"But there were some P waves that should not have been there if the center of the Earth had only a liquid core. Lehmann concluded that the most likely explanation was that the P waves had encountered an even more dense, superheated inner core." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/o...

"This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, and solar and wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June" www.science.org/content/arti...

"First, how many microbes does a single fly typically carry? And second, how many microbes does it take to get people sick?" www.the-scientist.com/what-happens...

Almost Dangerous "Commercial aircraft — 40,000 feet (12 kilometers) — radiation briefly rose. Such radiation levels for more than 12 hours→pregnant women exceed officially considered as safe for a fetus. In this case, the worst was over in about 2 hours" www.space.com/astronomy/su...

"Google once the primary source of informal medical advice, people now turn to social networks (29%) & artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots (40%). Social media posts are often subjective, anecdotal, and in some cases tied to commercial interests." www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

"peanut butter to its most basic components, this creamy treat packs peanuts rich in protein and fat as well as, in many varieties, added sugar. These three macronutrients each contribute to possible biological drivers for dogs’ peanut butter preferences." www.the-scientist.com/why-do-dogs-...

"Studies in mice → pigment used in tattoos accumulates in the lymph nodes & might affect immune responses. Ink remained in the lymph nodes for months &varying effects: it weakened animals’ response to a COVID vaccine but increased reaction to an influenza vaccine." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

"The Black Death (single most deadly documented pandemic in human history) in 1347 C.E., eliminated more than half Europe’s population. Researcher→cool weather spurred by previously unidentified volcanic eruptions set into motion a deadly chain of events." www.science.org/content/arti...

"An mRNA based flu vaccine is 34.5% more effective against influenza-like illness compared to current flu vaccines. The study included over 18,000 people, half of whom were given the mRNA vaccine and half of whom were given a conventional flu vaccine." www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp...

"Centrifugal motion. Perpetual bliss. The thrill of the moment. Unstoppable. In technical terms, it is “non-agonistic interaction involving directed, intraspecific, oral-oral contact with some movement of the lips/mouthparts and no food transfer.”" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/s...

"“This object is a comet. It looks and behaves like a comet.” NASA officials presented a series of images taken by the fleet of spacecraft, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Lucy mission, and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/s...

" first death linked to a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite. The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a disease triggered by tick bites→ develop anaphylactic reactions to red meat and other animal-based products." www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...

"Canada has lost its measles-free status following a year of ongoing measles transmission. The Americas became the first region in the world to be declared free of the disease in 2016, following a 22-year regional campaign." www.scientificamerican.com/article/cana...

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"Pseudoscience Red Flags 1. Unfalsifiable Claims. 2. Reversing the Burden of Proof 3. Special Pleading (Explaining Away Negative Findings) 4. Cherry-Picking Data 5. Misusing Science Jargon 6. Overconfidence and Absolute Language and so on ..." www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/crit...

Can an AI chatbot of @doctorkarl.bsky.social change climate sceptics’ minds? He’s willing to give it a try www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"the man's bromide level was eventually measured at a whopping 1,700 mg/L, while the "reference range" for healthy people is 0.9 to 7.3 mg/L. ... a terrifying psychosis and kept in the hospital for 3 full weeks over an entirely preventable condition." arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

"the wolves are said to be distinct from robot combat dogs, according to a previous release. While the agile and lightweight robot dogs specialize in reconnaissance, these robot wolves are specifically meant for combat." futurism.com/china-armed-...

"OpenAI burns through $2.50 for every dollar it brings in. OpenAI — 6 years on — won't reach a positive cash flow until 2029 at the earliest. Microsoft — backing OpenAI — expect to spend upwards of $400 billion to keep the AI dream alive in 2025 alone." futurism.com/ai-industry-...

"For decades the UK has sought a solution to the nuclear waste its fleet of submarines generates. After decades of fruitless search there are “ongoing discussions” but still no place for radioactive waste to be permanently stored. Similarly, in the US..." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

" nearly 100 wind farms operating on Australia’s main grid set a new peak of 10.16 gigawatts (GW). Battery storage hit a new peak of 2,045 megawatts (2 GW) in the evening peak at 5.55pm on June 20." reneweconomy.com.au/wind-output-...

"there is growing evidence that more intuitive visualizations, informed by psychological research, can help people make better sense of climate data." thebulletin.org/2025/07/how-...

"France currently has a nuclear weapons stockpile of approximately 290 warheads. In addition, approximately 80 retired warheads are awaiting dismantlement, giving a total inventory of approximately 370 nuclear warheads." thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

" long-term exposure to wood-heater smoke causes 729 premature deaths every year in Australia, which is more than the deaths attributable to emissions from the national fleet of 20 million vehicles, or from energy generation, or even bushfires." www.abc.net.au/news/science...

"Most beaches have a natural defense against rising seas: The sandy area simply moves landward. Geologists call it coastal squeeze. “Are you going to save the beach house, or do you want to save the beach?” “Because you cannot save them both.”" www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...

