Learn something new about the world around you. News and updates from scientific and research organizations of various disciplines. #science #technology #engineering #math #nature #socialscience #humanrights #research #innovationhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.expresshttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mrywys2ak22jThis is the new eyeless cavefish species named after a monster, Demogorgon, from the Netflix series, Stranger Things. It is the name of a deity of the underworld. Though many scholars believe it to be a misreading of the Greek word, δημιουργός (dēmiurgós). #science #wildlife #nature #biodiversity [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrywys2ak22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mk4fet4cr227Happy Earth Day! 🌎 The Earth at night time (original image on the right; left image with diff. photo settings.) #science #astronomy #space #spaceflight #tech #engineering #physics #math #stem #climatechange #biodiversity #nature #earth #earthday 📸: NASA/Artemis II22 Apr 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4fet4cr227https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mjjpot6uac2hIt’s #WhaleWednesday! It turns out, Sperm Whale (Physeter macro­cephalus) communications closely resemble ours. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/293/2069/20252994/481340/The-phonology-of-sperm-whale-coda-vowels @royalsociety.org #cetacea #physeteridae #wildlife #language #nature #biodiversity #zoology #mammalia #climate #ocean #science 📸: See alt15 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjpot6uac2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3miuauuagws22It’s #MothMonday! The Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) was originally classified as a butterfly in 1773 by Dru Drury. It a diurnal moth (active during the day) and is endemic to Madagascar. #entomology #lepidoptera #insect #climate #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #science 📸: See alt06 Apr 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuauuagws22https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mi5d6ceaus2tIt’s #Baturday! A cloud of Honduran White Bats may look like cotton balls stuck under a leaf but they have a remarkable ability to construct ‘leaf-tents.’ It is one of only 6 bat species, out of ~1300, with white fur. #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology not #caturday #science 📸: See alt28 Mar 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5d6ceaus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mhw245kqms26It’s #WombatWednesday! #DYK there are three wombat species, and that their pouches (they are #marsupials) face backwards towards their rear? https://wwf.org.au/blogs/12-fascinating-facts-about-wombats/ #diprotodontia #vombatidae #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #mammalia #climate #wwf #australia #science 📸: sandid25 Mar 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw245kqms26https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mhjj4h5bn22kIt’s #FeatherFriday! The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world. It measures about 2.25 in. long and only weighs about 2 g. #ornithology #apodiformes #trochilidae #birds #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #science 📸: Christoph Moning/ eBird.org20 Mar 2026 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjj4h5bn22khttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mhjhkbyfu223This is the first time a frog, or any amphibian for that matter, was observed pollinating a flower. #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #biology #zoology #rainforest #forest #brazil #science 📸: Izecksohn’s Brazilian Tree Frog (Xenohyla truncata) by C.H. Oliveira-Nogueira / Science Magazine; see alt20 Mar 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjhkbyfu223https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mezbylqkhk2mIt's #MothMonday! The White Witch Moth is the largest insect in the world, with the largest recorded wingspan measuring 12 inches (30.48 cm). It's found in Central and South America: from Mexico to Uruguay. #entomology #lepidoptera #butterfly #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #science 📸: See alt17 Feb 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezbylqkhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mertdvcdsc2nIt’s #FeatherFriday! The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is one of the most colourful members of the Columbidae family. It's found in Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam. #ornithology #birds #dove #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #olympics #science 📸: See alt14 Feb 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mertdvcdsc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3meciblo6vs23It’s #Baturday! (Sorry #caturday fans.) Did you know that megabats, like the Flying Fox, do not use echolocation to find food? It instead uses its highly sensitive senses of sight & smell. https://biologyinsights.com/do-flying-foxes-use-echolocation/ #pteropus #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #science 📸: See alt07 Feb 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3meciblo6vs23https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mdyiwv36ec2kIt's Tits Tuesday! DYK that what North Americans call "chickadees" are called tits (or titmice) everywhere else? A famous species is the Eurasian Blue Tit. A less known one is the Sultan Tit. #ornithology #birds #paridae #passerine #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #iucn #science03 