Meet Eva Ramón Gallegos, who has eradicated active HPV and pre-cancerous cervical lesions in 29 women using a technique called photodynamic therapy. The drug collects in damaged cells, destroying them, while leaving healthy tissue unharmed.
https://www.shethepeople.tv/women-in-stem/eva-ram%C3%B3n-gallegos-mexican-physician-treats-hpv-8738614
Many years ago, Mrs V’s pre-cancerous cervical lesions were eradicated using efudix, a skin cancer topical drug. It was prescribed by a Sydney-based professor, as a trial before removing more bits (ie, the remaining bits of cervix and possibly more – much of her cervix had already been removed).
Divine Angel said:
Meet Eva Ramón Gallegos, who has eradicated active HPV and pre-cancerous cervical lesions in 29 women using a technique called photodynamic therapy. The drug collects in damaged cells, destroying them, while leaving healthy tissue unharmed.
https://www.shethepeople.tv/women-in-stem/eva-ram%C3%B3n-gallegos-mexican-physician-treats-hpv-8738614
Good
Norway no longer has fur farms.
https://www.princeea.com/norway-has-officially-ended-fur-farming-for-good-farms-were-given-until-february-2025-to-shut-down/
Chel snakehead fish, thought extinct since the 1930s, has been confirmed to still exist.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/researchers-rediscovered-elusive-fish-species-thought-extinct-85/story?id=118895751
Divine Angel said:
Chel snakehead fish, thought extinct since the 1930s, has been confirmed to still exist.https://abcnews.go.com/International/researchers-rediscovered-elusive-fish-species-thought-extinct-85/story?id=118895751
Goodo. Might have been best if they kept it secret though.
Divine Angel said:
Chel snakehead fish, thought extinct since the 1930s, has been confirmed to still exist.https://abcnews.go.com/International/researchers-rediscovered-elusive-fish-species-thought-extinct-85/story?id=118895751
Kind of weird that IUCN list this rare fish as Least Concern.
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166612/6247381
Maybe they just don’t care about this one for some reason. Fair enough, ya can’t worry about everything, highly relatable.
From wiki:
“ Due to its smaller size (in comparison to other snakeheads), the Chel snakehead is slightly easier to keep in aquaria. However, there have been several episodes when snakeheads have been released into non-endemic environments, and the danger of the hardy, gregarious fish becoming a serious invasive species is very large (although for this species, this phenomenon has not yet transpired due to its relative rarity).”
After reading this, I thought I must have misread the article, that the fish had been rediscovered in this small pocket of water after being found elsewhere. Confusing paragraph indeed.
dv said:
Divine Angel said:
Chel snakehead fish, thought extinct since the 1930s, has been confirmed to still exist.https://abcnews.go.com/International/researchers-rediscovered-elusive-fish-species-thought-extinct-85/story?id=118895751
Kind of weird that IUCN list this rare fish as Least Concern.
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166612/6247381
Maybe they just don’t care about this one for some reason. Fair enough, ya can’t worry about everything, highly relatable.
Clerical error?
50 Protests in 50 States!
Rolling protests across the whole of America are occurring at the moment. The majority are white folks because Trump will be tempted to institute martial law. Some folks are being smart and strategic.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sCgL_kZ9PEc
A South African woman has rescued over 2500 pugs in her lifetime. Her pug rescue centre’s vet bills run to around $40k every year. Some of the pugs at her centre were abandoned because their owners couldn’t afford the high vet costs associated with the breed.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/weird-news/2025/01/29/pug-life-a-south-african-woman-has-rescued-more-than-2500-of-the-lovable-clowns-of-the-dog-world/
A Chinese rover has spotted evidence of an ancient coastline on Mars, suggesting the Red Planet was once a blue world. Radar images from the Zhurong Rover reveal curious underground ridges all aligned in the same direction. Michael Manga, a planetary scientist at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-author on the study, said the team considered other theories, but a coastline fitted the data best. “Sand dunes have multiple directions. Same with lava flows. There is no evidence for an impact crater to have made these sloping surfaces,” Professor Manga said.
“I would be rather cautious to extrapolate the findings from such a small area to derive a global geological interpretation, however fascinating.” Dr Caprarelli said it was possible the ridges had been caused by a huge asteroid crashing into Mars, rather than an ocean. A giant impact crater would have rings at its edge that look similar to the ridges found by Zhurong.
In personal happy news, these arrived today.
Divine Angel said:
In personal happy news, these arrived today.
congrats.
roughbarked said:
Divine Angel said:
In personal happy news, these arrived today.
congrats.
^
Divine Angel said:
In personal happy news, these arrived today.
Good
I got a new FOGO bin today.
tis a thing of beauty.
party_pants said:
I got a new FOGO bin today.tis a thing of beauty.
:)
I have accidentally found a better carry-on bag than the too-small-for-my-laptop one I was going to use. I also have a hard shell one that came with a set I bought 3 years ago, but it has no outside pockets which I really prefer. Plus I need to fit my laptop in it.
