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Join BMSIS scientists, Drs. Sanjoy Som and Graham Lau, as well as NASA JPL's, Sarah Marcotte, on Tuesday evening in Wellington for a conversation about the quest to understand the nature of life, Mars exploration, and more. events.humanitix.com/ask-an-astro...

Kubota has introduced the world’s first hydrogen-powered, self-driving tractor, showcased this week at World Expo 2025 in Osaka. interestingengineering.com/innovation/j...

Some researchers have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea, long debated since its discovery in 2002, was formed by an asteroid impact about 43–46 million years ago. www.hw.ac.uk/news/2025/sc...

We're so excited for the 43 new alumni of the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, now joining hundreds of others who have completed our program over the last 11 years!

Who wouldn't enjoy a couple of cocktails each day if you're out hanging in the trees? news.berkeley.edu/2025/09/17/i...

Interest in large-scale mangrove restoration is growing, but success depends on aligning all stakeholders—NGOs, govts, scientists, & communities—around science-based approaches. 🌿 #GenerationRestoration Guidelines by @globalmangroves.bsky.social: www.decadeonrestoration.org/publications...

An optical sieve for measuring the distribution of microplastics may be a next step in monitoring plastic pollution in waters around the planet. theconversation.com/new-type-of-...

Very cool new scicomm video created by our @bluemarblespace.bsky.social YSP, Erin Faye Dizon!

IAUS 404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures @bluemarblespace.bsky.social #astrobiology #IAU 🧪🔭🧬⚛️ iaus404.bmsis.org?mc_cid=fe7b2...

Research shows that among 94 different primate species (including both extant and extinct forms), those with larger thumbs also have/had larger brains. This shows that developing dexterity and gripping may also go hand-in-hand with brain developments for primates! www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...

A “hot blob” of rock under the Appalachian Mountains wasn’t left over from when North America split from Africa 180 million years ago, as once thought. New research shows it formed about 80 million years ago when Greenland broke away from North America. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Zombie stars feed off their children. And it happens a *lot*. [This issue is for paid subscriptions only - sign up to get lots of articles by me on cool astronomy and other topics!] badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/white-dwar...

An all new episode of #AskAstrobio goes live today at 10:00 Pacific Time! Join in to learn more from meteoriticist Dr. Sara Russell about meteorites, asteroids, sample return with OSIRIS-REx, the upcoming MMX mission, and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYc2...

The @bluemarblespace.bsky.social Young Scientist Program is one of the best opportunities on the planet for early career scholars to participate in research and training in #scicomm and ethics. Check out our project to make videos with Sciworthy! Applications are now open! bmsis.org/ysp/projects/

Software engineer or bioinformatician? 3 positions via Bastion Technologies, Rothe Enterprises, @bluemarblespace.bsky.social working for NASA Open Science Data Repository/GeneLab 🔗 bastiontechnologies.applicantpro.com/jobs/3589766 🔗 rothe-enterprises.com/careers/ 🔗 easyapply.co/m/apply/0347...

NASA GeneLab is looking for a Bioinformatics Program Developer to join the Data Processing team. In this role, you'll work with cutting-edge -omics data from space biology experiments, develop workflows, and analyze critical data that supports human space exploration. bluemarblespace.easyapply.co

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