CIRCLE WITH A DOT

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

@ScienceDesk @SciAm Many women have purses to swing at them, maybe?

Tiny organs are about to hit the big time. @BeGiant2026 talks to Professor Milica Radisic, who leads a lab that creates microscopic hearts, kidneys and lungs that can then be used to test new drugs.https://flip.it/TE0jF9#Health #Science #Medicine

One thing about America: No modern city has ever run out of water. That could be changing in Texas. The reservoirs of Corpus Christi, a city with a population of around 317,000, are on track to completely dry up by next year. @InsideClimate has more: https://flip.it/ae2hSz#Science #Texas #Climate #CorpusChristi

@ScienceDesk @AssociatedPress The open access publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02850-5

It might seem like people who’ve had near-death experiences would be left feeling distraught. In fact, NDEs tend to leave people happier and less afraid of dying. How does that work? @sciencefocus explains:https://flip.it/K_AZWD#Science #Health #Humans

Transplants save lives, but there just aren't enough organs to help the 100,000 patients waiting in the U.S. Joshua D. Mezrich, a transplant surgeon, writes for MIT Press about how pigs and CRISPR gene editing could change everything.https://flip.it/kYKWGd#Science #Genetics #Health #Medicine

Climate scientist Kate Marvel became one of more than 10,000 professionals with doctoral degrees in the sciences to leave the federal workforce when she resigned from her position at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies last month. “I’m leaving because I want to tell the truth,” her resignation letter declared. @Grist sat down with Marvel to discuss, among many things, whether scientists’ work is being censored under the Trump administration:https://flip.it/ZXDHdJ#ClimateChange #Science #GlobalWarming #NASA #Climate

@ScienceDesk @WIRED #Shingles risk increases with age. People age 50 or older should get the shingles #vaccine to prevent shingles.#health

Autoimmune diseases occur when your own immune system attacks your body instead of protecting it. They impact a patient's joints, muscles, digestive system and much more. They’re a literal pain. For a 47-year-old German woman suffering from three such diseases, relief finally came after an immune system reset. @ScienceAlert has more on the treatment that significantly improved the quality of her life:https://flip.it/pjxAEA#Science #Health #Medicine #Humans

@ScienceDesk @lisamelton "the first humans to see it from that perspective" The sound you just heard was a million space-nerd glasses being pushed up on space-nerd noses. Um, actually: Apollos 8, 10, and (famously) 13 circled the moon so their entire crews saw the far side.Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17 landed on the moon. In each of these missions the Command Module Pilot orbited the moon while the lunar crew ventured to the surface. So 15 dudes have already seen the far side of the moon IRL

Something very strange is happening to tornadoes across the U.S. And scientists are baffled.From @sciencefocus: "After another explosive start to tornado season, twisters are cropping up in unexpected places – and the big picture isn’t looking any clearer."https://flip.it/UKS.mT#Tornado #Weather #Climate #ClimateChange #Science