China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science…

The Chinese #government is ramping up its support for #science announcing plans to boost two key budgets at the country’s biggest political meeting, called the Two Sessions... Nature.com #policy #china #politics

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/china-pledges-billion-dollar-spending-boost-for-science/

#Science
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vibrant-wildflowers-are-blanketing-death-valley-national-park-resulting-in-the-most-breathtaking-bloom-in-a-decade-180988321/
"Death Valley, primarily in California’s Mojave Desert, is having its best wildflower year since 2016, thanks to a confluence of weather conditions: “well-spaced rainfall throughout the fall, winter and spring; sufficient warmth from the sun; and lack of drying winds,” according to the National Park Service (NPS). Prior to 2016, Death Valley’s most recent “superblooms” occurred in 2005 and 1998."
#Diversity

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When photographer Elliot McGucken heard about a possible superbloom in Death Valley this spring, he drove around 1,000 miles from Montana to California. Elliot McGucken, via Smithsonian

"In the late 19th century, the American bison almost disappeared from the continent. Its population fell from around 35-45 million individuals to only a thousand within a couple of decades. This near-extinction was caused by the westward expansion of American settlers, who built railroads that disrupted bison migration pathways, over-hunted the animals for their hides and converted bison habitat into farmland."
#Science #Diversity
Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2026/03/04/meet-the-scientist-analyzing-historic-bison-dna-to-understand-how-the-species-rebounded-from-the-edge-of-extinction/

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Postdoctoral researcher Sarah Johnson stands among rows of historic bison specimens deposited in the National Museum of Natural History’s collection. Phillip R. Lee, Smithsonian Institution

#NewSpecies!
New skink from #madagascar just snuck in:

Madascincus irery

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E62E052-57DD-53F0-96F0-AC92D64CC1B8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/vz.76.e176241
#VertebrateZoology #MadascincusIrery

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles #squamata #lizards #skinks

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Holotype of Madascincus irery in life.

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Panaeolus medogensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5155D71B-AF1D-53EE-B7AA-1EA035BBEEFA
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/imafungus.17.167329
#IMAfungus #PanaeolusMedogensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

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Panaeolus medogensis, basidiomes in the field.

NASA clears its Artemis moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts following repairs.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/M8ic.-

#NASA #Space #Moon #Artemis #Science

#Science Friday: How Is #AI Being Used In The #Iran War?

Episode webpage: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/science-friday

Media file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/14/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/waaa.wnyc.org/ac8e2039-dfef-4938-b66a-c2f58f4b7599/episodes/f881ae6c-573d-4883-8d49-28ba5f03682a/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=ac8e2039-dfef-4938-b66a-c2f58f4b7599&awEpisodeId=f881ae6c-573d-4883-8d49-28ba5f03682a&feed=h18ZIZD_

Rocket Report: Pentagon needs more missile interceptors; Artemis II clears review https://arstechni.ca/3TSU #spacelaunchsystem #FireflyAerospace #rocketreport #artemisII #rocketlab #starship #Science #falcon9 #launch #spacex #Space #NASA

When Science Becomes Art: The Story of Harold Edgerton’s Milk Drop Photo https://petapixel.com/2026/03/13/when-science-becomes-art-the-story-of-harold-edgertons-milk-drop-photo/ #highspeedphotography #historicalfriday #milkdropcoronet #haroldedgerton #highspeedflash #strobelights #highspeed #Features #science #strobe #mit

Another paper I never wrote but being cited by a crappy paper. #science

@albertcardona https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/03/gut-brain-cognitive-decline.html

#science #neuroscience #brain #research #knowledge #info #article #health #medical #biology

Researchers uncover key nuclear processes in the formation of gold

📰 Original title: Scientists crack a 20-year nuclear mystery behind the creation of gold

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/researchers-uncover-key-nuclear-processes-in-the-formation-of-gold/?redirpost=52e97979-ff3c-4bbc-a9ae-55cc5e7e38a2

#science #nuclearphysics #gold #astrophysics

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the terminal ileum identifies BCMA as a therapeutic target in IgA nephropathy
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.12.010
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

Longitudinal analysis identifies bystander-activated innate cytotoxic CD8+ T cells as predictors and therapeutic biomarkers for acute graft-versus-host disease
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.10.006
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

Interplay between bacteria and pulmonary immune system in respiratory infections
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.09.006
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

From “Three” to all—A new chapter for hLife
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.12.007
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

Single-cell RNA sequencing profiles age-related transcriptional landscapes in human hair follicle cells
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.10.003
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

A collective roadmap for spatiotemporal omics in combating infections
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.12.005
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

