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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Global methane action pays for itself at least six times over We provide a comprehensive assessment of the economic benefits and costs of global methane emissions abatement, anchored on the Global Methane Pledge. We use an integrated assessment model to estimate...

New paper: Global methane action pays for itself at least six times over

- "reasonable actions could reduce climate-related damages in 2050 by more than a trillion dollars a year"

#climatecrisis
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites AI-generated videos claiming to show Hurricane Melissa have been circulating on social media, causing confusion.

Some good advice for not being fooled by AI generated slop (especially when tragedy is being exploited). apnews.com/article/hurr... #disaster #ai #slop #aislop #sora #openai #socialmedia #hurricane #hurricanemelissa #climate #artificialintelligence #jamaica #deepfake #criticalthinking #staysafe #it

Really excellent @h2020protect.bsky.social + @oceaniceeu.bsky.social paper by @climateclara.bsky.social + coauthors.

Went to the top of the To Read list this morning. Worth a good dive into.

Skeletal editing: How close are we to true cut-and-paste chemistry? Reactions that alter organic scaffolds by a single atom are already proving useful, but time will tell if they’ll fundamentally change how molecules are made

Less than a decade ago, reactions for adding, deleting, and swapping single atoms in complex organic molecules were almost unheard of. Now there’s a growing community of researchers working on them. cen.acs.org/synthesis/Sk... #chemsky 🧪

Hurricane Melissa Literally Made the Earth Shake Hundreds of Miles Away Seismometers picked up the ferocious winds and waves of Hurricane Melissa, showing how the tools can be used to better understand storms today and those from the past

Seismometers picked up the ferocious winds and waves of Hurricane Melissa, showing how the tools can be used to better understand storms today and those from the past

As AI grows smarter, it may also become increasingly selfish New research from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science shows that the smarter the artificial intelligence system, the more selfish it will act.

As AI systems develop stronger reasoning abilities, they tend to display less cooperative and more self-interested behavior, which may impact group dynamics and human-AI collaboration. doi.org/g98mqn

Chimps Can Rethink Their Beliefs—Just Like Humans Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise

Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise

Not called for. The "uncertain" effects can be quantified in sunlight exposure hours, temperature (heat degree days) and red to far red light ratio. Not to mention protection from heatwaves. #wine #winescience #viticulture #solar #renewableenergy #climatesolutions #agrivoltaics #agronomy #innovation

Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is We’re living in a world of fake realities.

Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is

A "methods primer" article in the journal "BMJ Medicine", titled "Factors associated with: problems of using exploratory multivariable regression to identify causal risk factors"

We wrote an article explaining why you shouldn't put several variables into a regression model and report which are statistically significant - even as exploratory research. bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/4/1/.... How did we do?

Two boys sit on a kvevri (qvevri) among numerous other kvevris, eating grapes near Telavi in the Kakheti region of Georgia, circa 1970s.

Rachel Carson y El sentido del asombro - Mujeres con ciencia Rachel Carson. El sentido del asombro. Primavera Silenciosa. Movimiento conservacionista. Guía didáctica. Conocimiento. Sabiduría. Ética ambiental. Medio ambiente. Naturaleza.

#HaceCincoAños Rachel Carson y El sentido del asombro
Un artículo de Haydée Valdés González

Mushrooms show promise as memory chips for future computers Fungal networks may be a promising alternative to tiny metal devices used in processing and storing digital memories and other computer data, according to a new study.

Wow! Fungal mycelium may be eligible as a substrate for building memristors, a kind of computer chip. Article links to open access paper. phys.org/news/2025-10... #sustainability #circulareconomy #rareearths #fungi #mycology #microbiology #tech #computers #materialsscience #electronics #mushrooms

And also, if tiny homes are "seriously deluded" then what alternative would you propose in this woman's case?

Australia becomes world’s third-largest utility battery market Australia has overtaken the United Kingdom to rank behind China and the United States in utility-scale battery capacity, with 14 GW/37 GWh of projects at or nearing financial close.

