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Source: Yann LeCun will continue to work at Meta as chief scientist of the AI research group FAIR and will report to Alexandr Wang (Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/meta-says-open-ai…

Meta Says Open AI Hire is Superintelligence Group Chief Scientist
Mark Zuckerberg has named Shengjia Zhao, an artificial intelligence researcher who joined Meta Platforms Inc. from OpenAI in June, as the chief scientist for the social media company’s new superintelligence AI group.

Scientists find millions of tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/scientists-find-millions-of-tons-of-nanoplastics-in-the-north-atlantic-ocean/
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Scientists find millions of tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic Ocean
Scientists have measured the amount of nanoplastics in the open ocean for the first time and found they make up the vast majority of marine plastic pollution. Plastic debris in the ocean can be of varying sizes. Nanoplastics are the tiniest, about 1,000 times smaller than the smallest microplastics — small enough to go through […]

"Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Scientists are ‘most trusted’ source of climate information in global-south survey - Carbon Brief
Scientists are the most trusted source of information for climate change in some of the largest global-south countries, ranking above newspapers, friends and social media.

Very good episode of Strong Message Here with Armando Ianucci and guest co-host Stewart Lee.
BBC Sounds or "wherever you get your podcasts"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002jttq

🪸 Scientists reveal the mechanism behind sea urchin twinning
#biology

Scientists reveal the mechanism behind sea urchin twinning
Researchers at University of Tsukuba examined how twin organisms can emerge from a single fertilized egg by studying sea urchin embryos. Their findings revealed that when an early-stage embryo is split in half, each portion is able to regenerate its own developmental plan. The team uncovered the dynamic cellular processes and genetic programs that allow each fragment to reorganize and grow into a complete individual.

Herne Bay Ambient (2021-07) - Ambient soundscape from a week in Herne Bay (Kent, UK) late in July: sea, amusements, people... #HerneBay #soundscape #fieldRecording -

Herne Bay Ambient (2021-07)
Ambient soundscape from a week in Herne Bay (Kent, UK) late in July: sea, amusements, people... #HerneBay #soundscape #fieldRecording

Saints release veteran RB Akers in initial cuts https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46071773/saints-release-veteran-rb-cam-akers-initial-cuts

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/jun/26/tippping-points-amazon-rainforest-climate-s…

Air pollution raises risk of dementia, say Cambridge scientists https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/air-pollution-raises-risk-of-dementia-say-cambridge-scientists

⚡ Living cement: Scientists turn bacteria-infused cement into energy-storing supercapacitors
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-09-cement-scientists-bacteria-infused-energy.html

Living cement: Scientists turn bacteria-infused cement into energy-storing supercapacitors
Imagine a house that doesn't just shelter you but also stores electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but it's now closer to reality than ever before. A research team at Aarhus University has demonstrated how the world's most widely used building material can be transformed into a living energy device. By embedding energy-producing bacteria in cement, they have created a biohybrid supercapacitor with surprisingly high performance and a remarkable ability to regenerate itself over time.