#Science discoveries

[chadots]

The fact that we as a species haven’t dropped absolutely everything for science baffles me.

You want to go to war? When there are dinosaur bones under your feet? When there are diseases that could be cured? When trees can communicate?

I will never understand.

[myjetpack]

My latest New Scientist cartoon.

[infodumpingaboutnature]

New Millipede!!! Sphaerobelum turcosa is a newly discovers species of pill millipede that was recently discovered in the Loei province of Thailand. A team of researchers were doing field work in the Phu Pha Lom Forest when they discovered fourteen of these brightly colored millipedes. Due to their stunning coloration these pill millipedes were nicknamed “The Jewel of The Forest”.

Pill millipedes have convergently evolved a body structure similar to that of isopods (aka roly polies) and have comparatively shorter bodies than other species of millipedes, and like roly polies they will roll themselves into a ball when they feel threatened.

The bright turquoise color of Sphaerobelum turcosa helps warn predators that they are poisonous and not to eat them. This millipede also has tan markings on its exoskeleton that form a mask-like marking that helps to scare off potential predators.

[applepixls]

scar's first death in wild life is painfully reminiscent of his second death in third life

he walks off a cliff singing a tune about him and his blonde British buddy

[covenawhite66]

Although lactation is a mammalian trait, in recent years several animals have been found to produce milk for their young.

Siphonops annulatus it is amazing to find it has a vent for producing a rich fatty milk with which it feeds its wormlets several times a day.

[paulsspaceshippictures]

a bookmark maybe,

[unbfacts]

[illustratus]

Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky by Benjamin West

[lostyesterday]

Science and security officers when encountering new and potentially dangerous phenomena

[philosophybits]

The work of science does not consist of creation but of the discovery of true thoughts.

Gottlob Frege, Logical Investigations

[carsickcrow]

drawing of mandible NgLj-2:226 in my sketchbook in honor of the James Fitzjames remains identification. i’ve never drawn a jaw bone before but i liked how the lettering of his name turned out

[stra-tek]

[papillondusublime]

Fun fact: obelisks, a new life form discovered in 2024, are viroid-like elements made of entirely novel RNA sequences. They are a distinct phylogenetic group, however scientists have yet to find a shared ancestry with another life form. Obelisks appeared in about 10% of the human microbiome examined by the Stanford University team, but their genetic sequences are very small, which might be the reason why we didn't notice them before.

[providence-park]

"Alright, are you ready Zora? I am. Last time then... Let's fly"

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

S5 - EP10 | Life, Itself

[womeninfictionandirl]

Captain Michael Burnham by spectroxart