Notices by Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social), page 41

President Joe Biden is expected to have a tense call today with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

CNN analyzes the political predicament of the two leaders and "a glaring contradiction in U.S. policy toward the war in Gaza."

https://flip.it/j9oQUD

#Biden #Netanyahu #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Hamas

Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?

A psychology professor explains his new research on the topic for @TheConversationUS: https://flip.it/z86X76

Preview: He finds differences between dog and cat owners.

#Pets #Animals #Sleep #Psychology #Science

@ic3ix Sounds like a grand day! 😎

We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when.

As Taiwan faces aftershocks from yesterday's magnitude 7.4 quake, @voxrss reports: "Scientists have drastically improved our understanding of seismic events. Here are eight things to know."

https://flip.it/6H7HHk

#Earthquake #Taiwan #Seismology #Science

@justinw Same! I also wouldn't trust my engineering skills to pull this off safely.

Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone.

CNN has images of "fantastic creatures discovered 1,640 miles (5,000 meters) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in a pristine area that’s earmarked as a site for deep-sea mining of critical and rare metals."

https://flip.it/2iZKM6

#Ocean #Animals #Mining #Biology #Geology #Science

@popsci says we were very wrong about birds.

"A sticky piece of DNA is rewriting the story of avian evolution–and shaking up the family tree."

https://flip.it/JEpQP8

#Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #DNA #Evolution #Science

Who are green jobs really for?

From Atmos magazine: "Without expanding the definition to include the care sector, the creation of 'green' jobs in male-dominated industries like energy and construction risks perpetuating gender inequality in the labor market."

https://flip.it/Hst2lq

#ClimateChange #Green #GreenJobs #Environment #GreenEnergy #Equality

How behavioral science can help us find meaning in our work.

The MIT Press Reader reports: "Research shows that simple practices can help us zoom out, rediscover purpose, and find a fresh perspective when we're feeling burned out."

https://flip.it/cwjFgn

#Science #Psychology #Work

Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It’s the biggest bug emergence for North America in centuries.

AP reports: "Crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years, with a collective song as loud as jet engines, the periodical cicadas are nature’s kings of the calendar."

https://flip.it/lKUaqf

#Insects #Cicadas #Entomology #Science

NASA test drove suitcase-sized rovers as part of a technology demonstration called Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Exploration (CADRE). The autonomous robots aren’t much bigger than a child’s remote-control car, but they will soon fly to the moon and map its surface. Live Science has more, including photos: https://flip.it/EGGozH
#Science #NASA #Moon #Space #SpaceExploration

@Jeremiah Thanks for the assist! Correct link added.

Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. Phys.org has more, including how antibiotics have become heavily relied on for a multitude of treatments, but a global rise in antibiotic resistance threatens their effectiveness. https://flip.it/1v9F9t
#Science #Health #Medicine #Antibiotics #Bacteria #Biology

CBD products have been marketed as a chronic pain reliever in many forms — oils, vapes, creams, gummies, drinks and more. But do they actually work? A recent review of relevant studies published in scientific journals found that evidence does not support the claims. But, the International Association for the Study of Pain said in a statement, "This is not a door closing on the topic." More from Science Alert: https://flip.it/r2pZZM
#Science #CBD #Health #ChronicPain

Watch pet parrots learn to play tablet games — with their tongues.

@Smithsonianmag reports: "Scientists are studying how the intelligent, social birds interact with touchscreens to help design mobile apps that serve as enrichment for the birds."

https://flip.it/8dthxn

#Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Parrots #Animals #Pets #Science

Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology.

AP reports: "The LightSound device is the result of a collaboration between Wanda Díaz-Merced, an astronomer who is blind, and Harvard astronomer Allyson Bieryla. Díaz-Merced regularly translates her data into audio to analyze patterns for her research."

https://flip.it/P8C5va

#Eclipse #SolarEclipse #Astronomy #Blind #Tech #Science

Our planet holds everything from hard rocks and minerals to millions of species of living things, and is covered in countless natural and human-made structures. So, how much does Earth weigh? Live Science unpacks this difficult question: https://flip.it/S7hrwi
#Science #Earth #NASA #Physics

For over two decades, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory — humanity's most powerful telescope of its kind — has provided astronomers with a better understanding of the structure and evolution of the universe. But stringent spending caps could force NASA to shut it down. Futurism has more: https://flip.it/OaulLn
#Science #Space #NASA #ChandraXRay

Thirty years after the first exoplanets were discovered, hundreds of additional exoplanets have been identified within the “habitable zone,” a place where liquid water and maybe even life may exist. The MIT Press Reader asks, could a self-sustaining starship carry humans to distant worlds? https://flip.it/0q093h
#Science #Space #SolarSystem #Planets #Humans #SpaceExploration

On March 28, Earth was hit by a powerful solar flare that caused a radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean. Live Science has more on the explosion that came “on the heels of a double X-class flare that occurred Monday [March 25], triggering the most powerful geomagnetic storm on our planet in six years.” https://flip.it/Qcz25T
#Science #Space #Sun #Earth #SolarFlare