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New research led by a team from the University of Stockholm outlines 14 different “evolutionary traps” that could ultimately lead to the demise of humanity. Part of the problem is our dominance. Science Alert explains: https://flip.it/HBlr3T
#Science #Humans #Earth #Humans

Pets may be beloved members of the family – but research shows their upkeep can have a significant impact on the environment.

BBC asks: "Is it impossible to reduce their carbon paw print?"

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#Pets #Animals #Environment #ClimateChange

A team of European astronomers used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to detail the atmospheric composition of a nearby "fluffy" exoplanet, called WASP-107b. They found water vapor, sulfur dioxide and even silicate sand clouds residing within the exoplanet's dynamic atmosphere. More from Live Science: https://flip.it/GTcKJN
#Science #Space #JWST #SpaceExploration

An astounding gamma-ray burst was the brightest supernova ever detected, and it charged Earth’s ionosphere from 2 billion light-years away. Ars Technica has more: https://flip.it/8vodlP
#Science #Space #Earth #GammaRay

If you’ve ever felt a bit guilty after a day of sitting around doing nothing, scientists have calculated how much exercise you need to offset your day of leisure. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/GA6VBL
#Science #Exercise #Health

Scientists just observed Mars’ eerie green night glow for the first time. Live Science explains how the Red Planet’s atmosphere glows green. https://flip.it/kLh002
#Science #Space #Mars #SolarSystem

SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches space but breaks apart a few minutes into flight.

CNBC reports: https://flip.it/zSq45P

#SpaceX #Space #ElonMusk #NASA

Unauthorized “David Attenborough” AI clone narrates developer’s life, goes viral.

@arstechnica reports: https://flip.it/HpfvgM

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Science

In echoes of Soviet times, when contact between Russian and foreign institutions was strictly controlled, Moscow has begun to collect information on academics who interact with their external counterparts.

Kyiv Post reports on Russian paranoia that expands the search for "traitors" among scientists and academics.

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#Science #Censorship #Russia #Academia #UkraineWar

A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a "grueling hell on earth."

@grist reports: "The inside story of how AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it."

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#Green #Agriculture #Farming #Hydroponics

Alabama woman born with two uteri is expecting babies in both.

NBC News reports: "Only about 3 in 1,000 women are born with two uteri, and the chances of being pregnant in both are at least 1 in a million."

https://flip.it/KxcJUs

#Pregnancy #Birth #Health #News

Does the Amazon's drought mean the forest is at a tipping point?

Context reports: "Scientists say deforestation is compounding the effects of climate change, threatening to turn parts of the forest into savannah."

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#Amazon #Brazil #ClimateChange #Climate #Deforestation #Forest

It’s not just extreme weather: "Climate-sensitive" diseases are spreading through the U.S.

@grist reports: "A federal report shows climate change is pushing ticks, mosquitoes, and other carriers of disease into new regions."

https://flip.it/kHc3TN

#ClimateChange #Climate #Disease #Environment #GlobalWarming

A prolonged decline in male fertility in the form of sperm concentrations appears to be connected to the use of pesticides, according to a study.

NBC News reports: "For decades, scientists have been trying to untangle puzzling questions over male fertility."

https://flip.it/z8GD4d

#Fertility #Pesticides #Environment #Health #Agriculture

The universe is expanding faster than theory predicts. Physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch.

@TheConversationUS reports: https://flip.it/MdGT5U

#Space #Universe #Cosmology #Astronomy

SpaceX clears final hurdle for second Starship test flight.

NBC News reports: "The [U.S.] Federal Aviation Administration granted the company a launch license that had been held up after its initial test ended in a fiery explosion."

https://flip.it/_N1D.m

#SpaceX #NASA #Space #Starship

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it.

@TheConversationUS reports: https://flip.it/cpFqxG

#Moon #Space #NASA

Instead of a single Big Bang that brought the universe into existence billions of years ago, cosmologists are starting to suspect there may have been a second transformative event that could explain the vast abundance of dark matter in the universe.

Futurism reports: https://flip.it/bdHsh3

#BigBang #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology

The share of Americans who trust scientists and believe science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen significantly over the past four years, a new Pew Research Center survey found.

Axios reports: https://flip.it/UO8tEX

#Science #USPolitics #Politics #Misinformation

Italian divers revive centuries-old tradition to help save European perch.

Smithsonian Magazine reports: "Nurseries built from bundles of tree branches may help conserve the freshwater fish in the age of climate change."

https://flip.it/29hSxo

#Fish #Animals #Endangered #ClimateChange #Italy #Conservation