World and Science
@WorldAndScience
Frequently updated assortment of tweets related to the world of science (with some side tracking) - As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases
Interesting fact: Titan is the only place in the solar system, other than Earth, that has lakes and oceans on its surface.
How the lowly mushroom is becoming a nutritional star: universal-sci.com/headlines/2018…
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Assuming you had access to infinite resources, what scientific problem would you aim to resolve?
Do video games cause violence? Here's the science: universal-sci.com/article/do-vid…
An incredible view of a rocket launch captured from the ISS. (Credit: NASA, ISS, Riccardo Rossi - ISAA)
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Each time lightning strikes, matter-antimatter annihilation happens too: universal-sci.com/headlines/2017…
Have humans evolved beyond nature – and do we even need it? Here's the science: universal-sci.com/headlines/2020…
Fascinating: Sarychev volcanic eruption as seen from space! (Credit: NASA)
Why So Many Couples Post Photos Together on Facebook—And What It Reveals About Their Relationship Here's the science: universal-sci.com/headlines/2020…
Alarming study finds that many major US cities are quietly sinking: universal-sci.com/article/scient…
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Galaxy NGC 4380 swirls with an almost magical energy, resembling a portal to a distant universe straight from a science fiction story. Yet, in the grand scheme of things, the galaxy is actually quite ordinary (Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Erwin)
Saturn's Aurora The aurora at Saturn's southern pole is visible in this false-color image. Blue represents the aurora; red-orange is reflected sunlight. The image was gathered by Cassini's ultraviolet imaging spectrograph (UVIS) in 2005 Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Colorado
Scientists can recognize a city by its distinctive combination of viruses and bacteria: universal-sci.com/article/every-…
Captivating: The Crab Nebula in infrared. The Crab Nebula is the result of a bright supernova explosion seen by Chinese and other astronomers in the year 1054... (Credit: Video: NASA, ESA, Greg T. Bacon (STScI) / Image: NRAO, AUI, NSF, NASA-JPL, Caltech, STScI, NASA, ESA, CXC)
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Do you believe there's an ethical issue involved in shutting down a potentially advanced, sentient AI?
A better and cheaper method of producing hydrogen may be just around the corner universal-sci.com/article/improv…