Late?
And how!
This is actually Thursday’s fact…apologies for any inconvenience folks.
In my defence…
…no…
…I’ve got nothing…
…hang on…
…I remember now…
…I…
…nope…
…nothing…
…zip…
…zero…
…nada…
…it just is what it is…
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 107
Although it may appear that #bumblebees have only two wings they actually have four.
The smaller rear wings are attached to the larger front wings by ‘hooks’.
Bumblebee wings are part of the exoskeleton.
#bees
#science
#CDC reports 216 #children died this #flu season, the most in 15 years
The deaths surpassed last year's total of 207, & are the highest number since the 2009-2010 H1N1 swine flu pandemic.
It’s startling that the number already is this high, given that the flu season is still going on. The final #pediatric #death tally for the 2023-2024 flu season wasn’t counted until autumn.
#AntiVax #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr #Trump #PublicHealth #science #medicine #vaccines
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-and-flu/cdc-reports-216-child-deaths-flu-season-15-years-rcna204468
#NSF stops awarding new #grants and funding existing ones
#US #science funder also plans to screen #grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
NSF Staff were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice.”
NSF leadership also introduced a new policy directing staff members to screen grant proposals for “topics or activities that may not be in alignment with agency priorities”. The policy has not been made public.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01396-2
Found on Instagram:
Last weekend, the National #Cancer Institute had 28 scientific advisors.
Today it has zero.
https://www.europesays.com/fr/70383/ Un satellite soviétique lancé en 1972 risque de s’écraser sur Terre dans les prochains jours – Le Parisien #FR #France #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Technologies #Technology
https://www.walknews.com/886301/ GIGABYTE、対象のGeForce RTX 50シリーズ搭載製品を購入すると「DOOM: The Dark Ages」がもらえるキャンペーンを実施 #DreamNews #GIGABYTETechnologyCo. #GIGABYTE、対象のGeForceRTX50シリーズ搭載製品を購入すると「DOOM:TheDarkAges」がもらえるキャンペーンを実施 #Ltd. #Science #Science&Technology #Technology #テクノロジー #ドリームニュース #ニュースリリース #プレスリリース #代行 #科学 #科学＆テクノロジー #配信
https://www.europesays.com/de/79581/ Windows: Anmeldung mit alten Passwörtern durch RDP möglich #CredentialCaching #Deutschland #Germany #IT #Microsoft #rdp #Science #Science&Technology #Security #Technik #Technology #Windows #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik
Trump’s proposed budget deals another big blow to science, clean energy, and the environment https://thever.ge/PjsNm #Civilrights #Environment #Climate #Science #Health #Policy #News
https://www.europesays.com/fr/70257/ Test : Post Trauma, c’est Silent Hill sans sucre #FR #France #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Technologies #Technology
See Where Federal Dollars Flow to #Universities Around the Country
NYTimes, use a cartogram and a beeswarm chart to show how funding is distributed, based on data from the National Center for #Science and #Engineering Statistics.
In fiscal year 2023 alone, roughly $60 billion flowed from the federal government to universities in all 50 states, funding research on an array of topics, like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and rare isotope beams.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/30/us/university-funding-research.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D08.iBjs.-rH2HDekKl8k&smid=url-share
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal: Crippling cuts for science across the board https://arstechni.ca/ZWjML #trumpadministration #budgetproposal #sciencefunding #interior #Science #budget #NOAA #DOE #NIH #NSF
I'm still turning over the election results from Monday over in my head, but one thing I am not right now is comfortable. The CPC got over 40% of the popular vote running on a platform of policies very similar to the ones being enacted right now in the USA. Polievre was going to cut most funding of basic research in Canada. I can't even begin to explain how disasterous that would have been for Canada.
"Basic research is a public good: it generates real benefits, but those benefits can’t be monetized because everyone can make use of the knowledge gained. So government support is the only way to sustain science."
Watching arsonists burn the US scientific forest to the ground is painful and awful.
https://www.nsf.gov/policies/document/indirect-cost-rate
Half the economic growth of the US since World War II was fueled by basic, unapplied, curiosity-driven research. What will power the economy of the future when this fuel is spent?
This is a rhetorical question.
Vaccines work… and do not cause autism
https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003143 #science #vaccines #vaccinessavelives @PLOSBiology
https://www.europesays.com/uk/69260/ 34 meters and alive since Napoleon #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife
"Earlier this week, NSF leadership also introduced a new policy directing staff members to screen grant proposals for 'topics or activities that may not be in alignment with agency priorities'. Proposals judged not 'in alignment' must be returned to the applicants by NSF employees. The policy has not been made public but was described in documents seen by Nature."
I'm not qualified to assess if @anderspuck is right about drones in warfare, but the ones I use for #Science have developed so much recently I don't have a hard time believing this is an important warning... #Nato #Ukraine
