Rocks that stood out as light-colored dots on the reddish-orange surface of #Mars now are the latest evidence that areas of the small #planet may have once supported wet oases with humid climates and heavy rainfall comparable to #tropical climates on #Earth
#PlanetaryScience #EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ps12012502.html

The #ocean is the Earth’s largest #carbon sink, buffering us from the worst that climate change can throw at us by absorbing a third of our carbon dioxide emissions, which in turn regulates global temperatures.
#Environmental #Ecology #MarineBiology #ClimateChange #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/env12012502.html

New research has found that the levels of #toxic #industrial #chemicals , which were banned over 40 years ago, are rising in #otters in #Wales
#Environmental #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/env12012501.html

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a new #space science #laboratory to enhance our understanding of the origins of #planetary systems.
#PlanetaryScience #Engineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ps12012501.html

#Mammalian #teeth show an astonishing diversity that has developed over 225 million years. One approach to describing the development of mammalian teeth is the so-called “Inhibitory Cascade Model”, short ICM.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Paleontology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ebio12012501.html

#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
Geophysical Alert Message

Solar-terrestrial indices for 30 November follow.
Solar flux 180 and estimated planetary A-index 16.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1200 UTC on 01 December was 2.00.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been strong.
Radio blackouts reaching the R3 level occurred.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are likely.
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

#Magnetostriction and spin dynamics are fundamental properties of #magnetic materials. Despite having been studied for decades, finding a decisive link between the two in bulk single #crystals had remained elusive, till now.
#MaterialScience #Physics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ms12012502.html

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have discovered something new about a very old #organism and used it to transform waste from a #chocolate factory into #C-phycocyanin, a valuable blue #pigment
#Biotechnology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/btech12012501.html

#sflorg
Good morning!
I don't know how the rest of you feel about it, but December got here way too fast for my liking.
Anyhow, Rise and Shine. ☀

Researchers from Empa, EPFL and CSEM have developed a green smart #sensing tag that measures #temperature and #humidity in real time – and can also detect whether a temperature threshold has been exceeded. In the future, this could be used to monitor sensitive shipments such as medicines or food. The sensor tag itself is completely #biodegradable
#MaterialScience #Technology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ms12012501.html

For more than two decades, researchers at the University of Basel have been investigating a severe form of muscular #dystrophy in which #muscles progressively degenerate. The research team has now discovered that the muscles’ ability to regenerate is also impaired.
#Biomedical #Genetics #MD #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/bmed12012501.html

An international team including UNIGE observed with the #JWST huge clouds of #helium escaping from the #exoplanet Wasp-107b.
#Astronomy #PlanetaryScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/astr12012501.html

#Cancer cells with a cell #nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to #drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings of a new study by researchers at Linköping University. The results may also explain why combining certain cancer drugs can produce the opposite of the intended effect.
#Oncology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/ongy12012501.html

A new study by researchers at Shinshu University highlights the essential role of gut #microbiota in #livestock health and productivity. The researchers show how probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics can safely enhance growth and immunity, and balance the growth of intestinal microbes, offering practical alternatives to #antibiotics
#Veterinary #AgriculturalScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/vet12012501.html

#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
Geophysical Alert Message

Solar-terrestrial indices for 29 November follow.
Solar flux 160 and estimated planetary A-index 20.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1200 UTC on 30 November was 3.33.

Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.

Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be moderate.
Radio blackouts reaching the R2 level are likely.
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

Software of the week.
12/01/2025 to 12/07/2025
#FastStone Capture positions itself as the optimal middle ground—a lightweight yet feature-rich utility designed to handle everything from simple screenshots to complex screen recordings.
#Software #FastStoneCapture #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/11/rev11302501.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

#SpaceWeather #Solar #sflorg
EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected
Extension to Serial Number: 5167
Valid From: 2025 Nov 24 0226 UTC
Now Valid Until: 2025 Nov 29 2359 UTC
Warning Condition: Persistence

Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 65 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude.
Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur.
Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes such as Canada and Alaska.
https://www.sflorg.com/p/space-weather.html

#sflorg
Good morning. My thought of the day.

There is no cost too great to end this madness; there is no cost too great to bring hope to future generations. If the unlit minds can't be lit; there will be no cost too great to bring humanity back to its senses.

We live in a world of lies, and corporate greed, painting pretty pictures of unicorns and rainbows.

#sflorg
Was it #DMT Or was it #heaven
So, how about a respectful discussion. Honestly, what do really know about life. There's a tombstone in Guthrie, Oklahoma that simply says, "I was not a smart man, but now I know one thing you don't." Maybe? knows nothing.
Interesting podcast.
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_7617_f657244e-8399-40fe-b0e8-202237453678&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F7617%2Ffeed-rss.xml