Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialConrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 14/09/2025We often worry about the wrong things. People killed annually by Sharks 10 Elephants 100 Hippos 500 Snails 10,000 Dogs 25,000 Snakes 50,000 People 475,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 🧪 51561231
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 02/08/2025“This study reminds us that brain health is shaped not only by illness but by our everyday environment. The pandemic put a strain on people’s lives, especially those already facing disadvantage.”wrd.cmThe Pandemic Appears to Have Accelerated Brain Aging, Even in People Who Never Got CovidStress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis. 17304108
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialRuth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Phase I trial shows a new mRNA vaccine for HIV triggered strong immune responses with 80% of participants producing key antibodies and HIV-specific B cells. buff.ly/Puu5I5s Larger trials are needed to see if this can translate into real-world protection against HIV infection. #medsky #IDsky 🛟🧪 519646
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialMagdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · 02/08/2025This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearbyWhen people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response. 811729
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 09/06/2025No man needed: A female Asian water dragon at the Smithsonian National Zoo produced a daughter without the assistance of a male – and a series of other animals are known to have the same ability (called “parthenogenesis”)buff.lyVirgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without malesParthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized. 4254
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialImran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Gravity could be the definitive clue that the universe is one giant computer Modern ideas about reality sometimes sound like a wild story. The notion that everything around us might be bits and bytes is easy to brush aside, yet it continues to intrigue many. www.earth.com/news/gravity...earth.comGravity could be the definitive clue that the universe is one giant computerPhysicist Melvin Vopson proposes gravity might emerge from cosmic information processing, hinting the universe runs on a computational code. 021
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Penguin poop gives off ammonia, which enhances cloud formation and cools coastal Antarctica, allowing more penguins to poop there, probably. 🐧🧪nature.comPenguin guano is an important source of climate-relevant aerosol particles in Antarctica - Communications Earth & EnvironmentPenguin colonies emit gaseous ammonia that enhances new particle formation processes in Antarctica, according to online observations of gaseous ammonia and aerosol particles from a coastal site in Ant... 1640477
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialMatt-Man69 @matt-man69.bsky.social · 08/05/2025This right here…. feeling positive…. 💯🙋🏻🦋 0105
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 01/05/2025🧪In an immunotherapy clinical trial led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, most cancer patients saw their tumors disappear and have not seen them recur. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/h...nytimes.comMedicine Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies (Gift Article)For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an immunotherapy trial offered stunning results. 816656
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 04/05/2025Is your green the same as mine? Probably not. But does that mean color is just in the eye of the beholder? Philosophers argue no — colors are as objective as length or temperature. Despite variations in perception, color can be measured in science, biology and everyday life 🧪 💚buff.lyColors are objective, according to two philosophers − even though the blue you see doesn’t match what I seeAn object’s color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds − for different viewers. But that doesn’t mean colors are subjective. 48016
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDavid Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 25/04/2025China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChina shares rare moon rocks with US despite trade tensionsTwo US institutions have been granted access to samples collected by the Chang'e-5 mission in 2020. 35610
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialPasquines @pasquines.us · 23/04/2025The US Virgin Islands government has filed a lawsuit against Pepsi and Coke, alleging their products contribute significantly to local plastic pollution. stthomassource.com/content/2025...stthomassource.comUSVI Sues Pepsi and Coke Over Plastic PollutionPepsi and Coke bottles are destroying the natural beauty of the Virgin Islands while the companies making plastic pollutants lie about their environmental impact, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed... 0103
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialSky News @news.sky.com · 23/04/2025Istanbul hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake, Turkey's emergency management agency saysnews.sky.comIstanbul hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake, Turkey's emergency management agency saysIstanbul has been hit by a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake, but there are no immediate reports of any damage or injures. 1103
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialSky News @news.sky.com · 23/04/2025The forest fire has threatened 1,300 structures and cut power to the US state's Barnegat Township. 0103
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLibération @liberation.fr · 23/04/2025❌ Publicité en ligne : 200 médias français, dont Libération, attaquent en justice Meta, la maison mère américaine de Facebook et Instagram, pour pratiques illégalesliberation.frPublicité en ligne : 200 médias français dont «Libération», attaquent Meta pour pratiques illégalesTF1, France Télévisions, Radio France ou Le Figaro attaquent en justice Meta, la maison mère américaine de Facebook et Instagram. Une «première historique» selon leurs avocats. 16821
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Independent @the-independent.com · 20/04/2025Measles cases spread to three more statesindependent.co.ukMeasles cases spread to three more statesLouisiana, Virginia and Missouri each confirmed their first cases over the weekend, with at least 27 states now reporting the disease 3020298
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.social🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Good Morning ☕️ BlueSky Friends 1625357
