I love science because science! I love talking to people about science even if they didn't want to talk about science because science is so sciency. Started on facebook.com/actuallyscience and now I'm everywhere - you know, because science is everywhere!https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkgrtdxe224Uranus has the coldest atmosphere of any of the planets in the solar system, even though it is not the most distant from the sun. #science #sciencefacts #uranus #cold #coldest #gasgiant #icegiant29 Mar 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkgrtdxe224https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkgmcpbmc24Octopuses have three hearts: two just to pump blood through the gills and one more to circulate it to the organs. The circulating heart stops beating while an octopus swims, as swimming puts a lot of pressure on their bodies. #science #sciencefacts #octopus #octopuses #heart #swimming29 Mar 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkgmcpbmc24https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkghjjgac24Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise, is the world's oldest known living land animal. As of 2025, he is estimated to be around 192 years old. #science #sciencefacts #jonathanthetortoise #tortoise #gianttortoise #seychellesgianttortoise29 Mar 2025 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkghjjgac24https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkgdeulbk24Before unleashing their infamous stink bomb, skunks stomp their feet, hiss, and sometimes even do a handstand to warn predators. So, if you see an acrobatic skunk - run. #science #sciencefacts #skunk #skunks29 Mar 2025 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkgdeulbk24https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkg5aa5u224Despite their towering height and tree-like appearance, palm trees are actually more closely related to grasses, lilies, and bamboo than to traditional trees. #science #sciencefacts #palmtrees #grass #monocot29 Mar 2025 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkg5aa5u224https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkfxyczgc24Octopuses (and some other cephalopods) can rewrite their RNA on the fly to adapt to changes in their environment. This allows them to tweak how their neurons function, helping them survive in different temperatures or even enhance their intelligence. #science #sciencefacts #octopus #octopuses29 Mar 2025 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkfxyczgc24https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkft5snp224Scientists have found that being in love activates the brain’s reward system in a way that can actually reduce physical pain. #science #sciencefacts #love #pain #feelnopain #happyvalentinesday29 Mar 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkft5snp224https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llkfodgti224Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake buried under 2.5 miles (4 km) of Antarctic ice, has been completely cut off from sunlight, the atmosphere, and the rest of Earth for millions of years - and is teeming with life. #science #sciencefacts #lakevostok #subglaciallake #life #antarctica29 Mar 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkfodgti224https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llizieocys2eWASP-76b, an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet about 640 light-years away. On the day side, temperatures soar past 2,400°C (4,350°F) - hot enough to vaporize iron into gas. WASP-76b is also tidally locked. The hot side vaporizes iron, which condenses into liquid metal and falls as molten iron rain.29 Mar 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llizieocys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llizby3tp22eA massive cloud of gas located near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which contains a significant amount of ethanol (ethyl alcohol), alongside other complex molecules, is essentially a giant cloud of "space alcohol." This cloud is often described as smelling like rum due to the presence of esters29 Mar 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llizby3tp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliz4kezuc2ePSR J1748-2446ad is the fastest known spinning pulsar. At about 20 kilometers (12 miles) across, it spins over 700 times a second - at the equator that’s 24% the speed of light. #science #sciencefacts #pulsar #fastest #psrj17482446ad29 Mar 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliz4kezuc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliyyhy7lk2eSurrounding a quasar called APM 08279+5255, about 12 billion light-years away, is a water vapor cloud containing 140 trillion times the water of Earth’s oceans. #science #sciencefacts #quasar #apm08279 #water #watervapor29 Mar 2025 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliyyhy7lk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliyubxbik2eDeep beneath Earth's surface, there’s an enormous amount of water trapped inside a special blue mineral called ringwoodite in the mantle. #science #sciencefactds #water #earth #mantle #ringwoodite29 Mar 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliyubxbik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliyphy4kc2eThere’s a theoretical limit to how tall a tree can grow, and it’s about 426 feet (130 meters). #science #sciencefacts #trees #limit #capillaryaction #watertension #hyperion29 Mar 2025 09:18 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliyphy4kc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliyiwkalk2eThe stay apparatus is a system of muscles, ligaments, and tendons in horses that allows them to stand on three legs while resting the fourth. This unique adaptation helps horses sleep while standing up and reduces wear and tear on their legs. #science #sciencefacts #horse #horses #stayapparatus29 Mar 2025 