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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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Why aren’t we better at predicting when a baby is due?

Vox reports: "What causes labor is still a mystery, and it’s hurting birthing people and babies."

https://www.vox.com/even-better/23715434/baby-pregnancy-labor-due-date-premature-birth

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Scientists might have found the best way to get a cat's attention.

Gizmodo reports: https://gizmodo.com/the-best-way-to-call-a-cat-1850410085

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What is causing so much pink eye?

Scientific American reports: "The newest SARS-CoV-2 strain may cause red, watery eyes. But the symptom can have other causes, too."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-causing-so-much-pink-eye/

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A cybersecurity expert explains how "Star Trek: Picard" illuminates today’s threats in the real world.

Spoiler alert! https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-star-trek-picard-a-cybersecurity-expert-explains-how-a-sci-fi-series-illuminates-todays-threats-204433

ScienceDesk, to space
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Astronomers spot largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed.

CNN reports: "The brightness of the explosion, called AT2021lwx, has lasted for three years, while most supernovas are only bright for a few months."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/12/world/largest-cosmic-explosion-scn/index.html

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The World Health Organization said the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency, after a dramatic drop in cases in recent months.

The AP reports on the disease that hit over 100 countries last year: https://apnews.com/article/who-mpox-monkeypox-global-outbreak-emergency-a0d6935e99a0117ed921c10059a074ae

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A metallic object that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home this week was a meteorite, experts say.

The AP reports (and has photos): https://apnews.com/article/meteorite-hits-home-hopewell-new-jersey-91fecf2eb7e5ffb938bfb68920dc6011

ScienceDesk, to climate
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The allergy season is getting longer in the U.S.

Axios explores why in this collection of articles: https://flipboard.com/@axiosnews/why-allergy-season-is-getting-longer-in-the-u.s.-e4qlvtqql4ejqd1h

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Vast, a private company, says it will launch its first space station in 2025.

Ars Technica says the four crewed seats are now up for sale: https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/vast-says-it-will-launch-its-first-space-station-in-2025-on-a-falcon-9/

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Deadly combo of extreme heat and air pollution grips parts of Southeast Asia.

NBC News reports on a growing public health crisis: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/deadly-combo-extreme-heat-air-pollution-grips-parts-southeast-asia-rcna83419

ScienceDesk, to science
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Scientists announce rough draft of human pangenome.

NBC News reports: "The development — a landmark in genomics — magnifies and expands scientists’ view of the code that makes us both uniquely human and different from one another."

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/scientists-announce-rough-draft-human-pangenome-rcna83120

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The first U.K. baby created with DNA from three people has been born after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure that aims to prevent children from inheriting incurable diseases.

The Guardian reports: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/09/first-uk-baby-with-dna-from-three-people-born-after-new-ivf-procedure

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Ancient giant eruptions may have seeded nitrogen needed for life.

Science News reports: "The discovery adds evidence to the idea that, early in Earth’s history, volcanoes could have provided some of the materials that made it possible for life to emerge."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/volcanic-eruption-nitrogen-lightning-life

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Koalas are dying from chlamydia. A new vaccine effort is trying to save them.

The AP reports: https://apnews.com/article/koala-chlamydia-vaccinations-australia-f0a3e0a7d465dfa5ae0005f414bf6c29

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A frightening virus is killing a massive number of wild birds.

Vox reports: "The ongoing outbreak of avian flu has killed hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of wild birds, including endangered species like the California condor. It’s one of the worst wildlife disease outbreaks in history."

https://www.vox.com/science/23709615/avian-influenza-h5n1-wild-birds

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Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C (111.38F).

A climate scientist told AFP: "I believe this record will be repeated many times. It confirms that extreme climate models are being proven to be true.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/07/vietnam-records-highest-ever-temperature-of-441c

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Mourning and celebration: A funeral for a coal-fired power plant.

Inside Climate News reports on a theater and art project created to help an Appalachian community deal with complicated feelings about the loss of its largest employer.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04052023/mourning-and-celebration-a-funeral-for-a-coal-fired-power-plant/

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What could we do with a third thumb?

NPR speaks with a neuroscientist and prosthetic designer about how the brain and body might adapt to an additional appendage (includes 13-minute audio report).

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/04/1174028874/what-could-we-do-with-a-third-thumb

ScienceDesk, to space
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Voyager 1 and 2 are turning 46. Here's where they rank among the oldest space probes.

Salon reports: https://www.salon.com/2023/05/07/voyager-1-and-2-are-turning-46-heres-where-they-rank-among-the-oldest-space-probes/

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Why Charles is not your climate king.

A Gizmodo columnist writes: "Any actions he’ll take on climate as king will be cosmetic, at best."

https://gizmodo.com/king-charles-coronation-climate-change-1850406111

ScienceDesk, to space
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Loaf-size mission launches to improve hurricane forecasting.

CNN reports on NASA's “Rocket Like a Hurricane" tiny satellite project: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/07/world/nasa-tropics-mission-launch-scn/index.html

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Meet the fossil fuel-funded startup trying to take CO2 out of the ocean.
The Verge reports: https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23711098/ocean-carbon-removal-california-captura-climate-change

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Could genetically modified houseplants clean the air in your home?
Smithsonian Magazine reports on a Parisian startup: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/could-genetically-modified-houseplants-clean-the-air-in-your-home-180982054/

ScienceDesk, to climate
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Dust storms have killed hundreds and are a growing problem in parts of the U.S.

NBC News reports: "It's an issue worsened by drought, climate change and land management."

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/dust-storms-killed-hundreds-are-growing-problem-parts-us-rcna82889

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All that Amazon shopping has a price.

The Verge reports that e-commerce warehouses are afflicting air and noise pollution on millions of Americans.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/3/23706826/warehouse-pollution-ecommerce-edf-report

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