More than half price. Free shipping. Arrives next Wednesday.
Made by a company that I like. I had a full-size one that I loved, but the baggage handlers broke a wheel.
Then I find that my favourite, but too small one, is made by the same company. I bought my favourite one as a 2 piece set when I was in Bowral many years ago.
I wouldn’t say that I am happy, but it is a good feeling.
kii said:
I have accidentally found a better carry-on bag than the too-small-for-my-laptop one I was going to use. I also have a hard shell one that came with a set I bought 3 years ago, but it has no outside pockets which I really prefer, but my laptop fits in it*.
*edited to clarify my fussy brain farts
Bookstore holds around $1.5m of donated books. Aimed at pre-k through to year 3, kids can pick 5 books to take home. Minority groups such as Asians and African-Americans are especially catered for so children can see themselves represented in media.
I assume it differs from a library in that the books don’t need to be returned.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/free-bookstore-dundalk-children-literacy-rates/
https://physicsworld.com/a/astronomers-create-a-weather-map-for-a-gas-giant-exoplanet/
Astronomers have constructed the first “weather map” of the exoplanet WASP-127b, and the forecast there is brutal. Winds roar around its equator at speeds as high as 33 000 km/hr, far exceeding anything found in our own solar system. Its poles are cooler than the rest of its surface, though “cool” is a relative term on a planet where temperatures routinely exceed 1000 °C. And its atmosphere contains water vapour, so rain – albeit not in the form we’re accustomed to on Earth – can’t be ruled out.
Astronomers have been studying WASP-127b since its discovery in 2016. A gas giant exoplanet located over 500 light-years from Earth, it is slightly larger than Jupiter but much less dense, and it orbits its host – a G-type star like our own Sun – in just 4.18 Earth days. To probe its atmosphere, astronomers record the light transmitted as it passes in front of its host star according to our line of sight. During such passes, or transits, some starlight gets filtered though the planet’s upper atmosphere and is “imprinted” with the characteristic pattern of absorption lines found in the atoms and molecules present there.
***
I’m filing this under happy news before science is awe-inspiring. To have this level of technology and knowledge to record weather patterns on extrasolar planets makes me happy.
As Anna Kendrick became more involved with the film Woman of the Hour, she found herself at odds. The film depicts a real incident: serial killer Rodney Alcala appearing on The Dating Show and winning a date with Cheryl Bradshaw. Explaining that she felt “gross” about taking the money, Anna donated all her income to organisations who help victims of crime.
https://krtio.com/all-of-anna-kendricks-earnings-from-woman-of-the-hour-were-donated-to-assault-victims/
Divine Angel said:
As Anna Kendrick became more involved with the film Woman of the Hour, she found herself at odds. The film depicts a real incident: serial killer Rodney Alcala appearing on The Dating Show and winning a date with Cheryl Bradshaw. Explaining that she felt “gross” about taking the money, Anna donated all her income to organisations who help victims of crime.https://krtio.com/all-of-anna-kendricks-earnings-from-woman-of-the-hour-were-donated-to-assault-victims/
The film was extremely loosely based on one aspect of that story and was more a ‘take me as a serious actor’ feature running off the public’s fascination with serial killers than any actual events (apart from the fact that al al did appear on the show and did ‘win’, and the women did refuse to go on the date with him because he came off as creepy – however she made that decision after speaking with him backstage for a couple of minutes and then told the producers she wouldn’t go on the date.
Yeah, she said in several interviews she wanted to focus on Cheryl’s story and not the dude, because every other serial killer movie only focuses on the killer.
Divine Angel said:
Yeah, she said in several interviews she wanted to focus on Cheryl’s story and not the dude, because every other serial killer movie only focuses on the killer.
Probably should have been promo’d as a survivor story.
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical disability to be medically certified to launch on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The surgeon and former Paralympian took part in a study to demonstrate the feasibility of the flight, which recently concluded.
McFall was selected for ESA’s Fly! Feasibility study in 2022, which aimed to demonstrate the technical viability of flying someone with a disability in space. Now that the study has concluded, McFall and the UK Space Agency are cheering him on toward his next steps: Fly! Mission Ready.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/paralympian-john-mcfall-could-become-1st-astronaut-with-a-disability-on-iss
Divine Angel said:
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical disability to be medically certified to launch on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The surgeon and former Paralympian took part in a study to demonstrate the feasibility of the flight, which recently concluded.McFall was selected for ESA’s Fly! Feasibility study in 2022, which aimed to demonstrate the technical viability of flying someone with a disability in space. Now that the study has concluded, McFall and the UK Space Agency are cheering him on toward his next steps: Fly! Mission Ready.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/paralympian-john-mcfall-could-become-1st-astronaut-with-a-disability-on-iss
I expect Trump’ll cancel it.
