💉 About two in five cancers across the world are likely preventable, according to an international analysis that found 30 risk factors that could be influenced, such as through lifestyle changes and infection control
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Wolves and cougars co-existing. This is not a story about the dating habits of the middle aged
The Earth received a signal from Voyager 1 yesterday from its current distance of 15 billion miles away. It was attempting to reach us about our car's extended warranty
It's a Tinker Tuesday! Today we will be chatting carnivorous plants as we build the Lego piranha plant! Plus many a science rabbit hole! 9pm EST #science #twitch #TwitchPartner #live #stem #sciants #livestream #scicomm #twitchambassador #youtube
World's largest steam engine Big Boy No. 4014 is on the move, making its first ever transcontinental tour as part of America 250 celebrations. All aboard
🍄🌎 Deep beneath an #Oregon #forest lies a single organism the size of three Central Parks. The "humongous fungus" (Armillaria ostoyae) is a 2,000-year-old network of underground filaments that actually glows in the dark.
While it looks like a collection of honey #mushrooms on the surface, it's actually one massive predator that’s been slowly moving through the soil for millennia.
👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/fungi/biggest-oldest-organism
#fungi #nature #science #biology #oregon #ecology #evolution #discovery #stem
Minimum prep, maximum noise-that-counts-as-learning.
Dyson's STEM challenges are doing the heavy lifting this week.
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https://eduhacking.com/dysons-free-stem-challenges
#Teaching #STEM #TeacherLife
The discovery of quantum mechanics forced us to reckon with the concept of an indeterministic Universe. 2012's PBR theorem closed the door on all kinds of deterministic options
Just released a new colour faceplate for the Word Clock Kit, and we're now offering no-logo options too—thanks for all the requests! Check out our @RaspberryPi Pico Word Clock Kit.
https://gurgleapps.com/shop/products/rgb-word-clock-kit #electronics #STEM #coding #maker
Just released a new colour faceplate for the Word Clock Kit, and we're now offering no-logo options too—thanks for all the requests! Check out our Raspberry Pi Pico Word Clock Kit. https://gurgleapps.com/shop/products/rgb-word-clock-kit #electronics #STEM
China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37g5nxe3lo #engineering #cars #STEM
Your genes matter more for lifespan now than they did a century ago – here’s why https://theconversation.com/your-genes-matter-more-for-lifespan-now-than-they-did-a-century-ago-heres-why-274796 #biology #epidemiology #science #STEM #heatlh
🚀📐 A look back at five pioneering Black women who used their brilliance in #math, #science, and storytelling to change the world – from the #NASA "human computer" who got us to the #moon to the #scifi author who predicted the future.
👉 https://blackgirlnerds.com/5-black-girl-nerd-icons-you-should-know-this-black-history-month/
🚁🔦 Engineers at PowerLight Technologies have created a system that recharges #drones in mid-air using high-powered #lasers. A ground-based transmitter tracks the drone and beams kilowatt-scale #energy to a small receiver, which converts the light into electricity to keep it flying indefinitely.
#robotics #engineering #technology #innovation #science #physics #stem
A newly discovered galaxy protocluster by JWST doesn't break the cosmic record; it's only the 4th most distant one. But it's the first with hot, X-ray emitting gas, and that means something
Researchers are recording bat navigation neurons as they explore an island. Nature basically speedrunning the tutorial on spatial awareness. https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-animals-build-a-sense-of-direction-20251212/ #neuroscience #spatialnavigation #worldbuilding #scifi #STEM
⚡🪄 Researchers in the #Netherlands used data from nearly 800,000 people to find a surprising link between #HarryPotter houses and business. It turns out Gryffindors and Slytherins are the most likely to become entrepreneurs, thanks to a shared psychological trait: a willingness to challenge the rules.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/harry-potter-houses-career/
Gli eventi INAF per la Settimana STEM e la Giornata delle Donne e delle Ragazze nella scienza.
#donneERicerca #donneEScienza #settimanaStem #STEM @astronomia @astronomia
⭐ Crown-of-thorns starfish are notorious for crunching down on coral reefs, and Aussie researchers believe that some of the starfish outbreaks could be due to overfishing of the predatory fish that eat them
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/overfishing-might-be-the-cause-of-reef-munching-starfish-outbreaks
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