It's #NationalDogDay! Aside from our furry friends bringing happiness, did you know that dogs can also help us learn more about human aging? The Dog Aging Project is studying 50K+ pet dogs to explore how genes, lifestyle, and environment impact how we age. Learn more. ⬇️ youtube.com/shorts/OnATC...

“Out of necessity comes innovation. We’re seeing fast fires and they’re hitting communities more often.” - Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell #Wildfires are increasing in intensity, which is why our technology needs to keep pace. Learn more here. ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/climate-solu... @washingtonpost.com

As droughts intensify and groundwater runs dry, desalination is booming, with global capacity set to rise 25% by 2029. But high energy use and brine waste raise the question: can it scale sustainably? Learn more. ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... #waterscarcity #water

We’re in a global water crisis. 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water. But what if the solution to this pressing challenge is…in the air? Water Abundance XPRIZE winner Skysource tackled this problem with their WEDEW technology. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTkl... #Water #Technology

15 #XPRIZEWildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response Semifinalist Teams are pushing the limits of technology to detect and extinguish wildfires in under 10 minutes. From high schools to research institutions, learn about the teams’ work. ⬇️ news.mongabay.com/short-articl... @mongabay.com #wildfires

XPRIZE #QuantumApplications Technical Prize Director @spendier.bsky.social, PhD joined global leaders at the Perspektywy #WomenInTech Summit to discuss how the competition is incentivizing teams to move #quantumtech from labs to real-world impact. Learn more: xprize.org/qc-apps

In January 2025, #wildfires devastated Los Angeles with over 18,000 structures destroyed, 200,000 people evacuated, and 30 lives lost. #XPRIZEWildfire aims to prevent devastation like this from happening again. Learn more in this @forbes.com article. www.forbes.com/sites/sabbir...

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“If ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can."

Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

It’s crazy what a difference a year can make when you’re practicing a hobby/skill you enjoy #painting #watercolor

Our #XPRIZEHealthspan Innovation Landscape Report highlights key insights from teams pushing the frontiers of healthy aging. Based on submissions collected through January 2025, this report captures the momentum driving healthspan innovation. Learn more. www.xprize.org/prizes/healt... #healthspan

Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Bloodbath is right.

Today, 0.5% of Earth’s water is usable to support the life of 8 billion people and over 100,000 (known) species. With reliable, affordable, and sustainable seawater desalination systems, we can make clean water accessible to everyone. Learn about #XPRIZEWaterScarcity. www.youtube.com/shorts/nCACS...

Now, more than ever, we need to revolutionize #desalination technologies, which haven’t advanced in decades. #XPRIZEWaterScarcity is incentivizing teams to create reliable, affordable, and sustainable seawater desalination systems. Learn more. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v... #cleanwater

Three months ago, my painting teacher moved out of her studio and had an “everything must go” sale. I fell in love with one of her paintings, but it was out of the budget. Last week she let me know the painting was sold - then gave it to me because my wife got it for me as an early birthday gift!

We’re proud to announce the winners of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval competition! 🏆Grand Prize Winner – $50M: Mati Carbon Runners up: 🥇1st – $15M: NetZero 🥈2nd – $8M: Vaulted Deep 🥉3rd – $5M: UNDO XFACTOR Awards: OCEANS – $1M: Planetary AIR – $1M: Project Hajar www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta_s...

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ We’ll be announcing the winners of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval competition on April 23. In the meantime, catch up on getting to know the finalist teams and watch this episode highlighting the teams competing in the Rocks track. youtu.be/LS-9UjFURvc #climatechange #carbonremoval

We are just two days away from announcing the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval winners! Want to learn about the five finalist teams who are pulling CO2 from the air, using the atmosphere as a tool to stabilize the climate? Watch the episode here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwj-... #carbonremoval #climatechange

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 As we celebrate our blue planet, it’s important to recognize the measures we must take to stabilize Earth’s climate. Watch this episode to see how #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalist teams in the Land track are developing solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8a... #climatechange

Pulling CO2 directly out of the atmosphere and storing it safely for hundreds of years. Amazing tech!!

What if we could take CO2 directly out of the air to stabilize our climate? 🌎 #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalists Airhive, Heirloom, Octavia, Cella, Project Hajar (44.01 + Aircapture), and Skyrenu are developing solutions that can do exactly that. Learn more here: youtu.be/nwj-uR-DEJI #climatechange

Confirmed cases of measles in the US. 2020: 13 2021: 49 2022: 121 2023: 59 2024: 285 Total cases: 527 (5-years) 2025: (first 90 days) 628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.

The key to fighting climate change might be right beneath our feet. 🪨 Six #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalists are harnessing the power of rocks to lock away CO2 permanently. Learn about the teams and their groundbreaking carbon removal solutions here. youtu.be/LS-9UjFURvc #climatechange #carbonremoval

Wildfires may start small, but they can rapidly grow into destructive fires. Space-based detection systems offer crucial advances in our ability to spot new fires, but they do face some challenges. Learn how #XPRIZEWildfire is tackling these challenges in our blog: www.xprize.org/prizes/wildf...

The ocean naturally absorbs a third of global CO2 emissions—but what if we could enhance this ability while restoring marine ecosystems? Four of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalist teams have developed marine carbon dioxide removal solutions. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR3Y... #ClimateChange

A year ago I began watercolor painting. The big painting we did in my class was an Italian landscape. This week, I finished my favorite painting yet - Door on a Venetian Canal. Really cool to see how far I’ve come!

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, see space from the eyes of our fearless leader, XPRIZE CEO Anousheh Ansari! 🚀 Watch the full video here to learn more about Ansari’s trip to the International Space Station and its impact on her view of our planet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSQl... #space #astronaut

After the Deepwater Horizon spill, the world needed better oil cleanup tech. Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup XCHALLENGE alumni Elastec developed a solution that removed oil at nearly double the industry’s standard! Learn more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTXK... #Technology #Ocean #Oceans #Innovation

✖️ We’re XPRIZE ✖️ We’re a #nonprofit that encourages innovators to tackle the world’s toughest problems through incentivized competitions. We’re addressing humanity's biggest challenges—from #climatechange, to #waterscarcity, and beyond. Learn about our work below. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUZ8...

XPRIZE released its fifth annual Circular Carbon Market Report analyzing 2024 investment and growth trends of this emerging industry. Almost $28B has been invested in the #CircularCarbon space cumulatively to date, with $6.6B in 2024. Read our report: www.xprize.org/prizes/carbo... #carbonremoval

"Many of my good friends have their funding withdrawn or frozen based on the DEIA wording such as 'diverse microbes'" a scientist reliant on federal research grants told me, adding NSF proposals with terms including 'disabilities' and 'female' have been put on hold

Came home yesterday to a sleeping Onion with the biggest crispy tongue he’s ever had. He woke up just for this photo

My cat and my pug are best friends and that’s the content I need today. Happy Monday, Bluesky

Apparently, allowing Americans to file their tax returns for free is a bad thing. A big gift to the Big Tax lobby and a big middle finger to Americans.

New NGC 1808 data has been released to the public. This version was processed by @yuvharpaz.bsky.social nerdculture.de/@yuvharpaz/1... 🔭 🧪

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going

I went to Cow Creek Farm this weekend and I will never be the same. I want to pet highland cows every day for the rest of my life

Last week my cat almost died, but an incredible team of vets saved her, including our regular vet and a team of round-the-clock emergency vets. So thankful for more time with this goblin (yes, her name is Trogdor)

I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...