Radical proposal would block solar storms with orbital ‘airbag’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Extinct brown bear had a surprising diet- it was a strict vegetarian. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Satellite maps of sinking coastlines come under scrutiny- Radar studies produce contradictory results, complicating efforts to gauge sea level rise in vulnerable areas | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Protein name confusion created antibody mix-up affecting hundreds of papers- Cancer and cell aging studies may have relied on antibodies to incorrect molecule www.science.org/content/arti... www.science.org/content/arti...

The Knicks have called timeout to challenge Plate Tectonics, the scientific theory of continental movement that undergirds much of our understanding of modern geology.

I don't think there's "another Dust Bowl coming" without an extreme & protracted megadrought that dwarfs the current drought (which is also a possibility). But we ARE kicking up dirt down the path of a much dustier future, indeed, with these practices. westernwatersheds.substack.com/p/the-second...

Li et al., Nature Geoscience: Global mineral constraints on dust shortwave radiative effects. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Turns out that Quebec, where a child died in a windblown bounce house last weekend, has no regulations on "inflatable amusement devices." Check out the CBC story. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

State of emergency declared in Manitoba, Canada after dusty windstorm filled ditches with dirt www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/art...

Kerry et al., Environments: Spatial Analysis of Particulate Matter Air Pollution, Sediment Geochemistry and Asthma Outcomes Associated with the Shrinking of the Great Salt Lake. doi.org/10.3390/envi...

Haboob currently impacting El Paso, Texas.

Why I-10 near Lordsburg keeps killing drivers www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/i-10...

Ever driven straight into a haboob? www.reutersconnect.com/item/china-t...

Noooooooooooooooooooooo www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scientists Uncover Hidden Rare Earth Treasure Map Beneath Ancient Continents scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...

Ancient dust points to retreat of West Antarctic Ice Sheet during last warm period | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Update: Child died in Montreal windblown bounce house on Sunday www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

H/T @calgaryrasc.bsky.social

⚒️ Article: Dust records from an Allan Hills ice core indicate the Ross Sea was likely open through the peak of the Last Interglacial, coincident with a smaller West Antarctic Ice Sheet @lamont.columbia.edu www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Another windblown bounce house tragedy, this one last Sunday in Montreal, caused by thunderstorm winds. Six persons hospitalized (unclear if all were related to the bounce house) including one child who was in the bounce house critically injured www.the-sun.com/news/1644246...

Experts delivered the most comprehensive assessment ever of Europe's "urban mine" — materials stocks and waste streams containing a vast, underutilized reservoir of metals and minerals essential for clean energy, digital technologies, and modern industry www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

A famed physicist’s scribbles reveal the answer to a quintessential dilemma: When dining out, is it better to stick with an old favorite, or try something new? www.sciencenews.org/article/math...

A Unique African Volcano Could Solve a Mystery on Mercury eos.org/articles/a-u...

Harbin, China hit by sandstorm Sunday www.bastillepost.com/global/artic...

Lava is really fountaining at Kilauea this morning. Watch it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...

Chavez-Poeschel et al. @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social , J. Arid Env.: Anemochory and population structure of the aquatic microinvertebrate Euchlanis chihuahuaensis in the Chihuahuan Desert doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

This newly published paper by our former grad student Tristan Chavez-Poeschel looks at first to be a deep dive into biology, but it's got some crucial data on aeolian processes in the Chihuahuan Desert in it. authors.elsevier.com/a/1nBoHVu80D...

Kezoudi et al., ACP: Microphysical and Compositional Differences Between Saharan and Middle Eastern Dust Revealed by UAS Observations doi.org/10.5194/acp-...

Outdoor lights may be making mosquito season longer- Artificial light at night delays winter “shutdown” of mosquitoes carrying disease | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Lawmakers propose banning all U.S.-Chinese research collaborations- including co-authorship www.science.org/content/arti...

Newspapers are blocking the Wayback Machine. Here's why. www.gadgetreview.com/why-340-news...

This will take you away. archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes....

Excerpt: "The son says, ‘what am I, what's that tree row doing in the middle of my field? You know, I could be growing soybeans there.’ So then he takes it down, and he takes down a 20- to 30-year-old shelter belt that is really doing its job.” www.pembinavalleyonline.com/articles/she...

HAPPY POTATO DAY! Remember, you want fries with that. www.fao.org/internationa...

Albertsons fails! They messed up my delivery order twice, didn't deliver half my groceries (which I paid for), when I called them to complain, they messed up the redelivery, I called their customer service, was promised a refund, and now they say "your refund request has been denied." Avoid them.

Western Australia is edging toward desertification phys.org/news/2026-05... via @physorg_com

Western Australia is edging toward desertification phys.org/news/2026-05... via @physorg_com

I'm really glad that I got to visit this site before all the wall and construction went up: it was a beautiful wilderness on the USA side. There was just a rickety barbed wire fence there some years ago. www.hcn.org/articles/the...