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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Interesantísima historia. 👇

Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Diez años después e imposible no emocionarse con esto. ¿Qué haremos sin Julia Luna? Esta es la última semana para disfrutar de sus narraciones.

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Cómo construir un proyector estenopeico casero para ver el #eclipse. «Estenopeico» significa ‘con un agujero estrecho’ (gr. στενός ‘estrecho’ + ὀπή ‘abertura’). Franciscus Donders, que había precedido a Darwin en postular la selección natural, acuñó el término. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbUG...

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Cómo hacer un proyector estenopeico para ver un eclipse solar

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Praza Pública @praza.gal · 08/08/2026

🌒 As eclipses de 1905 e 1912 en Galicia. Cristais afumados e asombro nas rúas: "esta vez poido máis o Sol" 📰 O fenómeno causou estupor na cidadanía e foi seguido por milleiros de persoas, como destacaron as crónicas xornalísticas da época praza.gal/ciencia-e-te...

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As eclipses de 1905 e 1912 en Galicia. Cristais afumados e asombro nas rúas: "esta vez poido máis o Sol" - Praza Pública

As últimas eclipses totais de Sol que se puideron ver en Galicia tiveron lugar hai máis dun século. O fenómeno causou estupor na cidadanía e foi seguido por milleiros de persoas, como destacaron as…

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A very rare instance of transmissible cancer in vertebrates has been discovered, in North American catfish ‘Ameiurus nebulosus’. The transmitting agent has not been identified as viral or microbial, but it seems to be the tumour cells themselves! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“El conflicto del Sáhara Occidental rara vez ocupa titulares internacionales. Sin embargo, bajo la aparente inmovilidad diplomática que rodea a esta disputa, la realidad sobre el terreno ha evolucionado durante los últimos años” www.afrocolectiva.org/post/marruec...

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Afrocolectiva

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Investigación e Tecnoloxía Matemática en Galicia @citmaga.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🔔Oferta de traballo #CITMAga 📚25 BOLSAS DE INICIO Á INVESTIGACIÓN 🔬No marco do proxecto “Eclipse 2026.8.12 en Lugo“ (FECYT) 📅 Do 14 de xullo ao 13 de agosto de 2026 💵 Criterios de selección: Expediente e CV ⚠️ Solicitudes antes: 22/06 ás 23:59h citmaga.gal/bolsas-inicio-investiga…

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Some of the microbes lingering on the 5300-year-old remains of “Ötzi the Iceman” may still be metabolically active, despite being kept in icy conservation conditions. My latest for @newscientist.com 🧪 #archaeology #microbiomes #prehistory #history #mummies www.newscientist.com/article/2528...

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Ötzi's frozen remains may harbour metabolically active microbes

Researchers studying a 5300-year-old mummified man have identified bacteria that lived in his gut when he was alive, as well as cold-tolerant fungi that colonised his body after death

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

No se puede jugar con un tema tan importante. Para contrarrestar la burricie 🫏, he aquí el resumen de la AAD para que en un minuto puedas leer cómo proteger mejor tu piel de lo que ya lo haces: www.aad.org/public/disea... La web de la AAD contiene muchos otros recursos sobre el cuidado de la piel.

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¿Cómo puedo prevenir el cáncer de piel?

Siga estos consejos para proteger su piel y reducir el riesgo de cáncer de piel.

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Begoña Caamaño é a homenaxeada no Día das Letras Galegas en 2026. 🖋️ Autora de ‘Circe e o pracer do azul’ e mais ‘Morgana en Esmelle’, destacou como activista feminista e contra a manipulación na CRTVG. Ambas as loitas continúan a día de hoxe. ✊

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European Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 12/05/2026

There are currently no authorised antiviral treatments/vaccines for #hantavirus. EMA is ready to support development & regulatory evaluation of such treatments. Claims that link hantavirus infection to #COVID19 vaccination are not supported by scientific evidence. www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/ema-...

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EMA actively monitoring cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak | European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Risk for the general population currently considered very low by ECDC

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

After 12 years, the EU flag is back on Hungary’s Parliament building — the new Speaker’s very first decision. A happy Schuman Day indeed.