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLibération @liberation.fr · 19/04/2025✍️ TRIBUNE. A l’occasion du bicentenaire de la rançon imposée par la France à Haïti, Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la mise en place d’une commission d’historiens. Une démarche pourtant empêtrée d’une vision impérialiste, pointe le docteur en sciences politiques Frédéric Thomas. Lire 👇liberation.frFrance-Haïti : une reconnaissance partielle et partialeA l’occasion du bicentenaire de la rançon, Emmanuel Macron a annoncé la mise en place d’une commission d’historiens. Une démarche pourtant empêtrée d’une vision impérialiste, pointe le docteur en sciences politiques Frédéric Thomas. 13214
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDr. James H. Gundlach @pecanjim.bsky.social · 19/04/2025No data mortality thoughts tonight. The United States high death rate has two causes. 1. Evangelicals using prayer instead of health care. 2. Capitalist health insurance denying middle aged care by high prices, high co-pay and denying care. Without these killers we would be normal.🧪☠️ #Sociology 37217
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 18/04/2025The largest-ever meta analysis on the topic overwhelmingly found medical cannabis is effective for cancer. By using a “radically inclusive methodology” and analysing > 10k studies, researchers hoped to end the “war between cherry picked” research. My latest. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comMedical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study findsAnalysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says 22689189
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialManchester Evening News @manchestereveningnews.co.uk · 18/04/2025Last month it was revealed 40 female prison officers have been sacked in the last four years over illicit relationships with male inmatesmanchestereveningnews.co.ukThe female prison officers who fell for murderers, armed robbers and gangsters 295
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 13/04/2025Avoiding your problems with work? You might have "high-functioning” depression In "High Functioning," Judith Joseph teaches people how to understand the science of their sadness, so they can understand the science of their happiness.latimes.comAvoiding your problems with work? You might have "high-functioning” depressionIn 'High Functioning,' Judith Joseph teaches people how to understand the science of their sadness, so they can understand the science of their happiness. 0153
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialChicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 13/04/2025A temporary pilot project is bringing rat birth control to the alleyways behind several of the major commercial and residential areas in the two North Side neighborhoods. The aim of the project is to reduce the rodent population by targeting the creature’s superpower: making lots of babies.buff.lyRat birth control comes to Wicker Park and Bucktown, a more 'humane' alternative to managing rodentsFor 10 years in a row, Chicago has been deemed "America's rattiest city." Birth control is one of the latest choices for tamping down rodent populations, and it's one of the more humane choices. 2284
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 13/04/2025A simple & “cost-effective” blood test may be capable of detecting Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms emerge. The test detects a repetitive RNA sequence that accumulates in Parkinson's patients, acting as an effective biomarker. 🧪🧠 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comBlood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emergeResearchers behind test using biomarkers say it could ‘revolutionise’ early diagnosis of disease 510026
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Stuff of nightmares 🦷👀 Lab-grown human teeth to 'fill in the gaps' in regenerative dentistry 🧪 www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comKing's College scientists' lab-grown human teeth breakthroughScientists from King's College London manage to grow a human tooth under laboratory conditions. 7268
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialJavi Ibarrondo @jibarrondo.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Four decades ago, this insect built its protective shell from human garbage | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪science.orgFour decades ago, this insect built its protective shell from human garbageStudy suggests microplastics have been affecting freshwater animal communities for decades 164
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDr Joanne Johnson @geologicaljo.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Check this out 👀👇 Birds are so ingenious! A brilliant science story that will make you smile 🧪🔬🐦⬛🐦🪺 #birds #biology 1296
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 11/04/2025Rich people live longer than poor people in the US and Europe – but rich Americans have far shorter lifespans than rich people in northern, western and southern Europe.buff.lyAmericans die earlier at all wealth levels, even if wealth buys more years of life in the US than in EuropeNew research shows that Americans’ personal wealth is not enough to compensate for factors that affect how long people live, such as health behaviors, education or social support. 33410
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialScroll @scroll.in · 11/04/2025During the hearings, #WhatsApp had listed the number of persons who were targeted using #Pegasus by country over the two-week period. The users were spread across 51 countries. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10812... 066
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialWinnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 11/04/2025NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said.winnipegfreepress.comNYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish touristsNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said. 1165
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialDan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 10/04/2025A saliva test that analyses DNA to identify men born with the greatest risk of developing prostate cancer may help "turn the tide" on the disease. Targeting those men for biopsies & MRI scans discovered aggressive cancers that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. 🧪🧬 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSaliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer claim scientistsAnalysing DNA in saliva can identify men at the greatest risk of prostate cancer 516660
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLe Parisien @leparisien.fr · 10/04/2025Fini de jouer avec la santé des enfants. Les élus européens discuteront ce jeudi des modalités d’une interdiction de ces polluants éternels mais aussi du bisphénol A dans les jouets en plastique vendus au sein de l’UE ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/N62a 284
