Pigbutt ( lemmygrad.ml )
Finally, some good fucking news.
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Insight into One of Life’s Earliest Ancestors Revealed in New Study ( www.bristol.ac.uk )
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing.
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'The last 12 months have broken records like never before': Earth exceeds 1.5 C warming every month for entire year ( www.space.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5089915...
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Volunteer computing project SiDock starts work on Ebola drugs ( www.sidock.si )
SiDock is a volunteer computing project on the !boinc platform which uses the computing power of computers of volunteers to do open source drug discovery.
Found with Webb: a Potentially Habitable World ( nouvelles.umontreal.ca )
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Scientists develop futuristic material to help us beat the heat: 'A viable candidate for radiative cooling' ( www.thecooldown.com )
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Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada ( www.livescience.com )
It's a bit old but the shape and the city name were so funny that I couldn't not post it XD
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Giant Salamander-Like Creature was a Top Predator in the Ice Age Before the Dinosaurs ( www.fieldmuseum.org )
Chinese scientists found that a type of moss that grows in the Tibetan Plateau and even Antarctica can also survive and thrive in Mars-like conditions. ( www.space.com )
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The Heart ( poemsprout.blogspot.com )
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Organic Material from Mars Reveals the Likely Origin of Life’s Building Blocks ( science.ku.dk )
Chang’e 6 probe returns: China invites scientists worldwide to study lunar samples, noting U.S. ban ( www.fastcompany.com )
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat ( news.mit.edu )
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China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns to Earth with world-first samples from dark side of Moon ( hongkongfp.com )
Chang'E-6 samples will answer 6 important questions...
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Ingestible Microbiome Sampling Pill Technology Advances ( engineering.tufts.edu )
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots ( www.nature.com )
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Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere ( www.scientificamerican.com )
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.
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Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time ( quillette.com )
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New Findings: Elevated CO2 Levels Pose a Double Threat of Viral Contagion ( www.conferencesthatwork.com )
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Fishy Parenting? Punishing Offspring Encourages Cooperation ( www.omu.ac.jp )
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The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus ( www.nature.com )
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USC Study Confirms the Rotation of Earth’s Inner Core has Slowed ( today.usc.edu )
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‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, a Vital Biological Function ( www.hopkinsmedicine.org )
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Studies Uncover the Critical Role of Sleep in the Formation of Memories ( www.michiganmedicine.org )
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