Today I learned that #Cherenkov radiation is a real life phenomenon, and not a sci-fi gimmick
#TIL #TodayILearned #Science #IFLscience #Cherenkov
Today I learned that #Cherenkov radiation is a real life phenomenon, and not a sci-fi gimmick
Fighting a natural global crisis like the climate crisis seems like such a daunting task to many, and any hopes of actually making a difference is considered irrealistic quite often.
However, when a lot of people and especially politicians, manufacturers etc. work on turning things around, nature might indeed heal. It just takes time, but it's worth it, and that's not just a theoretical thing.
Just read about how Antarctica's ozone hole is closing, thanks to combined human effort:
#ClimateCrisis #Nature #OzoneLayer #Antarctica #NatureIsHealing #ClimateChange #FridaysForFuture #Science #IFLScience
Stretched out across the sky right now are Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, all plainly visible with the naked eye. Go outside and look up!
Stretched out across the sky right now are Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars, all plainly visible with the naked eye. Go outside and look up!
Looks like #iflscience went to a #paywall and #personaldata gathering model. Sad, it had potential.
Any recommendations for good #science #blogs , #websites , and the like. Any topic is fine as long as #rss is available.
#sciencejournalism #sciencecommunication #scicom #scicomm #scicomms #lazyweb #indieweb
#TIL The flying spaghetti monster is real! The deep sea is definetly an interesting and scary place.
Found out about this in the latest eppisode of the #iflscience podcast Break It Down.
https://iflsciencebreakitdown.podbean.com/
They have an article about it as well here:
https://www.iflscience.com/flying-spaghetti-monsters-and-20-potential-new-species-spotted-at-sea-mounts-75696
Image credit: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute, CC BY-NC-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)