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#NewSpecies!
New shrimpgoby from #japan just swam in:
Tomiyamichthys hyacinthinus
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0C2A2D74-FFE0-A26A-62C8-C6313E47320E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5588.1.8
#Zootaxa #TomiyamichthysHyacinthinus
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #goby #shrimpgoby #shrimp
#NewSpecies!
Chiloschista tjiasmantoi
New orchid from #indonesia!
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F384924D-3987-587C-9228-9507231E449E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.252.138190
#PhytoKeys #ChiloschistaTjiasmantoi
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #orchidaceae #orchids
I'm just an older disabled grad student pretty isolated due to the ableism of my institution, so maybe this is something going on already, but just in case not...
With federal scientists and scientists at places depending on fed funding being at risk right now, it seems really important to have not just institutional but secure personal contact info for folks one is working with, especially cross-discipline work on emerging diseases (human, animal, plant...). #USpol #Science
This is what an erupting volcano looks like from space.
Credit: NASA Johnson
More details: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/38985/sarychev-peak-eruption-kuril-islands
Just go watch this video, right now. Thats an order.
there is nothing new here
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rFGcqWbwvyc&si=Jo1XWQL9trl1tk9v
Very nice zoom-out from our recently discovered Einstein Ring in the very center to the whole galaxy NGC 6505 (on #ESA's
Instagram):
"Scientific truths are nonpartisan. It has never been more important to recommit to scientific knowledge, and to ensure you have access to data, are free from censorship, and are able to do your
valuable work."
https://unitedsciencealliance.org/
Happy 16th anniversary to the Neumayer Station III operated in the Antarctic by @awi!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer_Station_III
#anniversary #science #antarctica #NeumayerStation #OnThisDay #OTD
In less compelling AI-assisted scientific news… it’s still a mixed bag.
I wrote a thing for @thetransmitter. The attack on scientific infrastructure happening in the US shows that relying on any one country is not a good option for science. We need to start supporting and building international, decentralised infrastructure for science.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/policy/science-must-step-away-from-nationally-managed-infrastructure/
Finding a depressing number of accounts by scientists that haven’t posted anything in months or longer. Please wave if you are scientist posting on Mastodon so I can make sure to follow you. 😊 🔬 #science
Simulated accretion of gas matter (right) and compression and amplification of magnetic field (left) in a cluster of galaxies with a final mass of 6e14 solar masses.
Countering #misinformation isn’t just about the facts—it’s about how those facts spread through social networks and communities. #Science being right isn’t enough; it must be accepted within social circles to make an impact. https://theconversation.com/address-249121 #scicomm
Mushroom beta-glycans can aid in anti-inflammatory action and possibly protect from flu
"Researchers led by a team from McGill University in Canada found that the beta-glucan fibers found in all types of mushrooms could act as a sort of barrier to flu, "
#Science Eat more #Mushrooms
https://www.sciencealert.com/common-mushroom-fiber-may-protect-against-flu-study-finds
