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ScienceDesk, 11 months ago to random

Nearly half of U.S. honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers are working to stabilize the population.

The AP reports: https://apnews.com/article/honeybees-pollinator-extinct-disease-death-climate-change-f60297706e19c7346ff1881587b5aced

#Bees #HoneyBee #Insects #Entomology #ClimateChange

ScienceDesk, 9 months ago to india

India made history as it became the first country in the world to land its spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and the fourth country to achieve a moon landing.

The AP reports: https://flip.it/ft8_TX

#Moon #MoonLanding #India #Space

ScienceDesk, 8 months ago to scifi

Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science.

That's the view of one professor who says "Science fiction can lead people to be more cautious about the potential consequences of innovations."

From @TheConversationUS: https://flip.it/T2vmZY

#SciFi #ScienceFiction #Science #Books

ScienceDesk, 3 months ago to science

If humans are indeed the most evolved species, why do so many of us suffer from developmental or genetic diseases? Phys.org explains why, unlike our ape ancestors, humans are still paying the price for losing our tails. https://flip.it/DX01o9
#Science #Humans #Biology #Evolution

ScienceDesk, 8 months ago to ai

AI's electricity use is spiking so fast it'll soon use as much power as an entire country.

Futurism reports on new research from data scientists: https://flip.it/qcOlCh

#AI #Electricity #Power #CarbonFootprint #Tech

ScienceDesk, 29 days ago to space

"The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places."

AP reports: "The good news is that Earth should be out of the line of fire this time because the flare erupted on a part of the sun rotating away from Earth."

https://flip.it/Qpr8WJ

#Sun #SolarFlare #Space #NorthernLights #NOAA #NASA

ScienceDesk, 1 month ago to climate

"Earth has just experienced its 11th straight warmest month on record -- a preview of the brutal temperatures forecast for the summer, according to scientists."

ABC News reports: "May 2023 through April 2024 was the warmest 12-month stretch on record with a global average temperature of 2.90 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1850 to 1900 pre-industrial average."

https://flip.it/.uYDvT

#Climate #ClimateChange #Heat #Environment

ScienceDesk, 1 month ago to science

There is something seriously wrong with our understanding of the universe. Scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have triple-checked and confirmed that depending on where we look, the universe is expanding at bafflingly different rates. Live Science explains more, including how scientists are ruling out a measurement error as the cause of the “Hubble Tension.” https://flip.it/VDvM6g
#Science #Space #Hubble #HubbleTension #Universe #JWST

ScienceDesk, 2 months ago to science

We all need to vent after a bad day, right? It’s the equivalent of releasing steam from a pressure cooker, it’s long been believed. Researchers at Ohio State University, however, found “not a shred of scientific evidence” to support catharsis theory, as it’s called. In fact, venting might increase anger. Science Alert has more, including effective methods of managing your rage.
https://flip.it/2GK2Gq
#Science #Health #Anger #AngerManagement #Behavior #Humans

ScienceDesk, 2 months ago to climate

Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California.

AP reports the popular building material is "responsible for roughly 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions."

https://flip.it/DoIH-J

#ClimateChange #Climate #Environment #Construction #Green

ScienceDesk, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to climate

"Is Earth Day greenwashed and obsolete?" a Salon writer asks. Has its core message been diluted as corporations use the annual event for marketing purposes?

https://flip.it/PNpHep

What do you think? Is Earth Day (and Earth Month) still a worthwhile endeavor?

#EarthDay #ClimateChange #Climate #Environment #Green #EarthMonth #Activism

ScienceDesk, 1 month ago to space

A rare severe geomagnetic storm watch is issued for the first time in nearly 20 years amid "unusual" solar event.

CBS News quotes the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): "Geomagnetic storms can impact infrastructure in near-Earth orbit and on Earth's surface, potentially disrupting communications, the electric power grid, navigation, radio and satellite operations."

https://flip.it/6cGvxW

#Sun #SolarFlare #Geomagnetic #Space #Science

ScienceDesk, 4 months ago to fediverse

Have you followed the science publishers recently federated by @Flipboard? Check them out:

@ScienceAlert (Latest news)

@Smithsonianmag (Science, culture and more)

@mental_floss (Science, history and more)

@ConversationUS (A little bit of everything!)

