Author | Lightnews

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 9h

Ok, I have a minute, let's do this. Our lab is interested in contaminants found in Alaskan waters and identifying microbes from a fish native to Alaska, three-spine stickleback, to use in bioremediation in cold water lakes. Sarah was interested in microplastics, which I wasn't really studying. 1/n

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 15h

I am so proud of @spasqualetti.bsky.social and this BioRxiv paper! I have to prep for class, but later today I'll highlight some of her findings about a stickleback gut isolate that can degrade plastic and other microbes that inhibit it's ability. 🦠🔬

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Cold-water gut isolate from threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) reveals polypropylene surface oxidation and co-culture inhibition

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene (PP), two of the most widely produced plastics in the United States, persist in cold-water environments where plastic-degrading microbes have been po...

www.biorxiv.org

1 18 38

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 10h

The SETI Institute announced today that @calacademy.bsky.social has awarded its highest honor, the Fellows Medal, to Dr. Jill Tarter, SETI Institute co-founder and Bernard M. Oliver Chair Emerita for SETI at the SETI Institute... 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬

2 14 85

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

“.. The American intervention to prop up the Argentinian peso has failed. Despite the United States intervening .., the Argentine peso lost 10% of its value in the first two weeks of October, pushing the overnight interest rate to 157%.”

@joebrusuelas.bsky.social $ARGT

200 880 1.8K

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 13h

That's ... the most dumb shit I've seen in a while.

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 1d

There are these asteroid that orbit along with Jupiter, at the Lagrange points known as the Trojan asteroids.

Well, there could be “Exotrojan asteroids” of low-mass companions of pulsars and we could possibly find them using pulsar timing!

arxiv.org/abs/2510.16164

📸 Lucy Mission website

📡🔭

6 17 79

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Amrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 22h

Ohne auf den Inhalt einzugehen (ist 1 eigenes Thema & fraglos kritikwürdig): Die Debatte zu #Stadtbild hat Merz so unter Druck gesetzt, dass er sich gezwungen sah, seine Äußerung nochmal zu erläutern, was er zunächst vermeiden wollte (schob stattdessen #Töchter vor). Engagement macht 1 Unterschied!

2 11 80

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 1d

Die Merz-Regierung hat den Atomausstieg nicht rückgängig gemacht, nichts an Habecks Heizgesetz geändert und auch bei den Gaskraftwerken kommt jetzt das, was Habeck schon geplant hatte.

Sie haben jahrelang gegen seine Politik gehetzt, aber setzen sie jetzt genauso um. Es war alles gelogen.

76 650 2.3K

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Kristin Eichhorn @drkeichhorn.bsky.social · 23h

Angst ist übrigens kein Indikator dafür, dass von dem, wovor ich Angst habe, tatsächlich eine Gefahr ausgeht.

Wenn ich vor bestimmten Menschen mehr Angst habe als vor anderen, kann das auch einfach ein Anzeichen meines Alltagsrassismus sein.

6 29

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 1d

Hatte ich letztes Jahr. Ging super. Stellen waren halt was rot, das war's aber schon.

1 4

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 1d

Hahahaha *inhales* Hahahaha

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 1d

I mean:
www.science.org/content/arti...

Space station mold survives 200 times the radiation dose that would kill a human

New study suggests that fungi are an overlooked interplanetary contamination threat

www.science.org

1

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 1d

Plants. With plants you mean grain and/or potato. That needs a ton of ressouces (e.g. nitrogen,which doesn't exist on Mars in quantity b/c atmospheric N2 escaped to space ages ago) and microorganisms.

In 2018, me and an agricultural specialist had a "the Martian" movie night. Won't work.

1 1 4

Ludmila Carone @exotides.bsky.social · 1d

This, this, this!

Also look up what the inside of MIR looked at the end.

Hint: Mould. So much mould. And of course: you have an unventilated can full of people that breath moisture all the time.

Lars Fischer @fischblog.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever there is talk about building a permanent base on Moon or Mars there is one very simple question you should ask first:

Has anyone yet built and tested a habitat that is resilient, reliable and self-sufficient enough that you don't have to resupply like every 10 weeks or so?