Pan-prediction of major histocompatibility complex class II–restricted epitopes across species via an AlphaFold-based quantification scheme
Read more on hLife👇👇👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlife.2025.10.005
#hLife #Science #Research #Health #healthjournal

UK Food Regulator Tests Cultivated Meat Products for Safety Before Public Release

📰 Original title: Lab-grown foie gras and chicken get safety checks for British dinner tables

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/uk-food-regulator-tests-cultivated-meat-products-for-safety-before-public-release/?redirpost=f19d9a9c-6f95-4eaa-b3ea-cc8070c68b40

#science #cultivatedmeat #foodsafety #innovation

Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year – why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs

https://theconversation.com/crocodiles-can-have-extra-growth-cycles-in-a-year-why-this-matters-for-estimating-the-age-of-dinosaurs-276077

#science #biology #palaeontology

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 289

Bumblebee queens prefer to hibernate in north facing slopes sheltered from the sun as these areas are later to heat up in the springtime and so help prevent the queens from emerging too early.
#bees

#bumblebees #biodiversity
#vegan #environment
#nature #science #education
#worldbeesanctuary #wildlife

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/we-study-pandemics-and-the-resurgence-of-measles-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming/#measles #science #syndication #vaccines

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SEMINOLE, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 27: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Eighty cases of measles have been reported in Gaines county with one death reported. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

William Henry Bragg, who died OTD in 1942, shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics with his son for their work in X-ray crystallography https://cromwell-intl.com/3d/xray/?s=mb #science #history

Scientists mapped vast cosmic structures using hydrogen light emissions. I built my own starmap — only 1300 systems, considerably less impressive, but at least you can click on things 😀 #science #space #astronomy
https://ziply.pk/a7YBnv

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Section of the Line Intensity Map created by charting the distribution and concentration of excited hydrogen

Perhaps living with type 2 diabetes doesn’t have to be so permanent after all. @sciencefocus has more, including what causes the disease, how to put it in remission (and keep it there), and more:

https://flip.it/8VUugc

#Science #Health #Disease #Diabetes #Nutrition #Exercice

Goat Willow or Great Sallow (Salix caprea), a male catkin..
The long yellow filaments are the stamens...they're "ambophilous"—they use both wind and insects for pollination. #plants #ecology #photo #nature #trees #science

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Goat Willow or Great Sallow (Salix caprea), a male catkin The long yellow filaments are the stamens...they're "ambophilous"—they use both wind and insects for pollination.

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming https://arstechni.ca/EjQs #syndication #vaccines #Science #measles

#PPOD: This stunning snapshot, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), reveals the stars and gas surrounding an invisible giant — a supermassive black hole, located some 27,000 light-years away, at the heart of our Milky Way. This is a hugely dynamic environment, with stars and gas clouds hurtling by the black hole at dramatic speeds. Credit: ESO/D. Ribeiro for the MPE GC team

#space #science

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Astrophoto of the stars and gas surrounding the black hole at the center of the Milky Way (unseen). The gas clouds are shown in red and wrap about two thirds of the way around the center of the image, from upper left to the middle of the right side.

Scientists discover a new twist in why falling cats land on their feet.

@ScienceAlert reports on a new study from Japan: https://flip.it/tUIxfC

#Cats #Animals #Science

🧛🌱 Meet Hydnora africana, one of the strangest #plants on #Earth.

This South African parasite lives entirely underground until it’s time to #flower. When it does, it produces a fleshy, alien-looking bloom that smells like a carcass to lure in #beetles. It then traps the #insects in a slippery chamber, releasing them only after they’ve successfully moved its pollen around.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/flowers/hydnora-africana-rotting-smell

#botany #nature #science #biology #southafrica #africa #evolution #ecology #stem #learning #education #wildlife

Microsoft’s Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables https://thever.ge/5ReS #Microsoft #Science #Health #News #Tech #AI

Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth.

@AssociatedPress reports: "The U.S. Space Force said the Van Allen Probe A came in west of the Galapagos Islands."

https://flip.it/P10f6x

#Space #NASA #Science

Paaljon onneeaa vaan! 🎵 🤗 🍀

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilkka_Niiniluoto

#juhla #80 #niiniluoto #filosofia #philosophy #philosophyOfScience #philosopyOfTechnology #university #yliopisto #professor #valistus #sivistys #tiede #culture #anniversary #science #mathematics #logic #reasoning #criticalThinking #teaching #learning #oppiminen #opetus #happy #ajattelu #thinking #pseudo_science

SILICE: Spain's Pioneering Open Scientific Information System Based on Non-Commercial Sources

📰 Original title: Caminando hacia sistemas de información científica abiertos e independientes: el caso pionero de SILICE

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/silice-spains-pioneering-open-scientific-information-system-based-on-non-commercial-sources/?redirpost=9112c3cb-6366-4e06-a62b-da64b56f9c32

#science #openscience #scien...

