#sciencefacts — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #sciencefacts, aggregated by home.social.
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🚬 UK research says smoking is not social and instead leads to increased loneliness
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/smoking-is-the-loneliest-number#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #smoking #loneliness #ERSC
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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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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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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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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 […] -
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 […] -
☀️ 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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Ever wondered why women's legs and knees align a bit differently than men's? It actually comes down to anatomy and something called the Q-angle (due to a wider pelvis and how the thighbone angles down).
If you want to dive into the actual science behind it, check out this medical study:
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The most remarkable systems often work quietly. The human tongue is a perfect reminder that teamwork creates everyday miracles. #HumanBody #HumanAnatomy #ScienceFacts #HealthEducation #Communication #MedicalFacts #Biology #Learning #Knowledge #Wellness
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Black Holes are Mysterious, Yet Also Deceptively Simple
NASA/JPL Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists like me have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help us with this hunt. Research from the 1970s suggests that you can comprehensively describe a black hole using only three physical attributes – their mass, charge and […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/18/black-holes-are-mysterious-yet-also-deceptively-simple/
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Happy 🍫World Chocolate Day🍫!
🎊To celebrate this wonderful day, here's new research on our favourite treat
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/whats-better-than-chocolate-more-chocolate-four-new-varieties-of-cacao-discovered#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #worldchocolateday #chocolate #cacao
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🕷️ An international team of researchers, which included #MacquarieUniversity, have discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of north Queensland that spins an ingenious and powerful spring-actuated snare to catch a single species of ant – one ant at a time – in what they describe as “the ultimate specialisation”. Nicknamed the ballista spider after the ancient Roman weapon that used a spring to launch a bolt or stone, the small nocturnal spider has apparently evolved a unique web mechanism to trap only the highly territorial and aggressive green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.
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#science #ScienceNews #research #STEM #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #spiders #ballistaspider #australianarachnids #arachnidae
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🦗People who might be hesitant to try insect-based foods might actually enjoy the experience and could become more willing to expand their diets in the future
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/bug-appetit-think-youd-never-eat-bugs-the-science-says-you-might-like-it#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #insectprotein #edibleinsects #eatbugs
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Coriolis Effect ✍️
It explains why objects moving across a rotating world seem to curve from their straight path, even when no visible force pushes them sideways. Imagine throwing a ball straight across a spinning merry-go-round. To someone standing still outside, the ball travels in a straight line. But to someone riding the spinning platform, the ball appears to bend away from its path.
The same thing happens on Earth because our planet is constantly rotating beneath everything that moves. Air currents, ocean flows, and even long-range projectiles travel over a surface that is turning while they move. This creates the illusion of a sideways force, known as the Coriolis effect.
In the Northern Hemisphere, moving objects appear to bend to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere they bend to the left. The effect grows stronger over larger distances and faster motions, but becomes almost unnoticeable in small, everyday movements.
Scientists use this effect to understand the spinning of hurricanes, the paths of trade winds, and the circulation of oceans. It reveals that motion is not always as simple as it seems when the ground beneath us is constantly in motion itself.
#CoriolisEffect #EarthScience #Physics #ScienceFacts #Geography #Meteorology #ClimateScience #Atmosphere #OceanCurrents #WeatherScience #Hurricanes #TradeWinds #PlanetEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceEducation #STEM #LearnScience #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceExplained #NatureOfScience #PhysicalGeography #FluidDynamics #EarthSystems #ScienceLovers #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #KnowledgeSharing #CuriousMinds #ScienceCommunication #ExploreScience
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💉 Current evidence does not support direct (causal) links between aluminium-boosted vaccines and serious or long-term health outcomes, including autism, diabetes and asthma, according to a review
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/high-quality-evidence-shows-no-link-between-aluminium-boosted-vaccines-and-serious-health-conditions#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #vaccine #vaccines #vaccineswork #vaxx
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🏋️♀️ A group of US researchers including an Olympian suggest that fitspiration posts on social media can have unhealthy consequences on those who view them
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/fitspo-posts-could-be-doing-more-harm-than-good#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #fitspo #influencer #fitspiration
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Hwat?! Happened this week?
Big F&*&ing Octopushttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kraken-fossils-show-enormous-intelligent-octopuses-were-top-predators-in-cretaceous-seas/
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🏋️♀️ Aligning your exercise timing with whether you are a 'morning person' or 'night person' could help protect your ticker from heart disease, as well as help boost your sleep quality,
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/timing-your-exercise-schedule-to-your-bodyclock-could-help-protect-your-heart#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #exercise #fitness #nightowl #morninglark #hearthealth #sleephealth
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The camel’s hump stores fat, not water. That small fact reveals a grand story of survival, strength, and smart design shaped by nature. #CamelFacts #DesertLife #WildlifeScience #AnimalAdaptation #NatureWisdom #DesertSurvival #CamelPower #WildlifeBiology #ScienceFacts #NatureInspires
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☕ A cup of coffee a day could protect against a common heart condition that is a cause of heart failure, stroke and premature death, says #UniofAdelaide
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/cup-of-coffee-reduces-risk-of-irregular-heartbeat#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #coffeelovers #atrialfibrillation
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🔆 What's faster than light speed? Well, it's still light speed, but in terms of an optical fibre, UK researchers say transmitting the light through a hollow core fibre would be able to speed up data transmissions by 45%, and let it travel further without needing a little boost
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/new-optical-fibre-could-speed-up-our-internet
#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #learning #internet #fibreoptics
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Did you know that trees can actually talk to each other? 🤯
It’s not a fairy tale—it’s a mind-blowing scientific fact. Trees have a hidden, bustling world of their own where they communicate and send signals to protect one another.
Learn the astonishing science behind this amazing fact in our new article!👇
[https://factovate.com/shocking-secret-of-trees/]#TreeCommunication #TalkingTrees #WoodWideWeb #NatureFacts #ScienceFacts #Biology #AmazingFacts #Factovate
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🍫 Some chocolate tastes better than others simply due to the region the cocoa is grown in, but international researchers say they've figured out how to recreate high quality processes in a lab
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https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/could-the-worlds-finest-chocolate-be-recreated-in-the-lab#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #learning #chocolatelovers
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Bioluminescent Beaches
In places like Mosquito Bay in Puerto Rico and Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives, the waves light up with a magical blue shimmer.
#DiscoverTheWorld #ScienceFacts #DidYouKnow #AmazingFacts #FunFacts #InterestingFacts