#FollowFriday #Fediverse #Mastodon #Science

ScienceDesk, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to climate

Do you follow climate change scientists? Here are some @Flipboard Magazines that you might also want to follow:

"Environment & Energy" by The Conversation: @environment

"Environment" by ScienceAlert: @environment

"Green" by Euronews: @green

"Climate Change Science" by Bloomberg Green: @climate

"Environment" by The Christian Science Monitor: @environment

"Extreme Weather" by Axios: @extreme

"Climate Change" by Flipboard Science Desk: @climate

"Climate Change and You" by Flipboard Science Desk: @climate

#FollowFriday #ClimateChange #Climate #Environment

ScienceDesk, 2 months ago to Astronomy

How safe are your solar eclipse glasses?

@TheConversationUS warns: "Cheap fakes from online marketplaces pose a threat, supply-chain experts say."

https://flip.it/62ADga

#Eclipse #SolarEclipse #Astronomy #Science

ScienceDesk, 6 months ago to climate

It’s not just extreme weather: "Climate-sensitive" diseases are spreading through the U.S.

@grist reports: "A federal report shows climate change is pushing ticks, mosquitoes, and other carriers of disease into new regions."

https://flip.it/kHc3TN

#ClimateChange #Climate #Disease #Environment #GlobalWarming

ScienceDesk, 2 months ago to Dogs

A recently developed cancer vaccine for dogs is showing promising results in clinical trials, which have been running since 2016, and there's hope that some of the benefits of the vaccine could be translated into human cancer treatments, ScienceAlert reports:
https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-cancer-vaccine-for-dogs-is-truly-revolutionary-scientist-says

#dogs #cancer #vaccine #dog

ScienceDesk, 6 months ago to space

NASA has paused all Mars missions because the Red Planet has reached solar conjunction. This means Mars is on the other side of the sun, farther from Earth than usual, and the agency loses contact with its robotic missions during such a period. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/xmu1J-
#NASA #Mars #Space #SpaceExploration

ScienceDesk, 7 months ago to science

Thousands of years ago, a woman underwent two surgeries to her head — and survived both procedures. The discovery comes after scientists analyzed a skull that was unearthed in a Copper Age burial site in Spain. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/OZmo1M
#Science #CopperAge #PreHistoric #Archeology

ScienceDesk, 6 months ago to science

An unusual blob of warmth in the western Pacific Ocean may be making this year’s “strong” El Niño behave unexpectedly. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/mmkSsb
#Science #ElNino #Weather #Climate #PacificOcean

ScienceDesk, 7 months ago to Mexico

Tropical storm Otis turned into a Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours. Meteorologists aren’t sure how.

AP reports on the massive storm that surprised Mexico: https://flip.it/2GCmJz

#Hurricane #HurricaneOtis #Mexico #Acapulco #Weather #ClimateChange #Meteorology

ScienceDesk, 5 months ago to Health

There's a growing link between microbes, mood and mental health.

@KnowableMag reports: "New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome. The best way to do that right now is not through pills and supplements, but better food."

https://flip.it/GjTd4t

#Health #Neuroscience #Neurology #Microbes #MentalHealth #Science

ScienceDesk, 7 months ago to climate

Artists join with climate activists, scientists to paint a greener future.

Context reports: "With scientists and policy experts stressing the urgency of climate action ahead of this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit, artists are using their talents to highlight mounting evidence on the impacts of the climate crisis and to push for a response."

https://flip.it/8_XkFR

#ClimateChange #Climate #Art #COP28 #Environment

ScienceDesk, 4 months ago to Astronomy

Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time.

@Vox reports on "a potential challenge to the story scientists have painstakingly constructed about the formative years of our universe."

https://flip.it/PP_ch_

#Astronomy #Space #BigBang #Universe #JWST #Science

ScienceDesk, 7 months ago to science

What happens when you add spider DNA to silkworms? Big Think explains.
https://flip.it/J49f.L
#Science #Biology #Spiders #DNA #Silkworms