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Pollution Is Rampant. We Might As Well Make Use of It. - Eos Human-made substances hold dangers for the environment, but they also give scientists a view into recent history.

“Scientists are using pollution to study processes both small-scale and worldwide, from the history of a single bird’s nest to the history of humans on this planet.” via @EOS.org eos.org/features/pol...

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For close to a century, geoscientists have pondered a mystery: Where did Earth’s lighter elements go?

Some of the disparity is explained by losses to the solar system as our planet formed. But researchers have long suspected that something else was going on too.

Our story, republished @eos.org 👇

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space-science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.

👀 On our radar: A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space-science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.

✍️ Jenna Ahart, via Nature

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What the Collapse of Hindawi Reveals About Systemic Risk in Scholarly Communication The story of Hindawi is not one of exceptional failure, but of broad exposure to integrity risk. What should we do about it?

“The fall of Hindawi should not be understood solely as an extraordinary event, but as a signal of how ordinary pressures—scale, incentives, automation, and uneven accountability—can converge into systemic risk when left unexamined.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social #OA

Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.

Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.

He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.

www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

Get Instant Access to 'Heated Rivalry' and the Game Changers Series with an NYPL Library Card By NYPL Staff January 24, 2026

this small drop of good news could not be better timed: heated rivalry ebooks are now open to anyone with an NYPL card, no waitlists

happy snowstorm eve from the library 💕

www.nypl.org/blog/2026/01...

Campo de clones: cómo las réplicas de caballos llegaron a dominar el polo En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.

Lea en español 👉 @revistaknowable.bsky.social

En Argentina, la clonación equina en el polo dejó de ser una rareza para convertirse en una industria madura, aunque los dilemas éticos que la rodean aún persisten.

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Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.

In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas surrounding it persist.

✍️ Maximiliano Fernández

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How Two Canadian Organizations Created a National Model for Diamond Open Access The Canadian Research Knowledge Network and Érudit transformed their vendor-client relationship into a collaborative partnership to support open access without author-facing fees. What can we learn…

“By changing the financial relationship between Canadian libraries and journals, CRKN and Érudit have shown that national-level collective support for diamond OA publishing can be impactful and efficient.” via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses

Aedes aegypti is the “perfect mosquito”... to spread disease. Dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever, kill tens of thousands of people in tropical countries every year. And experts worry it could get worse.

More, by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social 👇

Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses

Great read! Congratulations @katarinazimmer.bsky.social on your insightful @knowablemag.bsky.social piece exploring the remarkable biology of the Aedes aegypti #mosquito knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito Scientists are taking a multipronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses

Beating back the Aedes aegypti mosquito: Scientists are taking a multi-pronged approach to tackle this dangerous carrier of dengue, yellow fever and other noxious viruses. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... via knowablemag.bsky.social #microbiology #ecology #virology #science #SciChat

‘Podcast Bros’ Are Embracing the Other ‘Maha’ Madness In recent years, mad honey, a sacred yet psychedelic gift among Himalayan tribes, has been appropriated by “podcast bros”, creating health and ecological complications.

“Presenting the cliff honey as just a psychoactive drug to get high is not only misleading marketing, but also at some level disrespectful to the Indigenous community, who have used it for centuries for many other purposes too” | via @scigat.bsky.social @thexylom.com

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What Can You Do When the Digital Key Won’t Turn? Visit a Library. Recent outages of Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare are a stark illustration of our digital vulnerabilities. They are also an opportunity for libraries to remind users of their resilience.

“These outages are an opportunity for libraries to remind their communities—whether academic or local—that when the internet goes dark, the physical library remains a bedrock of information access.” | via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social

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Journey to the egg: How sperm navigate the path to fertilization COMIC: Male cells must survive twisty passages, strong currents and immune attacks; millions enter, but only one can finish

A few months ago I worked with
@adance.bsky.social to create a science comic for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the journey sperm makes to reach the egg. Little did I know that that this would involve me being immortalised in cartoon form. Check it out .... knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

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The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines

For her 2025 #PulitzerStaffPicks, Alexandra Waddell, Digital Content Coordinator & Research Assistant at the Pulitzer Center, selected "The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines," by @richardastone.bsky.social for @knowablemag.bsky.social.

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The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.

“For the study’s authors, and experts who have reviewed the research, the findings confirm that not only are influencers now potentially more powerful than traditional media, but content creators who rarely share political content may be the most powerful of all.” via @Wired.com

Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but first we have to find them.

“Across the world... managers and local communities are working together to find and protect similar climate change refugia that can provide pockets of stability for local species as the planet warms.” via @us.theconversation.com

A device that measures the force required to comb through a mass of hair held with a clamp.

Absolutely obsessed with this "combing" contraption, which measures the force required to run a comb through hair. Tho it looks like a little hair guillotine to me.

From “The science of green hair care”, via @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power Energy projects are expensive and take a long time to build. Where to build them is often also a difficult, even controversial, question.

“The problem of high energy prices is not new, but it is urgent. And it comes at a time when the U.S. is deeply divided on its approaches to energy policy and the politics of solving collective problems.” | via @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/rising-elect...

How Libraries Can Help Deliver on the Promise of Knowledge as a Public Good Libraries have a crucial role to play in advancing social justice and equity in the creation and sharing of knowledge. The University of Cape Town Libraries show us one path forward.

“Like the baobab sustains life, libraries sustain community knowledge across generations, preserving equitable access to knowledge as scholarly communication systems develop and evolve.” | Andiswa Mfengu via Katina Magazine @chashub.bsky.social

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La increíble guerra evolutiva: cómo animales sobreviven a toxinas mortales Descubra cómo serpientes, insectos y ardillas desarrollan defensas genéticas y de comportamiento para contrarrestar venenos letales de sus presas o depredadores.

Algunas criaturas que comen especies que contienen toxinas mortales han desarrollado una serie de estrategias inteligentes para mantenerse a salvo.

📝 Conozca más en nuestro reportaje publicado por La Nación.

When clouds flock together Scientists are discovering that clumping clouds supercharge storms in surprising ways — driving heavy, deadly rainfall and flooding

”By better understanding clouds, researchers hope to improve their predictions of extreme rainfall, especially in the tropics where some of the most ferocious thunderstorms hit and where future rainfall projections are the most uncertain.” | Clare Watson via @KnowableMag.bsky.social

What Your Cheap Clothes Cost the Planet A global supply chain built for speed is leaving behind waste, toxins, and a trail of environmental wreckage.

“Most clothes start their lives deep in the ground, either as seeds of cotton or in the nearly 342 million barrels of crude oil that go into the making of synthetic fabrics every year. Most of the problems start with one of these two origin stories.” | via The Nation