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Sirana<p>Fighting a natural global crisis like the climate crisis seems like such a daunting task to many, and any hopes of actually making a difference is considered irrealistic quite often.</p><p>However, when a lot of people and especially politicians, manufacturers etc. work on turning things around, nature might indeed heal. It just takes time, but it's worth it, and that's not just a theoretical thing.</p><p>Just read about how Antarctica's ozone hole is closing, thanks to combined human effort:</p><p><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/its-confirmed-antarcticas-ozone-hole-is-recovering-and-on-track-to-disappear-completely-78318" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/its-confirmed-a</span><span class="invisible">ntarcticas-ozone-hole-is-recovering-and-on-track-to-disappear-completely-78318</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/OzoneLayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzoneLayer</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/NatureIsHealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureIsHealing</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/FridaysForFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FridaysForFuture</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a></p>
RockyC<p>Stretched out across the sky right now are Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, all plainly visible with the naked eye. Go outside and look up!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PlanetaryAlignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryAlignment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a></p>
RockyC<p>Stretched out across the sky right now are Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, all plainly visible with the naked eye. Go outside and look up!</p><p><a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/PlanetaryAlignment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryAlignment</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://triangletoot.party/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>Looks like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a> went to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paywall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paywall</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/personaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personaldata</span></a> gathering model. Sad, it had potential.</p><p>Any recommendations for good <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blogs</span></a> , <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>websites</span></a> , and the like. Any topic is fine as long as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rss</span></a> is available.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencejournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencejournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencecommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencecommunication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lazyweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lazyweb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>
James Young<p>In <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/Uranus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uranus</span></a> news <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/uranus-experienced-a-colossal-impact-that-knocked-it-on-its-side-48602" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/uranus-experien</span><span class="invisible">ced-a-colossal-impact-that-knocked-it-on-its-side-48602</span></a> (from 2018) <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a></p>
Stuart Celarier<p>The Aurora Borealis on Friday night, 5/10/2024, near Mosier, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. This was the first time I've seen the Northern Lights, and it was well worth the 90 minute drive to get to dark skies. A spectacular display! <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a></p>
AskPippa🇨🇦<p>New from <a href="https://c.im/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a>.<br> "Scientists have fused human brain tissue to a computer chip, creating a mini cyborg in a petri dish that can perform math equations and recognize speech."<br> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/IFLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLS</span></a><br><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/hybrid-biocomputer-fuses-human-brain-tissue-with-computer-chips-72033" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/hybrid-biocompu</span><span class="invisible">ter-fuses-human-brain-tissue-with-computer-chips-72033</span></a></p>
–modo ⚛️ 🧬 🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦<p>Better living through egg whites. It turns protein aerogels are very good at filtering water of micro plastic and other contaminants, even salt. It's not clear if you have to throw the gel away at the end of the day but if it's cheap and low impact to make maybe that's okay.</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2022-11-egg-whites-material-capable-filtering.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2022-11-egg-whit</span><span class="invisible">es-material-capable-filtering.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/waterpurification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterpurification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a></p>
Jan Adriaenssens<p>"Mars is the only known planet inhabited solely by robots."</p><p>— From "I Fucking Love Science", from 2014, still valid today.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/IFLScience/photos/a.456449604376056/943138239040521" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/IFLScience/photos</span><span class="invisible">/a.456449604376056/943138239040521</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/robots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>robots</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a></p>
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMetalDogArticleList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a><br>People Are Just Now Learning How Vinyl Records Work<br>No, it isn't "magic".</p><p><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/people-are-just-now-learning-how-vinyl-records-work-70233" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/people-are-just</span><span class="invisible">-now-learning-how-vinyl-records-work-70233</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinylrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylrecords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiorecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiorecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grooverecordings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grooverecordings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicindustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicindustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>physics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mechanics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recordplayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recordplayers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/needles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vinylhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vinylhistory</span></a></p>
Marquise de What 🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ohai.social/@BP_Gregory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BP_Gregory</span></a></span> was the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a> site always such a typical clickbait ad trap? I haven't visited in years, and I can't remember if it always was this way.</p>
John Mierau, Serving Worlds<p>Fungus that inspired 'The Last of Us' being tested as potent pesticide. <a href="https://vyrse.social/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2023/03/12/last-of-us-cordyceps-fungus-pesticide/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2023/03/12/last-of-u</span><span class="invisible">s-cordyceps-fungus-pesticide/</span></a></p>
Ted Curran M. Ed.<p>Scientists just figured out how to generate unlimited energy from thin air. 🤯</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2023-03-newly-enzyme-air-electricity-source.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2023-03-newly-en</span><span class="invisible">zyme-air-electricity-source.html</span></a></p><p>What are thoughts and prayers doing about <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/globalwarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>globalwarming</span></a> again?</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/scienceismagic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceismagic</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/IFLscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLscience</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Aaron Tyo-Dickerson<p>"The results were subtle, but significant. Compared to meat-eater Ross, vegan Hugo experienced a massive drop in <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cholesterol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cholesterol</span></a> and a sharp increase in resistance to type 2 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diabetes</span></a>.&nbsp;" 🥬🥕🥑🍎<br>One Twin Went <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vegan</span></a>, The Other Ate Meat. This Is What Happened. | <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/IFLScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IFLScience</span></a><br><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/one-twin-went-vegan-the-other-ate-meat-this-is-what-happened-61980" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/one-twin-went-v</span><span class="invisible">egan-the-other-ate-meat-this-is-what-happened-61980</span></a></p>
Jacob Rigoli<p>“Who knows,” said Gonser, “There might be many more species that have weird sex chromosomes and we've just never bothered to look.” <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iflscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iflscience</span></a> <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/meet-the-sparrow-with-four-sexes-66879" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/meet-the-sparro</span><span class="invisible">w-with-four-sexes-66879</span></a></p>
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