Hornwort Protein Could Improve Photosynthesis Efficiency in Crops

📰 Original title: Scientists discover tiny plant trick that could supercharge crop yields

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/hornwort-protein-could-improve-photosynthesis-efficiency-in-crops/?redirpost=d11d817d-ce2b-4830-a759-9ab40662cd7b

#science #rubisco #photosynthesis #cropyields

6 Freaky Particles That Could Fix Physics—If They Exist

https://gizmodo.com/6-freaky-particles-that-could-fix-physics-if-they-exist-2000732052

#science #physics

Where Some See Strings, She Sees a Space-Time Made of Fractals

https://www.quantamagazine.org/where-some-see-strings-she-sees-a-space-time-made-of-fractals-20260311/

#science #physics

This is NGC 2419, a tiny (from here) little globular cluster in the constellation Lynx. It's small for my equipment, but I really like it, so I keep trying. #Science #Astronomy

"This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals? This is a generational loss of innovation, technology, and economic power."

An anonymous researcher at Boston Children's Hospital responds to a survey of scientists in Massachusetts about the impact of Trump administration policies on the state, which is home to Harvard University and many other research heavy-hitters.

https://www.boston.com/news/the-boston-globe/2026/03/06/my-scientific-career-is-essentially-over-a-brain-drain-imperils-massachusetts-biomedical-future/

#Science #Medicine #Research #Cancer #HHS #Trump #GOP #Harvard #Boston #Massachusetts

TONIGHT, Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, at 7 pm (PST), Dr. Bruce Macintosh (Director of the University of California Observatories) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled:

"Pictures of Distant Worlds"

in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below)

The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 27th year.

More info: https://www.seti.org/events/pictures-of-distant-worlds/

#space #science #bayarea

In another event at the 24/7 circus, the current head of the NIH is launching "Scientific Freedom" talks with a climate change denier who shares his idea (for which he cried "Suppression!") about how we should have dealt with #COVID: do nothing, let nature decide. is.gd/nkhAp0 #science

Lost for More Than a Century, the First ‘Sci-Fi’ Film Ever Made Resurfaces

Around 1897, the French director Georges Méliès made

Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/pql1d
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/03/gugusse-et-lautomate-georges-melies/#automata #film #history #humor #science-fiction #short-film #video

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Lost for More Than a Century, the First ‘Sci-Fi’ Film Ever Made Resurfaces

Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit https://arstechni.ca/NuGo #spacedomainawareness #geostationaryorbit #spacesurveillance #militaryspace #exoanalytic #Science #Anduril #Space

French mathematician Joseph Bertrand, born OTD in 1822, worked in the fields of number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/flaneur-seine-banks/?s=mb #travel #France #science

Hydrogen atmosphere could keep exomoons habitable for billions of years

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-hydrogen-atmosphere-exomoons-habitable-billions.html

#science #astronomy

"Swimmable Cities ... brings together stakeholders and experts from all over the world to share knowledge about making urban waterways clean enough to swim in. The Rotterdam gathering, which included representatives from more than 20 countries, was the organization’s first summit....For most of their histories, urban centers poured sewage into the nearest river,... that can harm marine ecosystems and endanger swimmers."

Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/would-you-jump-into-your-local-river-swimmable-cities-may-be-within-reach-as-once-polluted-waterways-are-restored-180988317
#Science #HealthCare

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In London, an art installation raises awareness of the pollution in the River Thames. In 2024, the city announced plans to make the river safe for recreation by 2034. Jack Taylor / Getty Images via Smithsonian

🐸✨ Every spring, hundreds of thousands of #toads begin a perilous journey back to their ancestral breeding ponds.

Since 1985, their population has dropped by 41%, but there are simple ways we can help, including assisting them across busy roads and building log-pile "hibernacula" in the #garden.

👉 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/09/help-a-toad-across-the-road-and-five-more-ways-to-save-these-endangered-amphibians

#amphibians #animals #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #education #gardening #migration #environment

Remarkable Scientists Who Tested Themselves and Pushed Boundaries

📰 Original title: Aquellos científicos chiflados… y sus locuras

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/remarkable-scientists-who-tested-themselves-and-pushed-boundaries/?redirpost=22f1be4b-1dfe-4318-9123-151d3398cb0b

#science #scientists #experiments