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🧊 A great new feature piece in @physicstoday.bsky.social by ACEAS CIs Dr Catherine Vreugdenhil and Dr Bishakhdatta Gayen from @unimelb.bsky.social that unravels the mysteries of Antarctic ice‑shelf melting.
Read it now: physicstoday.aip.org/features/unr...
Read it now: physicstoday.aip.org/features/unr...
Unraveling the mysteries of Antarctic ice-shelf melting
Beneath the ice shelves of the frozen continent, a hidden boundary layer of turbulent ocean is determining Antarctica’s fate.
physicstoday.aip.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 AM
🧊 A great new feature piece in @physicstoday.bsky.social by ACEAS CIs Dr Catherine Vreugdenhil and Dr Bishakhdatta Gayen from @unimelb.bsky.social that unravels the mysteries of Antarctic ice‑shelf melting.
Read it now: physicstoday.aip.org/features/unr...
Read it now: physicstoday.aip.org/features/unr...
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Sonic booms could reveal where debris has fallen after uncontrolled reentries
#SpaceJunk 🧪
#SpaceJunk 🧪
Paper: Sonic booms could reveal where debris has fallen after uncontrolled reentries
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Sonic booms could reveal where debris has fallen after uncontrolled reentries
#SpaceJunk 🧪
#SpaceJunk 🧪
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It's probably better not to say a lot of things that come to mind about this, so I'll just stick to what's most disturbing.
1. He's using ChatGPT to perform all of his *core job functions.*
2. If you're a colleague, he's pumping your emails into it.
1/
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
1. He's using ChatGPT to perform all of his *core job functions.*
2. If you're a colleague, he's pumping your emails into it.
1/
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's probably better not to say a lot of things that come to mind about this, so I'll just stick to what's most disturbing.
1. He's using ChatGPT to perform all of his *core job functions.*
2. If you're a colleague, he's pumping your emails into it.
1/
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
1. He's using ChatGPT to perform all of his *core job functions.*
2. If you're a colleague, he's pumping your emails into it.
1/
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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It remains unclear if the joint venture Trump arranged with ByteDance and the Chinese government actually resolves many of the national security concerns raised by lawmakers.
TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks
“I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies.
arstechnica.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
It remains unclear if the joint venture Trump arranged with ByteDance and the Chinese government actually resolves many of the national security concerns raised by lawmakers.
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The TikTok deal is done, finally
The TikTok deal is done, finally
Divest or ban: Bytedance chose divest.
buff.ly
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The TikTok deal is done, finally
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Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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The auroral oval imaged on Wednesday night by the NOAA-20 satellite. The auroral oval is still extended but definitely not to the levels we saw on Jan 20 or Jan 21... I love looking at these images in the morning after the late-night satellite passes :)
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The auroral oval imaged on Wednesday night by the NOAA-20 satellite. The auroral oval is still extended but definitely not to the levels we saw on Jan 20 or Jan 21... I love looking at these images in the morning after the late-night satellite passes :)
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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Sky Lights
Dana Irving
2022
Dana Irving
2022
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Sky Lights
Dana Irving
2022
Dana Irving
2022
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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A Johns Hopkins University researcher published a study in the journal Science on Thursday outlining a method that uses seismometers to track #SpaceDebris as it falls to Earth, according to the university.
Hopkins researcher uses familiar tool to track falling space junk
A Johns Hopkins University researcher published a study in the journal Science on Thursday outlining a method that uses seismometers to track space debris as it falls to Earth, according to the univer...
www.thebanner.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A Johns Hopkins University researcher published a study in the journal Science on Thursday outlining a method that uses seismometers to track #SpaceDebris as it falls to Earth, according to the university.
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Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Trump has been in office for one year. We at @nature.com did a deep dive looking at the administration's disruption of science in numbers.
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
Take a look—the numbers are staggering. By me, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Jeff Tollefson, @kimay.bsky.social, & help from @noamross.net @scott-delaney.bsky.social
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A breathtaking look at a dying star. This new image of the Helix Nebula is just in from JWST.
We've never seen this level of detail, as the star's remains stream back out to interstellar space. Our Sun will look something like this 7 billion years from now. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
We've never seen this level of detail, as the star's remains stream back out to interstellar space. Our Sun will look something like this 7 billion years from now. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
A breathtaking look at a dying star. This new image of the Helix Nebula is just in from JWST.
We've never seen this level of detail, as the star's remains stream back out to interstellar space. Our Sun will look something like this 7 billion years from now. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
We've never seen this level of detail, as the star's remains stream back out to interstellar space. Our Sun will look something like this 7 billion years from now. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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Is the area you live in water stress? You can explore regions of water stress around the world using our latest map:
watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
January 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Is the area you live in water stress? You can explore regions of water stress around the world using our latest map:
watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Honestly I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this Orwellian space bullshit.
Putting lipstick on a cosmic space pig about a horribly destructive, wasteful and regressive year at NASA.
🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
Honestly I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this Orwellian space bullshit.
Putting lipstick on a cosmic space pig about a horribly destructive, wasteful and regressive year at NASA.
🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
NASA Unlocks Golden Age of Innovation, Exploration in Trump’s First Year - NASA
One year into President Donald J. Trump’s second term, NASA is delivering measurable progress across human spaceflight, science, aeronautics, and cutting-edge
www.nasa.gov
January 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Honestly I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this Orwellian space bullshit.
Putting lipstick on a cosmic space pig about a horribly destructive, wasteful and regressive year at NASA.
🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
Honestly I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this Orwellian space bullshit.
Putting lipstick on a cosmic space pig about a horribly destructive, wasteful and regressive year at NASA.
🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/news-release...
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Replacing one dependency with another is not a sustainable approach to energy in Europe.
The only way out of this is to move full speed ahead on electrification, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The only way out of this is to move full speed ahead on electrification, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows
European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensions
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Replacing one dependency with another is not a sustainable approach to energy in Europe.
The only way out of this is to move full speed ahead on electrification, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The only way out of this is to move full speed ahead on electrification, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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Trump also just posted an image of his meeting with European leaders from August, but edited to feature a map of North America covered in the US flag -- including Canada
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Trump also just posted an image of his meeting with European leaders from August, but edited to feature a map of North America covered in the US flag -- including Canada
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January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Margaret Sullivan (@sulliview.bsky.social) uses recent heds at NYTimes ("In Minnesota, 2 Stark Views About a Victim") & WashPost ("Why Trump wants Greenland and what's standing in his way") as examples of "normalizing the dangerously abnormal"
"It's as if a 5-alarm fire is consuming a city... [1/2]
"It's as if a 5-alarm fire is consuming a city... [1/2]
With democracy in free fall, the media must (finally) wake up
Plus: a piece of heartening news amid the barrage of horrors
margaretsullivan.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Margaret Sullivan (@sulliview.bsky.social) uses recent heds at NYTimes ("In Minnesota, 2 Stark Views About a Victim") & WashPost ("Why Trump wants Greenland and what's standing in his way") as examples of "normalizing the dangerously abnormal"
"It's as if a 5-alarm fire is consuming a city... [1/2]
"It's as if a 5-alarm fire is consuming a city... [1/2]
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This isn’t parody. It’s a message attributed to the sitting U.S. president arguing the world isn’t safe unless America has “complete and total control” of Greenland—because he didn’t get a Nobel Prize.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trumps Unhinged Rant Is Real. He Gaslights The World
Time to put him in a home
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This isn’t parody. It’s a message attributed to the sitting U.S. president arguing the world isn’t safe unless America has “complete and total control” of Greenland—because he didn’t get a Nobel Prize.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...