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Researchers from #mpsgoettingen and
University of Colorado find new evidence, that the
#Sun can, in principle, produce #superflares: The great #sunspot of 1947 had the potential to trigger a massive burst of radiation. https://www.mps.mpg.de/sun-new-evidence-of-superflares?c=6775
Published today in Phil.Trans.R.Soc.A: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsta/article/384/2329/20250290/483258/Empirical-flare-energy-limits-for-the-largest
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: Asa Barber’s team at the University of #Portsmouth found that common #limpet #teeth are five times stronger than #spider #silk, making them the strongest known natural material.
Their goethite nanofiber #protein composite can withstand pressures comparable to turning #carbon into #diamond and could inspire synthetic materials.
#snails #science #biomimicry #nature #spiders #nanotechnology #goethite #biology #engineering #royalsociety #animals #wildlife #mollusks
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🛩️🪰 Male #dragonflies engage in aerial dogfights to defend territory, using simple visual rules like fighter pilots.
Researchers in the #UK used stereoscopic cameras to reconstruct 3D flight paths of the scarlet Trithemis aurora dragonfly. The #insects pull up to 6 Gs and compete for tail chase positioning rather than intercepting like they do with prey.
👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/dragonflies-maneuver-like-fighter-pilots/
#flight #biomechanics #animals #science #nature #biomimicry #drones #research #royalsociety #arthropods
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would be handy if we had a scientific academy that cares more about science than about power,m so it could stand up for #science when power goes rogue.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/07/it-would-be-seen-as-political-why-the-royal-society-is-torn-over-elon-musk #RoyalSociety #Skum #FRS
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that guy who's taking the wrecking ball to globally important scientific institutions is _still_ a Fellow of the #RoyalSociety (#FRS). https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/14/elon-musk-royal-society-open-letter-academics #science #trumpocalypse #fascism #skum