The feds intend to list the proposed West Coast tar sands pipeline as a so-called "project of national interest," which would allow the #pipeline to bypass critical safety and #environmental protections, endangering our communities, ecosystems, and planet. Be a part of the public consultation […]

#Japan: human-sized refrigerators being used to beat 40C extreme heat. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3363006/japanese-firm-sells-human-sized-refrigerators-beat-extreme-summer-heat

Human refrigerator offers instant relief in Japan as summer temperatures rise

Japanese firm Trusco Nakayama sells human-sized cooling booths to help outdoor workers and venues battle dangerous summer heatwaves.

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And then we make a silly but useful assumption. We are very honest about this, the section is titled "All models are wrong, some are useful" We say that all satellites are spheres. Obviously, this is not true. But it provides a good comparison point. And without completely detailed, perfect […]

Here's the future that the techbros want. Earth as a ringed planet. What does that actually look like in the sky? Well, it depends on your latitude and the time of year. The worst time of year for sunlit Starlink satellites is summer, but due to these orbits […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

And then there's SpaceX's freaking ridiculous million satellite filing. I had to reduce the frame rate for this animation because it made my computer (and me) sad. We called this the "overalls" configuration. Giant overalls, in the sky. Anytime the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

American Mineralogist: Single-crystal elasticity of celestine at ambient conditions Mark A. Johnson, Wenhao Su, Jia-Sen Hu, Jin S. Zhang These results provide benchmark data for sulfate minerals and inform methodological development for elasticity measurements. doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

New paper thread! "Rings in the Sky: Orbital Data Centres and Potential Impacts to Astronomy and the Sky" by A. Boley, me, and @hannorein. Submitted, and posted to the arxiv preprint server. What would the sky look like if companies actually launch the tens of thousands up to one million "AI […]

Friend sent me this and I feel attacked #books #TBR #Tsundoku

For the Rest of Canada trying to understand Québec: Despite having its headquarters in Montréal, this bank had english-only signs and employees. This was a branch on Décary circa 1964.

**Video - The Ship Bringing Aid to Power Cuba’s Hospital** https://peertube.world/w/f7yyMHzPmBWqjbv1U9bhXe Duration - 3:27 [a #video on #Peertube about #Cuba from the #news collective _#BellyOfTheBeast_] > Open Arms @openarmsong set sail across the Atlantic carrying seven tons of #SolarPanels […]

I think York University Observatory will be livestreaming here: https://www.youtube.com/@YorkUObservatory

Didcot's Cornerstone Arts Centre is to install 56 solar panels and four air source heat pumps, removing the old gas boilers - an estimated saving of 55 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. The work is expected to be complete by the end of the year.

Sesame Street put out a website about how to talk to kids during natural hazards and other disasters. It's cute, but also quite well done #EmergencyManagement https://sesameworkshop.org/topics/emergencies/

Emergencies - Sesame Workshop

Explore free, bilingual resources that families can use to prepare for emergencies, recover from the unexpected, and soothe children even on scary, tough days.

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The word “robot” comes from a 1920 Czech science fiction play, “Rossum's Universal Robots” by writer Karel Čapek. In the play the robot rebellion destroys the human race. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.U.R.?wprov=sfti1

R.U.R. - Wikipedia

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28 days until #MinCup26! Thanks, Kerstin! ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

Kerstin Neuhaus@microtopico.bsky.social · yesterday

This is amber. It looks like a rock, but does not count as one. If you would like to learn more about rocks and minerals: in four weeks, it's time again for this year's #Mineral Cup, where we search the mineral of the year 2026. Find out more: www.mineralcup.org #MinCup #MinCup26 #Minerals ⚒️

Another nice parking garage find: a fossilized #ammonite Location: Wiesbaden, Germany #urbangeology

Excellent Slinky physics video by Helen Czerski... (@helenczerski) https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2g72wvrmzdfakrjq56d3lddj/post/3ms45hxtti224 #SpeedOfSound #Physics #Slinky

McGill Assistant Professor in Earth & Planetary Sciences, Critical Minerals for Sustainability (Tenure Track) We seek a colleague whose research focuses on the processes that generate the critical mineral deposits required to support the transition to a more sustainable society. Review of […]

McGill: Assistant Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Solid Earth Processes (Tenure Track) We seek a colleague who investigates the chemical, mineralogical, and physical composition of the solid Earth and its interactions with other Earth systems. Review of applications will begin Oct […]

5⭐️️️️️️️ Stowe Pinnacle, Stowe VT https://www.trailspotting.com/2026/08/stowe-pinnacle-stowe-vt-hiking-trail.html At the end of this short hike, find stunning views from the top of a popular peak in northwestern Vermont. #Outdoors #Nature #Hiking #Vermont […] [Original post on mas.to]

@Ardubal you’ll need to provide some backup for that statement. 1) how many years to design, commission and build, a new nuclear plant versus battery installation? Nuclear: 10-20yrs at best. Renewable/Battery: under 10, often under 5 because most of the components are pre built and only need a […]

🔌 Slate Auto's electric truck ships with no modem at all, and that's the privacy story. The startup's $24,950 EV pickup has no built-in cellular connection, so the company physically can't track your location, remote-access the car, or pull data from it. A phone app handles settings and […]

August 4, 2026 is the day of American nuclear apocalypse in the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury

Hello, fellow sauropods.win members! I was chatting with @john Conway, who runs our server, and it turns out that the level of monthly donations is a long way below what it costs him to run. In other words, he is spending money for the privilege of giving us this service. If you agree that's […]

AI flooded the Scottish Government with wind farm objections. So they stopped accepting emails https://www.theferret.scot/ai-ban-emailed-objections-energy-projects/ The Scottish Government says the move was needed to tackle the "burden" caused by the growth in AI-assisted objections to energy […]

funny how that works

RE: https://mastodon.stevesworld.co/@steter/117034068064687908 I hope people understand that there are, right now, in the United States, concentration camps where people the U.S. government doesn't like or finds convenient to scapegoat are being sent to die. Because maybe if people understand […]

Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests Nigel Farage’s anti-climate party has received two thirds of its income from oil investors. https://www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/reform-uk-nigel-farage-millions-donations-fossil-fuel-interests-climate-science-deniers/ Crossposted with @openvibe

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Near infrared satellite view through the smoke from yesterday. Burn scar of the Old Trails fire matches the official fire perimeter pretty closely. Source: Planet Labs PBC (Planetscope) #Spokane #SpokaneFires

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