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The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 12h

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 13h

While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".

Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.

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Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door. The Pulitzer...

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 13h

While Ukraine is resisting Russia's invasion, on the frontlines, doctors and scientists are fighting another war, one against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs".

Grantee @richardastone.bsky.social spoke with those containing the deadly bacteria.

Story for @knowablemag.bsky.social. bit.ly/47phkY7

The Pernicious Infections Infiltrating Ukraine’s Front Lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door. The Pulitzer...

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 13h

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors. ✍️ Lela Nargi

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Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 18h

“They can give us a really interesting, localized perspective on what they’re being exposed to.” New techniques are helping scientists detect unknown or unlooked for chemicals contaminating "sentinel " species | via @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

Tracking down the hidden pollutants that make wildlife sick

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Lela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 20h

An emerging technique called non-targeted analysis allows scientists to run blood and or blubber samples through a mass spectrometer to find chemicals like PFAS and DDT in gators, sea lions, dolphins + condors. My latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

A new technique for detecting unknown and unlooked-for chemicals is revealing dozens of contaminants in alligators, sea lions and condors

What the image of the Milky Way’s black hole really shows

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 19h

The massive object at the galaxy’s center is invisible. But this year’s picture of the swirling plasma around its edges will help to reveal more about the galaxy’s history and evolution.

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The massive object at the galaxy’s center is invisible. But this year’s picture of the swirling plasma around its edges will help to reveal more about the galaxy’s history and evolution.

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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

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Kate Evans @kategevans.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant! Origami and evolution 😍
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Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 2d

Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds
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Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 1d

“Aided by European allies and the United States, Ukrainian health authorities are trying to tackle what appears to be the root cause of the multidrug resistance: a breakdown in infection control and prevention in overwhelmed casualty wards.” knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

Europe should shape the clean fuel market now

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

#Opinion ✍️ For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen.

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OPINION: For the world to hit its climate goals, the European Union needs to take the lead, ditch coal and write the rule book for green hydrogen

City birds are changing their tune

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

Several species of urban-dwelling birds have modified their songs in response to human-generated noise. ✍️ By Alejandro Portilla Navarro

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Several species of urban-dwelling birds have modified their songs in response to human-generated noise

What can cities do to survive extreme heat?

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

Urban heat waves are getting worse, but better data and timely government action could make them less deadly. ✍️ By M. Mitchell Waldrop

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Urban heat waves are getting worse, but better data and timely government action could make them less deadly

How truffles took root around the world

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

For centuries, the wild delicacy grew only in Europe. But improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey, odorous fungus to be farmed in new landscapes.

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For centuries, the wild delicacy grew only in Europe. But improved cultivation techniques have enabled the pricey, odorous fungus to be farmed in new landscapes.

Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

The way we see and describe hues varies widely for many reasons: from our individual eye structure, to how our brain processes images, to what language we speak, or even if we live near a body of water.

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The way we see and describe hues varies widely for many reasons: from our individual eye structure, to how our brain processes images, to what language we speak, or even if we live near a body of…

Opinion | We Take Clouds for Granted (Gift Article)

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

👀 On our radar: Sublime cloud science, via @Nytimes.com 🌥️

Clouds are changing, and we need to find out if it’s just temporary or from global warming.

Healing with Mycelium - Offrange

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

👀 On our radar: Can fungi help cleanup after LA fires? via @dkruzman.bsky.social // Offrange ambrook.com/offrange/env... #fungifriends

In California, grassroots groups of researchers, growers, and volunteers are using mushrooms to clean up after wildfires.

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