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TJ

@minispeeder.bsky.social

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🌍 Curious innovator | Fitness & science enthusiast 💪🔬 | Always improving tech, health, & workouts 🛠️ | Explorer of ideas, treasure hunts, and the universe 🌌 | Forever asking “What’s next?” | ✉️ DM-friendly 🚀

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com

Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds

Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

finance.biggo.com/news/ebf1002...

finance.biggo.com

IBM Quantum Computer Solves in 19 Seconds a Calculation That Would Take a Supercomputer 110 Years — BigGo Finance

IBM's 120-qubit superconducting quantum processor, the Nighthawk r2, generated 1 million samples in just 19 seconds during a random circuit sampling…

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

techfixated.com/vagus-nerve-...

techfixated.com

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease‑ and age‑related memory loss

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Quantum computing’s “dark horse” just proved it can go universal

Researchers have shown that exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons can perform the full range of operations needed for universal quantum computing. Using 54 qubits on Quantinuum’s H2 proce...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

news.mit.edu/2026/ultraso...

Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart

MIT engineers developed a noninvasive pacemaker that stimulates the heart using ultrasound. The design could one day provide a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

us.politsturm.com/toxic-chemic...

us.politsturm.com

Toxic Chemicals Are Increasingly Present in the Human Body

Toxic "forever chemicals" are now found in 99% of human blood samples

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Essex biologist hopes to boost food security with maize research

Dr John Ferguson says the research will "drive the future" of food security.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

www.the-scientist.com/us-research-...

the-scientist.com

US Research Cuts Drive Scientists to Germany | The Scientist

US-based researchers are seeking academic asylum in Germany following the Trump administration’s funding cuts—a loss to American science.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/weve-lost-12...

sciencealert.com

We've Lost 12 Trillion Tons of Ice From Earth's Major Ice Sheets in Just 47 Years, Satellites Reveal

Two of Earth's largest ice sheets have lost more than 12 trillion US tons of ice in just 47 years, according to a major report authored by 58 scientists from institutions around the world.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest

Scientists have captured a subduction zone off Vancouver Island in the process of tearing itself apart, revealing that these massive tectonic systems may die piece by piece rather than all at once. Th...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

futurism.com/science-ener...

Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening Isn't Just a Fluke, and If It Collapses, the World Could Be Plunged Into Climat...

A reanalysis of the "cold blob" at the bottom of the Atlantic suggests that it's caused by the weakening of AMOC, a key artery of the ocean.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

www.sci.news/paleontology...

New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China | Sci.News

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of therizinosaur based on a nearly complete skeleton found in northeastern China.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a 66-million-year-old secret

A broken rib from Scotty, the largest known T. rex skeleton, contains an extraordinary fossilized network of blood vessels formed while the dinosaur was healing. Scientists used neutron and X-ray imag...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

phys.org/news/2026-09...

Hot spring amoeba breaks record for heat tolerance of complex life

A tiny, single-celled organism can thrive at temperatures that would kill all other known complex life. In a study published in Cell, scientists describe a new species of amoeba that can eat and repro...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

A new process turns plastic waste into gasoline and diesel fuel

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a surprisingly simple way to turn polyethylene, the common plastic used in shopping bags and cutting boards, into gasoline and diesel-like fu...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

scitechdaily.com/1000x-speedu...

scitechdaily.com

1,000x Speedup: Scientists Just Broke Through a Major Quantum Computing Bottleneck

A theoretical shortcut could speed up certain operations on protected quantum states by more than a thousand times, giving disturbances less time to corrupt information.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/a-quantum-co...

sciencealert.com

A Quantum Computer Just Confirmed a 48-Year-Old Math Problem

Quantum computers already exist and are advancing quickly, but scientists predict there's much, much more to come from them – and a new study points the way to another significant step forward in the ...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-...

sciencealert.com

Astronomers Detect Radio Signals Coming Directly From an Exoplanet For The First Time

There's no proof of other life beyond Earth yet, but scientists are constantly looking out and listening for signs that we're not actually alone in the Universe.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

www.popsci.com/science/tyra...

Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, new study confirms

The King of the Dinosaurs had an internal temperature similar to you.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

interestingengineering.com/innovation/t...

interestingengineering.com

New tin-based solar cells could push past 33% efficiency ceiling

Researchers at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands found that tin-based perovskite solar cells can slow heat loss from high-energy "hot electrons."

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists reveal creatine’s hidden power beyond muscle gains

Creatine might be famous in the gym, but its real story is far more interesting. Naturally produced in the body, it helps power cells by rapidly regenerating ATP—the fuel that keeps muscles, the brain...

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group

Scientists have identified the genetic cause behind the mysterious AnWj blood group antigen, solving a puzzle that began in 1972 and establishing a new blood group system called MAL. The discovery cou...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

techfixated.com/alzheimers-h...

techfixated.com

Alzheimer's has been considered irreversible for 118 years. That just changed

On November 3, 1906, a neuropathologist named Alois Alzheimer stood before the 37th Congress of Psychiatrists of South-West Germany in Tübingen and described

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

www.sciencefocus.com/space/humans...

sciencefocus.com

Scientists are now seriously asking if humans were seeded by aliens. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine

The idea that life on Earth began elsewhere in space has long been controversial, but it’s now gaining traction.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Common cleaning sponge found to release trillions of microplastic fibers

That “magic” sponge under your sink may be hiding an environmental downside. While melamine sponges are famous for effortlessly scrubbing away stubborn stains, they slowly break down as you use them—s...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/earth-h...

skyatnightmagazine.com

Earth hit by gamma rays from exploding star 2 billion lightyears away

Gamma rays from GRB 221009A caused a disturbance in Earth's ionosphere when they hit our planet and were detected by multiple satellites.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

www.livescience.com/technology/c...

livescience.com

Scientists build a DNA computer that can perform calculations in a drop of water

This programmable DNA computer can perform arithmetic without the continuous energy input needed by other systems.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/scientists-s...

sciencealert.com

Blood-Brain Barrier Successfully Repaired in Alzheimer's Models

The brain keeps one of the strictest guest lists in the body.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists find a natural gut compound that helps heal the intestine

A natural compound produced by gut bacteria after digesting foods such as pomegranates, walnuts, and berries may help repair and protect the intestinal lining. The discovery reveals a surprising benef...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.techspot.com/news/113894-...

Scientists develop a way to restore aging EV batteries without breaking them down into raw materials

The work focuses on a common problem in aging lithium-ion batteries: buildup on the electrodes. As batteries are charged and discharged, a layer known as the solid...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists turn seawater into fresh water without harmful brine

Scientists have developed a solar-powered desalination system that turns seawater into fresh water while removing nearly all of the leftover salt as a solid instead of producing harmful brine. The sel...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

interestingengineering.com/energy/us-sc...

interestingengineering.com

Plasma-electric method could turn CO2 into sustainable jet fuel

Yale researchers have combined plasma and electrocatalysis to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels, alcohols, and other valuable chemicals.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/when-wi...

skyatnightmagazine.com

Scientists have worked it out when Earth will run out of oxygen – and it's sooner than we thought | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

When will Earth run out of oxygen? Scientists have determined the most likely cause of the end of life on Earth, and how long we've got.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

interestingengineering.com/science/firs...

interestingengineering.com

Researchers achieve fastest and most complex DNA computer to date

Researchers at Maynooth University just built a breakthrough DNA computer capable of math like addition, multiplication and division.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

biomesci.com/sewage-gut-m...

Sewage-derived gut microbiome linked to disease burden

A global study of sewage from 220 cities found a population-level gut microbiome that predicts national disease burden with 92% average accuracy.

