Science matters. Here's a few headlines and stories that caught our attention this week. A flooded future for cities like New Orleans and T-Rex's tiny arms. We're thinking of doing more shorts like this, so if you like it, please let us know and pass it on. 🧪🦖🌊
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This is bad. Bad for researchers. Bad for science. Bad for universities. Bad for professional associations.
For example:
1. Every award would be vetted by political appointees, who could overrule peer reviewers and deny the award if it doesn't advance the president's priorities. 1/🧵
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines, according to the United States Geological Survey. https://cnn.it/43mjQeX
46 years ago Mount St. Helen's erupted. It was the worst volcanic disaster recorded in US History. It was a tragic disaster but also a watershed moment for our understanding of volcanoes, the need for monitoring and more. Here's bit more in this short. 🧪🌋
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For the first time, undersea gliders are in the 2026 National Hurricane Operations Plan and the IOOS Association is recognized as they prepare to deploy gliders to improve hurricane intensity forecasting. Check out this cool short video on why it matters. 🧪🌀🌊
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What really sets the “Payam Method” apart is that piano students learn to compose original songs at very young ages. Delara, 11, has already written three. cbsn.ws/4duFMuq
Mainstream media's choice to focus on the "middle" rather than the "truth" is the main reason for its downfall. Appeasement and pandering ≠ Trust. Choosing truth over convenience does.
Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Initial analyses suggest that the 8 June 2026 M=7.8 earthquake offshore Mindanao in the Philippines this morning had the potential to have triggered significant numbers of landslides and areas of liquefaction.
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stop writing articles about extreme heat using fun summer imagery challenge: impossible (apparently)
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Ellen Prager, PhD
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Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists…
Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule.
Russell Vought is going destroy American Science.
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Potential landslides and liquefaction from the 8 June 2026 M=7.8 earthquake offshore Mindanao in the Philippines
