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: https://t.co/ndBKuqNwPv
@evanbirnholz Vangram: Scored when you discover which creepy old person has been disguised as the ghost. The Mystery Machine pulls up and you get a Scooby Treat.
@seattle2025 can I make a small suggestion to add dates to the website header. There aren’t any on the mobile view although I know they are on the homepage graphic.
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. https://t.co/G00p8psegg
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)
Stand with your Jewish friends. Stand up for them. Especially tomorrow consider going to a synagogue. You don’t have to be Jewish. You don’t have to have faith. You don’t have to pray. Just go. Show the congregants, your neighbors and friends, you care.
🧵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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