@melaniermeadors
Geographer and historian who loves dinosaurs, space, and nature! I am passionate about making science and history accessible to everyone. Associate editor at the Biographers International Organization. See my blog at melaniermeadors.com
This is NOT the time to be doing this. Weather will only become more unpredictable as the climate changes. Doing away with a top weather research lab is ridiculously short-sighted and ignorant. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...
Nice!!! I'll be on campus on the 26th, I'll have to check it out!
On the right of the image is a sheer cliff face marked with vertical striations; talus lies at its base. The left of the image is in almost total darkness, and the background is deep space.
This is a cliff on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
It's about 1 km tall.
If you jumped from the top, it would take you 47 minutes to reach the bottom, and you'd probably be OK.
How would a student be able to defend that? They wouldn't be able to answer to any kind of rigorous questioning or analysis. Also, when you've worked w your data, that's when you find new things and patterns. You MISS that if you use AI for analysis.
Competitive authoritarianism watch. Ominous.
I see, so the purpose of AI is specifically to disenfranchise women.
Iran's new supreme leader says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first purported message to public The oil market is also seeing historic disruptions as Iran escalates attacks on global energy supplies and its neighbors. Updated 1:57 PM EDT, Thu March 12, 2026
Trump launched this reckless war “hoping” to change the regime in Iran, “hoping” Iran would not close the Strait of Hormuz, and “hoping” gas prices would not go up. There was no plan. Hope is not a military strategy. This war is a tragic failure.
A woman in a mask Headline: Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask? Story from Jerk Wingley and Terramin Defishunsee Photo from Adobe
Why Do Some People Still Wear Masks In 2026 And On A Completely Unrelated Note Why Is Everyone In The Office Sick Right Now Apart From The Guy In The Mask?
No-one says ‘Fast food isn’t going away, so let’s work out how to incorporate it into your diet’, yet we are often treated to the same non sequitur when it comes to AI
I talk about the space junk issue in my article here: www.melaniermeadors.com/blog/space-j...
We're supposed to be trying to REDUCE the amount of space junk, not make it worse...
Hey, you there. Take a breath, take a break, and read about this super cute animal. Then go back to facing the madness that is this world. www.melaniermeadors.com/blog/whats-a...
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
Ian Stephens from Worcester State, my alma mater!
I'm just really pleased with how this image came out. Had a nice dark sky in PA. This is Andromeda, our neighbor galaxy.
Hegseth buying $7 million worth of lobster while the Trump administration cut food stamps for the poorest among us has to resonate, right?
Seriously. I was just telling my husband that.
I just finished this--it's great!
"You will pay for this, human. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But soon. And for the rest of your life...."
If you are watching Trump's presser right now, you are seeing beyond reasonable doubt a person not mentally suited for any position of responsibility. Even running a small store.
GOP members of the House and Senate: You are seeing this too.
THIS.
So wait...is he saying that Mexican is low class and Italian/European is high class? Hmm...
DO WE NOT HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD THAN SOME DUDE THAT WANTS FAST COFFEE??? Go to the goddamned local diner. Ever think that some kind of crack coffee is someone's only pleasure in life, or their coping mechanism, or...whatever? FFS. Grow the hell up.
A vanilla sweet cream nitro cold brew does NOT take that long to make. Also is not the drink in the title, so what are they going for here, exactly? Where on their body did the coffee hurt them?
I drink very plain coffee, but I've been in line WITH friends at the coffee shop and honestly never thought anyhting of it other than, "I wonder what oat milk tastes like..?"
I'm accepting this as truth and will deal with it tomorrow.
Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.
I love this guy!! Learn about Tesla coils and see what they can do on this video. youtu.be/RoGbrgOhPes?...
Go on a #science adventure! Learn all about pygmy wombats over on my blog this week! #nature #animals www.melaniermeadors.com/blog/whats-a...
Maybe you THINK you know what a planetary nebula is, but what if I told you it has nothing to do with planets? Read my blog to learn more! #space #science #astronomy www.melaniermeadors.com/blog/whats-a...