1 2

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Kristin Eichhorn @drkeichhorn.bsky.social · 1d

Tu Gutes und sprich drüber!

Nicht zur Imagepflege, sondern damit sich eine Vorbildwirkung entfalten kann. Sowas wie Zivilcourage funktioniert, weil andere sehen, dass bestimmte Dinge nicht toleriert werden. Im Verdeckten helfen ist gut, stellt aber Problemverhalten nicht ab.

11 42

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Der Volksverpetzer @volksverpetzer.de · 1d

Leute fangen nicht an, Dinge zu glauben, weil sie wahr sind. Sondern weil sie oft genug wiederholt werden & Emotionen ansprechen.

Einige Überreiche haben ganze Medien gekauft & hochgezogen, um uns alle über Jahre mit Lügen zu indoktrinieren. Durch stetige Wiederholung.

Das ist der Rechtsruck.

29 340 1.1K

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Marina Weisband @afelia.bsky.social · 1d

Wichtiger thread!

Florentine Dömges @fdoemges.bsky.social · Sep 2

Warum ist die AfD erfolgreich? Viele sagen: Migration, ökonomische Sorgen, Protest. Doch das erklärt nur Symptome. Der Kern ihres Erfolgs liegt tiefer: Identität als Machttechnik.

12 68 250

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Petar 'Pero' Rosandić @kidpex.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarität statt Maserati 🔥❤️

Wir sammeln für Überleben, Menschenwürde & Menschenrechte an den EU-Außengrenzen. Den siebten Winter in Folge.

Los geht es am Freitag:
📍 SALZBURG, 24.10. | 16–20 Uhr
25.10. | 10–17 Uhr
📦 Volksheim, Elisabethstraße 11

5 13

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 2d

no fr the Louvre is in a *state*

www.france24.com/en/france/20...

Overwhelmed Louvre workers strike to protest overtourism, shutting down world's most-visited museum

A spontaneous strike at the Louvre shut down the world's most-visited museum on Monday after workers refused to take up their posts in frustration with what they described as "untenable" working condi...

www.france24.com

26 120

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

at that level of wealth living in the place you like is worth vastly more than a small additional tax bill

people are going to complain, some of them may briefly try to leave, and then they will return because living elsewhere isn’t the same

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 2d

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

12 81 410

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 3d

The prettiest weather station you're likely to see any time soon: by (IIRC) Gübelin, downstairs in #Luzern's main rail station. #Switzerland

3 13 74

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Cihan Çelik @cihancelik.bsky.social · 3d

Herr Bundeskanzler, ich erinnere an Max Frisch, 1965(!): „Wir riefen Arbeitskräfte, und es kamen Menschen.“
Und diese Menschen wollen ihren Wert nicht nur an ihrer Arbeitskraft bemessen sehen und sich auch nach Feierabend in der Stadt bewegen, ohne als Problem markiert zu werden.

24 170 680

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

paulmolliere.bsky.social @paulmolliere.bsky.social · 6d

Seeking PhD candidates that want to do a thesis on exoplanet atmosphere retrieval + machine learning inference. Please apply by 31 October to Dr. Max Dax's and my shared project here: is.mpg.de/news/new-max... . Abstract for the thesis project is attached to this thread below!

New Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network Starts Call for Applications for its Ph.D. Program

The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network is a Ph.D. Program that provides doctoral researchers with fully funded Ph.D. fellowships and a pool of outstanding faculty comprising directors and inde...

is.mpg.de

1 12 15

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Diwali. The world needs the light.

64 1K 5.2K

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Mike Connolly @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social · 4d

No Kings on Boston Common yesterday was incredible — so many creative signs and costumes, powerful speeches, and some great musical performances. Thank you to everyone who organized, who showed up, and who said hi! #NoKings

21 100

Reposted by Ludmila Carone

Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's literal AI slop shitpost is, if nothing else, an attempt to push the wonderful and encouraging images of millions of protesters out of the feeds and timelines. Flooding the zone with shit also means burying everything beautiful and hopeful under the flood. We should not support him in this

4 42 200