The Science Thread

azarhal said:

Unreal Engine 4 being used to show…how bad hurricane flooding is in real time weather reporting.

Here an article that explain how they do it.

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Why is it sometimes so hard to convince someone that the world is indeed a globe, or that climate change is actually caused by human activity, despite the overwhelming evidence?

Scientists think they might have the answer, and it's less to do with lack of understanding, and more to do with the feedback they're getting.

Getting positive or negative reactions to something you do or say is a greater influence on your thinking than logic and reasoning, the new research suggests – so if you're in a group of like-minded people, that's going to reinforce your thinking.

Receiving good feedback also encourages us to think we know more than we actually do.

In other words, the more sure we become that our current position is right, the less likely we are to take into account other opinions or even cold, hard scientific data.

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Ripper said:

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Definitely something going on with the spiders, this year…

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Thrasher said:

Where’s a blowtorch when you need one.

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Winterfart said:

I, for one, welcome our new arachnid overlords.

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pibbur who said:

Shelob is coming.

I recommend using Sting, and the Phial of Galadriel against them.

pibbur who still regards spiders as one of his racial enemies.

PS.
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
She'll be watching you
DS.

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The world’s most used weedkiller damages the beneficial bacteria in the guts of honeybees and makes them more prone to deadly infections, new research has found.

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Harm to gut bacteria by glyphosate exposure has also been shown in a pilot study in rats. “Gut bacteria play a vital role in maintaining good health, in organisms as diverse as bees and humans,” said Goulson. “The finding that these bacteria are sensitive to the most widely used pesticide in the world is thus concerning.”

People are known to widely consume glyphosate residues in food - such as children’s breakfast cereal - but the health impact is controversial.

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bees rely on a specialized gut microbiota that benefits growth and provides defense against pathogens. Most bee gut bacteria contain the enzyme targeted by glyphosate, but vary in whether they possess susceptible versions and, correspondingly, in tolerance to glyphosate. Exposing bees to glyphosate alters the bee gut community and increases susceptibility to infection by opportunistic pathogens. Understanding how glyphosate impacts bee gut symbionts and bee health will help elucidate a possible role of this chemical in colony decline.

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However, their destruction began with the construction of the "Römerstadt"[8], a new residential suburb, in 1927-9 and was completed during the "Nordweststadt" building project from 1961 to 1973.

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Extensive underground remains, with walls several metres high, were known to have survived untouched in the field and were subject of a few archaeological excavations, that found pottery, fibulas & statues[6] & a beautiful helm[7].

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