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Beca Dreadful 🖤🌙 @becadreads.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Penguin Random House has started adding Bluesky as an option of where readers get book recs when they send out their Reader's Lounge surveys. We're slowly getting there 🙂‍↕️ 💙📚 #booksky

A screenshot from a Penguin Random House survey that says:

20. You mentioned you discovered books to read this past month on social media. On which of the following platforms, if any, did you find out about books? Select all that apply.
TikTok/BookTok
Bluesky (this is the one I have marked)
Twitter/X
Pinterest
Instagram/Bookstagram
YouTube
Tumblr
Reddit
Facebook
Linkedln

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Rent prices in Spain are now 50 % higher than 5 years ago. Housing has been the top concern of Spaniards in last 17 monthly CIS polls. There will be demonstrations on May 24th, and a general strike is on its way. It is time to act. www.publico.es/sociedad/der...

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La derogación del decreto de alquileres activa la movilización en las calles: "Los parches ya no valen"

Los sindicatos de inquilinas convocan una manifestación en Madrid el 24 de mayo y preparan una huelga general de alquileres.

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Do you want to #postdoc in Galicia? Check out this opportunity: talentgal.cigus.gal

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Talentgal | Your postdoctoral programme

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 09/04/2026

Overton xkcd.com/3230/

Comic. [Gravestone for Joseph Paul Overton with list of years underneath. 1960-2003 is in black at the top and crossed out in red. Underneath in red is 1965-2011, crossed out, then 1973-2018, crossed out, then 1982-]

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Misión Biolóxica de Galicia - CSIC @mbgcsic.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

JAE INTRO ICU - Iníciate en la investigación con la MBG-CSIC El Programa #JAE Intro ICU ofrece a estudiantes de grado y máster y a recién titulados una primera experiencia profesional en entornos de #investigación punteros 👇.

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

It was not Heraskevych who got disqualified from Olympics. It were Olympics who disqualified themselves from being human .

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

you have wonder if the problem was “world,” “facts,” or “books”

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

A wave of people have left ex-Twitter to check out something called Mastodon (as well as Bluesky). That leaves many wondering — what is Mastodon anyway? This explainer by @eff.org will help you make heads or tails of this new approach to communications and social media www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

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Leaving Twitter's Walled Garden

This post is part of a series on Mastodon and the fediverse. We also have a post on privacy and security on Mastodon, why the fediverse will be great—if we don't screw it up, and how to make a Mastodo...

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

No Decreto 79/2010, a Xunta prohibiu o ensino de matemáticas en galego en todo o ensino obrigatorio. Como a norma contradí outras de maior rango, é legal usar o galego, malia todo 🤍🩵 consellodacultura.gal/fondos_docum... 👇 Neste estudo achegan cifras sobre a situación actual (spoiler: non é boa).

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Lluis Montoliu @lluismontoliu.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

La explicación biológica del origen de estas estructuras grométricas singulares de las coles #romanescu se encontró hace unos años, y la investigación se publicó en la revista @science.org con la colaboración de investigadores del @ibmcp.bsky.social @csic.es @upv.es www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Cauliflower fractal forms arise from perturbations of floral gene networks

Shifts in floral-regulatory networks determine the emergence of fractal patterns in growing cauliflowers.

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CSIC @csic.es · 09/01/2026

🍅 Un estudio analiza el ‘idioma interno del tomate’ 🧬El @i2sysbio.es ha descifrado cómo se comunican sus genes en procesos clave como la maduración o la respuesta a la sequía 🌱Este hallazgo abre nuevas vías para desarrollar cultivos más resilientes 👉 tiny.cc/9mex001

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 10/01/2026

Hidden within the Online Safety Act is the spy clause that threatens encryption on messaging apps. As ORG's James Baker says, Ofcom "may be waiting to see what happens in Europe with the Chat Control proposal, because it’s quite hard for the UK to go alone.” www.computerweekly.com/news/3666367...

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Privacy will be under unprecedented attack in 2026 | Computer Weekly

The UK and Europe are ramping up opposition to encryption and stepping up surveillance of private communications. Here is what to expect this year.

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CSIC @csic.es · 10/01/2026

🌾La comunidad botánica española describe 80 especies nuevas en 2024 y 2025 🔎19 han sido descritas por investigadores/ras del Real Jardín Botánico (#RJB_CSIC) 🔬Estos hallazgos ponen de manifiesto que parte de la biodiversidad permanece aún oculta para la ciencia 👉 tiny.cc/uoex001

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Un minuto para decir lo que quieras. ✨ Ese es el premio por 100 programas en #SaberyGanar. Aquí mis 60 segundos: 👇👋

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

«Oxalá que nun futuro non se fale de min polo logrado en televisión, senón en investigación, porque iso quererá dicir que ten repercusión».😌 Grazas pola bonita reportaxe a: ✍️ Olalla Sánchez, e mais 📸 Paco Rodríguez para a @vozdegalicia.bsky.social . www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sant...

