Xenobots are microscopic, programmable biological machines constructed entirely from living cells without any genetic modification. Measuring less than a millimeter, they lack traditional mechanical parts and are entirely organic, biodegradable, and derived primarily from embryonic stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).
#WhatIs #EvolutionaryBiology #DevelopmentalBiology #SyntheticBiology #ComputationalBiology #SoftRobotics
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05172601.html

Geoengineering, also referred to as climate engineering, is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climatic system with the primary goal of mitigating the adverse effects of anthropogenic global warming.
#Geoengineering #AtmosphericScience #EarthScience #Chemistry #Engineering #Biogeochemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/cat05172601.html

#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 5341
Valid From: 2026-05-13T20:26:00
Now Valid Until: 2026-05-17 21:00
Warning Condition: Persistence
Extended 2026-05-17 08:38 by Forecaster User
Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

Climate change is progressively exacerbating respiratory diseases through the increased frequency and intensity of environmental hazards such as wildfire smoke, extreme heat, flooding, and extended pollen seasons. These compounding risks are reversing decades of air quality progress and placing immense strain on public health infrastructure.
#Environmental #PublicHealth #Pulmonology #Epidemiology #Climatology #ClimateChange #Canada #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/env05172601.html

Low-risk patients with a previous #Cesarean section are significantly more likely to attempt and successfully achieve a vaginal delivery at predominantly Black-serving hospitals than at hospitals serving fewer Black patients.
#Obstetrics #Gynecology #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/med05172601.html

Male hoverflies possess distinctly larger eyes and faster photoreceptors than females, providing them with advanced visual systems that support rapid, high-speed aerial pursuits for breeding and territorial dominance.
#Neuroscience #Entomology #Biomechanics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ns05172601.html

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Good afternoon (or whatever it is where you may be)
I'm sure by now you figured out I took the day off—though not really; I've been working on some template changes, and also had to fix the podcasts on the "What Is" series. Without notice they changed the minimum size the players could be, and it made all the play buttons disappear. Anyhow used a script in the CSS to force the required size, though it's given me some reasons to look at changing it all together. We'll see how it goes.

AI "Data Cannibalism," also known as Model Collapse, is a phenomenon where artificial intelligence models degrade and produce inaccurate gibberish when continuously trained on synthetic, AI-generated data instead of fresh human data.
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ComputerScience #Statistics #Mathematics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/ai05152601.html

A groundbreaking multiomics study revealing that biological aging and overall human biology are shaped by an intricate interaction between a person's genetic ancestry and their geographic environment.
#Genomics #MolecularBiology #Bioinformatics #Epidemiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/geno05152601.html