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Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk
· 1w ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
#News: Aggressive green "Hulk" #lizards AKA Wall Lizards are overtaking and outbreeding yellow and orange varities in southern #Italy🦎💥 An example of #evolution in action 🧬🌍 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260424233212.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer https://www.utas.edu.au/about/news-and-stories/articles/2026/italys-wall-lizards-are-losing-their-colours-thanks-to-a-hulk-newcomer?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution
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Aggressive “hulk” lizards are wiping out millions of years of evolution

For ages, wall lizards coexisted in three distinct color types, each with its own strategy for survival. Now, a powerful green variant is taking over. These dominant “Hulk” lizards are outcompeting the others, causing yellow and orange morphs to vanish. It’s a dramatic reminder that evolution can flip the script much faster than expected.

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Josh @josh@fediscience.org
· 3mo ago
Wells and VanderVeen. 2026. "An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept." Maguare 40(1). https://www.proquest.com/openview/639ef067e3f8c2598a88bcf491d198b1 "This essay uses cyborg anthropology to model interactions between humans and artificial intelligence (AI) and highlights potential strengths and weaknesses of AI regarding learning and innovation. Informed by Haraway’s emphases on inequalities, we recognize AI is neither a separate nor superior form of intelligence, but a tool that augments human agency. Current examples of AI implementation in the civic, domestic, labor, and educational domains expose the potential of AI for biases and oppression as a human construct that reflects and affects the sociocultural and ethical values of its creators and users. These examples inform practical and ethical considerations for the development and use of AI in the future, including structured human-AI collaboration, promotion of human-AI literacy, respect for human dignity and rights, and addressing inherent biases and inequalities." #anthropology #sociology #evolution #artificialintelligence #cyborg #informatics #computerscience
An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept - ProQuest
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An Anthropological Understanding of Artificial Intelligence Transformations in Civic and Domestic Life, Labor, and Higher Education Through the Cybernetic Organism (Cyborg) Concept - ProQuest

Explore millions of resources from scholarly journals, books, newspapers, videos and more, on the ProQuest Platform.

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Jürgen Hubert @juergen_hubert@mementomori.social
· 3mo ago
Remember, kids: In proper scientific terms, an attempt to explain observable phenomena is called a "hypothesis". It is called a "theory" when it fits all the observable facts, and there is no observable evidence to the contrary. We don't call it a "truth" because there's always a chance that it might be overturned by later evidence - but as far as science is concerned, a "theory" is as hard as it gets. This is often confusing to people who dismiss science they don't like as "it's just a theory". But this distinction should be kept in mind when discussing things like the "Theory of Evolution", "Theory of Relativity", "Global Warming Theory", and "Dead Internet Theory". #PSA #Evolution #GlobalWarming #DeadInternetTheory #Science #Theory
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Dr Claire Asher @claireasher@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social
From radiation-eating fungi to tanned frogs, my latest article for @sciencefocus.bsky.social explores some of the extraordinary discoveries scientists have made in the ruins of Chernobyl. https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/strangest-discoveries-inside-chernobyl #Biology #Chemistry #Physics #Evolution
'Extraordinary!': The 8 strangest discoveries experts have ever made inside Chernobyl | BBC Science Focus Magazine
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'Extraordinary!': The 8 strangest discoveries experts have ever made inside Chernobyl | BBC Science Focus Magazine

40 years after the meltdown, scientists are studying the extraordinary discoveries hidden among the ruins