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliyiwkalk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliye5iwps2eThe One-Electron Universe Theory is an idea proposed by physicist John Archibald Wheeler in a phone call to Richard Feynman in 1940. It suggests that every electron in the universe is actually the same single electron, traveling back and forth through time #science #sciencefacts #oneelectronuniverse29 Mar 2025 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliye5iwps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lliy6os7fk2eOn September 3, 2002, astronomers discovered an asteroid with an unusual orbit around Earth. Further analysis of its trajectory and spectrographic evidence—specifically, the presence of titanium dioxide used in Apollo missions—revealed that it was actually the third stage of the Apollo 12 rocket.29 Mar 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lliy6os7fk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llixytnjpc2eSurfing bathymetry refers to the underwater topography that shapes how waves break, including reefs, sandbars, and underwater canyons. The ideal bathymetry funnels wave energy toward shallow areas in a way that creates clean, rideable waves. #science #sciencefacts #bathymetry #surfing29 Mar 2025 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llixytnjpc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llixtjsfus2eA humorous concept among the scientific community, often referred to as 'The Pizza Radius' or the 'Thermonuclear Culinary Zone,' suggests that for every nuclear explosion, there exists a precise mathematical distance where the heat flux would be just right to perfectly cook a frozen pizza. #science29 Mar 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llixtjsfus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llixoeffvk2eSpectralon is considered one of the whitest and most reflective materials known - reflecting over 99% of light. However, it’s not a pigment in the traditional sense - it's a highly diffuse reflective material made from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, the same polymer as Teflon). #science29 Mar 2025 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llixoeffvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llixhyr4g22eGalagos, also known as bush babies, have large, forward-facing eyes that are fixed in their sockets, meaning they can't rotate their eyeballs. To compensate, they have extremely flexible necks that allow them to turn their heads almost 180 degrees. #science #sciencefacts #galago #galagos #bushbaby29 Mar 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llixhyr4g22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3llix5nacxs2eSperm whales have two nostrils, but unlike most animals, they are asymmetrically positioned. The left nostril is visible on the outside and forms the single blowhole used for breathing. The right nostril is hidden inside the whales massive head and is actually part of its complex echolocation system29 Mar 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3llix5nacxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2xcq74pc2tMichelangelo had an astonishing understanding of human anatomy, which was so advanced that some of his artwork reveals details that were unknown or poorly understood in his time. One particularly obscure example is the "Creation of Adam" on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. L #science #sciencefacts26 Feb 2025 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2xcq74pc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2x4tjya22tThe chosen color for most night vision devices is green, because the human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other color. #science #sciencefacts #green #humaneye #nightvision26 Feb 2025 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2x4tjya22thttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2wxmcozc2p90% of the atoms in our bodies were forged in stars - elements like carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and iron. The remaining 10% comes from the Big Bang - the universe's first moments which created the lightest elements, hydrogen and helium. Thanks for sharing, Professor Erika Hamden! #science #bigbang26 Feb 2025 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2wxmcozc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2wrssa7s2pBeavers are incredibly skilled tree fellers, and they rely on their keen hearing to detect whether a tree is starting to fall. When chewing through a tree, they often pause to listen for the characteristic cracking sounds that signal the tree is weakening. #science #sciencefacts #beavers #trees26 Feb 2025 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2wrssa7s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2wlkazn225Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are cryogenic propellants, meaning they are extremely cold, and of all rocket fuels liquid hydrogen is the coldest - reaching temperatures of -253°C (-423°F). #science #sciencefacts #rocketfuel #liquidhydrogen #cryogenicpropellants26 Feb 2025 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2wlkazn225https://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2wfauh322gHammerhead sharks have 360-degree vision in the vertical plane! Thanks to their uniquely shaped, wide-set heads (called a cephalofoil), their eyes are positioned on either end, giving them an incredible range of sight. #science #sciencefacts #hammerhead #hammerheadshark #cephalofoil26 Feb 2025 08:09 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2wfauh322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/scienceactually.bsky.social/post/3lj2w7pnzx22gThe National Air and Space Museum, part of the Smithsonian, displays a moon rock collected during the Apollo 17 mission. What makes it special? Visitors can touch it! #science #sciencefacts #smithsonian #apollo17 #moonrock26 Feb 2025 08:06 +0000at://did:plc:5wbjcpld4dbkpg3i3n3kdu6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj2w7pnzx22g