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<p>Biggest Science Stories of 2025, 3 Hour Video Compilation. Via @whatdamath <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 <a href="https://youtu.be/ARee1vUUdGI?si=_0vU5_oO6lcuihZ-" rel="nofollow">youtu.be/ARee1vUUdGI?...</a><br><br><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ARee1vUUdGI&amp;si=_0vU5_oO6lcuihZ-" rel="nofollow">Biggest Science Stories of 202...</a></p>

<p>NASA Chief Gives Serious Warning About 3I/ATLAS Collision with Earth</p><p>3i Atlas came from deep space, silent and unseen, slipping into our solar system on a path no one expected. <br><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/n</span><span class="invisible">asa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/</span></a></p>

<p>One of the best articles I have read from Paul <a href="/tags/krugman/" rel="tag">#Krugman</a></p><p>It explains how <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> not only has betrayed the world&#x27;s trust, but also dismantled US <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>. Other countries take over while he also threw America’s system of <a href="/tags/alliances/" rel="tag">#alliances</a> in tatters. The USA lost the power they had via strategic partnerships.</p><p>This week Trump starts his next fight with China, while within a year, America has become more vulnerable to a rupture than <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a>.<br>(PS: just ask US <a href="/tags/farmers/" rel="tag">#farmers</a>) </p><p><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-is-making-china-great" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how-trump-is-making-china-great"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/how</span><span class="invisible">-trump-is-making-china-great</span></a></p>

<p>**The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It**</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-research-scientists-hype"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/artificial-intell</span><span class="invisible">igence/ai-research-scientists-hype</span></a>. </p><p><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/proteinpowders/" rel="tag">#ProteinPowders</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/leadcontamination/" rel="tag">#LeadContamination</a> <br><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.consumerreports.org/lead/p</span><span class="invisible">rotein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/</span></a></p>

<p>The viral &#x27; <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> Rat Hole&#x27; wasn&#x27;t actually made by a rat, scientists claim.After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel. Via @live_science <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬<br><br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/the-viral-chicago-rat-hole-wasnt-actually-made-by-a-rat-scientists-claim" rel="nofollow">The viral &#x27;Chicago Rat Hole&#x27; w...</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> could be the world’s biggest public funder of <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> within two years <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/d41586</span><span class="invisible">-026-00618-5</span></a></p>

Men are losing their Y chromosomes - and it&#x27;s accelerating the ageing process <small class="notice" x-post-type-data="None"> Takahe has limited support for this type: <a href="https://lemmy.nz/post/29501561">See Original Page</a> </small>

<p>15-Oct-2025<br>Did lead (<a href="/tags/pb/" rel="tag">#Pb</a>) limit <a href="/tags/brain/" rel="tag">#brain</a> and <a href="/tags/language/" rel="tag">#language</a> <a href="/tags/development/" rel="tag">#development</a> in <a href="/tags/neanderthals/" rel="tag">#Neanderthals</a> <br> and other extinct hominids?<br>Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, according to a new study. However, a <a href="/tags/gene/" rel="tag">#gene</a> <a href="/tags/mutation/" rel="tag">#mutation</a> may have protected modern human brains, allowing language to flourish. </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102068" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1102068"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eurekalert.org/news-releas</span><span class="invisible">es/1102068</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/palaeoanthropology/" rel="tag">#palaeoanthropology</a> <a href="/tags/genome/" rel="tag">#genome</a></p>

<p>A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds.</p><p>Video credit: University of Tokyo / Saito et al. &#x27;Investigation of hindwing folding in ladybird beetles.&#x27; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620612114. <br><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1620612114"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/</span><span class="invisible">pnas.1620612114</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>OK, this is a long (36 min) but really good Hank Green video. All about why we are farked in terms of recycling plastic. If you can stand his hyper-kinetic delivery (he&#x27;s the ONLY YouTuber I slow down the playback speed on), well worth a watch</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/325HdQe4WM4</a></p><p><a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#stem</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/plastic/" rel="tag">#plastic</a> <a href="/tags/spiffy/" rel="tag">#spiffy</a></p>

