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Engineers in Japan built a train so fast it started causing literal explosions. 🚅💥 Every time it hit a tunnel, it created a Sonic Boom that shattered windows and woke up entire neighborhoods. The solution didn't come from a lab. It came from a bird. 🧵

@AMAZlNGNATURE Green Anacondas can grow over 20 feet long and weigh as much as a small horse. 🐎The crazy part? They aren't even venomous they’re just pure muscle. 🐍💪

You won’t believe the size of this Green Anaconda 😳

22% proficiency isn’t just a gap it’s a national crisis. 📉 We are raising generations who don’t understand the very system they’re inheriting.If students don’t know the Constitution, they can’t defend their rights. It’s time to get back to the basics and stop using classrooms for social experiments.

FAILING GRADE: Education advocates urge stronger national civics standards as new data highlights gaps in students’ understanding of American government ahead of a federal assessment update. The latest "Nation's Report Card," released in 2022, found just 22% of eighth graders proficient in civics, while 31% scored below basic. The group "Defending Education" urges the new assessment prioritize the Constitution and America’s founding principles, warning weak standards and a focus on DEI are driving a “wave of activism” and turning students into “pawns in someone else’s game.”

@CENTCOM High speed gas station at 30,000 feet. ⛽️✈️The E-3 Sentry is the Eye in the Sky, but it doesn't stay there without the KC-135. Seeing that 30-foot radar dome up close really puts the scale of #OperationEpicFury into perspective.

An E-3 Sentry is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during Operation Epic Fury, March 31. The E-3 carries a rotating radar 30 feet in diameter for airborne surveillance.

@BBCWorld President Trump's latest address suggests the war's core strategic objectives are nearing completion, yet strikes on infrastructure like the B1 bridge continue. This 2 to 3 week window is a recurring theme in this administration's policy announcements.

When will the Iran war end? Tracing the Trump administration's timelines bbc.in/4drXb7o

@stats_feed They also learn where the treats are hidden in under 1 repetition and will use that 95% of their day to manipulate you into sharing. 🧠🦴 Border Collies aren’t just dogs, they’re furry roommates who are definitely judging our productivity.

The smartest breed, the Border Collie, can learn a new command in under 5 repetitions and can follow it at least 95% of the time.

@NatGeo What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Dr. Jane Goodall. Today we celebrate a woman who broke barriers for women in science and gave a voice to the voiceless. 🌍

This #JaneGoodallDay, we honor the life and legacy of pioneering scientist, conservationist, animal advocate, educator, and National Geographic Explorer Jane Goodall, whose groundbreaking chimpanzee research helped redefine our relationship with humans' closest relatives. #StepIntoWonder

@stats_feed We’re already seeing mRNA vaccines for cancer and CRISPR fixing rare genetic disorders in early trials. In 50 years, curing cancer might just mean a routine series of shots tailored to your specific DN

What will likely be cured in the next 50 years?

@earthcurated I have never felt more represented by a biological fact in my entire life. My 40 minutes from starving' alarm goes off right after lunch. 🐝🍔

Bumblebees burn energy so quickly that even after a big meal, they're only about 40 minutes away from starving. This high-speed metabolism powers their constant foraging but means they have to eat almost nonstop during active hours.

@AMAZlNGNATURE Me trying to navigate a dark room after stubbing my toe at 2 AM. We’ve all been there, little buddy 🐴❤️

A newborn foal, still figuring out the world, runs clumsily, bumps into a wall, and stumbles.

@NSFVoyager2 It’s wild to think that 2.4 Watts—barely enough to power a single LED bulb todaywas a critical life-saving measure for a scout at the edge of the solar system. The engineering efficiency of the Voyager mission is still unmatched. 🌌

On this day in 1991, my photopolarimeter subsystem (PPS) was turned off due to degraded performance, saving 2.4 W of power. The PPS was used to measure surface texture and composition, particle size distribution and composition in ring systems, and to study scattering and density of atmospheres. The PPS was a 15 cm telescope with three polarizing filters as well as eight color filters, followed by a photomultiplier tube to amplify the dim conditions. Voyager 1's photomultiplier tube failed in November 1979 after the Jupiter encounter, and so the V1 PPS was never used again. All other Voyager PPS data therefore comes from Voyager 2. Forty filter combinations were used in 24 second sequences using 400 ms exposures and 200 ms filter change timings. These filter sequences allowed amounts and states of Na, H, He, Ca, CO, O, Mg, Si, K, and CH3 to be derived, as well as scale heights in atmospheres.

