Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

Curiosity Has Spent Three Years Trying to Reach This Spot on Mars
Getting to this location, called Gediz Vallis Ridge, was not easy. For Curiosity to be able to take this photo, it took three different attempts to reach the top of the ridge.
“After three years, we finally found a spot where Mars allowed Curiosity to safely access the steep ridge,”
https://www.universetoday.com/163294/curiosity-has-spent-three-years-trying-to-reach-this-spot-on-mars/ #mars #curiosity #rover #GedizVallisRidge

First Contact Could Turn Out Well for Humanity
First contact with advanced extraterrestrials goes very badly for us. But in reality, how bad could it be? That’s the question a new study examines using game theory and Hobbesian philosophy.
https://www.universetoday.com/163296/first-contact-could-turn-out-well-for-humanity/ #FirstContact #humanity #aliens #AxiomsOfFirstContact #HobbesianTrap #CalvinistTrap

Paleostorm Chasers Test a New Detection Tool
A method typically used to date sediments shows promise for documenting tropical storms through history—information needed for future projections of storm activity.
https://eos.org/articles/paleostorm-chasers-test-a-new-detection-tool #paleostorm #paleotempestology #Pb210 #prehistoric #storms #thailand #proxy #Cs137

Half-million-year-old ‘Lincoln Logs’ may be first wood structure made by ancient humans
Interlocking timber unearthed in Zambia may have been part of a platform, bridge, or house foundation
https://www.science.org/content/article/half-million-year-old-lincoln-logs-may-be-first-wood-structure-made-by-ancient-humans
#interlocking #logs #wood #architecture #Kalambo Falls #Zambia #LincolnLogs #HomoHeidelbergensis

Interlocking logs may be evidence of the oldest known wooden structure
Roughly 480,000-year-old wood hints early hominids were more technically skilled than realized
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/logs-evidence-oldest-wood-structure #interlocking #logs #wood #architecture #Kalambo Falls #Zambia #LincolnLogs #HomoHeidelbergensis #WoodAge

Mapped: The Migration of the World’s Millionaires in 2023
Henley & Partners’ Private Wealth Migration Report has tracked the countries HNWIs have moved from and to over the last 10 years; this map showcases the 2023 forecasts.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-migration-of-the-worlds-millionaires-in-2023/ #infographic #millionaire #migrations #Byee

A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern
The relationship between size and number also shows up in everything from ecosystems to language
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/catalog-human-cells-math-pattern #human #cells #pattern #statistics #size #number #InverseRelationship #Zipf

To form pink diamonds, build and destroy a supercontinent
Most of the world’s pink diamonds may have emerged from the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pink-diamonds-build-destroy-supercontinent #Pink #Diamonds #Nuna #supercontinent #breakup #ArgyleMine #australia #lamproite

The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk
What underlies the uneven burden of autoimmunity between the sexes has remained a mystery. Now, scientists found clues by turning to a key player on the X chromosome.
https://www.the-scientist.com/news/the-extra-x-how-the-sex-chromosome-affects-autoimmunity-risk-71377 #XChromosome #sex #immunity #SilentSexChromosomes

A new human species? Mystery surrounds 300,000-year-old fossil
A chinless jawbone from eastern China that displays both modern and archaic features could represent a new branch of the human family tree.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02924-8 #paleoanthropology #fossil #hominin #skull #Hualongdong #china #modern #archaic #features

Some cannibal pirate spiders trick their cousins into ‘walking the plank’
A Costa Rican arachnid uses a hunting strategy that exploits the way other spiders build webs
he spider Gelanor siquirres (shown) has a seemingly unique way of hunting other arachnids, tricking them into walking right into a trap.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cannibal-pirate-spiders-web-arachnid #cannibal #spiders #pirate #WalkThePlank #Arrgh

Hubble Captures Stunning Collision of Two Galaxies
The Hubble astronomers have released an absolutely beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of Arp 107, a pair of galaxies in the midst of a collision.
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-arp-107-12271.html #hubble #galaxy #collision #photo

