Conservation is frequently mischaracterized in the public consciousness as a sentimental exercise—an aesthetic preference for charismatic megafauna or a romantic desire to preserve untouched wilderness for recreation. However, within the rigorous frameworks of modern biological and physical sciences, conservation is recognized as a fundamental "crisis discipline."
#WhatIs #Conservation #Ecology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02082601.html

Messenger RNA (mRNA) serves as the vital intermediary in the "central dogma" of molecular biology, bridging the gap between stable genomic DNA and the production of functional proteins. Acting as a transient transcript, mRNA carries specific genetic instructions from the cell nucleus to the ribosome, where the code is translated into precise amino acid sequences.
#WhatIs #Genetics #MolecularBiology #Biochemistry #mRNA #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02052601.html

This report provides a detailed examination of the science of edna It explores the mechanisms of shedding and decay that govern the "ecology of molecules," details the sophisticated analytical workflows that turn dirty water into species lists, and surveys the diverse applications of this technology across the planetary matrix. Most importantly,
#WhatIs #eDNS #Ecology #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi02012601.html

At the forefront of the "Scientific Frontline" is the investigation into the Cosmic Event Horizon. Unlike the Particle Horizon, which delineates the past, the Event Horizon delineates the future—it is the point of no return.
(The podcast is worthy if physics is not your forte)
#WhatIs #Astrophysics #Astronomy #SpaceScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01272601.html

#Supervolcanoes are distinct #thermodynamic entities defined by the explosive ejection of over 1,000 cubic kilometers of bulk deposits (VEI 8) and the subsequent formation of massive #calderas through crustal collapse rather than edifice construction. There's no doom and gloom here, you might just as well relax a bit.
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Volcanology #Geochemistry #Geophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01242601.html

This report for the Scientific Frontline "What Is" series provides an detailed analysis of the #invasive species phenomenon. It moves beyond simple definitions to explore the complex #ecological mechanics that allow these #organisms to dominate naïve #ecosystems
#WhatIs #Ecology #Environmental #Conservation #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01162601.html

The Scientific Frontline "What Is" series aims to elucidate the most complex and consequential phenomena facing humanity. Among these, few concepts challenge the resilience of the biosphere as profoundly as "Nuclear Winter."
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Physics #Nuclear
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01142601.html

The "What Is" for this week on Scientific Frontline is not merely a definition of a biological entity but an exploration of a technological platform that bridges the chasm between the petri dish and the patient.
#WhatIs #Biomedical #Bioengineering #Neuroscience #Oncology #ArtificialIntelligence #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01112601.html

The Capitalocene argument posits that the origins of the modern ecological emergency are found not in the steam engines of the nineteenth century, nor in the nuclear tests of the twentieth, but in the rise of the capitalist world-ecology during the "long sixteenth century"
#WhatIs #Opinion #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01042601.html

The term "Anthropocene" has transcended its origins in the quiet corridors of stratigraphy to become the defining cultural, philosophical, and scientific concept of the twenty-first century. It proposes a fundamental rupture in Earth history; the moment when human activity ceased to be a mere biological presence on the surface of the planet
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Ecology #Environmental #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01022601.html

@bittin Medlemssvgiften är 200 kr även för 2026. Det är mycket möjligt att vi kör nåt i #WhatIs-serien, mest troligt nåt mer specifikt om #DocumentFreedom. Och jag tänkte hålla en #SailfishOSSocial-träff med.

We are witnessing the rise of a "fourth wave" of psychiatry, characterized by the use of psychedelics: compounds that do not merely suppress symptoms but appear to catalyze profound, rapid, and durable healing through mechanisms of #neuroplasticity and network reorganization.
#WhatIs #psychedelics #Psychiatry #Neuroscience #Pharmaceutical #sflorg #PTSD #Alcoholism #Addictions
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi01012601.html

The history of #biological thought has long been dominated by a tension between the deterministic rigidity of the genotype and the fluid adaptability of the phenotype. For much of the 20th century, the Modern Synthesis emphasized the primacy of #genetic mutation and natural selection, often relegating #environmental influence to a mere background filter against which #genes were selected. However. . .
#WhatIs #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Neuroscience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi12252501.html

The #Phanerozoic Eon constitutes the current and most biologically dynamic division of the geological time scale. Spanning the interval from approximately 538.8 million years ago (Ma) to the present day, it represents roughly the last 12% of Earth's 4.54-billion-year history
#WhatIs #EarthScience #Evolution #Paleontology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi12212501.html

#Gravitational #microlensing has emerged as a transformative tool. It is an observational phenomenon predicted by General Relativity, wherein the gravitational field of a foreground object (the lens) bends and magnifies the light of a distant background star (the source).
#WhatIs #Astrophysics #Astronomy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi12142501.html

The year 2025 marks a definitive inflection point in the history of neuroscience and #geriatric medicine. For decades, the field of #dementia care was characterized by a certain fatalism—a paradigm of "diagnose and manage" where the clinician’s role was largely to document decline and support the family.
#WhatIs #Neuroscience #Psychiatry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/wi12062501.html

The concept of the #ecosystem represents one of the most significant intellectual leaps in the history of #biological science. It is not merely a label for a collection of living things, but a sophisticated framework that integrates the chaotic multiplicity of the #natural world into a coherent, functional unit.
#WhatIs #Ecology #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/wi11302501.html

The #mitochondrion represents a #biological singularity, a discrete #evolutionary event that fundamentally partitioned life on #Earth into two distinct energetic stratums: the #prokaryotic and the #eukaryotic. While colloquially reduced to the moniker of "cellular powerhouse," the mitochondrion is, in functional reality, a highly integrated endosymbiont that serves as the master regulator of eukaryotic physiology
#WhatIs #Biology #Biochemistry #MolecularBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/wi11222501.html

The term "narcissism" is one of the most frequently deployed yet widely misunderstood concepts in the modern psychological lexicon
#WhatIs #Psychiatry #narcissism #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/wi11152501.html

#Hormones are the silent orchestrators of the human body. They are the unseen #chemical messengers that, in infinitesimally small quantities, conduct the complex symphony of life. These powerful molecules control and regulate nearly every critical function, from our mood, sleep, and #metabolism to our growth, energy levels, and reproductive functions.
#WhatIs #Biomolecular #Biology #Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/wi11082501.html