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Want to get stronger? Your brain may matter more than muscles, new research shows Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

"Regular exercise strengthens muscles and improves endurance—but new research suggests a small region [ventromedial hypothalamus] deep in the brain may help determine how much those gains take hold."

www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...

Thank you. This solidarity is very important for us.

The US is a different country than it used to be, and there is no easy way out of it.

Leaking this information, under the condition that nothing would/could be done about it, facilitates its normalization. The public becomes desensitized. That's a strategy well known in behavioral sciences.

Course correction needed quickly to avoid pathway to ‘hothouse Earth’ scenario, scientists say | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet at increased risk of a “hothouse” trajectory driven by f...

“After a million years of oscillating between ice ages separated by warmer periods, the Earth’s climate stabilized more than 11,000 years ago, enabling agriculture and complex societies... We’re..moving away from that stability.. to ‘hothouse Earth’"
#ClimateSky
news.oregonstate.edu/news/course-...

Epstein’s Creepy Medical Cabal Unmasked in DOJ Files Bombshell A newly surfaced image shows a terrifying medical procedure being performed in Epstein’s home.

Medical licensing boards should review it:

"Epstein had a close relationship with many elite doctors... The creepy medical cabal that the wealthy sex trafficker reportedly kept around him, some of whom were used to 'keep his girls sexually fit'.."
#MedSky
www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epst...

Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own The Board of Governors overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors.

A similar oversight of academia occurred in the past. In the USSR.

"Florida has deemed all existing intro to sociology textbooks illegal and produced its own. The Board...overseeing the new curricula includes roofing contractors, insurance execs, and no professors" truthout.org/articles/flo...

Dozens of Animals to be Saved Annually as Tamil Nadu’s Evolute Bioscience Partners with PETA India to End Pharmacology Classroom Experiments on Animals - Blog - PETA India Tamil Nadu’s Evolute Bioscience has signed an agreement with PETA India to end pharmacology classroom experiments on animals, saving dozens of animals annually.

"Research shows that a significant number of students at every educational level are uncomfortable with the use of animals in dissection and experimentation, and some even turn away from scientific careers rather than violate their principles."

www.petaindia.com/blog/dozens-...

The age of animal experiments may be waning Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome

Technology & convenience drive human behavior far more than ethical concerns

"Ethical and animal-welfare concerns have long fuelled efforts to curb animal use in research- and now rapid advances in alternative scientific methods are accelerating the shift"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

The first country to BAN the sale of new gas cars is doing just fine, actually Two years ago, Ethiopia became the first country to ban gas cars from its roads. Two years later, they seem to be doing great!

"The #Ethiopia story is fascinating... Ethiopia made history in 2024 by becoming the first country to ban the sale and import of new internal combustion-powered vehicles. Despite the predictions of the anti-EV hysterics, they’re doing just fine."

#ClimateSky

electrek.co/2026/02/20/t...

‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation

How are your country and your community preparing?

"The EU’s climate advisory board urges countries to prepare for a catastrophic 3°C of global heating."

#ClimateSky

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory Earth’s climate is now departing from the stable conditions that supported human civilization for millennia. Crossing critical temperature thresholds may trigger self-reinforcing feedbacks and tipping...

"Earth’s climate is now departing from the stable conditions that supported human civilization for millennia... Uncertainty about where tipping thresholds lie is therefore not a reason for delay, but a compelling reason for immediate precautionary action."
#ClimateSky
www.cell.com/one-earth/fu...

"That is the world we live in. Politicians cannot see past the end of their nose, the next election. Young people understand that and have the potential to affect the future.. Realistic understanding of the climate situation, and public recognition of that, is the essential first step.."
#ClimateSky

Racing Towards Hothouse Earth YouTube video by Climate Emergency Forum

Is humanity's extinction an unavoidable way to restore the balance of planetary systems?

"This is the most important issue of humanity...the risk of a hothouse Earth', because that's completely unsurvivable" - Dr. Peter Carter, expert IPCC reviewer.

#ClimateSky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Txw...

How green is your milk? We compare the environmental cost of dairy and plant-based options More Australians are choosing oat, almond and soy over cow’s milk – but which choice is the most sustainable?