Low-Dose Aspirin Linked to 15% Lower Risk of Diabetes in Older Adults
New research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2-6 October) reveals that administering a daily dose of 100mg of aspirin can potentially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by 15% in individuals who are 65 years of age or older.
https://scitechdaily.com/low-dose-aspirin-linked-to-15-lower-risk-of-diabetes-in-older-adults/ #LowDose #Aspirin #Lower# Risk #Diabetes #Older #Adults #100mgDaily

Eclipsing Theories: Parker Soars Through Powerful Coronal Mass Ejection “Vacuuming Up” Interplanetary Dust
Parker Solar Probe recently passed through a powerful CME, offering groundbreaking observations that support a two-decade-old theory about CME interactions with interplanetary dust, pivotal for space weather predictions.
https://scitechdaily.com/eclipsing-theories-parker-soars-through-powerful-coronal-mass-ejection-vacuuming-up-interplanetary-dust/ #ParkerSolarProbe #CME #observations #interplanetary #dust #SpaceWeather #prediction

Increased Chinese Military Maneuvers Prompt Japan to Appoint New Defense Personnel
China’s increasing military manoeuvers near Taiwan and Japan are triggering changes in Japanese government attitudes.
Japan made two important defense personnel appointments last week. Analysts think the moves reflect the growing level of importance that Tokyo attaches to the status across the Taiwan Strait.
https://www.voanews.com/a/increased-chinese-military-maneuvers-prompt-japan-to-appoint-new-defense-personnel-/7272630.html #china #military #japan #taiwan #manoeuvers

Moon’s Mystery Moisture: Electrons From Earth May Be Forming Lunar Water
Moon’s Mystery Moisture: Electrons From Earth May Be Forming Lunar Water
https://scitechdaily.com/moons-mystery-moisture-electrons-from-earth-may-be-forming-lunar-water/ #moon #earth #lunar #water #weathering #SolarWind

Some Democrats Are Trying to Preemptively Outlaw a Billionaire Tax
Sensing its popularity, Obama’s former Supreme Court lawyer and a Louisiana Democrat are using an obscure corporate taxation case to try to make a federal wealth tax illegal before it even exists.
Neal Katyal, formerly the Obama administration's Supreme Court lawyer, seeks to outlaw all federal wealth taxes.
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/wealth-tax-supreme-court-katyal-safe/ #YesThatsNealKatyal #FuckingBackstabber #wealth #tax #obama #MSNBC #KatyalVBillionaireTax #JohnBreauxDLA

Halliburton equipment worth $7.1m imported into Russia in past year, customs records show
Exclusive: US oil multinationals face questions over trade with Russia amid pressure to cease operations
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/17/russia-trade-halliburton-equipment-export-us-oil #FuckingHalliburton #Russia #USOilAndGas #multinationals #Halliburton #Evil #DickCheney #SLB #BakerHughes

4th Wave in U.S. Overdose Crisis: 50x Surge in Deaths From Fentanyl Laced Stimulants
UCLA research identifies a 50-fold increase in US overdose deaths involving fentanyl and stimulants since 2010, marking a concerning ‘fourth wave’ in the opioid crisis. The rise in polysubstance use presents unique healthcare challenges, with racial minorities disproportionately affected and regional variances in drug combinations.
https://scitechdaily.com/4th-wave-in-u-s-overdose-crisis-50x-surge-in-deaths-from-fentanyl-laced-stimulants/ #4th #Wave #US #Overdose #Crisis:#Surge #Deaths #Fentanyl# Laced #Stimulants #PeerReviewed #Addiction

Why a Hafnium
Why a no Holmium?😜
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory studied hafnia’s potential in semiconductor applications, revealing its behavior can be influenced by the surrounding atmosphere. Their findings offer promising implications for future memory technologies.
https://scitechdaily.com/hafnium-oxide-unraveling-the-secrets-of-next-gen-semiconductors/ #Hafnium #semiconductor #hafnia #memory #Ferroelectricity