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Fer Castro: «Oxalá nun futuro se fale de min polo logrado na investigación, non na televisión»

O compostelán, doutor en Estatística, é coñecido en televisión trala súa participación en concursos como «Pasapalabra», «Cifras y letras» e «Saber y ganar». «A este concurso volvín para ter unha sensa...

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Yet another reason to boycott ex-Twitter. 👇 “Some of this content is technically illegal, but no one is getting punished for it besides the victims. [...] The scale and visibility of the attacks just keeps getting worse.”

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Nature @nature.com · 18/12/2025

The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the developments set to shape research in 2026 go.nature.com/4j3NcG5

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Science in 2026: the events to watch for in the coming year

The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the developments set to shape research in 2026.

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Orgullo de tele pública, apoyando las causas justas

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Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics @mpicybernetics.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

How much info do we really need to recognize a face? 👀 New research shows that humans can identify familiar faces even when 8 images are blended together. This might have implications for identity-fraud prevention. 👉 www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/face-morphing

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Orgullo de tele pública, apoyando las causas justas

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Un minuto para decir lo que quieras. ✨ Ese es el premio por 100 programas en #SaberyGanar. Aquí mis 60 segundos: 👇👋

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🗳️Está aberta a votación para elixir a Árbore do Ano en España. 🌳 O ‘Metrosideros excelsa’ de Monte Alto aspira a repetir a xesta do carballo do Banquete de Conxo. 🌳 Voten! ➡️ www.xn--arbolybosquedelao-uxb.es/votar-arbol-... galego.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/coru...

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El metrosidero bicentenario de la Policía Local de A Coruña, candidato a Árbol del Año

Está considerado el ejemplar más antiguo de la ciudad y diversos estudios lo vinculan a una posible procedencia neozelandesa ligada a rutas marítimas españolas en el siglo XVI

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Desvelamos uno de los secretos mejor guardados de la historia de España: los motivos de mi misteriosa desaparición de #SaberyGanar .👇

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350.org @350.org · 15/11/2025

Today at #COP30, thousands turned out in the streets of Belém🇧🇷 to demand urgent action on the #ClimateCrisis.⁠ ⁠ It was the first major protest outside the annual climate talks since #COP26 4 years ago in Glasgow, as the last 3 gatherings were in locations with little tolerance for demonstrations.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Worth noting that Oates didn't go for hate here, but pity, which stings more.

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The week of the 2025 #PremiosPrincesaDeAsturias is a good moment to remember Mary-Claire King's monologue on how she got the funding for the BRCA1 research. #genetics #history “The week of April Fool's Day of 1981 began badly.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOP5...

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The Moth Presents Dr. Mary-Claire King at the World Science Festival

YouTube video by The Moth

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GCiencia @gciencia.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🧪Hoxe celébrase o Día da Ciencia en Galicia 👨‍🔬A Real Academia Galega de Ciencias homenaxea ao químico Fernando Calvet i Prats, nomeado como Científico Galego do Ano. Pioneiro no estudo da bioquímica e promotor da biotecnoloxía en Galicia. Descubre a súa historia👇🏼

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Fernando Calvet i Prats. Un pioneiro da bioquímica e un promotor da biotecnoloxía en Galicia

A Real Academia Galega das Ciencias nomea ao químico nado en Vilafranca del Penedès como Científico Galego do Ano 2025

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

In 1960, at a time where humans were defined as nature‘s only tool-makers, she observed chimp David Greybeard fishing for termites with a twig he had stripped of leaves. Her mentor: “Now we must redefine ‘tool’, redefine ‘man’, or accept chimpanzees as humans.” www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

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How Jane Goodall changed the way we see animals – and the world

Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but she leaves a lasting legacy on how we view the natural world

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Fer Castro Prado @fercpr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Goodall worked hard and “saved every penny” to go to Africa and live with the animals. “Everybody laughed at me because I was just a girl, we didn’t have any money (and) WWII was raging.” “Work hard, take advantage of opportunity, but above all, never give up.” 💚 www.cnn.com/2025/10/01/e...

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Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died | CNN

Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91.

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