CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Plant Seeds Do Something Incredible When The Sound of Rain Strikes https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-can-sense-the-sound-of-rain #science

PPOD: Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colors in the tulip fields and the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea. Credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA #planetaryscience #space #science

Man produces sperm from testicular tissue frozen as a child in breakthrough trialExclusive: Sperm re-transplant offers hope that boys left infertile by chemotherapy could have biological children one day In a groundbreaking fertility trial, a man whose testicular tissue was frozen before he underwent chemotherapy as a child to be re-transplanted 16 years late...https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/04/man-produces-sperm-from-testicular-tissue-frozen-as-a-child-in-breakthrough-trial#Men'shealth #Science #UKnews #Reproduction #Biology #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:00:24 +0000)

@johnlogic @ChuckMcManis That would be pretty neat if we could ping pong our way somewhere else doing that. Assuming there were enough rogue planets sitting there in the dark. Below a certain density it doesn't offer much but above a certain density it would be a goldmine. I would assume we could gain speed with each slingshot

@Lara More reach with the hashtags FediHire and FediHired

In this week's #SETILive, we discussed Little Red Dots (possibly distant proto-galaxies) and how they may be the birthplaces of prebiotic chemistry. Watch the full interview: https://youtube.com/live/XhgfNxY7aow #space #science

@jeffowski We should be asking our politicians this question a lot more.#USpol #science

@ProPublica LOL. Gym Jordan is famous for ignoring reality, especially if it's going on in the men's showers.

6 min vid on how N95 masks work - I didn't know all of this, it's quite cool! Science is awesome. #covid #CovidIsNotOver #science #tilhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA

Our instruments have improved, but wishful thinking remains a fixture of human behavior. That's why scientists tend to take every claim about "new evidence of alien life" with a massive dose of skepticism.

New research shows our planet’s night is more volatile than ever.A decade of satellite data reveals that while some areas are dimming due to policy changes or crisis, others are brightening at a rate that keeps the global average of light pollution rising by 2% annually.It’s time to move from studying the glow to taking action. Read more: https://www.darkskyconsulting.com/blog/decoding-a-decade-of-rising-global-light-pollution#DarkSkies #LightPollution #Science #Environment #NatureRestoration

@The14 Even if tea tree oil did affect fertility, you'd have to drink it by the bottle to see any effect, so your skincare routine is not a form of birth control.

#PPOD: First Photo from the Surface of the Moon Close-up image of the Oceanus Procellarum region of the Moon from the Soviet Luna 9 lander in February 1966.Luna 9 made the first survivable landing on the moon and snapped the first photos from its surface. Credit: National Space Science Data Center #planetaryscience #space #science

A bit of Pluto #pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

Astronomers puzzle over early origins of mysterious ‘red monster’ galaxyhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst-discovers-red-monster-galaxy-that-challenges-astronomers-understanding-of-the-early-universe/#science #astronomy

An active rift in the African continent has reached a “critical threshold” and will break apart soon. "We found that rifting in this zone is more advanced, and the crust is thinner, than anyone had recognized," says Christian Rowan, a geoscientist at Columbia University. Here’s more from @ScienceAlert, including just how soon “soon” means:https://flip.it/0HeDb2#Science #Africa #Geology #Earth #Nature

A bit of Pluto #pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

Many of the “Republicans” we used to know before the twisted MAGA cult cared about science conservation pollution democracy inequality, workingclass. &!5earth #MAGA #science #conservation #pollution #democracy

@ombialik Suggestion: @pluralistic #SciFi

@Sheril That’s a significant shift - advisory committees play a key role in providing independent expertise, so changes like this inevitably raise questions about transparency and how decisions are being informed.