Drive by science

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion | Neanderthals | The Guardian

[beyelzu]

Aeonium arboreum - Wikipedia

This is an aeonium arboreum that sits outside our fence on the road.

I started watering it daily about 11 days ago. I also take a picture each day.

While there are varieties that stay purple or tend more purple, the amount of green is a function of how much water they are given, the sunlight they receive and the temperature.

Ultimately it’s mostly just a function of available water.



This is true for many succulents.

[beyelzu]

Two drives by courtesy of I fucking love science

“This is a very unique kleptoparasitic relationship between a golden orb weaver (Nephilia pilipes) and a dewdrop spider (Argyrodes sp). The Argyrodes lives by the web of the golden orb weaver rent-free as they themselves don’t build webs, snacking on any prey too small to be noticed by the big girl, and in some cases, the Argyrodes can even [feed] on the host itself when it moults and becomes defenseless.”

Think This Giant Spider Is About To Eat The Small One? Think Again | IFLScience


And another one about Orb weavers using captured fireflies to signal to other fireflies.

Now, new research has captured evidence that points to A. ventricosus being able to hijack the fireflies’ messaging system by making males trapped in their web flash like females. This then lures in more fireflies who think they are approaching a female, when in fact, they’re flying right into a trap.

Catfishing Spiders Manipulate Fireflies’ Flashes To Lure More Into Their Webs | IFLScience

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The Sun over the last few hours. pic.twitter.com/4XMn4CrMA1

— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) September 2, 2024

[mickthinks]

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So ... what's with the sun, son?

[JoeP]

It was good while it lasted

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

The sun will still be there long after Xitter fades away.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Raw Milk and the Collapse of Consensus Reality - Buttondown

[LarsMac]

Back when I was young'n, living on my grandparents farm in the Appalachian hills, I helped Grandpa milk the cows (Well, Cow) and we always drank fresh-squeezed Milk. I loved it. There is something about the flavor that is ruined by Pasteurization.

Of course we never drank milk from strange Cows, either.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Beaver pause to listen which direction the tree might fall

[JoeP]

S2 meteorite: What happened when a rock as big as London hit Earth?

Meteorite was 200 times the mass of the one that wiped out the dinosaurs
Paid a visit to us three billion years ago

It gouged out a 500km crater and pulverised rocks that ejected at incredibly fast speeds to form a cloud that circled around the globe.

“Imagine a rain cloud, but instead of water droplets coming down, it's like molten rock droplets raining out of the sky,” says Prof Drabon.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

“The Starry Night” Follows Laws of Physics That Weren’t Discovered Yet

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

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[JoeP]

The first wooden satellite launched into space - The Verge

I'm intrigued.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Interview with Beaverland Author

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A brief history of the beaver trade

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

What you would see if Andromeda was brighter in the night sky

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— Space (@redditspaceviewes.bsky.social) November 19, 2024 at 9:28 AM

[BrotherMan]

IT'S HEADED RIGHT FOR US!

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Good news everyone: the Yellowstone supervolcano really isn't that big a threat.

[BrotherMan]

The Waffle House Index would indicate otherwise.

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Try and look on the bright side. If a super volcano goes off, it will prevent Trump (AKA Hitler) from being sworn in.

And also fix that global warming crisis.

[JoeP]

This really pops (stereo image, cross you eyes, you know the drill)

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Science community growing on Bluesky

Bluesky's science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Doctor Muraco is a Mississippi based marine biologist who also rehabilitates beavers while studying them. In recent weeks she got two new baby beavers.

Holley Muraco - YouTube

[JoeP]

Born to be wild: An investigation into Australian magpie swooping

Key point:

To show the survey results, I decided to use LEGO to illustrate my data because I didn’t know how to use Excel.

- Author is 8 years old