2024-03-12 @ 15.27.41 ∈ In English
Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone
The biggest improvements we’ve seen are for longer timeframes. By the early 2000s, 5-day forecasts were “highly accurate” and 7-day forecasts are reaching that threshold today. 10-day forecasts aren’t quite there yet but are getting better.
2024-03-12 @ 14.46.14 ∈ Suomeksi
2024-03-12 @ 12.22.29 ∈ In English
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Scientists CT scanned thousands of natural history specimens, which you can access for free
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a six-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens and make them freely available online.
2024-03-11 @ 19.02.21 ∈ In English
2024-03-08 @ 18.24.38 ∈ In English
Egg-laying caecilian amphibians produce milk for their young, find scientists
The research team observed that the young of the Brazilian caecilian Siphonops annulatus consumed milk for over two months, which appears to be secreted in response to tactile and acoustic stimulation from the mother's cloaca. The milk consists mainly of fats and carbohydrates and is produced in the glands of the female's oviduct.
2024-03-08 @ 17.08.17 ∈ In English
2024-03-08 @ 16.50.58 ∈ Suomeksi
Outo lumi-ilmiö hämmensi kansalaisia ja syyksi epäiltiin jo Naton sotaharjoitustakin – meteorologi kertoo mistä on kyse
Kyseessä on niin sanottu neulasenmuotoinen lumikidesade (needle snowflake). Se syntyy, kun ilmassa oleva kosteus tiivistyy sopivissa olosuhteissa tiivistymisytimen ympärille ja muodostaa tuollaisia neulasen muotoisia lumikiteitä.