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

goodandbadpeople.com/read-blog/16...

goodandbadpeople.com

A Single Dose Temporarily Reversed Autism-Like Symptoms in Adult Mice Within Hours

A drug briefly reversed autism-like brain and behavior changes in adult mice, hinting that affected brain circuits may remain surprisingly adaptable.

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

biomesci.com/probiotic-t-...

Gut bacteria fused to T cells shrink tumors in mice

A mouse study fused an engineered probiotic onto T cells, shrinking colorectal tumors 78% and roughly doubling survival, via an IL-18 immune pathway.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/metal-partic...

sciencealert.com

Metal Particles From Joint Replacements Can Reach Your Brain, Study Finds

Chronic hip, knee, or shoulder pain often requires total joint replacement.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists discover a hidden switch that shuts down inflammation

Scientists have uncovered a natural braking system that helps the immune system switch off inflammation and prevent harmful immune cells from building up. Boosting this pathway in people reduced infla...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

www.sci.news/paleontology...

Exceptionally Preserved Bird Feathers Found in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Coprolite | Sci.News

Paleontologists in Montana have discovered remarkably preserved feathers of an ancient aquatic bird inside a fossilized dinosaur dropping, offering rare insight into why certain birds survived the ast...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

dailygalaxy.com/2026/09/supe...

dailygalaxy.com

Scientists Just Found Pieces of a Lost Supercontinent Hiding Beneath Three Continents

Buried deep beneath three continents lies evidence of a lost world far larger than anyone imagined. After analyzing tens of thousands of ancient rocks, scientists have uncovered hidden fragments of a ...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

www.wired.com/story/astron...

Astronomers Have Completed the Largest Map of Space. Yes, You Can Play With It

The intricate, 5.6 trillion-pixel map covers approximately 75 percent of the sky and includes about 4 billion celestial objects.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

sciencedaily.com

Scientists find a way to slash computer memory energy use by orders of magnitude

Scientists have devised a new way to switch magnetic computer memory while using far less energy than today's leading technologies. By mathematically optimizing the pulses used to flip digital bi...

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

www.9news.com/article/life... Colorado scientists make history, uncover Tyrannosaurus rex footprints

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

biomesci.com/sulfur-diet-...

Sulfur Diet Tied to 25% Higher Lung Cancer Risk in Women

A UK study of 114,981 women found a diet that feeds sulfur gut bacteria, high in processed meat, low in vegetables, tied to a 25% higher lung cancer risk.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

spacedaily.com/k-a-shipping...

A shipping container falling off a cargo ship in 1992 spilled 28,000 rubber ducks and other bath toys into the Pacific, and oceanographers spent the next 20 years tracking where they washed ashore to ...

A lost shipment of bath toys became an accidental oceanographic instrument, revealing decades of currents and gyre patterns that scientists couldn't observe any other way.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

www.thebrighterside.news/post/scienti...

thebrighterside.news

Scientists turn hard-to-recycle PVC plastic into high-performance engine oil

Virginia Tech researchers developed a process that turns hard-to-recycle PVC waste into valuable lubricant ingredients.

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...

sciencealert.com

Alzheimer's Damage in Mice Reversed With Just Two Injections

Slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease is the goal of most existing treatments, but reversing it is much harder.

TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

phys.org/news/2026-09...

Forever chemicals break apart into fluoride under UV treatment, revealing a cleanup roadmap

UC Riverside environmental engineers have identified key chemical reactions that occur when ultraviolet light is used to destroy "forever chemical" pollutants in water, providing a roadmap for develop...

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TJ @minispeeder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

www.abovethenormnews.com/2026/09/08/a...

abovethenormnews.com

After Eight Years in Space, BepiColombo Is Finally Closing In on Mercury

BepiColombo arrival at Mercury, Mercury spacecraft, ESA Mercury mission, JAXA Mio, Mercury Planetary Orbiter, Mercury exploration