:(
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical disability to be medically certified to launch on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The surgeon and former Paralympian took part in a study to demonstrate the feasibility of the flight, which recently concluded.McFall was selected for ESA’s Fly! Feasibility study in 2022, which aimed to demonstrate the technical viability of flying someone with a disability in space. Now that the study has concluded, McFall and the UK Space Agency are cheering him on toward his next steps: Fly! Mission Ready.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/paralympian-john-mcfall-could-become-1st-astronaut-with-a-disability-on-iss
I expect Trump’ll cancel it.
:(
He’s not the boss of the ESA
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical disability to be medically certified to launch on a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The surgeon and former Paralympian took part in a study to demonstrate the feasibility of the flight, which recently concluded.McFall was selected for ESA’s Fly! Feasibility study in 2022, which aimed to demonstrate the technical viability of flying someone with a disability in space. Now that the study has concluded, McFall and the UK Space Agency are cheering him on toward his next steps: Fly! Mission Ready.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/paralympian-john-mcfall-could-become-1st-astronaut-with-a-disability-on-iss
I expect Trump’ll cancel it.
:(
He’s not the boss of the ESA
Ha! Thanks for pointing out my error. I completely misread ESA as NASA.
What a fool…
A 65-year-old cricketer from Newcastle etched his name in the history books on the weekend, taking all 10 wickets in a single innings, including a hat-trick.
It was a toss up. Cricket thread or happy thread.
A group of captive-bred juvenile orange-bellied parrots has been released into the wild in Tasmania’s south-west as part of efforts to conserve the species.
Wildlife experts from the Tasmanian Natural Resources and Environment Department predict more than 200 of the endangered parrots will migrate north this winter.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/orange-bellied-parrot-record-breaking-migration-expected/105029354
A woman in the courts (may or may not have been an offender) said what a handsome man I was as I walked past.
I said thank you and as far as I’m aware she wasn’t in need of glasses or high.
Facebook post from Mini Me’s school. The school is home to three koalas who regularly perch themselves in trees around the school.
Cymek said:
A woman in the courts (may or may not have been an offender) said what a handsome man I was as I walked past.I said thank you and as far as I’m aware she wasn’t in need of glasses or high.
Escaped mental patient?
Doctors replaced a leaky heart valve without open heart surgery.
The new procedure uses a catheter to implant a self-expanding artificial valve, designed to prevent blood leakage. Unlike traditional surgery, which requires large incisions and a lengthy recovery, this method is percutaneous, meaning it doesn’t require open-heart surgery.
Dr. Bethea, the chief of cardiac surgery at MedStar Union Memorial, noted that the procedure is far less invasive, with patients often experiencing only minor bruising. “There are no incisions; everything is done through a catheter. Most patients experience very little discomfort,” Dr. Bethea said.
The procedure, which typically lasts under an hour, was a stark contrast to the hours-long open-heart surgery required for traditional valve replacements. Patients are asleep during the procedure, and the heart valve is guided into place using advanced imaging technology.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/marylands-first-artificial-heart-valve-replacement-performed-without-open-heart-surgery/
Divine Angel said:
Doctors replaced a leaky heart valve without open heart surgery.The new procedure uses a catheter to implant a self-expanding artificial valve, designed to prevent blood leakage. Unlike traditional surgery, which requires large incisions and a lengthy recovery, this method is percutaneous, meaning it doesn’t require open-heart surgery.
Dr. Bethea, the chief of cardiac surgery at MedStar Union Memorial, noted that the procedure is far less invasive, with patients often experiencing only minor bruising. “There are no incisions; everything is done through a catheter. Most patients experience very little discomfort,” Dr. Bethea said.
The procedure, which typically lasts under an hour, was a stark contrast to the hours-long open-heart surgery required for traditional valve replacements. Patients are asleep during the procedure, and the heart valve is guided into place using advanced imaging technology.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/marylands-first-artificial-heart-valve-replacement-performed-without-open-heart-surgery/
Absolutely brilliant!
:)
Newly published data from New Mexico shows a promising drop in deaths by suicide among the state’s Native American population.
The state saw a 43% decrease in Native American suicide rates from 2022 to 2023, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Center for Health Protection. The decline outpaced the state’s overall 9% reduction in suicide rates during the same period. The decreases could reflect the success of tribal and state-level initiatives, including culturally appropriate mental health care programs.
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/native-american-suicide-rates-drop-43-in-new-mexico
***
I feel there’s an undertone of sadness here, hoping the initiative is able to continue under the current administration.
Divine Angel said:
Newly published data from New Mexico shows a promising drop in deaths by suicide among the state’s Native American population.The state saw a 43% decrease in Native American suicide rates from 2022 to 2023, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) Center for Health Protection. The decline outpaced the state’s overall 9% reduction in suicide rates during the same period. The decreases could reflect the success of tribal and state-level initiatives, including culturally appropriate mental health care programs.
https://nativenewsonline.net/health/native-american-suicide-rates-drop-43-in-new-mexico
***
I feel there’s an undertone of sadness here, hoping the initiative is able to continue under the current administration.