<p>@NichEherVielleicht </p><p>For a couple years duuring my youth Carl Sagen, Fred Rodgers &amp; Bob Ross were a daily watch for me growing up.</p><p><a href="/tags/cosmos/" rel="tag">#Cosmos</a> was a cool show that convinced me at a young age that exploring outer space is a worthwhile endeavor.</p><p>I&#x27;ll Share a little musical bit with ya all. </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXG</span><span class="invisible">ELjbc</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/pbs/" rel="tag">#pbs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/science_memes/" rel="tag">#science_memes</a> </p><p>Peace <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/mstdn.social/garfield_peace.png" class="emoji" alt=":garfield_peace:" title=":garfield_peace:"></p>

<p>A guide to correct terminology.<br><a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#cats</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>People with genetic variants for red hair may have special cells that can convert an excess amino acid into pigment, researchers in Spain have found. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/6jbbj1" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/6jbbj1</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/humans/" rel="tag">#Humans</a> <a href="/tags/hair/" rel="tag">#Hair</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law &amp; ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome.</p><p><a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>DEADLINE APPROACHING: It&#x27;s that time of year! The SETI Institute, a non-profit private scientific research institution located in California’s Silicon Valley, invites you to apply for a summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program for highly motivated students who are interested in research related to astronomy, astrobiology, and planetary science.</p><p><a href="/tags/undergrad/" rel="tag">#undergrad</a> <a href="/tags/reu/" rel="tag">#reu</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Hey my new paper covering our recent dark matter search just got published</p><p><a href="https://journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/2ydp-2gz9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/10.1103/2ydp-2gz9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.aps.org/prd/abstract/</span><span class="invisible">10.1103/2ydp-2gz9</span></a></p><p>*psst* it&#x27;s also available for free on arxiv.org just google the title of the paper</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a></p>

<p>Yelp, don&#x27;t consider an AI service such as ChatGPT to be a store of important content. Always keep a backup you control (which is in general good advice when working with cloud-based services)</p><p>&gt; When I contacted OpenAI’s support, the first responses came from an AI agent. Only after repeated enquiries did a human employee respond</p><p>Err, yes, that is to be expected? We&#x27;ll see this much more in the future. Expectations will shift.</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04064-7"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nature.com/articles/d41586</span><span class="invisible">-025-04064-7</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/chatgpt/" rel="tag">#chatgpt</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a></p>

<p>A new <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> review of 34,000 world-class performers shows a surprising pattern: most top scientists, athletes, musicians, and chess players were not child prodigies. About 90% of elite adults were different people than the early “stars.”</p><p>📄 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adt7790" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="doi.org/10.1126/science.adt7790"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1126/science.adt779</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p><p>Future champions often developed slower, explored multiple disciplines, and avoided early specialization. Early over-training may help kids win, but it rarely creates world leaders. 🤔 </p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/creativity/" rel="tag">#Creativity</a> <a href="/tags/learning/" rel="tag">#Learning</a> <a href="/tags/metascience/" rel="tag">#Metascience</a></p>

<p>Neanderthals could be brought back within 20 years — but is it a good idea? Via @live_science <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#paleontology</a><br><br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/neanderthals-could-be-brought-back-within-20-years-but-is-it-a-good-idea" rel="nofollow">Neanderthals could be brought ...</a></p>

<p>Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With<br>---</p><p>The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sent to national security experts at the agency.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-usda-foreign-scientists?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/usda/" rel="tag">#USDA</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/academia/" rel="tag">#Academia</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>Why Are So Many Millennials Getting Cancer?</p><p><a href="https://studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many-millennials-getting-cancer/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many-millennials-getting-cancer/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">studyfinds.org/why-are-so-many</span><span class="invisible">-millennials-getting-cancer/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/cancer/" rel="tag">#cancer</a> <a href="/tags/millenials/" rel="tag">#millenials</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/press/" rel="tag">#press</a></p>

<p>PBS News Hour - Segments <a href="https://flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flex2.acast.com/s/pbs-newshour</span><span class="invisible">-segments/u/d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/10/braindrain.mp3</span></a> </p><p>US scientists appear to be giving serious consideration to fleeing to other places as <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> remains under serious threat there.</p>

<p>Astronomers sure do conjure up a lot of spooky images when they look out into deep space. A short Halloween thread:</p><p>Let&#x27;s start with the Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43).</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#halloween</a></p>