NASA Chief Gives Serious Warning About 3I/ATLAS Collision with Earth
3i Atlas came from deep space, silent and unseen, slipping into our solar system on a path no one expected.
#space #sciencefiction #science
One of the best articles I have read from Paul #Krugman
It explains how #Trump not only has betrayed the world's trust, but also dismantled US #science. Other countries take over while he also threw America’s system of #alliances in tatters. The USA lost the power they had via strategic partnerships.
This week Trump starts his next fight with China, while within a year, America has become more vulnerable to a rupture than #China.
(PS: just ask US #farmers)
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-is-making-china-great
**The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It**
🔗 https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype.
The viral ' #Chicago Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim.After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel. Via @live_science #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬
The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' w...
#China could be the world’s biggest public funder of #science within two years https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5
15-Oct-2025
Did lead (#Pb) limit #brain and #language #development in #Neanderthals
and other extinct hominids?
Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, according to a new study. However, a #gene #mutation may have protected modern human brains, allowing language to flourish.
A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds.
Video credit: University of Tokyo / Saito et al. 'Investigation of hindwing folding in ladybird beetles.' DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620612114.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114
OK, this is a long (36 min) but really good Hank Green video. All about why we are farked in terms of recycling plastic. If you can stand his hyper-kinetic delivery (he's the ONLY YouTuber I slow down the playback speed on), well worth a watch
People with genetic variants for red hair may have special cells that can convert an excess amino acid into pigment, researchers in Spain have found. Read more from @ScienceAlert:
The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law & ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome.
DEADLINE APPROACHING: It's that time of year! The SETI Institute, a non-profit private scientific research institution located in California’s Silicon Valley, invites you to apply for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students who are interested in research related to astronomy, astrobiology, and planetary science.
Hey my new paper covering our recent dark matter search just got published
https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/2ydp-2gz9
*psst* it's also available for free on arxiv.org just google the title of the paper
Yelp, don't consider an AI service such as ChatGPT to be a store of important content. Always keep a backup you control (which is in general good advice when working with cloud-based services)
> When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent. Only after repeated enquiries did a human employee respond
Err, yes, that is to be expected? We'll see this much more in the future. Expectations will shift.
PRESS RELEASE
Although the path of totality for the August 12 #solareclipse is thousands of miles away from California, Bay Area audiences can experience the event in a truly unique manner: set to a live musical performance by the International Space Orchestra (ISO), the world's first orchestra composed of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and researchers.
Learn more details: https://www.seti.org/news/celebrate-the-total-solar-eclipse-at-the-california-academy-of-sciences-with-science-music-and-the-international-space-orchestra/
A new #Science review of 34,000 world-class performers shows a surprising pattern: most top scientists, athletes, musicians, and chess players were not child prodigies. About 90% of elite adults were different people than the early “stars.”
📄 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt7790
Future champions often developed slower, explored multiple disciplines, and avoided early specialization. Early over-training may help kids win, but it rarely creates world leaders. 🤔
Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea? Via @live_science #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #paleontology
Neanderthals could be brought ...
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
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The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sent to national security experts at the agency.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
'Bag of Bones' preserves rare three-tier prehistoric meal in Outback Queensland https://phys.org/news/2026-07-bag-bones-rare-tier-prehistoric.html 🐬 #FossilFriday #Prehistoric #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Science
Why Are So Many Millennials Getting Cancer?
https://studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many-millennials-getting-cancer/
PBS News Hour - Segments https://flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3
US scientists appear to be giving serious consideration to fleeing to other places as #science remains under serious threat there.
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