"rotor diameter of 262 metres, 68 million kWh of clean electricity each year – = 40,000 households – the turbine blades, will have a swept area of 53,000 square metres. The playing surface of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ~ 20,000 square metres." reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-most-...

" regulation of facial hair in France had its roots in the era of colonialist expansion/Industrial Revolution. Less wealthy people had acquired more access to what had traditionally been luxury goods, so the elite turned to something money couldn’t buy " www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fre...

"Solar power generated more electricity than any other source in the EU last month. New data shows that solar accounted for 22.1 % of the EU’s electricity mix in June 2025, narrowly overtaking nuclear – and, notably, far outpacing fossil fuels." www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

"increases in extreme temperatures due to climate change varied 2-4 degrees Celsius, making a huge difference in how the heat is experienced and,... nearly tripling the estimated number of excess deaths across the 12 cities in the recent heatwave." www.statista.com/chart/34783/...

"BEVs produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than equivalent gasoline-powered counterpart – factoring in production of vehicle. Using renewable electricity to charge a BEV, car’s life-cycle emissions fell 78 % lower than ICE vehicles." thedriven.io/2025/07/09/e...

"A study in the journal Nature estimates the volume of nanoplastics, which are even smaller than microplastics and invisible to the naked eye, to be at least 27 million metric tons in North Atlantic seas — more than the weight of all wild land mammals." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/c...

"East Asia’s rainy season has traditionally run from middle of June -July, when a stationary weather front brings prolonged rainfall to the region. But annual rains have become less predictable since the late 1990s, ... climate change is a major factor." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

" a team of scientists analyzed the mist from popular vapes and found such high levels of heavy metals that one researcher thought their machine had malfunctioned. Other studies have suggested that vaping can affect the heart, lungs and brain." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/w...

"1954-2022 for the world to install a terawatt of solar power; the second terawatt in 2024, and the third will arrive either late 2025/early 2026 We now install a gigawatt’s worth of solar panels (~ one coal-fired plant), every fifteen hours." www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

"tonic immobility is triggered when the animal is turned upside down – it stops moving, its muscles relax, and it enters a trance-like state. Some scientists even use tonic immobility as a technique to safely handle certain shark species." theconversation.com/sharks-freez...

"25 years after measles was officially declared eliminated from the United States, this spring marked a harrowing time of rediscovery. ... one of the largest outbreaks in a generation, spreading through communities with declining vaccination rates." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

"Most lithium-based batteries have only been able to harness one- or two-electron reactions, limiting the amount of energy they can store. This cutting-edge development, has a four-electron chemical reaction." interestingengineering.com/energy/solid...

"At roughly 2% of body weight, the brain, at rest gorges on 20% of our body’s energetic resources, But effortful, goal-directed tasks use only 5% more energy than restful brain activity. For infants, that number is closer to 50%." www.quantamagazine.org/how-much-ene...

" ocean acidification has a profound effect. It damages coral reefs, makes waters inhospitable for shell-building creatures, and kills off or weakens other marine life. That then has a knock-on effect on the rest of the ecosystem." www.sciencealert.com/ocean-acidit...

"As painstakingly documented by X account Pentagon Pizza Report, a "busier than usual" indicator on the Google Maps profile of the Domino's in Arlington has been associated with major acts of war taking place around the world." futurism.com/the-byte/war...

"We investigated the prevalence of misinformation about EVs in four countries – Australia, the United States, Germany and Austria. Unfortunately, we found substantial agreement with misinformation across all countries." www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/auto/20...

"For the first 25 years of his career, Dr. Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease physician, never saw a child with Hib meningitis. But this spring he was an author of a report on two cases of severe disease in unvaccinated New York infants." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...

"While the profits of insurance companies and the ways they treat consumers should always be carefully scrutinised, it makes no sense to blame the industry for charging higher premiums to insure against more likely and destructive storms and fires." www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

" how much heat enters Earth’s atmosphere vs how much heat leaves= Earth’s energy budget. Over last 20 years, energy imbalance rose from 0.6 W/m2 (Watts/sq m) to 1.3 W/m2 = rate at which energy is accumulating near the planet’s surface has doubled." theconversation.com/earth-is-tra...

"Social media posts are falsely linking Covid-19 vaccine mandates to an increase in cancer rates identified by an Australian study. However, the research on bowel cancer rates is based on data from 1990 to 2020, before Covid-19 vaccines were introduced." www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/health/...

" Danish Energy Agency has granted extensions to two of the country’s oldest offshore wind farms for up to 25 years. ... originally granted an electricity production permit in 2000 and was at the time the biggest offshore wind project in the world." reneweconomy.com.au/denmark-exte...

"The Halo V2G bidirectional DC charger offers power options of 7.4kW and 11kW and supports both ISO 15118-2 and ISO 15118-20 protocols for vehicle-to-grid communication." thedriven.io/2025/06/30/s...