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Flipboard Art & Photo Desk35 years ago, Jim Sanborn presented the cryptographic sculpture Kryptos to the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. Made from copper, granite, quartz and petrified wood, it has four sections, each of which holds a message in code. Over the years, three of the sections have been solved — by CIA code breakers, a California computer scientist, and the National Security Agency. Now, 79-year-old Sanborn says he's going to auction off the solution to the final message, with the company arranging the sale estimating a winning bid between $300,000 and $500,000. Here's <a href="https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@newyorktimes</a>'s story on why he's doing it now, and what he hopes the winning bidder will do with the secret.<a href="https://flip.it/_TN3II" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/_TN3II</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Technology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mathematics</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Codebreaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Codebreaking</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Kryptos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kryptos</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/JimSanborn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JimSanborn</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sculpture</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cryptology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptology</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptography</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Cryptanalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cryptanalysis</a>

Flipboard Science DeskIts size was so great it’s hardly conceivable. Astronomers have confirmed that the earliest, most distant black hole yet was about 300 million times the mass of the Sun 500 million years after the Big Bang. <a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ScienceAlert</a> has more, including what the discovery revealed about Little Red Dots (LRDs), the super bright objects that once appeared, then disappeared from the Cosmic Dawn:<a href="https://flip.it/vdp4Vd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/vdp4Vd</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/BigBang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigBang</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SpaceExploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceExploration</a>

Kate :verigold:📜[Pasino et al.] Tracing Time's Footprints: Exploring Feeding Ecology and Historical Changes of Mediterranean Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Over Two Centuries <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70063?af=R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70063?af=R</a> 🐬 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cetaceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cetaceans</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineMammals</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dolphins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>

beSpacificOff-the-shelf <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vaccine</a> elicits strong <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immune</a> response in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/patients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#patients</a> with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pancreatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pancreatic</a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/colorectal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colorectal</a> cancer. Final trial results show durable <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tcell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tcell</a> responses and reduced <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/relapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#relapse</a> in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer <a href="https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/shelf-cancer-vaccine-elicits-strong-immune-response-patients" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/shelf-cancer-vaccine-elicits-strong-immune-response-patients</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicine</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/KRAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KRAS</a> patients <a href="https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/shelf-cancer-vaccine-elicits-strong-immune-response-patients" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/shelf-cancer-vaccine-elicits-strong-immune-response-patients</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HealthResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthResearch</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a>

David P<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@luckytran" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@luckytran</a> <a href="https://flipboard.com/@huffingtonpost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@huffingtonpost</a> "Just imagine all of the countless lives that we could save if we funded science..."I'm just gonna leave that there. Especially for all the "non-sexy diseases".<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicine</a>

Steve Thompson PhDToday’s Weed Is 5x Stronger and the Mental Health Risks Are Rising<a href="https://scitechdaily.com/todays-weed-is-5x-stronger-and-the-mental-health-risks-are-rising/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scitechdaily.com/todays-weed-is-5x-stronger-and-the-mental-health-risks-are-rising/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a>

Steve Thompson PhDThis Parasitic Worm Can Turn Off Your Pain and Itch Sensors<a href="https://scitechdaily.com/this-parasitic-worm-can-turn-off-your-pain-and-itch-sensors/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://scitechdaily.com/this-parasitic-worm-can-turn-off-your-pain-and-itch-sensors/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a>

Steve Thompson PhDFossils Show Early Humans and New Australopithecus Lived Together<a href="https://neurosciencenews.com/humans-australopithecus-evolution-29569/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://neurosciencenews.com/humans-australopithecus-evolution-29569/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuroscience</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#press</a>

Kate :verigold:New 'forever chemicals' found in whale blubber challenge our understanding of PFAS <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-08-chemicals-whale-blubber-pfas.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-08-chemicals-whale-blubber-pfas.html</a> 🐬 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cetaceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cetaceans</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineMammals</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dolphins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Whales</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OceanPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanPollution</a>

Ms. Que Banh<a href="https://mastodon.social/@rabbleca" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@rabbleca</a> 100% yes. We need more remote work options as government & businesses aren't protecting workers from <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Covid</a> anymore. Our <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a> & <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSafety</a> officials have all failed to follow <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> based research. It's <a href="https://socialbc.ca/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eugenics</a> & it's unethical as well as immoral.

ImogenDoes any one if "Chicken pox" in chickens the same as "chicken pox" in humans? <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicine</a>

InkicanThey Afflict 40 Percent of the Population. No One Takes Them Seriously.<a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/08/migraine-cluster-headache-treatment-causes-book.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/culture/2025/08/migraine-cluster-headache-treatment-causes-book.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biotech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biotechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biotechnology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microbiology</a>

Morpheus Being<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Research</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Virus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Virus</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mRNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mRNA</a><a href="https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/one-universal-antiviral-rule-them-all" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/one-universal-antiviral-rule-them-all</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2329203/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2329203/</a> Oregon seeks public input on state’s first Energy Strategy report <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>&Environment

Tradescantia HubMy latest research paper has just been published! It covers the whole process of creating and publishing the Tradescantia cultivar checklist, and acts as the official publication of some of the names that hadn't been established yet. This is the conclusion of about four years of work, so I'm really proud that it's finally out there.You can read it for free (open access) at: <a href="https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18749-25" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18749-25</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/plants" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@plants</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/houseplants" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@houseplants</a><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horticulture</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/houseplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#houseplants</a>

Dust^2Cluster scientist spotlight! Kerry Kelly, PhD Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of UtahWhat do you study for DUST^2? "Understanding where dust and pollution are can help people take care of their health."Read some of Kerry's work: <a href="https://bit.ly/4fC7Vz5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4fC7Vz5</a> More scientist spotlights: <a href="https://bit.ly/4huMS0U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/4huMS0U</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#geology</a>

Hacker NewsSIMD Binary Heap Operations<a href="http://0x80.pl/notesen/2025-01-18-simd-heap.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://0x80.pl/notesen/2025-01-18-simd-heap.html</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerNews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SIMD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Binary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Binary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Heap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Operations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Operations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SIMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SIMD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Heap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Performance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Performance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Binary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Binary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Heap</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Algorithm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Innovations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovations</a>

Flipboard Science DeskWhen the U.S. almost nuked Alaska — on purpose.From <a href="https://universeodon.com/@popsci" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@popsci</a>: "Project Chariot intended to detonate six bombs to build a harbor."<a href="https://flip.it/1gxPSr" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/1gxPSr</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nuclear</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2329142/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2329142/</a> As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change #124645043 <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#article</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Canad%C3%A1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canadá</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateAndEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateAndEnvironment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateScience</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyIndustry</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fires</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forests</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeneralNews</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#U</a>.S.News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorldNews</a>

IT NewsHow The Widget Revolutionized Canned Beer - Walk into any pub and order a pint of Guinness, and you’ll witness a mesmerizing r... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/how-the-widget-revolutionized-canned-beer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2025/08/14/how-the-widget-revolutionized-canned-beer/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beverageengineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beverageengineering</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/originalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#originalart</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#featured</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#interest</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beverage</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/guinness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guinness</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/widget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#widget</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beer</a>

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