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Go Noles!

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

We’ve gotten great at keeping human hardware healthy, allowing many to max out the natural human lifespan.

The next frontier is the natural human lifespan, which is a software problem. We are all pre-programmed to self-destruct shortly after 90.

Who knows how to update DNA?

[Turner @bwt08c]

@JoeyMulinaro @jttheophilus @p_roger_turner

[Discovery @Discovery]

📸 + 💭: Fernando O'Farrill (IG // fernando_ofarrill)

I love the interaction between zebras and birds. As the Zebra moves, it disturbs the insects on the grass and the birds are ready to catch them.

#POTD #photooftheday #wildlife #photography

[Turner @bwt08c]

And we thought paper Life Science Review dodecahedrons were a challenge to build!

[Adam Savage @donttrythis]

It's hyperdodecahedron time! https://t.co/orKHopID75

[Science Channel @ScienceChannel]

When a Cordyceps fungus attacks a host, the mycelium invades and takes control of the body — replacing the host tissue. An elongated fruit body (ascocarp) will then spring forth and release the spores. Ensuring that the zombie bug apocalypse continues.

#FungusFriday 🧟‍♂️ 🍄

[CNN @CNN]

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the 92-year-old mold that produced the first antibiotic, penicillin -- and they say it could help in the fight against antibiotic resistance https://t.co/PVsAyCYGa6

[Science Channel @ScienceChannel]

Discover how hydroponic lettuce is grown. 🥬

Watch full episodes of #HowitsMade free on SCI Go! https://t.co/xNYsAeOrxc

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Ground vs Air https://t.co/zidvKCe6aH https://t.co/HhAaNFfRsc

[NASA @NASA]

Each second, 1.5 million tons of solar material shoot off the Sun into space. The magnetosphere shields Earth, but the solar wind can get in near the poles and disrupt satellite, radio & GPS signals. 3 new missions aim to improve this technology problem: https://t.co/EER7pSZWZM

[CNN @CNN]

Offshore wind turbines could generate enough electricity to power every home and business on Earth, according to a new report. https://t.co/3tjCLtX2LI

[Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel]

Oysters farmed in Florida are a shucking success among tide-to-table crowd https://t.co/xBZ83zXm14

[Science Channel @ScienceChannel]

This cricket didn't stand a chance.💀 It has been overrun by a Cordyceps fungus, a species of endoparasitoid ⁠that thrives at the hosts expense. RIP 🦗

#FungusFriday 🍄
#Science

[Turner @bwt08c]

Swinging into the new year! #Pendulums #Milwee https://t.co/VQ6ytju7Lw

[Turner @bwt08c]

For those of you that studied the Asian Carp as your Environmental Issues Institute Project, check this out...

[CNN @CNN]

Kentucky is using 'shocking' boats to show just how bad its Asian carp problem is https://t.co/at3gxheopJ

[Turner @bwt08c]

grass. #WheresTurner #Milwee #FreshFromFlorida @ Tater Farms https://t.co/6psmmrxByy

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Humans depend on plants for survival – they help provide us with food, fuel, medicine, oxygen, and so much more. https://t.co/GrJsKjJUlf - @NBCNewsMACH #EarthDay

[Turner @bwt08c]

Cabbage & Cauliflower 🥬 #WheresTurner #Milwee #FreshFromFlorida @ Barnes Farms LTD https://t.co/vPWf7Y5KKB

[Turner @bwt08c]

So many spuds! 🥔🥔 #WheresTurner #Milwee #FreshFromFlorida @ Blue Sky Farms / First Coast Fresh https://t.co/zXH2Sfi6hR

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

This #EarthDay, help make our planet a little less hostile.

Take the #PlanetorPlastic pledge: https://t.co/I0jX9UOtO6