"In Australia, it’s estimated that 11% of our total greenhouse gas emissions comes from ruminant livestock digestion... The average emissions per cup of milk is 330g for dairy... Plant-based milks...have a better environmental footprint..."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could wa...

"A gradual northward shift in the Gulf Stream has provided more evidence that the system of currents that keeps Europe warm is weakening... Modelling suggests that any abrupt shift in the Gulf Stream could signal an imminent, catastrophic collapse..."
#ClimateSky
www.newscientist.com/article/2518...

Tylenol orders in pregnant people plummeted after Trump falsely linked the medicine to autism An analysis found that, following Trump’s claim that acetaminophen was linked to autism, orders for the drug for pregnant patients in emergency rooms dropped, while the number of children prescribed a...

Large segments of society take their medical advice from politicians or other public figures.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/tyle...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

"Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before... Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly, with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures."
#ClimateSky
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Iran War Is Also a Climate War Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.

"At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest militaries on Earth going to war would be journalistic malpractice."

#ClimateSky

www.thenation.com/article/envi...

Climate models may be missing massive carbon emissions from boreal wildfires Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or...

"Many models that estimate wildfire carbon emissions..rely heavily on satellite observations of visible flames.. As a result, they..overlook slower, less visible fires that smolder deep within peat and organic soils..releasing enormous amounts of ancient carbon"

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

"Collapse is no longer a distant possibility. A terrifying government report, forced into the light..by Freedom of Information requests, makes this clear.. Yet this is not only a political emergency. It’s a spiritual one: a crisis of meaning..of what we are willing – or unwilling – to face together"

Evolution has equipped us with immediate threat-, immediate gratification-, and local perspective-oriented minds unable to solve the global problems we are creating.

"Climate scientists are convinced all hell will break loose sooner or later when a monster-sized, property-destroying storm makes a direct hit on Miami or Tampa-St Petersburg... an impending existential threat with profound implications for the economic system."

#ClimateSky

aeon.co/essays/how-d...

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

"Rising sea levels are a major threat to coastal communities across the world... Sea levels around the world have been underestimated due to inaccurate modelling... Average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

"Rising sea levels are a major threat to coastal communities across the world... Sea levels around the world have been underestimated due to inaccurate modelling... Average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rare Canadian rainforest at risk from logging | The Narwhal Two forestry companies hold licences to log in B.C.’s rare rainforest, home to ancient trees, endangered caribou and rare lichens. Could a provincial park preserve the region?

"A century ago, Canada was home to an estimated 1.3 million hectares of inland temperate rainforest. Today, less than 5% of the core, old forest still stands... 'There’s no reason on earth why we should go in and log'..."

#ClimateSky
#GreenSky

thenarwhal.ca/rare-canadia...

Climate models may be missing massive carbon emissions from boreal wildfires Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or...

"Many models that estimate wildfire carbon emissions..rely heavily on satellite observations of visible flames.. As a result, they..overlook slower, less visible fires that smolder deep within peat and organic soils..releasing enormous amounts of ancient carbon"

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Meet three scientists who said no to Epstein The warning signs included a web search, a mother’s doubts, and inklings of a “sexist attitude”

"To me, it was very simple"- David Agus

"Since you don’t care that much about money, they can’t buy you"- Scott Aaronson

"At the end of your life, who you are is the accumulation of the things you did. It’s not just how much money you got"- Sean Carroll
#AcademicSky
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump aide flees Middle East in private jet as stranded Americans fume Officials in the US, Qatar and Saudi Arabia helped Alex Bruesewitz escape the conflict, but hundreds of thousands of citizens are still there, and getting angry.

Not exactly everyone.

www.afr.com/world/north-...

A titan of vaccine development sees his field’s achievements slip away Stanley Plotkin, the 93-year-old "godfather of vaccines," is watching his field’s achievements slip away.

“The only thing that might change things would be outbreaks of diseases that could have been preventable. But it will take a while, and so I am not optimistic that things will change in any favorable direction in the foreseeable future.”

#MedSky

www.statnews.com/2026/03/02/s...