Hopefully it’s a State initiative, and not Federally funded.
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
Kingy said:
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
I don’t believe this is real. I’ve seen quite a few videos of a similar nature, all different. so it appears widespread but no channel they appear on seems from a legit organisation.
Kingy said:
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
Heidi reckons it is Ai
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
Heidi reckons it is Ai
yeah, about 3/4 in the amount of barnacles being washed off looks extreme.
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:
Kingy said:
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
Heidi reckons it is Ai
yeah, about 3/4 in the amount of barnacles being washed off looks extreme.
The water splashes aren’t quite right either, so yeah, fake. Bugger.
Kingy said:
JudgeMental said:
sarahs mum said:Heidi reckons it is Ai
yeah, about 3/4 in the amount of barnacles being washed off looks extreme.
The water splashes aren’t quite right either, so yeah, fake. Bugger.
sad.
JudgeMental said:
Kingy said:
Someone has invented a scrubbing brush for whales and they love it.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oqtJYTjAnnE
I don’t believe this is real. I’ve seen quite a few videos of a similar nature, all different. so it appears widespread but no channel they appear on seems from a legit organisation.
I told you to stop spoiling them, we can’t get them out of the harbour now.
Pancreatic cancer shows promise in very small study. 17 minute podcast, or read the transcript via the link.
“Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and about 90% of diagnosed patients die from the disease. A team at Memorial Sloan Kettering has been working to improve those outcomes by developing a new mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
A few years ago, the team embarked on a small trial to test the vaccine’s safety. Sixteen patients with pancreatic cancer received it, and even though it was a small study, the results were promising: Half the participants had an immune response, and in those patients the cancer hadn’t relapsed after 18 months.”
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine/
Divine Angel said:
Pancreatic cancer shows promise in very small study. 17 minute podcast, or read the transcript via the link.“Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and about 90% of diagnosed patients die from the disease. A team at Memorial Sloan Kettering has been working to improve those outcomes by developing a new mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
A few years ago, the team embarked on a small trial to test the vaccine’s safety. Sixteen patients with pancreatic cancer received it, and even though it was a small study, the results were promising: Half the participants had an immune response, and in those patients the cancer hadn’t relapsed after 18 months.”
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine/
Nice.
Divine Angel said:
Pancreatic cancer shows promise in very small study. 17 minute podcast, or read the transcript via the link.“Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, and about 90% of diagnosed patients die from the disease. A team at Memorial Sloan Kettering has been working to improve those outcomes by developing a new mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer.
A few years ago, the team embarked on a small trial to test the vaccine’s safety. Sixteen patients with pancreatic cancer received it, and even though it was a small study, the results were promising: Half the participants had an immune response, and in those patients the cancer hadn’t relapsed after 18 months.”
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/pancreatic-cancer-vaccine/
That is good
My mum lasted about a year after diagnosis
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
Divine Angel said:
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
That is Happy News.
Divine Angel said:
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
Heh!
I wouldn’t mind that as a jigsaw puzzle.
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
Heh!
I wouldn’t mind that as a jigsaw puzzle.
How many pieces would you prefer?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
Heh!
I wouldn’t mind that as a jigsaw puzzle.
How many pieces would you prefer?
No preference.
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Monarch butterfly population nearly doubled in 2025, thanks to increased protection of forests in Mexico.
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/eastern-monarch-butterfly-population-nearly-doubles-in-2025
(For extra fun, make this photo into a jigsaw puzzle)
Heh!
I wouldn’t mind that as a jigsaw puzzle.
How many pieces would you prefer?
1
Wedge-tailed eagle Storm learns to fly again after lifesaving feather transplant
By Danielle Pope ABC Gippsland
“LA trees are kicking ass!”
According to a study, trees along a 30 mile stretch of a busy Los Angeles road are absorbing “more CO2 than expected”.
https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2025-03-19/usc-urban-trees-study-carbon-dioxide-essential-california
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c11392
Kazakhstan is making significant strides in wildlife conservation, actively restoring populations of Przewalski’s horse, the Turanian tiger, and the snow leopard. These efforts mark a major step toward reintroducing species that were once native to the region but had either disappeared or faced severe population declines.
Hungary Supports Reintroduction of Przewalski’s Horse
Kazakhstan is continuing its ambitious program to restore endangered species, including Przewalski’s horse, a once-dominant species of the Kazakh steppes that vanished from the wild in the 1960s. Thanks to international conservation programs, their numbers have been preserved in captivity, and now efforts are underway to return them to their natural habitat.
As part of this initiative, Hungary will provide 150 Przewalski’s horses, which will be released into Kazakhstani nature reserves, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture István Nagy announced.
“This step will increase safety for this horse species in case of disease outbreaks,” Nagy stated.
The first seven horses have already been brought from the Prague Zoo to the Altyn Dala Reserve in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region.