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AnySci - Wissenschaft für Jedermann @anysci@mastodon.de
· 1mo ago
Emergenz: Der Ursprung biologischer Komplexität Von einfachen Molekülen bis zur ersten lebenden Zelle war es kein plötzlicher Sprung, sondern eine Entwicklung über viele Stufen zunehmender Komplexität. Das klingt vielleicht zunächst banal, ist aber, so finde ich jedenfalls, wirklich spannend. Eine Übersichtsarbeit der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt beleuchtet genau diesen Übergang und beschreibt, wie aus chemischen Wechselwirkungen schrittweise Systeme entstehen konnten, die wir letztlich als Leben bezeichnen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei das Konzept der „Emergenz“. Gemeint ist, dass neue Eigenschaften entstehen, wenn unterschiedliche Bestandteile miteinander wechselwirken. Diese Eigenschaften lassen sich gleichzeitig aber nicht einfach aus den einzelnen Komponenten ableiten. Das Ergebnis ist quasi mehr, als die Summe der einzelnen Teile. Ein klassisches Beispiel ist Wasser: Einzelne Wasserstoff- oder Sauerstoffatome besitzen noch keine der besonderen Eigenschaften, die Wasser auszeichnen. Erst ihre Verbindung erzeugt ein Molekül mit völlig neuen physikalischen Eigenschaften. Die Arbeit beschreibt, dass genau solche emergenten Eigenschaften vermutlich entscheidend für die Entstehung des Lebens waren. Wasser spielt dabei eine zentrale Rolle. Durch seine Polarität zwingt es Molekülen bestimmte räumliche Ordnungen auf. So lagern sich beispielsweise fettartige, wasserabweisende Molekülteile bevorzugt nach innen zusammen, während wasserliebende Bereiche nach außen zeigen. Dadurch können sich komplexe Strukturen stabil bilden, wie etwa Membranen, die wir gestern schon näher betrachtet haben (reminder: Lipiddoppelschicht). Das gilt aber natürlich auch für Proteine oder eben Nukleinsäuren wie RNA und DNA. In einem immer komplexeren System werden so manchmal kritische Zustände erreicht, bei denen sich durch Emergenz fundamentale Eigenschaften ändern oder einfach neu entstehen. Dadurch werden plötzlich neue Funktionen möglich, z. B. Moleküle, die ihre eigene Struktur reproduzierbar „beschreiben“ können. Erst dadurch werden Prozesse wie Replikation, Vererbung und letztlich Evolution überhaupt möglich. Wichtig ist, dass diese Übergänge nicht als geradliniger Plan verstanden werden sollte, sondern das Ergebnis unzähliger Wechselwirkungen, Zufälle und eben emergenter Prozesse. Da ist nichts ülanbar. Würde man die Erde vier Milliarden Jahre zurücksetzen und alles noch einmal beginnen lassen, würde vermutlich etwas völlig anderes entstehen als das Leben, das wir heute kennen, weil einfach die zugrundeliegenden Zufälle andere wären. Quelle: Schwalbe et al. (2026), Angewandte Chemie International Edition https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202523427 #Emergenz #leben #evolution #chemie #goetheuni #wissenschaft #wissenschaftskommunikation #anysci
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TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨ @tksst@fediscience.org
· 1mo ago
🐒 NEW: Indri #lemurs, #Madagascar’s only #singing #primates, open their mouths wider to hit higher pitches, a vocal technique that parallels human #opera singers. Motion-tracking analysis of #video recordings showed that mouth openings track pitch changes, helping calls carry across dense #rainforest for social bonding and territorial warnings. 👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/lemurs-opera-singers-share-vocal-technique/ #animals #vocalization #evolution #research #biology #sound #science #forest #wildlife #mammals
Opera singers and shrieking lemurs share vocalization strategies
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Opera singers and shrieking lemurs share vocalization strategies

The world’s only known signing lemur needs to make calls that can travel through the thick rainforest.

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FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social
· 1mo ago
Comb jellies are biological wonders: ctenophores are illuminating how the first nervous systems evolved and how bioluminescence works https://www.quantamagazine.org/ctenophores-arent-just-beautiful-theyre-biological-wonders-20260916/ Quanta Magazine examines ctenophores - the iridescent comb jellies often overlooked in favour of jellyfish - and explains why they are transforming scientific understanding of nervous system origins a #science #biology #evolution
Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders. | Quanta Magazine
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Ctenophores Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Biological Wonders. | Quanta Magazine

Comb jellies are helping answer fundamental questions in biology, from how the earliest nervous systems evolved to how bioluminescence works.

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Ancient Origins @ancientorigins@mastodon.social
· 1mo ago
AO THROWBACK: The Ancient Text That Describes Jesus as a Shapeshifter 📈 Trending with 100K+ readers! Prepare to be amazed! 🎊 https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/shapeshifter-001361 #AncientOrigins #History #Archaeology #HumanOrigins #Evolution #HistoryFacts #Fascinating #MustRead
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The Ancient Text That Describes Jesus as a Shapeshifter | Ancient Origins

Back in 2013, a 1,200-year-old Coptic text controversially described Jesus as a shapeshifter. Why has the study and research surrounding this text faded into oblivion?

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FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social
· 2mo ago
Firelight, storytelling and the rise of spoken language: a new theory links campfires to linguistic evolution https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/did-the-evolution-of-language-take-a-huge-leap-around-the-fireplace/ A new theory links storytelling, firelight and the rise of spoken language. #science #evolution #language
Did the Evolution of Language Take a Huge Leap Around the Fireplace?
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Did the Evolution of Language Take a Huge Leap Around the Fireplace?

A new theory links storytelling, firelight and the rise of spoken language.

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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossb_oxford@mastodon.social
· 2mo ago
Boosted by @trending@homestead.social
I never thought I'd see the day. Charles Darwin is currently trending above two porn-related articles, Luke Evans, and Kit Connor in Attitude Magazine! 🙃 The power of #histsci . . . Thank you, one and all — please keep sharing. Here's the article: https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/literature/darwins-queer-creatures-532721/ #reading #writing #science #nature #animals #Darwin #evolution #history #histsex #queerhistory #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #PrideInSTEM
The hidden queer history of Charles Darwin's biological research, from Swallowtail butterflies to emus
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The hidden queer history of Charles Darwin's biological research, from Swallowtail butterflies to emus

In his new book, Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life, historian Dr Ross Brooks finds that Victorian naturalists can teach us a thing or two about the nature of sex

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FediBoard Science @fediboard_science@flipboard.social
· 3mo ago
567-million-year-old Canadian fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life — movement, sex and body plans https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260804034644.htm A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The… #science #paleontology #evolution
567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
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567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life

A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and suggests complex animal life may have first flourished in the deep ocean.

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Econopass @Econopass@flipboard.com
· 3mo ago
A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The… #science #paleontology #evolution https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260804034644.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass
567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
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567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life

A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and suggests complex animal life may have first flourished in the deep ocean.

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