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These kind of interesting stories make browsing the internet worthwhile for me, aluminum amphipods in the deepsea 😀
"An aluminum shield enables the amphipod Hirondellea gigas to inhabit deep-sea environments"
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i…

An aluminum shield enables the amphipod Hirondellea gigas to inhabit deep-sea environments
The amphipod Hirondellea gigas inhabits the deepest regions of the oceans in extreme high-pressure conditions. However, the mechanisms by which this amphipod adapts to its high-pressure environment remain unknown. In this study, we investigated the elemental content of the exoskeleton of H. gigas specimens captured from the deepest points of the Mariana Trench. The H. gigas exoskeleton contained aluminum, as well as a major amount of calcium carbonate. Unlike other (accumulated) metals, aluminu…

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Lagged sea-surface-temperature precursors of the leading PM2.5 mode in China
Yuan Chen, Dan Zhao, Xu Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25436 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.25436 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.25436
arXiv:2605.25436v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Fine particulate matter(PM2.5) pollution in China is strongly modulated bymeteorological variability, yet its seasonal predictability from oceanic signals remains unclear. Here we identify the leading PM2.5 variability mode over China and show that it is preceded by coherent sea-surface-temperature anomaly clusters by more than one season. These oceanic precursors influence summer PM2.5 mainly by altering precipitation and lowlevel ventilation, and winter PM2.5 by modulating boundary-layer height and near-surface stagnation. Using the four largest precursor regions, a simple regression model achieves significant independent prediction skill for both summer and winter PM2.5 variability. Our results reveal a physical pathway linking sea-surface-temperature memory to regional aerosol pollution and provide a basis for seasonal air-quality risk assessment.
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With that context, the apparent pause on ICE vehicle stops is fascinating. I hesitate to parse it too finely without (1) deeper context and (2) anything other than “Trump administration people said so,” but even if it’s just the hot air they’re blowing today:
- Suggests there are internal battles going on at DHS
- Strongly suggests they are afraid of public backlash and media perception
- which in turn suggests that our outrage and our pressure and our resistance efforts do in fact matter, and we should continue all of it
Whatever the hell is going on internally, signs of weakness are oozing out every part of DHS. Don't despair, don't relent.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/ice-vehicle-stops-texas-maine-shootings