Accurately predicting an individual's health arc is a dream that has not been previously possible. Now we're headed there, thanks to a new @nature.com paper by Sarah Urbut and team. Our conversation and annotations in the new Ground Truths erictopol.substack.com/p/predicting...

Predicting Your Health Arc

Sarah Urbut MD, PhD Takes Us Through Her Landmark Nature Paper

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Science is an international pursuit. This harms in the US and our standing in the global scientific community.

Nina Friedman@ngfriedman.bsky.social · 2d ago

Starting in Spring or Summer 2027 K99/R00 (under its new activity code KT1/R00) will only be available to US citizens, permanent residents, and non-citizen nationals. I am hearing this from many program officers, but NIH has yet to make an official statement to my knowledge.

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I-270, Exit 1@i270exit1.bsky.social · 3d ago

🚨🚨 FEDS and everyone else 🚨🚨 🧵Tomorrow is the last day to comment on the Office of Personnel Management rule, “Promoting Employee Accountability" at www.regulations.gov/commenton/OP... This rule eliminates employee protections and rights, and hastens the firing process. Specifically, it... 1/4

Real American heroes

The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.

It's a death cult. During the pandemic, the US had the highest death rate among large, rich democracies. There were tens of thousands of avoidable deaths, per a Lancet study.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Rep. Ogles: "Look, I don't want to play down the effects of the virus, but at the end of the day it had a roughly 1 percent mortality rate. We coulda gotten through this."

Climate change comes for Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object in our solar system. Spain declared a wildfire emergency near Madrid, evacuating 60,000 people, including those near the NASA Deep Space Communications Complex that’s used to talk to Voyager 1 and the James Webb Space Telescope.

One of NASA’s Most Important Deep Space Observatories Hit by Spanish Wildfires

Flames burned through the Deep Space Communications Complex near Madrid, but NASA has been unable to assess the damage as a wildfire emergency grips the region.

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It’s past time for an editorial with this level of urgency…science in the USA is in crisis. Full stop. Get informed and get engaged. Pls share.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 2w ago

Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.

Whew, the editors of @science.org are getting real.

The Assault On Science Funding Continues

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This is kind of an incredible website: Why your stuff stopped lasting, who profited, and what's still built right.

Worse on Purpose

The brands you trusted quietly gutted quality to protect margins. Investigative essays on corporate enshittification. Free newsletter.

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We are going where no man has every gone before. Our home planet will be unrecognizable in 100 years.

The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate - Inside Climate News

The Pacific heat pulse is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.

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This is big. The first vaccine tested to PREVENT pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...

I’ve been saying for years that this is the most important area of climate science. The research could be used in legal cases against fossil fuel companies for damages caused by extreme weather events. Follow @frediotto.bsky.social and others at @wwattribution.bsky.social for more.

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science (Gift Article)

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

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23 zettajoules is the latest measure of excess heat into oceans caused by fossil fuel: 23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules Entire human energy production = 1/2 a zettajoule.

Global ocean temperatures are entering ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists say

Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records

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OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

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We know more about the Moon's surface than the Earth's deep ocean floors, as @helenczerski.bsky.social is fond of saying. 😄

The race to explore the deep ocean: four technologies transforming research

Deep-sea drilling ships, sea-floor sensors and repurposed Internet cables are helping scientists to study the last unmapped area on Earth.

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My comment with @nataliebaviles.bsky.social on the proposed OMB rule. Covers the shift to presidential control over funding decisions, and how this draws from the logic of unitary executive theory—which is flawed historically, Constitutionally, and in its assertion of democratic accountability. 1/

Presidential control of funding is less, not more, accountable to the public

A comment on the OMB funding proposed rule from Mark Histed and Natalie Aviles

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HEAR YE, HEAR YE! We are doing a virtual and accessible event on Monday (the OMB rule deadline day)! @standupforscience.net BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 4w ago

Monday, July 13th is the LAST DAY that you can leave a public comment on Russell Vought's science-destroying OMB Grant Proposal. Join us from 2 - 3PM ET to learn what comes next, hear from experts, and learn how the proposal will affect you. Register at the link in our bio or go here:zurl.co/tH8hn

So let me get this straight: -Europe is having back to back record heat waves -ocean temps are record high -Greenland ice is melting -Antarctica has a heat wave in its winter -El Niño is going to be record breaking And no major news outlets are reporting this 🤔

Awesome work to determine the structure of a freakin 8MDa enzyme complex with over 600 FeS clusters! Sophia won the poster prize at the recent GRC C1 👏 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Architecture of the 8 MDa Hdr–Vhu–Fwd super-assembly in class I methanogens - Nature

The structure of the Hdr–Vhu–Fwd super-assembly reveals a lineage-specific and modular 8 MDa complex with the ability to adapt to diverse anaerobic niches.

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ProLOEWE@proloewe.bsky.social · 4w ago

Huge discovery from Marburg: Prof. Schuller (@synmikro.bsky.social),doctoral stud. @sophia-pa.bsky.social+colleagues have resolved1️⃣of the🧬🔬largest enzymes. Published in Nature, the study shows how methanogenic archaea generate energy under extreme conditions, offering🆕insights into the🌎carbon cycle.

FEC is without a quorum to act. EAC is without a quorum to act. DOJ is under Trump's direct control. This is a very dangerous time for elections. My advice and request is to sign-up to Democracy Docket to stay informed. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Keep those comments on the OMB proposed rule coming! www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Comments Flood OMB Proposal on Political Control of Grants

The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.

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A massive marine heat wave in the Pacific, spanning an area 8x the contiguous US, is expected to intensify storms, exacerbate heat waves on land, and raise sea levels, particularly along the California coast. Climate change will increase the frequency and intensity of marine heat waves.

The Pacific Ocean is running a fever. Why that’s an ominous sign.

A marine heat wave covering an area eight times the size of the United States could soon fuel serious storms and extreme heat.

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Who could have seen this coming (everyone, that’s who).

Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · last mo.

Breaking: chaotic federal funding cuts over the past year by the Trump administration has led to a 15% drop in admissions to PhD programs across more than 50 top research universities.

🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: Federal research grants are awarded on scientific merit judged by panels of scientists and outside experts. Trump has moved to change that. Voters don't approve. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...

Interviewed by CNN and Financial Times today, about the new record set for ocean temperatures.... concerning times! www.ft.com/content/857d... edition.cnn.com/2026/07/01/c... @bas.ac.uk @attractamooney.bsky.social @laurapaddison.bsky.social

Global oceans break June temperature record with fears they’re headed into ‘uncharted territory’ | CNN

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.

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I am really proud to share the Stand Up for Science Foundation's new Impact Report on the OMB Rule Proposal--done by the brilliant @irenesufs.bsky.social @colesci.bsky.social and team! We've got such a great team at @standupforscience.net. www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...

Beyond Science: How OMB’s Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance Threatens Essential Services Nationwide — Stand Up for Science Foundation

OMB’s proposed rule on federal financial assistance poses a sweeping threat to federal grantmaking and the responsible stewardship of American taxpayer dollars. It would dramatically expand execut...

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WE ARE SOOOOOOO close to 10k comments on the @standupforscience.net OMB rule proposal portal...I bet we could get there today. DO ITTTTTT fight2win.standupforscience.net

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