Feb 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyiwv36ec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mdoiax3tus2kIt’s our inaugural #FeatherFriday! This cockatoo has more dance moves than you! Apart from humans, dancing in sync with music has only been observed in cockatoos, and it gives us an insight to their cognitive processes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/cockatoos-have-unique-dance-moves-csu-study-finds/105600994 #birds #ornithology not yet #caturday 📸: alt30 Jan 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdoiax3tus2khttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3maxfb3xnpc2yA new wildcat species (Genus: Leopardus), discovered in the remote highlands of the Andes Mountains, South America. https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/a-new-species-of-cat-has-been-found-in-the-andes-4-329962/ #feline #felidae #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #iucn #chile #andean #science #cat #caturday 📸: Jim Sanderson (see alt)27 Dec 2025 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxfb3xnpc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3maw6daqhmk2aNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. This gives us a glimpse into how our own planet and solar system was formed. https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-reveals-largest-found-chaotic-birthplace-of-planets/ #science #astronomy #tech #engineering #physics #boxingday #earth 📸: NASA26 Dec 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3maw6daqhmk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3manhwwbcbs2oA new Dumbo Octopus species, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, discovered in the Western Pacific on the Caroline Seamount at 4,070 feet—a depth where light can’t penetrate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/390979774_Flying_in_the_deep_the_description_of_a_new_species_of_Grimpoteuthis_Octopoda_Cirrata_Grimpoteuthidae_from_the_Caroline_Seamount_with_ecological_adaptation_of_dumbo_octopuses #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #biology #octopoda #zoology #squid #marine #science 📸: See alt23 Dec 2025 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3manhwwbcbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mah6oamx3k23The Rusty-Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of smallest members of the Felidae family. It’s found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2019-0032/html #feline #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #iucn #science #caturday 📸: Nilantha; Wrangel via OneEarth.org20 Dec 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mah6oamx3k23https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3mafukjovqc2mThe Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) is one of the largest Lepidopterans. It’s found in Asia and has a wingspan of about 9.4 in (24 cm). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1518-2_19 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378111914005344 #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #insect #butterfly #science 📸: breedingbutterflies.com20 Dec 2025 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafukjovqc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3madbvaiaoc2cA new species of frogs the size of your fingernail, Brachycephalus lulai, discovered in Brazil. Other sp.: B. mariaeterezae B. olivaceus B. auroguttatus B. verrucosus B. fuscolineatus B. leopardus B. boticario https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0334746 #anura #nature #wildlife #biodiversity 📸: See alt19 Dec 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3madbvaiaoc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3maaqidkeoc2yThis is the first time killer whales (Orcinus orca; northern resident) and dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens; Pacific white-sided) have been documented cooperating to hunt salmon. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22718-4 #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #canada #cetaceans 📸: Fortune, Cheng, et al./CBC18 Dec 2025 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3maaqidkeoc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3ma7pv6cswk2hEggs have cholesterol. But is it okay to eat them every day? “Research shows that the cholesterol in eggs doesn't seem to negatively affect the human body compared with other sources…” https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/is-it-healthy-to-eat-eggs-every-day #science #food #nutrition #diet #health 📸: RecipeTinEats17 Dec 2025 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7pv6cswk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3m7vvicssp227#Research: Love bread but afraid of its adverse health effects? You can still enjoy it: “freezing and defrosting, toasting from fresh, and toasting following freezing and defrosting, favourably altered the glucose response of the breads…” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426743/ #diet #food #science14 Dec 2025 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vvicssp227https://bsky.app/profile/science.express/post/3m7gu554vis2eFollow us to be updated on the latest news from scientific and other research organizations of various disciplines from around the world. We aim to disseminate knowledge to all! #technology #science #engineering #naturalscience #math #stem #ai #quantum #politics #economics #business #humanrights08 Dec 2025 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:cxi7hkov5culcqmcuc5rvb2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gu554vis2e