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ScienceDesk

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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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ScienceDesk, to science
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Satellite images capture striking differences between the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses that crisscrossed North America. Live Science has more. https://flip.it/D9s11Q
#Science #Eclipse #Earth #Sun #Moon

ScienceDesk, to climate
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In celebration of Earth Month, we've federated 10 Flipboard publishers and organizations that share stories and news about the state of our planet and are working to fight climate change.

Natural Resource Defense Council: Working with over 700 scientists, environmental experts and lawyers, the NRDC mission is to combat the climate crisis and protect the planet's wildlife and wild places.
@NRDC_ORG

EARTHDAY.ORG: Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
@EarthDayorg

Inside Climate News: Pulitzer Prize-winning, independent news organization dedicated to covering climate change, energy and the environment.
@InsideClimate

Hakai Magazine: Telling stories about the impact of climate change on coastal communities around the world.
@hakaimagazine

World Economic Forum: In this Magazine feed, the WEF explores how the world can achieve inclusive economic growth while combating climate change and other natural resource challenges.
@environment

Climate Crisis 24/7: Devoted to the financial and economic aspects of climate change, sharing latest news and academic reports.
@Climate247

3BL: In this Magazine feed, the team at 3BL shares stories about brands that are working to combat the climate crisis.
@environment

Anthropocene Magazine: Bringing together creative writers, designers, scientists, and entrepreneurs to explore how we can create a sustainable human age we actually want to live in.
@AnthropoceneMag

The Heat Map: Latest in news on EVs, renewable energy and climate policy.
@HeatmapNews

The Cool Down: Stories about greener living and the latest in climate news.
@TheCoolDown

ScienceDesk, to space
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A rare quadruple solar flare event was captured by NASA this week.

@popsci reports: "The 'super-sympathetic flare' might affect satellites and spacecraft near Earth."

https://flip.it/z6I-Qa

ScienceDesk, to space
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'The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff."

AP reports: "Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will serve as test pilots for Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which is making its debut with crew after years of delay."

https://flip.it/rZkQWh

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The record-breaking rain that recently fell over the United Arab Emirates and Dubai was driven partly by climate change, a team of 21 scientists and researchers found. The extreme weather was 10-40% more intense than what locals would normally see in a typical El Niño year and resulted in around two dozen deaths. CNN tells us more: https://flip.it/gTpejq

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Turns out the moon is not made of cheese, though it would have been a popular appetizer at your next dinner party. A thorough investigation revealed that Earth’s satellite has an inner core with a density similar to iron, which appears to settle the longstanding debate over it being solid or molten. There’s more in this Science Alert article, including how astronomers made the discovery and why it could lead to a better understanding of the solar system. https://flip.it/0nP7A1
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Astronomers have found a magnetic star for the first time beyond the Milky Way after an incredibly brief, ultrabright explosion in the so-called Cigar Galaxy. Will this be the first of many other extragalactic magnetar discoveries? Live Science has more. https://flip.it/iHsynr

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Coal-fired power plants in the U.S. will have to capture smokestack emissions or shut down after an Environmental Protection Agency ruling on Thursday. The rule is part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to roll back planet-warming pollution. The Associated Press reports: https://flip.it/Fo8DPI

ScienceDesk, to random
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"U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand — and stop — the growing outbreak."

AP reports: "So far, the risk to humans remains low, officials said, but scientists are wary that the virus could change to spread more easily among people."

https://flip.it/ulVdXl

ScienceDesk, to climate
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An unprecedented wildfire season in Canada last year made headlines as smoke spread across major cities in North America. What do meteorologists expect in 2024?

Accuweather has a wildfire forecast:
https://flip.it/M0dVuo

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How the Great Alaska Earthquake shook up science.

@Smithsonianmag reports: "Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today."

https://flip.it/b._uNl

#Earthquake #Seismology #Science #Geology #Alaska

ScienceDesk, to animals
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The first glow-in-the-dark animals may have been ancient corals deep in the ocean.

AP quotes a new study's author: "Light signaling is one of the earliest forms of communication that we know of — it’s very important in deep waters.”

https://flip.it/qJ2-nM

ScienceDesk, to voyager
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Greetings, Earth! NASA can understand Voyager 1 again.

@popsci reports: "The 46-year-old space probe is making sense for the first time in five months after remote repairs."

https://flip.it/EOSsf4

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Can wind and solar solve climate change? Foreign Policy magazine reviews a new book that "unwittingly makes the case that they can’t."

Here's their review of Brett Christophers’s "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet."

(Subscription may be required) https://flip.it/LT82MB

#ClimateChange #Solar #Wind #Climate #Capitalism

ScienceDesk, to physics
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The idea that matter is mostly empty space is mostly wrong.

From Big Think: "Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so... solid?"

https://flip.it/RABuL6

ScienceDesk, to climate
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"Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer."

AP reports on a new online heat risk system from the U.S. National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://flip.it/3-YkpL

ScienceDesk, (edited ) to climate
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"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?

ScienceDesk, to environment
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The world dumps 2,000 truckloads of plastic into the ocean each day. CNN explores one place where a lot of it ends up: the Western coast of Java in Indonesia.

The package includes amazing (and alarming) photos: https://flip.it/HY-fvr

ScienceDesk, to climate
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In honor of Earth Day, Vox launched a special Home Planet package. Here's the entire collection, which includes fascinating stories on giving up meat, fostering pigeons and the "Squirrel Census."

https://flip.it/IQd-yq

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Today is the 54th Earth Day. New Scientist explores the origins of the event and much more in a curated collection of stories. Topics include climate change, life on earth and the origins of life.

https://flip.it/An0S7H

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"Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity."

AP reports: https://flip.it/.b.S57

ScienceDesk, to science
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Is life capable of spreading from planet to planet? A pair of astronomers recently proposed a detection strategy based on the concept of panspermia, the idea that life can start on one planet and spread to others by hitching rides on meteorites. More from Live Science: https://flip.it/ef13Z0

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Drugs like Ozempic are very effective at helping people lose weight. But will the weight come back after they stop taking them? Yes, for most people, it will. Science Alert looks into whether these medications are just another (expensive) form of yo-yo dieting. https://flip.it/.7L1q2

ScienceDesk, to science
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With the world generating twice as much plastic in the past two decades, plastic waste has been showing up just about everywhere. In this storyboard, Bloomberg Green investigates the growing crisis, makes the case for a legally binding global treaty, reveals the messy truth about recycling, and more. https://flip.it/RdkuUk

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Lampreys look like something out of a horror movie, with their sucky mouths chock full of teeth, eel-like bodies and parasitic behaviors. And, it appears the water creatures off clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct. More from Popular Science. https://flip.it/E1UeWQ

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