#sciencefacts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sciencefacts, aggregated by home.social.
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🐶 Watching videos of adorable puppies in the office may be an effective way of lowering your blood pressure, according to Korean scientists
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/overworked-and-stressed-this-puppy-video-will-make-you-feel-better#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #puppy #puppies #pupperforstress
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Meta To Expand Energy Supply With 100MW of U.S. Solar
Meta has entered into a $100 million agreement with solar developer Silicon Ranch to build a 100-megawatt solar farm in South Carolina. The project will power Meta’s upcoming $800 million AI data center in the state, with both facilities slated to begin operations in 2027. According to the companies, most of the equipment for the solar installation will be manufactured in the United States. This marks the 18th collaboration between Meta and Silicon Ranch, a partnership that has already […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/08/25/meta-to-expand-energy-supply-with-100mw-of-u-s-solar/
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🤖 LLMs are making writing styles more similar without changing the overall meaning
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/chatbots-are-making-our-writing-more-similar-but-losing-the-identity-and-personality-behind-it#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #AI #chatbots #ChatGPT #Claude #GeminiAI #LLM
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🔦This week, we are pointing our #ExpertSpotlight at Dr Erica Bell
🧠Erica specialises in depression, bipolar disorder and youth mental health
➡️ More information: https://www.scimex.org/experts?name=erica-bell&a=1251827
#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts
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A Stephen Hawking Theory Could Reveal Strange New Objects That Challenge Physics
Pitris via Getty Images Tiny black holes created in the aftermath of violent cosmic collisions could offer unprecedented insight into the quantum structure of space and time, a new theoretical study proposes. What’s more, signals from these “black hole morsels” could potentially be detected by current instruments, scientists reported in the study, which was published in the journal Nuclear Physics B…….Continue reading…. By Andrey Feldman Source: Live […] -
The Galileo spacecraft studied Jupiter’s atmosphere and revealed numerous large thunderstorms many times larger than those on Earth, with lightning strikes up to 1,000 times more powerful than Earth lightning. Galileo studied the planet’s clouds and winds and furthered scientists’ understanding of how Jupiter evolved. The same spacecraft also observed comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact Jupiter. (continued)
https://sciencecards.org/space/what-did-the-galileo-spacecraft-reveal-about-jupiters-lightning
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The Tiny Ocean Organisms That Could Help The Climate In a Big Way
Stocktrek Images / Getty Images Some of the littlest organisms in the ocean wield incredible influence, both on their ecosystems and on the planet. Like plants do on land, phytoplankton absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and expel oxygen. They process so much of those two gases, in fact, that they’re responsible for half of the carbon sequestered by photosynthesis worldwide and half of the oxygen in the atmosphere…….Continue reading…. By: Matt Simon / Grist Source: Popular […] -
🏃♀️➡️ Consistency is key for using exercise to improve mental health, according to a study of young people in Norway
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/young-people-with-consistent-exercise-habits-are-less-likely-to-struggle-with-their-mental-health#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #exercise #mentalhealth #goodhabits #depression #anxiety
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🥱 People who have trouble sleeping or need extra hours of sleep are more likely to retire earlier, according to international research
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/trouble-sleeping-could-send-you-into-an-earlier-retirement#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #sleep #insomnia #retirement
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The Shocking Truth About Sugar & Energy 😮
#sugar #energy #dopamine #healthtips #nutrition #mitochondria #sugarfacts #wellness #healthychoices #sciencefacts #healthyliving #foodscience #shorts #shortsvideo -
☀️ The effects of rising temperatures in a warming climate could be more dangerous to older people than we first predicted
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/climate-change-could-be-more-dangerous-for-older-people-than-we-thought#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #climatechange #extremeheat #globalwarming
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Paleohistology is a highly specialized field within paleontology that studies ancient fossilized tissues such as bone, cartilage, and teeth, using techniques such as thin sectioning, histological staining, and microscopy (for cellular structures). By analyzing the microstructure of fossilized tissues, paleohistologists can provide a very wide variety of insights from extinct organisms (continued)
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🏳️🌈 Sexually and gender diverse youths were more likely to use outpatient and emergency mental health services than their cisgender heterosexual peers
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/sexually-and-gender-diverse-youths-more-likely-to-use-emergency-mental-health-services#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #LGBTQIA #transhealth
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🧑🤝🧑 People who feel content in their friendships are more likely to report better physical and mental health
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/your-good-friends-are-keeping-you-feeling-healthy-and-happy#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #friends #mentalhealthawareness
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🐈 This week's #ExpertSpotlight is Adelaide Uni's Dr Julia Henning
🐕 Julia is an animal welfare researcher with specialties in animal behaviour and their emotions🐶😺
More here: https://www.scimex.org/experts?name=julia-henning&a=888473
#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts
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Why do we perceive objects in different colors? The physical color of an object depends on how it absorbs and scatters light. Most objects scatter light to some degree and do not reflect or transmit light specularly like glasses or mirrors. An opaque object does not allow light to transmit through and instead absorbs or reflects the light it receives. (continued)
https://sciencecards.org/color-science/why-do-we-perceive-objects-in-different-colors
#science #sciencefacts #noaifacts #withoutai #colorscience #colors
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Astronomers Discover a Brand-New Type of Object: Part Black Hole, Part Star
Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT At the cosmic dawn, the universe was sprinkled with giant black holes—monstrosities so huge that scientists are still struggling to explain how they could have even existed. The answer may lie in a never-before-seen object from this cosmic era. In a paper published today in Nature, astronomers report the discovery of an extremely unusual, bright spot of red from the early universe. Externally, it looks like an enormous star about the size of the entire solar […] -
Neuroplasticity describes the brain’s ability to reorganize and rewire its neural connections, enabling it to adapt and function in ways that differ from its prior state. The brain reorganizes and grows new neural connections in response to learning new skills, experiencing environmental changes, recovering from injuries, or adapting to sensory or cognitive deficits. (continued)
https://sciencecards.org/neuroscience/what-is-neuroplasticity#science #sciencefacts #noaifacts #withoutai #physiology #biology
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📏 US researchers say fat around your tummy is a better indicator of your risk of developing cardiovascular disease than using your BMI alone
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/fat-around-you-middle-is-better-than-bmi-for-predicting-the-risk-to-your-heart#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #BMI #cardiovascularhealth #hearthealth #weight
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😂 Regardless of cultural background, people are most ticklish on the neck, armpits, belly, and soles of their feet
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/tickling-and-ticklishness-shared-across-cultures#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #ticklish #tickle
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🏋️ With the recent AI agent hack of a gym website, we are pointing our #ExpertSpotlight towards #latrobe's Dr Nishan Mills
🤖 Nishan's research focuses on agentic AI software systems, AI literacy, and the responsible use of AI
✨More on Nishan: https://www.scimex.org/experts?a=1251231
#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #AI #AIHack
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💥 Historians must think we could fight!!
🧐 Listen to Off Embargo episode 3: "Orca fashion, speeding, and the lost lives of Egyptian Princesses" wherever you get your podcasts
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https://smc.org.au/off-embargo#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #SciPod
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🚗 Replacing a 2-year-old petrol SUV with an EV, rather than driving it for another 14 years, could nearly halve its owner's lifetime carbon emissions, US researchers found
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/scrapping-even-brand-new-petrol-cars-for-evs-might-be-better-for-the-environment#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #EV #electricvehicles #PlugInHybrid
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In biology, homeostasis is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living organisms. The body’s ability to maintain homeostasis is a critical function. The body has many aspects that it maintains using homeostatic control mechanisms including: optimal temperature, fluid balance, cerebrospinal fluid, pH of extracellular fluid, concentrations of oxygen, carbon dioxide, sodium (continued)
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☀️ Using a powerful telescope, researchers have taken images of the Sun’s surface at a higher resolution than ever before
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/high-res-images-of-the-sun-may-reveal-what-powers-solar-flares#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #sun #solarflare
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Sea Stars, or Starfish aren't ones to give up. Regeneration is the name of their game.
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🚗 Has this week's episode changed the way you drive?
🎧 Listen in wherever you get your podcasts
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https://smc.org.au/off-embargo#science #sciencenews #reserach #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #offembargo #scipod
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Fun fact: Male mosquitoes feed harmlessly on plant nectar, but female mosquitoes require a blood meal to provide the necessary nutrients for egg maturation and offspring survival. Ever wonder why they always seem to pick you out of a crowd? Find out what science says: https://www.britannica.com/science/Why-Do-Mosquitoes-Drink-Blood
#ScienceNews #Entomology #MosquitoFacts #Biology #Britannica #ScienceFacts
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🦟 Canadian scientists pooled and re-analysed the data from 11 previous studies on links between pesticide exposure (including herbicides and insecticides) and motor neuron disease, finding that exposure was linked to a 60-70% increase in the risk of men developing the most common form, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The team says that, compared with no exposure, exposure to herbicides was linked to a 70% increase in a man's risk of developing the disease, and exposure to either insecticides or fungicides was linked with a 60% increase in risk. Interestingly, the researchers point out that there was no increased risk seen in women. It's important to note, the authors say, that this kind of study is limited by the quality of the original studies it is based on, and does not prove the pesticides caused the disease, just that the two may be linked.
Australian scientists from The University of Queensland, RMIT University, University of Sydney and Adelaide University have offered commentary on the research.
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/workplace-pesticide-exposure-linked-to-motor-neuron-disease-risk#science #ScienceNews #research #STEMEducation #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #pesticides #insecticides #herbicides #fungicide #MND #ALS #motorneurondisease #amyotrophiclateralsclerosis