Good resistance news: An 'Achilles heel' discovered in antibiotic resistant bacteria. Scientists in Canada found the critical vulnerability: bacteria need zinc. Deprive them of the nutrient & their stability is disrupted making them susceptible to antibiotics again www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
Have you noticed that the amazing people behind our Bellingcat toolkit have taken the time to categorise tools by research topics? This includes a must read most used by Bellingcat staff list, have a look here: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/most...
An astrophysicist and a neurosurgeon concluded that the human brain and the universe basically grow as a result of similar physical principles. Today’s House of Study goody looks at a myriad of similar connections, with many exquisite photos:
My own opinion is that it's good to signal (through words and/or actions) the virtues that you value; that's one of the most important parts of maintaining a healthy community.
These days are not good at all for so many people around here, so I'll try to brighten the mood, even for a second, with a new Hubble image! 🔭 This is the NGC-5530 galaxy, as seen by Hubble earlier today. This galaxy is located some 40 million light years away. HD: flic.kr/p/2qEpfnz
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Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part. Turns out those scenes were almost bang on. The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
Happy birthday, Joan Baez. The legendary singer-songwriter turns 84 years old today. Photo by Selin Alemdar / Redferns
Over 15,000 doctors have signed a letter imploring the US Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Secretary of HHS. The letter states: “RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.” 1/ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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This amazing image combines Webb (at top left) & Hubble's (on bottom right) face-on views of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512. Webb’s observations put together near- and mid-infrared light & Hubble’s ones display visible & ultraviolet light. ➡️ webbtelescope.org/contents/med...
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me after i drink two energy drinks in one day
I really hope James Woods was able to save his Oscar… oh wait, that’s right. He never won one.
Mario Kart 7 greatly deforms some drivers' models to get them to fit into their karts. The greatest modification is made to Rosalina, whose legs are considerably shortened.
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So, why did Donnie Coke Jr. and Charlie Kirk share a honeymoon suite on their little trip to Greenland? And order $3,000 worth of lube and condoms? I made it up, but do feel free to spread it. Truth doesn't matter anymore, sweeties. 🤭
Here are some nice mushrooms
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To an asshole, all virtue is "virtue signaling."
I went to the Jimmy Carter public visitation in the Capitol Rotunda last night. My friend and I arrived around 9pm. It was below 20 degrees with the wind chill. Wait time? 3.5 hours. Thousands of people were waiting outside in the freezing cold for hours late at night to honor Jimmy Carter.
It’s a Mel Brooks piece up in here… High Anxiety!
I've just seen Batman Returns described as "unrelentingly grim & boring." I've fact checked that claim & can report that contrary to these claims, Batman Returns is a movie in which the villain rides a mechanical duck & the hero has a big slide in his house.
Fantastic illustration of the topic of social construction of pathology -- and of medical progress, since we no longer pathologies this.
i don’t claim the money for almost any of my songs besides edamame, lalala & gravy collabs. gamers, animators, etc… go crazy 💅 go make your bag 🙂‍↕️
waaaaay too many people in the middle imo
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I have a favorite song about driving a train while high on cocaine. But I’m not going to tell you what it is. You have to guess.
Every single thing that everybody suddenly wants to do in Greenland - mine for minerals! use shipping lanes! set up bases! - can be done right now, while Greenland is part of Denmark. The discussion of "occupying" Greenland is just a pointless piece of aggression towards an ally.
some days a rock star. other days rock bottom. either way i’m rockin it.
Any good resources that people know where we can donate that help people who are displaced during this tragedy?
$1,131,794,901 That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns. Well, the planet is burning. Don't let them look away.
Thank you President Carter for your incredible leadership, legacy and life of service.
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
All those kids that got yelled at for padding their word count are really having the last laugh writing all these recipe web pages
There's an enjoyable irony that all of my odd interests that folks belittled when I was young, that they'd never make money or matter - history generally, military history in particular, video games, Tolkien, Dune - are the things I have built my career, such as it is, on.
Happy 30th birthday to this stunning single. Here’s the Eno mix ▶️🎧 youtu.be/A5iVF5yKP34
🚨BREAKING🚨: Various long-lost season 1 episodes of the 90s reboot of 'Zoom' on PBS Kids have been FOUND by George Herrera and uploaded to YouTube by YouTube user zoomfan1! Here's the channel: youtube.com/@zoomfan1?si...
I would sooner play one of those John and Yoko songs that is just weird screaming and sound collages than “Imagine” at my funeral
In 1850, the California government banned the controlled burning that Indigenous people had been doing for centuries. The practice controlled the forest density, scaled down undergrowth, and promoted fire-resistant species. It reduced the severity, mileage, and overall number of forest fires. 1/5
shaquille o'neal should start a podcast called radio shaq