Science News from NatureInside the new political screening that’s stalling NIH grants
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01924-8?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Sarah Holstein
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Physician-scientist specializing in #myeloma. Believes #ZeroCOVID should be the goal. Amateur flutist. Proud #cat and #dog owner. She/her. #BringBackMasks #CleanTheAir #CovidIsAirborne #N95sForAll
Qasim Rashid, Esq.Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has two Black Haitian children who she adopted.
Today she ruled to expel 700,000 Haitians who were here legally. 😐
A reminder that proximity to white supremacy is not protection from white supremacy. And that proximity to Black and brown people is not exemption from being a fascist and racist.
Prof. Sam LawlerCan we all agree not to use this?
(No, we probably can't... also I've already heard from people in the US that some carriers auto-swap over to Starlink sometimes)
The direct-to-cell satellites are the worst for light pollution (they're huge and on low orbits), likely sat working lifetimes will be even shorter than Starlink's 5 yrs (because they're constantly orbit-raising due to friction with atmosphere), and thus more pollution from chucking them into the atmosphere
Defend Public Health“I urge those in the global public health and medical communities who share concerns about the new proposed rule to submit comments individually (either with your affiliation or anonymously) or as organisations, by July 13, 2026.” Dr. Nancy Krieger @[email protected]
Act now: oppose a new threat t...
Act now: oppose a new threat t...
Bob 🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦Two Minnesota solar farms swapped the gravel under their panels for native prairie and wildflowers. Five years later the native bees had multiplied twentyfold and were crossing the fence to pollinate the soybeans next door
Two Minnesota solar farms swapped the gravel under their panels for native prairie and wildflowers. Five years later the native bees had multiplied twentyfold and were crossing the fence to pollinate the soybeans next door
Everybody's heard some version of the bad news about bees. Hives collapsing over a single winter, beekeepers watching half their colonies die off, a steady
Bich Nguyen"The Forest Service announced Wednesday that firefighters were authorized to use N95 respirators on the fire line, a major policy reversal as the agency for decades did not allow such protections, even as studies demonstrated the health harms of wildfire smoke."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/firefighters-wear-n95-respirators-policy-change-rcna351438
#PublicHealth #wildfires #firefighters #OccHealth #prevention
Plague PoemsMy friend,
the climatologist,
says pay attention
to the heat wave
happening in Europe
My friend,
the epidemiologist,
says pay attention
to the Covid wave
that’s starting again
My friend,
oh my friends,
please pay attention
it’s time to wave
the world we knew goodbye.
Jessica ValentiI’m incredibly proud that Sen. Warren and her colleagues quoted Abortion, Every Day in their letter to Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, blasting them over the new government website moms.gov—and cited five pieces of our reporting on CPCs.
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AI6YR BenLA Times: ‘This is terrifying’: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source
" In the Rocky Mountains, where the Colorado River starts, the landscape is drier than anyone can remember.
The lack of water is hitting Colorado ranchers and farmers hard, and reservoir levels are dropping. Scientists say the entire Southwest needs to permanently adapt to having less water as the warming climate dries out the region. .."
(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-25/drying-colorado-river
#climateemergency #drought #colorado #california #environment #climate
Dr. Lucky TranSix years since the start of COVID and this type of misinformation by omission is still rampant. The best protection against airborne pathogens is wearing a high quality mask.