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialEuronews @euronews.com · 09/04/2025Outbreaks of the disease, which affects primarily affects cattle and other livestock, have been reported in Hungary and Slovakia. #EuropeNewsl.euronews.comEstonia and Czech Republic enforce measures to curb foot and mouthOutbreaks of the disease, which affects primarily affects cattle and other livestock, have been reported in Hungary and Slovakia. 1133
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialSky News @news.sky.com · 09/04/2025Nursing home fire kills 20 in Chinanews.sky.comNursing home fire kills 20 in ChinaAt least 20 people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northern China, a state news agency reported. 062
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 09/04/2025A catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital left at least 79 people dead and emergency crews were working frantically after nightfall to pull survivors from the rubble. About 155 people were injured reut.rs/42q0KUvreut.rsDominican Republican nightclub collapse kills at least 79, families look for loved onesA catastrophic roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital left at least 79 people dead on Tuesday and emergency crews were working frantically after nightfall to pull survivors from the rubble. 210116
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/04/2025A priest charged with child molestation has been removed from his Downey parish by the Archdiocese of L.A.latimes.comPriest charged with child molestation, removed from Downey parish by Archdiocese of L.A.Priest charged with five felony counts of child molestation, removed from Downey parish by Archdiocese LA 6305
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 08/04/2025South Korea's government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law reut.rs/4j394ABreut.rsSouth Korea to hold snap presidential election on June 3South Korea's government has approved June 3 as the date for a snap presidential election, following the removal from office of Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his short-lived declaration of martial law. 1025158
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialTheSouthAfrican.com @thesouthafrican.com · 08/04/2025Several children have died in dangerous pit toilets across South African schools, and the Department of Basic Education has once again failed to meet a deadline to eradicate them. www.thesouthafrican.com/news/pit-toi... 083
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialEuronews @euronews.com · 07/04/2025Torrential rains and flash flooding follow deadly tornadoes as storms rage in Midwestern and Southern US states.l.euronews.comAt least 18 killed as heavy rains grip Midwest, South US statesTorrential rains and flash flooding follow deadly tornadoes as storms rage in Midwestern and Southern US states. 2127
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialScroll @scroll.in · 07/04/2025#MadhyaPradesh | National Human Rights Commission Priyank Kanoongo said that an investigating team of the government body will be in Damoh from April 7 to April 9 to probe the matter. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10810... 121
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLe Parisien @leparisien.fr · 06/04/2025💬 C'est «une folie» La marque fromagère avec son logo si caractéristique attire des collectionneurs. Et des passionnés. Certains vont même jusqu'à s'en faire un tatouage. Comme Christophe, 56 ans ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/Y1Bb 453
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLibération @liberation.fr · 06/04/2025«Vous trouvez des chambres pour 700 euros sans fenêtres et infestées de punaises» : l’Espagne manifestait samedi contre le mal-logement Reportage ⤵️liberation.fr«Vous trouvez des chambres pour 700 euros sans fenêtres et infestées de punaises» : l’Espagne manifestait contre le mal-logement 1368
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/04/2025A 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus is being remembered by his teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.”bit.lyBoy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classesA 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus is being remembered by his teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.” 2034865
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialThe Verge @theverge.com · 04/04/2025“Shame on you,” said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. “You are a war profiteer. Stop using AI for genocide. Stop using AI for genocide in our region. You have blood on your hands. All of Microsoft has blood on its hands.” 261898593
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialEllen Prager, PhD @elprager.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Life-threatening flooding, tornadoes, & intense thunderstorms through Sunday in today's weather impacts briefing for the All-Hazards Consortium. Access to @noaa.gov data critical to forecasting & issuing alerts. Please stay aware, stay safe, & evacuate if needed. 🧪🌧️🌪️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCL...youtube.comHistoric Flooding Through Sunday with Heavy Rain and Severe Thunderstorms in the Ohio Valley & SouthYouTube video by StormCenter Communications | GeoCollaborate 046
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialRapporteur @euractiv.com · 04/04/2025Romanian soldiers on parental leave found working as mercenaries in Congodlvr.itRomanian soldiers on parental leave found working as mercenaries in CongoThe ministry of defence confirmed that 466 soldiers who had been transferred to reserves engaged in security-related activities in Congo. 2157
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialEuronews @euronews.com · 04/04/2025Thousands protesting in Seoul cheered as the country's Constitutional Court removed the beleaguered leader from office four months after he caused political turmoil by declaring martial law.l.euronews.comSouth Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached over martial law orderThousands protesting in Seoul cheered as the country's Constitutional Court removed the beleaguered leader from office four months after he caused political turmoil by declaring martial law. 25114
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 03/04/2025Getting measles doesn’t confer benefits on the immune system — in fact, it’s just the opposite. Even a mild case of measles destroys the memory cells that confer resistance on bugs the patient has previously fought, in what doctors call “immune amnesia.”latimes.comImmune amnesia: Why even mild measles infections can lead to serious disease laterHow even mild measles infections can lead to serious illness later 16824
Reposted by @nairejo.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 03/04/2025Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees reut.rs/41UWWvjreut.rsTornadoes, heavy rains rip across central, southern USTornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees. 118219