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Last week, it was so cold in Beaumont, Texas — with lows of 18 degrees Fahrenheit — that alligators across the area were found frozen underwater, while still breathing.
@NPR reports on the "gatorcicles" of social media and how the reptiles stay alive: https://flip.it/Fku_xn
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The malaria vaccine that just rolled out has a surprise benefit for children.
@NPR reports that "in 2022, there were an estimated 249 million cases of this mosquito-borne disease globally and 600,000 deaths."
michael
25-JAN-2024
Unexpected #biodiversity on the ocean floor
"We should be extremely careful with potential future deep-sea mining, as these unique species carry high #extinction risk."
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1032426
#science #DeepSeaMining #ecology #MarineBiology
Flipboard Science Desk
Scientists are finally taking altered states of consciousness seriously.
A book excerpt from The MIT Press Reader: "For a long time extraordinary consciousness experiences have either been ignored by the mainstream natural sciences or have been explicitly denigrated as nonexistent — as the fantasies of cranks."
michael
25-JAN-2024
#Dinosaurs might have used #feathers on forelimbs and tails to flush and pursue their prey – a new hypothesis integrates morphology, behavior and neurobiology
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1032068 #science #ecology #evolution
Flipboard Science Desk
NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight.
AP reports: "The space agency announced Thursday that the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) chopper named Ingenuity can no longer fly because of rotor blade damage."
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DNA from a type of "chewing gum" used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on the Stone Age diet and oral health, researchers said.
CBS News reports that "paleontologists at Stockholm University were able to determine, again from the DNA found in the gum, that the teenagers' Stone Age diet included deer, trout and hazelnuts."
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Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear.
AP reports: "Scientists say similar treatments could someday help many more kids with other types of deafness caused by genes."
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Physicists just learned something major about the proton.
@Gizmodo reports that "by exploiting decades-old data and a 50-year-old prediction about gravity’s import on subatomic particles, a team of physicists has teased out a measurement for a second mechanical property in the proton."
Flipboard Science Desk
If you donate DNA, what should scientists give in return?
@NPR reports on "a 'pathbreaking' new model."
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Billions of cicadas will buzz this spring in the U.S. as two broods emerge at the same time.
@NPR reports: "Much of the eastern United States can prepare for what one entomologist described as a 'spectacular, macabre Mardi Gras' this spring."
Flipboard Science Desk
Recalling the details of past events is a skill only humans were thought to possess. In fact, some experts have argued, with some pushback, that “episodic memory” sets humans apart from other animals. Now, rats may be the latest creatures from the animal world to disprove that theory. Here’s more from Science Alert, including how the way we “ask” animals if they remember may influence results. https://flip.it/ncsEOs
#Science #Memory #Animals #Humans #Rats
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Deglaciation and erosion during the Holocene period left distinct landforms across the European Alps, such as debris ridges deposited at the snout of a glacier. Research shows that erosion has decreased in recent years. Phys.org explores what role climate change has played in the reduction and how it could impact mountain-dwelling communities. https://flip.it/qTg367
#Science #ClimateChange #EuropeanAlps #Moutains #Glaciers
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Could humans learn a thing or two about teamwork from fire ants? A video from National Geographic’s “A Real Bug’s Life” shows how a colony formed a living life raft when faced with the prospect of drowning in a swimming pool. Live Science has more, including the clip. https://flip.it/Z1Chi0
#Science #Insects #Biodiversity #Ants
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Why can we humans see more colors than our pets? It all comes down to one molecule. Science Alert reports: https://flip.it/uCcYyk
#Science #Humans #Pets #Vision #Biology
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Science vs. social media: Why climate change denial still thrives online.
USA Today reports on "a review of climate-related conversations on social media platforms by the public interest research organization Advance Democracy."
#ClimateChange #Climate #Science #SocialMedia #Misinformation
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A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals.
@popsci reports: "A long-disputed rule in biology says bigger is better, but a new computer model illuminates why that’s not necessarily true."
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Astronomers spotted something perplexing near the beginning of time.
@Vox reports on "a potential challenge to the story scientists have painstakingly constructed about the formative years of our universe."
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New cloned monkey species highlights limits of cloning.
CNN reports on the research in China: https://flip.it/QdV6Lg
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