Wowza! Australia becomes world’s third-largest utility #battery market
#renewables #solar #wind #energy #auspol @pvmagazine
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/21/a...

Coal is set to surge as a chemical raw material Report identifies 47 plants, many in China, with potential for a huge release of greenhouse gases

Using coal to make industrial chemicals releases even more greenhouse gas than burning coal for energy. Despite this, the practice is on the rise. cen.acs.org/business/pet... #chemsky 🧪

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🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings

You need to be more thoughtful with provocative comments like "seriously deluded", especially when there may sometimes be no other option for eg. itinerant farm workers & women escaping FDV in rural areas. Everyone knows the current planning rules are not helpful. You can always campaign for change

Chemical reactions set soft materials in motion Modeling study shows how chemistry can trigger autonomic motion in soft materials

A modeling study shows how chemical reactions can stimulate motion in simple systems, like the structure here—made of enzyme coated beads connected to tentacles—that resembles a jellyfish. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

Does individual climate action distract from the big picture? New research has answers New research suggests that trying to change people's climate habits won't hurt support for big picture solutions.

All good: taking personal responsibility re: climate impacts has no consequence on systems thinking. Article links to open access paper. phys.org/news/2025-10... #australia #unsw #study #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climatesolutions #socialscience #sustainability #openaccess

Clocking into the internal rhythm of wheat plants Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that could improve agricultural production and crop resilience in a changing climate...

Fascinating: wheat crops express a botanical circadian rhythm. Article links to open access paper. phys.org/news/2025-10... #botany #biology #agriculture #agscience #farming #climatesolutions #genetics #genes #circadianrhythm #agronomy #climateadaptation #climatesmartfarming #wheat #monocots

Recovering arsenic from wastewater sludge A 2-step process transforms toxic waste to high-purity elemental arsenic

Researchers have found a way to turn toxic waste into something valuable: high-purity elemental arsenic, a material in growing demand for green electronics and batteries. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Scientists Discovered an Amazing Practical Use For Coffee Ground Waste Charred coffee grounds could make concrete up to 30 percent stronger, scientists in Australia found.

Great idea if it works: coffee ground biochar to strengthen concrete. Article links to open access paper. www.sciencealert.com/scientists-d... #sustainability #foodwaste #chemistry #biochar #concrete #engineering #circulareconomy #climatecrisis #climatesolutions #concrete #environment #sandmining

Millions of Us Have Likely Lost Our Smell Without Even Realizing It The impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across the world, but some consequences are more noticeable than others.

Concerning prospect for sensory science: humans with previous COVID exposure may be more likely to have undiagnosed hyposmia (olfactory impairment). Article links to open access paper. www.sciencealert.com/millions-of-... #COVID #COVID19 #olfactory #sensoryscience #sensory #biology #research #smell

Plantwatch: An extraordinary orchid that lives and flowers underground Botanist trying to conserve highly vulnerable rhizanthella that survives by feeding on nutrients from a fungus

🌸 The orchid that blooms underground

Australia’s rare Rhizanthella orchid lives, feeds, and flowers entirely underground, relying on a fungus and bush roots to survive, now near extinction.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

#Botany #SciComm 🧪

Disease is catastrophically reshaping the planet's most protected landscapes A new report from the IUCN warns that the next great biodiversity crisis may already be underway, as wildlife diseases spread quickly

Forests collapsing, bats dying, apes infected—the planet is running a fever.

Habitat loss and climate change are creating a perfect storm of pathogens.

Like COVID, humanity will treat it as fiction until it becomes the headline.
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

New Mexico proposes world’s broadest use of PFAS warning labels The state’s proposed requirements have not been done anywhere else and stem from a 2025 law that also outlaws PFAS in certain products

Consumers in New Mexico and beyond may soon see a new warning label put on everything from nonstick pans and furniture to cosmetics and baby clothes that contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). cen.acs.org/policy/New-M... #chemsky 🧪

Can We Bury Enough Wood to Slow Climate Change? Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it

Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it