Reintroducing the Turanian Tiger
In parallel, Kazakhstan continues its efforts to bring back the Turanian tiger, a subspecies that disappeared from the region 70 years ago. To support this initiative, the government has established the Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve, which now serves as a habitat for key prey species.
To date, the reserve has received 205 riparian deer and more than 100 kulans. Authorities have also increased the populations of roe deer and wild boars, ensuring an adequate food supply for the tigers.
In fall 2023, two tigers from the Netherlands arrived at the reserve, and another three to four animals from Russia are expected to be introduced soon.
Snow Leopard Population Doubles
Kazakhstan has also made remarkable progress in snow leopard conservation. According to Daniyar Turgambayev, chairman of the Forestry and Wildlife Committee of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the number of snow leopards in the country has now reached 180 individuals, double the population recorded in the 1990s.
“Specially protected natural areas covering 3.6 million hectares have been established in key snow leopard habitats. Currently, about 70% of their range is under official protection,” Turgambayev stated.
The government has deployed photo traps and satellite telemetry to monitor the snow leopard population. Eleven leopards have been fitted with satellite collars, allowing researchers to track their movements and adaptation to the wild.
Expanding Protected Areas
Since gaining independence, Kazakhstan has dramatically expanded its protected natural areas, from 869,000 hectares to 30.9 million hectares. This expansion has not only helped revive endangered species but also significantly strengthened overall biodiversity protection.
https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-restores-populations-of-przewalskis-horse-turanian-tiger-and-snow-leopard/
dv said:
Good.
Michael V said:
dv said:
Good.
^
SCIENCE said:
$500,000?
Pfft, they’d spend more than that on canapes for board meetings.
And they’ll probably be able to write it off on tax.
dv said:
In 2019, Woodside, and the Joint Venture partners, Chevron, Shell, BP, and Mimi, proposed to extend the life of the North West Shelf project, including the Karratha Gas Plant. The proposal is to extend the life of the fossil fuel project by another 50 years. It is estimated that extending the project by 50 years could result in approximately 4.3 billion tonnes of carbon emissions, with only 8 percent of that aligning with the country’s net-zero target by 2050.
The North West Shelf gas project, operated by Woodside outside Karratha in Western Australia’s northwest, emerged as Australia’s largest industrial emitter in 2020–21, as reported by the Clean Energy Regulator.
The independent Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia recommended to the state government extending the project’s operation until 2070, provided it consistently reduces operational emissions.
If left unchecked, the project in the Pilbara region would emit 385 million tonnes of carbon over its extended lifespan through production, referred to as scope 1 emissions, at the Karratha Gas Plant.
The EPA’s assessment does not include scope 3 emissions, generated from the combustion of the gas, predominantly in Asian countries. This omission implies that North West Shelf customers worldwide will emit approximately 80.19 million tonnes of carbon annually.
In December 2024, after a six year approval period an extension until 2070 was granted to the project by the state government.
Wiki
Orthopaedic implants that bear loads while bones heal, then disappear once they’re no longer needed, could become a reality thanks to a new technique for enhancing the mechanical properties of zinc alloys. Developed by researchers at Monash University in Australia, the technique involves controlling the orientation and size of microscopic grains in these strong yet biodegradable materials.
Implants such as plates and screws provide temporary support for fractured bones until they knit together again. Today, these implants are mainly made from sturdy materials such as stainless steel or titanium that remain in the body permanently. Such materials can, however, cause discomfort and bone loss, and subsequent injuries to the same area risk additional damage if the permanent implants warp or twist.
https://physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc-alloys-could-make-bone-screws-biodegradable/
Divine Angel said:
Orthopaedic implants that bear loads while bones heal, then disappear once they’re no longer needed, could become a reality thanks to a new technique for enhancing the mechanical properties of zinc alloys. Developed by researchers at Monash University in Australia, the technique involves controlling the orientation and size of microscopic grains in these strong yet biodegradable materials.Implants such as plates and screws provide temporary support for fractured bones until they knit together again. Today, these implants are mainly made from sturdy materials such as stainless steel or titanium that remain in the body permanently. Such materials can, however, cause discomfort and bone loss, and subsequent injuries to the same area risk additional damage if the permanent implants warp or twist.
https://physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc-alloys-could-make-bone-screws-biodegradable/
Nice.
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Orthopaedic implants that bear loads while bones heal, then disappear once they’re no longer needed, could become a reality thanks to a new technique for enhancing the mechanical properties of zinc alloys. Developed by researchers at Monash University in Australia, the technique involves controlling the orientation and size of microscopic grains in these strong yet biodegradable materials.Implants such as plates and screws provide temporary support for fractured bones until they knit together again. Today, these implants are mainly made from sturdy materials such as stainless steel or titanium that remain in the body permanently. Such materials can, however, cause discomfort and bone loss, and subsequent injuries to the same area risk additional damage if the permanent implants warp or twist.
https://physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc-alloys-could-make-bone-screws-biodegradable/
Nice.
