Snake enthusiast survived hundreds of bites. Now his blood is aiding the search for a universal antivenom https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/02/deadly-snakebites-universal-anti-venom-breakthrough-tim-friede-jacob-glanville/?utm_campaign=rss #science
Alzheimer’s Vaccine One Step Closer: Human Trials on the Horizon https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-vaccine-one-step-closer-human-trials-on-the-horizon/ #science
STAT+: Bipartisan support for federal research funding, and Dems sharpen arguments against Medicaid work requirements https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/01/gop-senators-support-nih-biomedical-research-democrats-medicaid-work-requirements-rfk-jr-vaccines-dc-diagnosis-newsletter/?utm_campaign=rss #science
"For a couple of hundred years, we've understood the rock cycle as a natural process that takes thousands to millions of years," said first study author Dr. Amanda Owen of the University of Glasgow.
Until humans got involved...
#earth #science #geology #environment #waste #industrial #chemistry #research
Invasive Crab With Furry, Mitten-Like Claws Detected for the First Time in the Pacific Northwest https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/invasive-crab-with-furry-mitten-like-claws-detected-for-the-first-time-in-the-pacific-northwest-180986552/ #science
Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride
> Colgate and Crest toothpastes are in the crosshairs.
Hubble spots a magnetar zipping through the Milky Way https://phys.org/news/2025-04-hubble-magnetar-milky.html #science
Ancient bone spear tip found in Russia is oldest in Europe and made by Neanderthals https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ancient-bone-spear-russia-oldest.html #science
Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back https://phys.org/news/2025-05-indigenous-knowledge-biotech-drugs-grad.html #science
Ptero firma: Footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ptero-firma-footprints-ancient-flying.html #science
Watching arsonists burn the US scientific forest to the ground is painful and awful.
https://www.nsf.gov/policies/document/indirect-cost-rate
Half the economic growth of the US since World War II was fueled by basic, unapplied, curiosity-driven research. What will power the economy of the future when this fuel is spent?
This is a rhetorical question.
Electrosynthesis of urea from flue gas achieves high efficiency with no ammonia byproducts https://phys.org/news/2025-04-electrosynthesis-urea-flue-gas-high.html #science
"Earlier this week, NSF leadership also introduced a new policy directing staff members to screen grant proposals for 'topics or activities that may not be in alignment with agency priorities'. Proposals judged not 'in alignment' must be returned to the applicants by NSF employees. The policy has not been made public but was described in documents seen by Nature."
Droughts and heat waves reduce plants' ability to absorb CO₂, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-05-droughts-ability-absorb.html #science
To Safeguard Threatened Plants, Scientists Must Master the Tricky Art of Seed Banking https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/to-safeguard-threatened-plants-scientists-must-master-the-tricky-art-of-seed-banking-180986497/ #science
More female athletes believe difference in sex development eligibility for female category is fair than unfair: Survey https://phys.org/news/2025-05-female-athletes-difference-sex-eligibility.html #science
Science explains how children best learn math—and yes, timed practice helps https://phys.org/news/2025-04-science-children-math.html #science
I'm not qualified to assess if @anderspuck is right about drones in warfare, but the ones I use for #Science have developed so much recently I don't have a hard time believing this is an important warning... #Nato #Ukraine
I'm not qualified to assess if @anderspucknielsen.dk is right about drones in warfare, but the ones I use for #Science have developed so much recently I don't have a hard time believing this is an important warning... #Nato #Ukraine
youtu.be/gZL1KzV54Cw
NATO has missed the drone revo...
Skin wounds in humans found to heal nearly three times slower than those in other primates https://phys.org/news/2025-04-skin-wounds-humans-slower-primates.html #science
