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Could the giant sandworm from the movie #Dune exist?
In the latest NSF "EXPLAINED" interview series, Anna Allen, a developmental biologist, digs into the chances of a colossal worm hiding in the desert sand.
Find out: bit.ly/3TpRLPD
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As the #AirQuality in the DC region worsens to #Purple, listen to my colleague Dr. Kendra McLauchlan explain how #wildfires result in smoke pollution hundreds of miles away from the burn. She also covers how @NSF is advancing research to mitigate the impacts of fire.
Want to learn more about wildfires?
Watch NSF’s new interview with wildfire expert Kendra McLauchlan to learn more about the science and management of wildfires.
Tune in to learn how wildfires spread, are studied and how to prevent them. bit.ly/3J3kFQe
Taking steps to understand what hurts and helps vulnerable species and connecting that with conservation action. Putting @NSF funded science to work.🧬
More than 1 million species across the globe are threatened with extinction.
Six new projects funded by a partnership between @NSF and the foundation will combine scientific research and conservation activities to learn from and protect Earth's biodiversity.
🧵of awardees:
These insects are sharpshootin'*, yer darn tootin' (except this is about urine not methane expulsion).
(*the insects in question are glassy winged sharpshoters)
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🧵This is me under the chuppah at my wedding. My JEWISH wedding. Where two Jewish people got married surrounded by people of all faiths and those with no faith at all.
If you for a second thought the Jewish community was making mountains out of mole hills, the recent news is proof we are not. Anti-Semitism is real. It is part of our daily lives. From graffiti, to hateful words screamed at people wearing yarmulkes, to synagogue shootings.
Enjoying "The Last of Us"? Learn about the science behind fungal infection and how it can create #zombies. #cordyceps #fungi #Science #ScienceTwitter
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Did you know prairie voles pair bond? How about the role ancient non-coding elements play in butterfly patterning? Do you just love science?
Have I got some Valentine's Day cards for you!
I love you with my VOLE heart! 💖
Show some love this Valentine's Day with our new coloring postcards featuring cuddly animal cuteness! Print them out, color them and give them to that special someone.
🔗 bit.ly/NSF_ValentinesDay
ALT Graphic for NSF's Valentine's Day coloring postcards features a outline drawing of a vole surrounded by hearts and climbing over foliage. Text reads: "'I love you with my vole heart!' Download four free Valentine's Day coloring postcards!'"
Hello, Phoenix Marriott? I’ll need a room please. #SuperBowlLVII #Eagles #EaglesNation @FOXSports @Eagles
I’m all for parliamentary fun but this is just silly now. [NARRATOR: It was at that moment that he began to explain to his pregnant wife why a sufficient number of members must rise in favor of a division lest it be considered dilatory.]
It's still up there in creepiest images I've seen in my career, but this stoma is a key factor in the air we breathe and the food we eat. Thanks to @NSF funding @UCSanDiego researchers know how plants direct stomata to open& close and can work to harness the mechanism. #NSFFunded
Stop to smell the roses, & look at the leaves, too! You'll find thousands of stomata - tiny pores like in the 📹 - that allow CO2 into the plant. #NSFfunded researchers @UCSanDiego have discovered how plants signal stomata to open & close. bit.ly/3Y7wM4v 📹 Douglas Clark
That horrible segment from old late night TV should remain a crime.
Jaywalking will soon be decriminalized in California.
Advocates for the change, which takes effect Jan. 1, say the laws have disproportionately targeted people based on race and economic status. nyti.ms/3W2NX6d
Oh, this DNA doesn’t seem to code for anything, must be useless. In fact, no, those non-coding elements are really important — for butterfly wing patterns and likely much more — and now we have a new way to determine just what they do. #nsffunded 🦋🧬
