Toxic PFAS from firefighting foam contaminated a town’s water supply for decades. Now, early data from a CDC-led study is illuminating the forever chemicals’ effects on its residents.
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Toxic PFAS from firefighting foam contaminated a town’s water supply for decades. Now, early data from a CDC-led study is illuminating the forever chemicals’ effects on its residents.
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"The FDA is suspending a quality control program for testing milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division...
Another disruption to food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 HHS employees..."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
A view of Earth rising above the Moon's horizon, taken from space. The Moon's barren, gray surface stretches across the lower portion of the image, while Earth appears as a small, vibrant blue-and-white sphere against the vast blackness of space.
Earth Day is a reminder that we only have one planet. Sometimes, it takes seeing Earth from space to truly grasp how precious it is. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)
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Boards make important decisions that can change the trajectory of students’ lives. Exercise your privilege to vote for candidates that are positive and concerned for the success of all students. I did 😊 #katyisdvotes
Well this seems like a fantastic plan.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...
90% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die from the disease. That's why the medical community is excited about the results of a small trial in which nearly half of the pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease remained relapse-free three years later.
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One of the most frequent questions I get when I post images of space: "Are those colors real?"
The answer is no. Well, maybe. Kinda?
www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
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🚨 HUGE news from Canada's tricouncils who are harmonizing their scholarship & fellowship programs, upping the total number (huzzah!), and critically, allowing foreigners to apply for doctoral and postdoc fellowships. Want to work with me? Get in touch! 🇨🇦🧪⚒️
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-D...
"’America's competitors will relish this self-inflicted wound,’ Owens says. ‘We urge NIH leaders to rescind this dangerous policy before its harms are felt by Americans.’”
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Photo of three people on stage. Text says: 2024 was a big year for science, so we asked experts in health, astronomy, and climate to share highlights from their fields.
It's been an exciting and hectic year in science discovery and innovation.
In today's episode, we share the highlights of a conversation with three experts about the science highlights from the year.
Listen here 🎧: https://buff.ly/3Mut28J
Researchers found that painting a single-blade black on wind turbines reduced bird collisions by more than 70%.
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New DN! Fire is a part of natural history that land managers consider to maintain the health of an ecosystem. Have students investigate trends in a long-term dataset to see if biodiversity changes with the number of prescribed burns in WI oak forest plots. 🔥 #DNOTW
datanuggets.org/a-burning-qu...
A collage featuring 100 planetary nebulae captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
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