Science

Science is amazing.

[NASA JPL @NASAJPL]

See how a team of JPL engineers, fueled by a desire to help as #COVID19 hit, worked to make a ventilator prototype – VITAL – in just 37 days. 100+ manufacturers from around the world have applied for a free license to build VITAL. https://t.co/9ubj0Nj9Kn

#InThisTogether

[Science @LoversScience]

Happy Friday! Enjoy this owl who is ready for quarantine to be over.

[Alistair Evans @DrTeethAl]

After 20 years, the new Madagascan mammal from the Age of Dinosaurs is revealed in @Nature. Welcome Adalatherium! https://t.co/khI0UB2Y0G @EvansEvoMorph @Monash_Science @MonashBiol 1/5

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Once Demo-2 is complete, and the SpaceX and NASA teams have reviewed all the data for certification, SpaceX will launch Crew Dragon’s first six-month operational mission (Crew-1) later this year. The Crew-1 spacecraft is in production and astronaut training is well underway

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

On April 10 and 13, the station orbited over the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia when these photos were captured of the aurora and Earth glow. https://t.co/gzNPCRRjUN

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Lions nap on road during lockdown at South Africa's Kruger National Park https://t.co/oO99LDhuax

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park: 'The bear population has quadrupled' https://t.co/wE5AKDb6Cr

[SPACE.com @SPACEdotcom]

NASA funds proposal to build a telescope on the far side of the moon https://t.co/PTxPiGy7hX

[Science @LoversScience]

The largest living organism at sea - conveniently looks like a ocean crop circle crossed with a doodle.

The creature is actually a colony of zooids who attach and clone to make one massive stringy tentacle. 😱

[Schmidt Ocean @SchmidtOcean]

“It’s just magic being there and sharing those things for the first time,” Dr. Wilson said.
#NingalooCanyons expedition in @nytimes: https://t.co/oqBlkkncaG
With collaborators @WAMuseum @CurtinUni @GeoscienceAus @Scripps_Ocean @WAMSInews

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd, enjoy this encore release of “Down to Earth – It’s Alive,” where NASA Astronaut @astro_reid explains how seeing Earth from space compared to his expectations during his time aboard the space station. #SpaceStation20th #EarthDay50th

[Science News @ScienceNews]

“To our knowledge, no such flight pattern … had ever been observed and described.”
https://t.co/qCHhQ5a3Ey

[Science @LoversScience]

Scientists tracked 26 Olm salamanders 🦎 and were shocked to see they stay in the same place for more than a year. One overachieving Olm stayed in the same place for seven years! Now that's a serious stay at home order.

Original study: https://t.co/ooNuOoLMAs

[Science @LoversScience]

The Dryandra moth is a species of moth considered to be the sole member of the family Carthaeidae. - https://t.co/zGQtqhX2Ln #Science

[Science @LoversScience]

Dairy farmers should rethink a cow's curfew, says UBC researchers https://t.co/YdgHFxy3Gk Via @EurekAlert

[Science @LoversScience]

The Taurus scarab is considered the world´s strongest animal in terms of proportional strength. https://t.co/T4Ku7dwX2X

[Science @LoversScience]

Breast-Fed Kids May Be Less Hyper, But Not Necessarily Smarter, Study Finds https://t.co/82KoSKDoCD Via @NPR

[Science @LoversScience]

Coconut water can be used as blood plasma https://t.co/MHUXVFGf3z

[Science @LoversScience]

1,400 years ago China created the first paper money https://t.co/mUSGHrykVr

[Science @LoversScience]

There are about 2,000 different species of fireflies, but they all glow even in their larval stage https://t.co/T4Ku7dfmbp