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Creating green energy is important. So is protecting wildlife. It’s hard to imagine environmentalists disagreeing on these two points. But in the southern tip of Chile, conservationists are worried that wind farm projects “carry a high risk” for the conservation of Bahía Lomas, where thousands of birds congregate after flying over 9,000 miles in search of their wintering grounds. Inside Climate News has more: https://flip.it/rkflt2
#Science #Animals #ClimateChange #Chile #Birds

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of all dementias. A recent study has discovered that the genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s. There’s a lot to unpack with regard to this neurological disease. Read more from ScienceAlert: https://flip.it/xsmWQM
#Science #Health #Medicine #Brain #Neurology #Alzheimers

For more health articles, follow @health-ScienceAlert

Ants are known for many fascinating things, such as their superhuman strength and uncanny teamwork. Add medical procedures to the list. A study published in Current Biology found that the Florida Carpenter ant is able to treat the injured limbs of fellow nestmates — sometimes by wound cleaning, other times by amputation. Science Focus has more on the ants’ personalized form of health care. https://flip.it/pBoxjO
#Science #Insects #Ants #Biology

Follow @sciencefocus for more science news.

How long ago did people start making and eating popcorn? And how did they “discover” it? Sean Rafferty writes about the snack’s evolution in this Live Science article: https://flip.it/3nISP-
#Science #Humans #Food #Foodstodon #Snacks

For those living in bear country, a trusty dog may seem like it would be no match for a ferocious grizzly. But a new study conducted in Montana reveals that the simple presence of a livestock guardian dog can reduce visits from grizzlies by 87.8%. Outside Magazine has more, including how the dog-bear dynamic can look like "two frat boys shouting 'Hold me back, bro.'” https://flip.it/.WPB_P
#Science #Bears #Dogs #Animals
For more outdoors coverage, follow @outside

How you’re aging and whether you’re at risk of developing certain diseases could one day be determined by a quick scan of your face, scientists in China have found. Trained in using facial temperature data from 2,811 Chinese participants between age 21 and 88, an artificial intelligence program identified several thermal patterns that could hint at a person’s biological clock. ScienceAlert explains: https://flip.it/jSFzhD
#Science #Health #AI #Disease #Humans

For more health coverage, follow @health-ScienceAlert

Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamander like beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived, AP News reports:
https://apnews.com/article/giant-prehistoric-salamander-tetrapod-bf56d8dfbd2e48908a87b32254f04b8d

#Fossils #Predator #Salamander #Prehistoric

The Compton Spectrometer and Imager mission features a telescope that will scan the sky to study gamma-rays emitted by the explosions of massive stars and the end of their lives, Ars Technica reports:
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/spacex-selected-to-launch-nasa-mission-probing-the-creation-of-matter/

#NASA #Space #SpaceX #COSI #Telescope #Falcon9

Physicists at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Delaware have developed the most accurate and precise atomic clock yet, using a web of light to trap and excite a diffuse cloud of cold strontium atoms, Science Alert reports:
https://www.sciencealert.com/ultra-precise-atomic-clock-doubles-previous-accuracy-could-detect-dark-matter

#Physics #Atomic #Darkmatter #Universityofdelaware #UNIST

An archaeological team in Venezuela has discovered 20 rock art sites that date back thousands of years in Canaima National Park, Live Science reports:

https://livescience.com/archaeology/4000-year-old-rock-art-in-venezuela-may-be-from-a-previously-unknown-culture

#Venezuela #Archaeology #SouthAmerica #Pictograms

Huge, faltering fusion reactor project finally completes its magnet system.

Gizmodo reports on ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth: https://flip.it/AHZVo6

#Energy #Nuclear #NuclearFusion #Fusion #Science

@Beeks 😬

A proof-of-concept 3-D printer can fit in the palm of your hand.

Science News reports: "Rather than relying on a symphony of moving parts — like a bulky tabletop 3-D printer — the device uses antennas on a tiny chip to guide a light beam into a well of specialized resin above the chip. When exposed to the visible light, the resin cures into hard, customizable shapes in just seconds."

https://flip.it/cK2ojn

#3D #3DPrinter #Tech #Technology #Science #Innovation

@james Yes, we are live imperfect humans! 😉 All posts from Flipboard's own accounts are curated by human editors. The federated Flipboard accounts from publishers are in most cases fed by RSS feeds but still very useful because you can follow very specific topics, such as "Health & Science" from Salon.com: @health-science-Salon

@james Thanks for sharing! Our editors are based in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. so we appreciate the global perspective.

ARFID: the eating disorder you haven’t heard of.

CNN reports on Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which was added to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, in 2013.

https://flip.it/7a4.cn

#Health #Psychology #MentalHealth #Science

Scientists confirm toxic "forever chemicals" can enter our blood by being absorbed by the skin.

@euronews reports on new research from the University of Birmingham in the U.K.

https://flip.it/bEnU0J

#ForeverChemicals #PFAs #Chemicals #Health #PublicHealth #Science

Does social status shape human height?

Science News reports on research by biological anthropologist Barry Bogin. "His proposal that height has a social component rests on evidence that genetics and nutrition can’t explain all variation in human height."

https://flip.it/vvfyGB

#Humanity #Genetics #Anthropology #Biology #Evolution #Science

Do you know the meaning of "prosopagnosiac?" A new book explores face blindness and the science of the mind.

Science News reviews "Do I Know You?" by Sadie Dingfelder.

https://flip.it/yGRznO

#Neuroscience #Science #Brain #Psychology

What merging with AI could mean for humanity, according to futurist Ray Kurzweil.

Next Big Idea Club shares five key insights from his new book, "The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI."

https://flip.it/Hd_jSG

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Humanity #Future #Tech #Technology #Science