Yes this is very happy news.
roughbarked said:
Spiny Norman said:
Divine Angel said:
Orthopaedic implants that bear loads while bones heal, then disappear once they’re no longer needed, could become a reality thanks to a new technique for enhancing the mechanical properties of zinc alloys. Developed by researchers at Monash University in Australia, the technique involves controlling the orientation and size of microscopic grains in these strong yet biodegradable materials.
Implants such as plates and screws provide temporary support for fractured bones until they knit together again. Today, these implants are mainly made from sturdy materials such as stainless steel or titanium that remain in the body permanently. Such materials can, however, cause discomfort and bone loss, and subsequent injuries to the same area risk additional damage if the permanent implants warp or twist.
”https://physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc-alloys-could-make-bone-screws-biodegradable/”:https://physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc-alloys-could-make-bone-screws-biodegradable/
Nice.
Yes this is very happy news.
Zinc again, dv is going to have status epilepticus¡¿
The inverse vaccine, described in Nature Biomedical Engineering, takes advantage of how the liver naturally marks molecules from broken-down cells with “do not attack” flags to prevent autoimmune reactions to cells that die by natural processes. PME researchers coupled an antigen — a molecule being attacked by the immune system— with a molecule resembling a fragment of an aged cell that the liver would recognize as friend, rather than foe. The team showed how the vaccine could successfully stop the autoimmune reaction associated with a multiple-sclerosis-like disease.
Brian Heydon says it’s never too late to start anything.
In fact, it’s a motto he lives by.
The 96-year-old is about to open his first solo art exhibition in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine.
He picked up a paintbrush 15 years ago to rekindle a long-lost love after spending decades as a lawyer.
“Painting has given me a new life,” Mr Heydon said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/castlemaine-artist-brian-heydon-96-holds-first-solo-exhibition/105088662
Divine Angel said:
Brian Heydon says it’s never too late to start anything.In fact, it’s a motto he lives by.
The 96-year-old is about to open his first solo art exhibition in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine.
He picked up a paintbrush 15 years ago to rekindle a long-lost love after spending decades as a lawyer.
“Painting has given me a new life,” Mr Heydon said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/castlemaine-artist-brian-heydon-96-holds-first-solo-exhibition/105088662
:)
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Brian Heydon says it’s never too late to start anything.In fact, it’s a motto he lives by.
The 96-year-old is about to open his first solo art exhibition in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine.
He picked up a paintbrush 15 years ago to rekindle a long-lost love after spending decades as a lawyer.
“Painting has given me a new life,” Mr Heydon said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/castlemaine-artist-brian-heydon-96-holds-first-solo-exhibition/105088662
:)
I still have 22 years to work on my painting skills then.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
Divine Angel said:
Brian Heydon says it’s never too late to start anything.In fact, it’s a motto he lives by.
The 96-year-old is about to open his first solo art exhibition in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine.
He picked up a paintbrush 15 years ago to rekindle a long-lost love after spending decades as a lawyer.
“Painting has given me a new life,” Mr Heydon said.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/castlemaine-artist-brian-heydon-96-holds-first-solo-exhibition/105088662
:)
I still have 22 years to work on my painting skills then.
That’s a strange conclusion.
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said::)
I still have 22 years to work on my painting skills then.
That’s a strange conclusion.
Why?
96 – 22 = my age now.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I still have 22 years to work on my painting skills then.
That’s a strange conclusion.
Why?
96 – 22 = my age now.
Methinks he meant your painting skills.
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:That’s a strange conclusion.
Why?
96 – 22 = my age now.
Methinks he meant your painting skills.
He thinks I’m exhibition level now?
I fear not!
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:
The Rev Dodgson said:Why?
96 – 22 = my age now.
Methinks he meant your painting skills.
He thinks I’m exhibition level now?
I fear not!
But in the world of art, practice makes perfect. If you live another 22 years you will certainly get better at painting if you do some every day.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Michael V said:
The Rev Dodgson said:I still have 22 years to work on my painting skills then.
That’s a strange conclusion.
Why?
96 – 22 = my age now.
Oh, I figured that.
The strange conclusion is that you are similar to the other chap in so many ways that you are likely to have your first exhibition at age 96.
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
Divine Angel said:Methinks he meant your painting skills.
He thinks I’m exhibition level now?
I fear not!
But in the world of art, practice makes perfect. If you live another 22 years you will certainly get better at painting if you do some every day.
Well that was my point.
Although I only paint once a week.
After Killing Own Economy By Leaving European Union, Country Seeks To Bury Economic Capacity By Murdering Future Homegrown Slaves
not happy news but something non damaging and joyful.
sarahs mum said:
not happy news but something non damaging and joyful.
The music has a happy lilt to it.
we’ll take 10 of these please
SCIENCE said:
we’ll take 10 of these please
That’s surprising but certainly welcome. I had the shingles vaccine last year.
