"quite a bit of the blame for this sad degradation of journalism, albeit absolutely not all of it, can be laid at the feet of the very same tech companies whose platforms destroyed the old journalism model, and who are now feverishly demanding that everyone shove LLM suppositories up their orifices.
08.01.2026 09:02 — 👍 15 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Massive boom in conference submissions (chock full of AI fabrications) due to LLM adoption is NOT "increased researcher productivity"
It is research integrity failure, knowledge degradation, disciplinary suicide
This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
Excellent summary.
“Legacy” code is *successful* code.
(I have minor quibbles with the Python and JavaScript mentions, but this is about COBOL.)
"A giant squid found at Ranheim in Trondheim 2 October 1954 is being measured by the Professors Erling Sivertsen and Svein Haftorn. The specimen was measured to a total length of 9.2 meters." If used, please credit: Photo: NTNU Museum of Natural history and Archeaology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_squid_Ranheim.jpg
Let's talk about abyssal gigantism:
The tendency of animals found in ocean depths to be substantially LARGER than shallow-water cousins.
This is the giant squid (Architeuthis dux), which can reach 13 m (~40 feet) long from 'head' to tentacle tip.
They can live at depths of 1000+ m.
(📷:NTNU Museum)
I hope that there will be a sequel.
16.02.2026 20:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is the 36th anniversary of the pale blue dot picture. Yesterday we did a journal club about a classic Sagan paper and my grad student BP ended by sharing this video. I’d heard the more polished pale blue dot speech so many times but I find this one to be more human
youtu.be/tgQ1PtkZvGU?...
Finally some good news. | academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... 🦑🌎🧪
14.02.2026 20:10 — 👍 84 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 6
Antarctica’s Best Ocean Explorers Have Whiskers and Love to Lounge
The environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. Seals can collect data in waters that ships could never reach.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c... 🦑 🧪 🌍️
Clouds affect photosynthesis: they reduce sunlight but also supply rain. So are clouds good or bad for plants? New paper shows that it depends on water availability. Clouds will shrink in the warming future. That makes vegetation decline in arid regions and increase in humid regions. rdcu.be/e3TmT
13.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 23 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
A black-and-white portrait photograph of pioneering nuclear physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, taken in her later career years. She is seated in a cozy, book-lined study or office, surrounded by shelves of books and framed photos on the wall behind her. She has short, neatly styled graying hair and warm, intelligent eyes, wears large, round-framed glasses that accentuate her thoughtful gaze. She has a gentle, knowing smile and is dressed in a patterned blouse or dress with a polka-dot or textured dark fabric, a small brooch or pin on her collar, and a simple necklace. Her hands rest calmly in front of her as she sits slightly turned toward the camera, exuding quiet confidence, resilience, and intellectual depth. The setting highlights her lifelong dedication to science, from her groundbreaking work on light nuclei spectroscopy to her influential compilations of nuclear data, and her advocacy for women in physics despite facing significant gender barriers in academia. The image captures her as a trailblazing figure who received the National Medal of Science in 2007 and left an enduring legacy in #nuclearphysics.
Nuclear physicist Fay Ajzenberg-Selove was born #OTD in 1926. She authored decades of authoritative compilations on light nuclei energy levels (researchers' "nuclear bible"). Recipient, National Medal of Science (US 2007) for advancing nuclear #physics. Advocate for #WomenInScience.
#WomenInSTEM
Swarms of bots linked to IP addresses in Lanzhou, China are absolutely flooding the internet.
An absolutely fascinating story from our Made in China newsletter this week, by @zeyiyang.bsky.social
I'm at the power plant
I'm at the fish disco
I'm at the combination power plant fish disco
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A satellite‑derived map showing accumulated rainfall over the Iberian Peninsula from 1 to 7 February 2026. Western Portugal and parts of northwestern Spain appear in deep red, indicating more than 250 millimetres of rainfall. Surrounding areas are shown in shades of blue, representing lower rainfall totals. Cities including Lisbon, Vigo, Madrid and Marbella are labelled. A legend at the bottom right displays rainfall values from 0 to over 250 millimetres.
A radar‑based comparison image of the Tagus River region in Portugal using Copernicus Sentinel‑1 data from 27 December 2025 and 7 February 2026. Flooded areas are highlighted in bright red, spreading along the river and its tributaries northeast of Lisbon. The surrounding landscape appears in grey‑blue tones. Coastal areas and inland terrain are clearly visible, with a scale bar indicating 10 kilometres and a date label in the lower right corner.
Three winter storms — Kristin, Leonardo and Marta — soaked the Iberian Peninsula in early 2026.
🌧️ Rainfall maps show areas in Portugal and Spain receiving 250+ mm in a week.
🌊 Copernicus Sentinel‑1 radar reveals major flooding along Portugal’s Tagus River, comparing Feb 2026 to pre‑storm conditions.
The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
New study led by @marylouathanase.bsky.social and @raphaelkoehler.bsky.social.
As #SeaIce thins, the Beaufort Gyre releases its feshwater out of the #Arctic.
We don't predict the "Day After Tomorrow" but I'm curious about potential impacts on the #AMOC
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
the idea of Julia is to solve the two-language problem (high level languages like R and Python that need a lower level language like Fortran or C++ for anything that needs to go fast) with One Language To Rule Them All ... love the idea though haven't used it enough to be really won over
04.02.2026 05:50 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Global map pointing out Svalbard.
In a twist, polar bears in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago are getting fatter.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4t96SwZ
🌍What is RESCUE?
We investigate the Earth system response to climate neutrality scenarios, providing science-based policy-relevant recommendations on the role that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) can play in the coming decades.
🔍Check out our poster & visit our web!🔗 rescue-climate.eu/about-us/pro...
Morka & Sia The Magic Puddle page 1.
Morka & Sia The Magic Puddle page 2.
Morka & Sia The Magic Puddle page 3.
Here is the first comic of Morka & Sia! Enjoy :)
#STEM #Science #Morka&Sia #Comic #Art
When some people misuse LinkedIn for their homework...
...give them serious answer:
(for reference: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...)
