-best-selling-electric-vehicle-in-america-is-this-electric-bike/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NewsDesk, to PTSD
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel has voted against approving the use of MDMA in conjunction with therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. MDMA, more commonly known as Ecstasy, is among a slate of psychoactive street drugs that have seen increased advocacy and interest for their potential therapeutic uses. The FDA panelists cited gaps in data and accusations of therapist misconduct during the studies in their decision. Read more from CBS News.

https://flip.it/WqtCcc

ClimateNewsNow, to climate
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Toxic forever chemicals are dramatically on the rise in Lake Michigan and have been detected in all of the Great Lakes.

The new study found airborne concentrations of PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are much higher near Chicago, Detroit and other urban areas. Previous research recorded similar patterns for other toxic chemicals.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/04/great-lakes-pfas/

entsocamerica, to random
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NEWS: Lars Chittka, Ph.D., professor of sensory and behavioural ecology at Queen Mary University of London, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2024. Chittka will recount the pioneering accomplishments of Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D. (1867-1923), a Black entomologist whose discoveries on insect sensory systems, learning, personality, and intelligence were a century ahead of their time. #EntSoc24 #entomology #insects MORE: https://entsoc.org/news/press-releases/lars-chittka-2024-founders-memorial-lecture

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skrishna, to space
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Busy week for space stuff!

  • Boeing Starliner launch: June 5, 10:52 am ET
  • Starship IFT-4: June 6, 7 am CT (pending launch license)
  • Chang’e-6 landed on the far side of the moon 6/1, will launch early this week with samples
  • huge sunspots pointed at Earth

ScienceAlert, to random
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A Highly Active Sunspot Is Pointed Right at Us Again. Here's What to Expect.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-highly-active-sunspot-is-pointed-right-at-us-again-heres-what-to-expect?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into ScienceAlert @sciencealert

EarthDayorg, to random

Children and Climate Education: A Priority at the Bonn Climate Change Conference. Here’s Why.
https://www.earthday.org/children-and-climate-education-a-priority-at-the-bonn-climate-change-conference-heres-why/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into EARTHDAY.ORG @earthday

Cyanistes, to nature

#insect #owady #damselfly #nature #wildlife #macrophotography

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brembs, to random
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Institutional repositories FTW!

"Japan’s push to make all research is taking shape" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01493-8

Smart countries invest in the infrastructure that can replace academic journals.

stim3on, to space
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Zooming in on a peculiar white rock in Neretva Vallis

This is a combination of three SuperCam RMI images and one Mastcam-Z image taken by the mars rover.
The images were taken two days ago on Sol 1164.

Full resolution: https://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/234928

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/LANL/CNES/IRAP/Simeon Schmauß

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pvonhellermannn, to random
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my heart goes out to everyone in Delhi, especially the workers and street vendors, children and elderly, the many without AC. Water scarcity and rationing; overflowing morgues in Rajasthan.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/delhi-temperature-hits-499c-as-indias-capital-records-hottest-day

CultureDesk, to science
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A beluga can change the shape of its "melon" (the bulbous mass on its head) at will. Could this be used as a form of communication? A new study indicates that it might. Here's a story from @hakaimagazine with a six-panel comic illustrating the five different melon shapes and in what contexts some are used.

https://flip.it/xAQKg0

Julie, to Birds
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Thanks to the Merlin Bird ID app, I now know exactly which bird is making it impossible to go back to sleep.

AnthropoceneMag, to random
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Q. Which is the greener building material, fungus or concrete?
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/05/q-which-is-the-greener-building-material-fungus-or-concrete/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sustainable Cities @sustainable

sciencebase, to random
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First Privet Hawk-moth of the year, Sphinx ligustri, in our garden last night. The largest of the British moths, can be up to 120mm wingspan.

Some years I've seen several on the same evening along with a variety of the other Hawk-moths. But, 2024 is not proving a very good year for any of the moths here, so far :-(

Privet Hawk-moth
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19thnews, to random
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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth
https://19thnews.org/2024/05/heat-waves-risky-premature-births/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The 19th @the

jeffjarvis, to random
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Thank you, @RepRaskin. Now if only the AG could grow a spine.
"The U.S. Department of Justice...can petition the other seven justices to require Justices Alito and Thomas to recuse themselves not as a matter of grace but as a matter of law."
Jamie Raskin: How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/opinion/alito-thomas-recuse-trump-jan-6.html?pvid=jMnlOpphfOlEr_NG_x0HLuZ6&u2g=c&smid=tw-share

HeatmapNews, to random
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Brazil’s Displacement Fears
https://heatmap.news/climate/brazils-displacement-fears?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Heatmap @heatmap

RadicalAnthro, to delhi
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hits its highest ever recorded temperature: 49.9 degrees.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-s-capital-records-highest-ever-temperature-at-499-deg-c

DaveWhittle, to random
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Lunar Dust Could ‘Sandblast’ Astronauts on the Moon, Studies Warn | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunar-dust-could-sandblast-astronauts-on-the-moon-studies-warn/

davidho, to Futurology
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“The global press recently warned that as early as June 2024, Mexico City, home to 22 million people, could face ‘Day Zero’—the complete loss of fresh at the taps. The situation on the ground, although dire, is more nuanced.”

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/0424--kinard-mexico-city-run-out-of-water/

pomarede, to Kurzgesagt
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amazing shots captured yesterday by the Curiosity rover

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech - Sol 4197

#Curiosity #Mars #Sol4197 #rover #CuriosityRover #Martian #landscape #photography #science #STEM #astrodon

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AkaSci, (edited ) to random
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Searing heat in India today.
Max. recorded temp: 49.8°C
Many central regions of the country with above 40°C temperatures.
May tends to be the hottest month in India.
Source: India Meteorological Department

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AkaSci, (edited )
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Temperatures in India, like the rest of the world, have been rising due to Climate Change.

India is ranked 4th among the list of countries most affected by climate change in 2015.

This is the 3rd straight year of severe heatwaves in India and the 6th in the last 10 years (see table below).

Temp. rises are also causing Himalayan glaciers to retreat, threatening the flow rate of major rivers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_heat_waves

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