OT: The Because Science Thread (Now With Aliens!)
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2 White Horses Had a Foal—and Nobody Expected Him to Look Like This
2 White Horses Had a Foal—and Nobody Expected Him to Look Like This
We would've never guessed!
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The Lonely Race to Save Ukraine’s Past - bioGraphic
In a country ravaged by war, Ukraine’s conservators are torn between protecting the country’s past and fighting for its future.
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Drained Under Soviet Rule, Aral Sea Has Become a Huge Source of Emissions
Drained Under Soviet Rule, Aral Sea Has Become a Huge Source of Emissions
The Aral Sea sits between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and was once the fourth-largest inland body of water on Earth. For the past 60 years, though, humans have bled it nearly dry irrigating cotton crops...
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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.
Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.
Florida dumped 500,000 tons of oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico, which helped rebuild damaged reefs and restore marine habitats.
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Engineers blew up 4 dams on a dying river. Now the salmon population is exploding.
Engineers blew up 4 dams on a dying river. Now the salmon population is exploding.
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation removed four dams in California and Oregon. The results were even better than scientists anticipated.
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The Mammal That Hunts with Electricity Instead of Eyesight
The Mammal That Hunts with Electricity Instead of Eyesight
The platypus closes its eyes every time it dives underwater, yet it pinpoints prey with uncanny precision. The secret lies in a soft, leathery bill packed with a sensory system so rare that almost no ...
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In the 1950s, California oceanographer John D. Isaacs proposed towing an 8-billion-tonne Antarctic iceberg to San Diego, but the frozen reservoir never arrived
In the 1950s, California oceanographer John D. Isaacs proposed towing an 8-billion-tonne Antarctic iceberg to San Diego, but the frozen reservoir never arrived - The Times of India
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Meet Simon And Garfunkel: Rare Two-Headed Gecko Doing Well At 1 Month Old, Even If "The Left Head Is A Bit More Grumpy"
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It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now
It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now
The Arctic is cooking. Across northern Russia—a region that is famously bitterly cold—temperatures this week have routinely surpassed 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius), adding to the mount...
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Sharks With Headlights: Glowing Sharks Use Their Own Shine to Hunt Prey, New Evidence Suggests
Sharks With Headlights: Glowing Sharks Use Their Own Shine to Hunt Prey, New Evidence Suggests
A shark... with headlights?
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The Alien-Looking Sea Creature That Accidentally Cleans the Ocean
The Alien-Looking Sea Creature That Accidentally Cleans the Ocean
Lurking in oceans from the tropics to the Arctic, a tiny transparent creature with barrel-shaped body and visible orange organs performs a job that keeps the entire ocean ecosystem running, and almost...
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Dollar Tree shopper buys 957 one-cent seed packets, returns with vegetables for manager
Dollar Tree shopper buys 957 one-cent seed packets, returns with vegetables for manager
"If it's possible, you should check with your local library. Our local library has a seed library."
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Sophie Adenot becomes first French woman to conduct spacewalk at ISS
Sophie Adenot becomes first French woman to conduct spacewalk at ISS
The goal of the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk is to replace a space-to-ground antenna on the orbital complex, according to NASA.
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"China is landing at the Moon's south pole, launching tomorrow.
The yellow star at the bottom is their intended site, 23 miles from the pole. The top image is where the US is targeting to land, fairly soon. Lots of overlap.
Power and water are key. The hilltops have near-permanent sunshine for power. The black craters are always in shadow, likely with frozen water in them.
An important moment in history as we start to settle the Moon. It's the 8th continent, bigger than Africa. How we choose to cooperate matters."
View: https://x.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/2091161848863158682?s=20
The yellow star at the bottom is their intended site, 23 miles from the pole. The top image is where the US is targeting to land, fairly soon. Lots of overlap.
Power and water are key. The hilltops have near-permanent sunshine for power. The black craters are always in shadow, likely with frozen water in them.
An important moment in history as we start to settle the Moon. It's the 8th continent, bigger than Africa. How we choose to cooperate matters."
View: https://x.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/2091161848863158682?s=20