Basically the next election is going to come down to whether or not "generalised, non-specific anger at the system" outweighs "realisation that the alternative is a bunch of weird freaks with deeply eccentric policy views".
Enhanced rock weathering could help remove CO2 by spreading crushed Si-rich rock on soils
But scaling it up isn’t simple. Limited suitable rock, potential toxic elements, soil impacts, uncertain carbon tracking from land to ocean, and financing are major challenges
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
A potential late sequelae of measles after normal recovery.
Occurs in ~ 2/10,000. Fatal.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... @nejm.org today
Why has it been so wet this winter (in the UK)?
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/wh...
‘Many important moments in my career seemed entirely serendipitous, but sharing of ideas, collaboration and building of community was important to my work.’
Gosh just from eyeballing the graph I wonder if anyone can think of something that might have happened around idk 2016 to cause a further deterioration?
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.” 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
Indeed. According to Historia Anglorum, Cnut said “Let all the world know that the power of kings is empty and worthless”. Wise words.
Cnut revokes scientific findings on so-called “incoming tide”; promotes beach development
Top FDA official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers--career scientists--when he refused to accept Moderna’s application for a new influenza vaccine www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
Banner image with screenshot of scientific article from nature Medicine, as well as two panels from the study method and results
⚠️ Despite all the hype, chatbots still make terrible doctors. Out today is the largest user study of language models for medical self-diagnosis. We found that chatbots provide inaccurate and inconsistent answers, and that people are better off using online searches or their own judgment.
New study uses #satellite records and shows that #SouthernOcean #phytoplankton responds in contrasting ways to marine #heatwaves and #cold spells. The impacts vary sharply by region, exposing distinct #ecological sensitivity to #climate -driven extremes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sunset after rain #Bristol
It occurs to me that if there’s one thing that AI is going to make redundant it’s the dire BBC News website coverage of events via the mechanism of he said and then she said and then he said etc.
‘The plan is about building capacity for Ireland’s future – in our people, our institutions and our economy' – James Lawless, minister for further and higher education.
Manchester city centre, painting by Michael Ashcroft.
Why protein dynamics matter and AlphaFold isn't the answer to everything.
www.cell.com/cell-systems...
We are thrilled to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our fellowship programme with the Wolfson Foundation, whose support has given researchers the tools and expertise to take their research to the next level. Since 2000, the scheme has supported 852 grant holders from 16 countries.
#RSGrants
Lessons from Rwanda’s response to the Marburg virus outbreak
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Are we honestly doing the World Cup over there? For real?
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
One of my concerns with AI-assisted research in biology is that we're already looking only in the lamplight and AI incentivizes us to narrow the beam. Seems like it's happening...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Incredible article which points out that it often collectively costs more to apply for scarce research funding than the funds awarded to the successful proposals.
What an absurd system we've built in the service of efficiency and competition.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
American biologist Toby Kiers wins 'Environment Nobel' for shedding light on hidden fungal networks.
Beneath the surface of forests, grasslands and farms across the world, vast fungal webs form underground trading systems to exchange nutrients
u.afp.com/SXR8
What is life? As Philip Ball explores, it's surprisingly hard to define.
I was not being hyperbolic. Reports of hundreds of protestors killed in Tehran alone. I expect real numbers to be much higher, as news isn't getting out due to the communications blackout. Silence is complicity. Don't look away. #Iran
www.dn.se/varlden/uppg...