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:
we’ll take 10 of these please
That’s surprising but certainly welcome. I had the shingles vaccine last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-04-03/shingles-vaccine-dementia-natural-study-diagnosis-risk-wales/105126940
yeah good eh
SCIENCE said:
sarahs mum said:
Bubblecar said:
That’s surprising but certainly welcome. I had the shingles vaccine last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-04-03/shingles-vaccine-dementia-natural-study-diagnosis-risk-wales/105126940
yeah good eh
Interesting.
We are booked for our first Shringrix vaccine soon.
I have had shingles several times. Mrs V hasn’t.
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:sarahs mum said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-04-03/shingles-vaccine-dementia-natural-study-diagnosis-risk-wales/105126940
yeah good eh
Interesting.
We are booked for our first Shringrix vaccine soon.
I have had shingles several times. Mrs V hasn’t.
It lasts something like five years doesn’t it?
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:yeah good eh
Interesting.
We are booked for our first Shringrix vaccine soon.
I have had shingles several times. Mrs V hasn’t.
It lasts something like five years doesn’t it?
Wha lasts five years?
(ie: What is “it”?)
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:Interesting.
We are booked for our first Shringrix vaccine soon.
I have had shingles several times. Mrs V hasn’t.
It lasts something like five years doesn’t it?
Wha lasts five years?
(ie: What is “it”?)
roughbarked said:
Michael V said:
SCIENCE said:yeah good eh
Interesting.
We are booked for our first Shringrix vaccine soon.
I have had shingles several times. Mrs V hasn’t.
It lasts something like five years doesn’t it?
Damn, I’ve just realised I needed two doses of the Shingrix – second was scheduled for October last year but I missed it.
You need two doses a few months apart, then you’re protected for up to 10 years apparently.
Divine Angel said:
Michael V said:
roughbarked said:It lasts something like five years doesn’t it?
Wha lasts five years?
(ie: What is “it”?)
If you mean the acute attack, no. If you mean the virus lying dormant, no. If you mean the vaccine, Shingrix lasts up to 10 years.
Yes, that’s why I was asking rb what the “it” (that lasts five years) is.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/03/climate-crisis-on-track-to-destroy-capitalism-warns-allianz-insurer
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025/April/Plastic-pollution-along-Australian-coastlines-decreases-by-39-per-cent
Plastic pollution littering Australian coastlines has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, according to research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Researchers surveyed inland, riverine, and coastal habitats across six metropolitan regions across Australia including Hobart in Tasmania, Newcastle in New South Wales, Perth in Western Australia, Port Augusta in South Australia, Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Dr Denise Hardesty, Senior Research Scientist from CSIRO and co-author, said with up to 53 million metric tonnes of plastic waste estimated to enter aquatic ecosystems by 2030, it was heartening to see a significant decrease in plastic pollution on Australian beaches and coasts.
“Three-quarters of the rubbish we find on our beaches is plastic, and flexible plastics, such as food packaging, are the most harmful to wildlife,” Dr Hardesty said.
“Along with a 39 per cent reduction in plastic waste in coastal areas, we also saw a 16 per cent increase in areas we surveyed with no plastic debris at all.”
Divine Angel said:
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025/April/Plastic-pollution-along-Australian-coastlines-decreases-by-39-per-centPlastic pollution littering Australian coastlines has dropped by more than a third over the last decade, according to research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Researchers surveyed inland, riverine, and coastal habitats across six metropolitan regions across Australia including Hobart in Tasmania, Newcastle in New South Wales, Perth in Western Australia, Port Augusta in South Australia, Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory.
Dr Denise Hardesty, Senior Research Scientist from CSIRO and co-author, said with up to 53 million metric tonnes of plastic waste estimated to enter aquatic ecosystems by 2030, it was heartening to see a significant decrease in plastic pollution on Australian beaches and coasts.
“Three-quarters of the rubbish we find on our beaches is plastic, and flexible plastics, such as food packaging, are the most harmful to wildlife,” Dr Hardesty said.
“Along with a 39 per cent reduction in plastic waste in coastal areas, we also saw a 16 per cent increase in areas we surveyed with no plastic debris at all.”
Yes, that’s good news, I hope the trend continues.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-08/bottle-bend-nature-reserve-murray-river-transformed-by-community/105117836
Bottle Bend was a sad place but is regenerating due to work by the community coupled with some flushes of environmental flows.
Great job to this person..
Seventeen-year-old Leah O’Brien has broken the national under-18 100m record held by Australian sprint legend Raelene Boyle for 57 years.
O’Brien won the girls’ final at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in 11.14 seconds (+1.7 wind resistance), eclipsing Boyle’s 11.20 that she set at the Mexico City Olympic Games in 1968.
To make the moment sweeter for O’Brien, the Perth local pulled it off in front of her friends, family and hometown fans at the WA Athletics Stadium in Floreat.
Straight after the race she was wrapped in a warm embrace by fellow West Australian Jessica Hanney, who finished just off the podium, before the rest of the field joined the celebrations.
