A few random marine facts I’ve learned:

- some southern sea otters eat so much purple sea urchin that their skulls turn purple
- the whales in Monterey bay don’t need to do bubble net feeding because there is so much food, unlike the situation for whales elsewhere
- California sea lions work with humpback whales where the sea lions corral the fish, the whales open their mouths and feed, and any fish that comes out stunned is picked up by the sea lions
- a sea urchin’s mouth is also called Aristotle’s Lantern (watch a video)
- Mola Mola eventually evolved the ability to retract their eyeballs into their sockets so that when they were lying on the surface, having their parasites cleaned by gulls, they won’t peck out their eyes too
- the orca in Monterey don’t eat the whales, but they like to nip at them. So some whales have rake marks on their bodies that continue to look obvious and visible even if they got them as calves
- whale milk has the consistency described as like if cottage cheese was also toothpaste, and is ejected directly into calves’ mouths with minimal loss in seawater
- sunflower sea stars are carnivores

#Marine #Science#Ocean

A few random marine facts I’ve learned:

- some southern sea otters eat so much purple sea urchin that their skulls turn purple
- the whales in Monterey bay don’t need to do bubble net feeding because there is so much food, unlike the situation for whales elsewhere
- California sea lions work with humpback whales where the sea lions corral the fish, the whales open their mouths and feed, and any fish that comes out stunned is picked up by the sea lions
- a sea urchin’s mouth is also called Aristotle’s Lantern (watch a video)
- Mola Mola eventually evolved the ability to retract their eyeballs into their sockets so that when they were lying on the surface, having their parasites cleaned by gulls, they won’t peck out their eyes too
- the orca in Monterey don’t eat the whales, but they like to nip at them. So some whales have rake marks on their bodies that continue to look obvious and visible even if they got them as calves
- whale milk has the consistency described as like if cottage cheese was also toothpaste, and is ejected directly into calves’ mouths with minimal loss in seawater
- sunflower sea stars are carnivores

#Marine #Science#Ocean

G'day, archaeologists of the Fediverse 👋!

I am trying to identify the leading mailing lists in English-speaking archaeology in order to share an online survey for archaeologists about their use of geospatial 3D technology. This is part of my PhD research.

Any suggestions?!

Thanks!

#archaeology#science #community #survey

Hey Fedi #microplastics #Science folks. We are running a workshop in Japan on a 14 Metre expedition yacht in the last half of October. Topics include atmospheric, soil and marine micro and nanoplastic research methods. We will discuss choosing sampling methods and analytical spectroscopy techniques and how to marry them effectively. 2 weeks of science and sailing in the stunning Seto inland Sea. 170eu per day. Food and accommodation on board included. Please boost. https://wicked-horizon.com/30031-2/

📚 Metcalfe’s law says that the value of a network grows with each new node. But what happens when some of those nodes are fake?

Nathan T. Camp and colleagues applied this law to citation databases, while Leo Van Hove showed that if even a third of the references are counterfeit, 🤢 the database loses its scientific value and turns harmful.

📄 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103065

📄 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103123

#science #librarians #openscience #citations

📚 Metcalfe’s law says that the value of a network grows with each new node. But what happens when some of those nodes are fake?

Nathan T. Camp and colleagues applied this law to citation databases, while Leo Van Hove showed that if even a third of the references are counterfeit, 🤢 the database loses its scientific value and turns harmful.

📄 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103065

📄 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103123

#science #librarians #openscience #citations

Health check for a dugong in the open ocean. You need rugby helmets apparently!

https://youtu.be/PCECWGTDrtU

#Marine #Science#Dugong#Ocean #australia

Health check for a dugong in the open ocean. You need rugby helmets apparently!

https://youtu.be/PCECWGTDrtU

#Marine #Science#Dugong#Ocean #australia

For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism.

Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-autism-environment-research-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#RFKJr#Vaccines#Autism#Environment#Research #Science

“evidence suggests that c [speed of light] should be reframed not as an abstract, immutable law, but as a physical, medium-dependent, and potentially manipulable engineering parameter of the quantum vacuum.”

#physics#science #research

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394379355_A_Theory_of_General_Mechanics_as_a_Process-Based_Computational_Ontology_of_Reality

Hey Fedi #microplastics #Science folks. We are running a workshop in Japan on a 14 Metre expedition yacht in the last half of October. Topics include atmospheric, soil and marine micro and nanoplastic research methods. We will discuss choosing sampling methods and analytical spectroscopy techniques and how to marry them effectively. 2 weeks of science and sailing in the stunning Seto inland Sea. 170eu per day. Food and accommodation on board included. Please boost. https://wicked-horizon.com/30031-2/

Reminder to #MaskUpSaveLives.

More than #covid is #airborne - #measles is airborne too. Also, with #wildfires & folks with pollen allergy issues - wearing a mask helps with not getting super sick, especially if others also mask up. You're guaranteed only one life - don't fuck it up by simply refusing to #MaskUp

https://flipboard.com/@ottawacititzen/ottawa-news-1u5c7nbiz/-/a-_rzWotBrTAOBzfNsL_7o8w%3Aa%3A2439373826-%2F0

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/measles

#Contagious#Health#Medical#CDNpoli#BCpoli#FireBonnieHenry#Preventative#BeProactive#DoBetter#TakeAction#YallStillMasking#ProtectCommunity#CommunityHealth#HealthFirst#Rubeola#Preventable#FactSheet #Science

I lost my Mom to pancreatic cancer when I was 19. She was only 47.

My grandmother also died from it at 53.

When Mom was diagnosed, she sat me down and said she knew exactly what I was feeling because she felt the same way when her Mom was dying.

She said she hated knowing that her girls were going to grow up without a mom.

She wasn’t afraid of dying, but she was afraid of leaving us behind.

She was sad that she would miss major milestones like graduations, marriage, grandchildren etc.

She wanted more time.

Unfortunately pancreatic cancer is quick and lethal.

It’s almost always caught too late, and few people live more than a year after diagnosis.

My Mom made it nine months.

I’m forever grateful for the time we had together and the fact that she prepared me for her passing. But I wanted more

The mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine was a beacon of hope for my family.

It was hope for so many whose lives have been touched by this deadly disease. Who’ve lost loved ones.

Who live with the fear of being diagnosed themselves.

There’s no words for the rage I feel when I think about RFK Jr’s decision to cut funding for this life saving research.

His anti-vaxx grift has already killed and disabled many people. Measles is back. Covid is still here and still killing.

Now he’s basically siding with cancer.

We deserve better than this.

We deserve an HHS leader who actually believes in science.

We deserve leaders who promote life saving interventions, robust public health and cutting edge research.

Shame on him and everyone who supports him.

#uspol #rfkjr #pancreaticcancer #mRNA #vaccines#science