Bajo el hielo de la Antártida descubren la huella sedimentaria de un gran río que existió cuando ese continente era tropical #BigHistory BigHistoryInstitute Fred Spier

Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find theguardian.com/environment/20…

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control phys.org/news/2024-11-r… via Phys.org

PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows theguardian.com/environment/20…

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says theguardian.com/environment/20…

Leading scientists urge ban on developing ‘mirror-image’ bacteria | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

"Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! There's the Earth coming up. Wow, that's pretty." On Christmas Eve in 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 caught sight of a view no human had laid their eyes on before. Astronaut Bill Anders captured it in the iconic “Earthrise” photo.

“We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth." – Bill Anders

No need for a solar filter to photograph today's many sunspots, the clouds acted as such.

Microplastics found in multiple human organ tissues correlated with lesions phys.org/news/2024-12-m… via Phys.org

Scientists find 'spooky' quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons space.com/spooky-action-…

The Physics of Cold Water May Have Jump-Started Complex Life quantamagazine.org/the-physics-of… via Quanta Magazine

As part of the current power struggle regarding the name of the "Gulf": would it perhaps be a good idea to also consider the origin of the name "America"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldseemü…

Just out, my take on: "The State of the World Today and Considering its Future from a Global Historical Perspective": revistas.um.es/reg/article/vi… In: Revista de Estudios Globales: revistas.um.es/reg

Este martes Fred Spier desde Amsterdam, la tierra de mi abuelo. Fred Spier Luego me tocará el turno el 29 de mayo por invitación de la Universidad del Rosario. Tema muy bueno para educadores de básica y media.

A statement from the family of Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell on his passing: "We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved father, USN Captain James A. "Jim" Lovell, a Navy pilot and officer, astronaut, leader, and space explorer. He was 97. We are enormously proud of

Ancient Inca “whistling vessels” that could sing like animals, powered by nothing but air and water.

As Carl Sagan put it: Who speaks for Humanity, who speaks for Earth? youtube.com/watch?v=kdTmAQ…

‘I was contaminated’: study reveals how hard it is to avoid pesticide exposure | Pesticides | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation theconversation.com/drones-physics…