SCIENCE said:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/nz-treaty-principles-bill-defeated-amid-/105161020
Goodo.
Bubblecar said:
SCIENCE said:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-10/nz-treaty-principles-bill-defeated-amid-/105161020
Goodo.
I like how they say that one man was ejected from Parliament.
All seat in Parliaments, both for members andthe public, should be Martin-Baker ejection seats, with a panel of buttons for the Speaker to press as required.
Albury bringing “the beat” to the streets through new busking program for performing artists of all types and ages
We’d like to thank The Rev Dodgson for his https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2271082/ and the entertainment that follows as this was the kind of fun we used to have on Forum well aside from merely tainting the mood with our now typical sarcasm cynicism irony satire.
It was good to play and we’d try to initiate more rather than merely responding, if we could have a clear head, but by then it may be another 3 or 4 years and we’ren’t sure how many of yous will still be cognintact.
SCIENCE said:
We’d like to thank The Rev Dodgson for his https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2271082/ and the entertainment that follows as this was the kind of fun we used to have on Forum well aside from merely tainting the mood with our now typical sarcasm cynicism irony satire.
It was good to play and we’d try to initiate more rather than merely responding, if we could have a clear head, but by then it may be another 3 or 4 years and we’ren’t sure how many of yous will still be cognintact.
and in spite of ignoring all that binary stuff, I did actually confirm it was also the right answer.
SCIENCE said:
We’d like to thank The Rev Dodgson for his https://tokyo3.org/forums/holiday/posts/2271082/ and the entertainment that follows as this was the kind of fun we used to have on Forum well aside from merely tainting the mood with our now typical sarcasm cynicism irony satire.
It was good to play and we’d try to initiate more rather than merely responding, if we could have a clear head, but by then it may be another 3 or 4 years and we’ren’t sure how many of yous will still be cognintact.
Awwww.
:)
yeah but we love all of yous we’re like forum jesus or something
dv said:
Kingy said:
dv said:
speaking of escalated good news
well all right we don’t know the fella, we’re just guessing it’s good news
No public holiday on Good Friday for Americans. Postal workers out and about. Local council offices staffed.
I’m getting a new trash can.
Apparently something weird happened yesterday with the normal collection. Totally confused the woman I spoke to.
It looks like my bin was emptied twice around 8:16am. There is a photo showing it in the truck’s gripper things, then a few minutes later it’s once again in the gripper things, but from a different perspective, because the truck had come back down the street after turning around. I heard both times this happened and wondered wtf?
The woman I was on the phone with was really confused about something she could see on my account record, putting me on hold to delve into whatever happened yesterday.
There’s no record of the bin being damaged or whatever.
Anyway, I’m getting a new bin. That’s my Happy News.
kii said:
No public holiday on Good Friday for Americans. Postal workers out and about. Local council offices staffed.I’m getting a new trash can.
Apparently something weird happened yesterday with the normal collection. Totally confused the woman I spoke to.
It looks like my bin was emptied twice around 8:16am. There is a photo showing it in the truck’s gripper things, then a few minutes later it’s once again in the gripper things, but from a different perspective, because the truck had come back down the street after turning around. I heard both times this happened and wondered wtf?
The woman I was on the phone with was really confused about something she could see on my account record, putting me on hold to delve into whatever happened yesterday.
There’s no record of the bin being damaged or whatever.
Anyway, I’m getting a new bin. That’s my Happy News.
You’ve bin having a good day then! (see what I did there?)
And it is strange for a so called Christian country not to have Good Friday as a public holiday
Brindabellas said:
kii said:
No public holiday on Good Friday for Americans. Postal workers out and about. Local council offices staffed.I’m getting a new trash can.
Apparently something weird happened yesterday with the normal collection. Totally confused the woman I spoke to.
It looks like my bin was emptied twice around 8:16am. There is a photo showing it in the truck’s gripper things, then a few minutes later it’s once again in the gripper things, but from a different perspective, because the truck had come back down the street after turning around. I heard both times this happened and wondered wtf?
The woman I was on the phone with was really confused about something she could see on my account record, putting me on hold to delve into whatever happened yesterday.
There’s no record of the bin being damaged or whatever.
Anyway, I’m getting a new bin. That’s my Happy News.
You’ve bin having a good day then! (see what I did there?)
And it is strange for a so called Christian country not to have Good Friday as a public holiday
All the time I have been here it’s fascinated me.
“I was frankly astounded when Zora showed me a small top shell that she had just found amongst the grit.
roughbarked said:
“I was frankly astounded when Zora showed me a small top shell that she had just found amongst the grit.
Left handed shell… it’s a witch
dv said:
roughbarked said:
“I was frankly astounded when Zora showed me a small top shell that she had just found amongst the grit.Left handed shell… it’s a witch
“Her name will be entered into our database, and it will appear on the label,” Dr Grove said.
something to be proud of.