@NASA @NASAArtemis Be honest who has the best space snack stash, and has anyone successfully pulled off a moon-viewing prank yet? 🍎🚀

What would you ask our @NASAArtemis astronauts traveling around the Moon? Reply with your questions and the crew may choose a few to answer during their journey.

@AMAZlNGNATURE The way they hold it with their little paws like it’s the most important meal of their life... I’ve never felt more seen. 😭❤️

People chewing food: ❌ Red Panda chewing food: ✅

@erikkuna @SuperclusterHQ @MiopsTrigger @CanonUSA @NASAArtemis The 'living on the edge' of the photography world. 🎰 Leaving a camera body 1,000 ft from an SLS launch and just hoping it’s still there afterward is the ultimate flex. The result was worth every bit of that risk. 👏

This is the shot you can’t get from the press site. This camera was sitting a few football fields from the SLS rocket at Pad 39B for days before launch, baking in the Florida sun, surviving rain, humidity, and whatever else the Cape threw at it. No photographer behind the viewfinder. Just a camera, a sound trigger, and a bet. The way pad remotes work: you set your camera up days in advance, dial in your composition, lock everything down, and walk away. You don’t touch it again until after the launch. The shutter fires on sound activation with a @MiopsTrigger smart+ trigger. With SLS, the four RS-25 engines ignite six seconds before the solid rocket boosters, so the camera is already firing before the vehicle even leaves the pad. You get home, pull the card, and find out if you nailed it or if a bird landed on your lens two days ago and left your a present and you got 400 photos of soemthing crappy. There’s no formula for protecting your gear this close. Some photographers build wooden boxes with doors that pop open. Some use plastic bags and tape. Some do plastic or metal barn door rigs on hinges. I tend to leave mine open just in plastic rain covers because boxes limit my composition and setup time, but that means your cameras are more exposed to the elements and whatever energy and debris comes off the pad. You’re basically gambling a camera body every time you set one. That’s what I love about this genre. There’s no playbook. You make it up as you go. Every time is an adventure. 📸 credit: me for @SuperclusterHQ - Artemis II pad remote | ~1,000 ft from Pad 39B | Kennedy Space Center

@wonderofscience Wait, it gets even cooler. they actually track the predator's speed and distance like a living radar system. 🛰️ The closer the wasp gets, the more intense the shimmer becomes! It's not just a wave,it's a message saying We see exactly where you are

Giant honeybees use a collective defense known as "shimmering" to deter wasps and other predators, whereby hundreds of individual bees flip their abdomens upwards in a coordinated Mexican wave-like pattern.

@DailyLoud An ultimatum this massive is going to send shockwaves through the global markets. With gas already hitting a $4.06 average this week, how much 'harder' can the global economy take before the Stone Age starts hitting home at the pump? ⛽📉

President Trump says the U.S. will be hitting Iran "extremely hard" over the next two or three weeks, says they will be sent back to the Stone Age, "where they belong."

@johnkrausphotos 53 years of grainy history books, and we’re finally writing a new chapter in 4K. An entire generation is seeing a crewed Moon mission for the first time. This isn't just a launch it’s a promise kept. 🚀🌕 #Artemis

Humanity began its return to the lunar environment after 53 years at 6:35pm ET yesterday with the liftoff of Artemis II

@FoxNews Decisive victory or not, Americans are feeling the Operation Epic Fury impact at the pump. Gas just hit a $4.06 average and oil is pushing $100. If the major work is done, how soon until we see the major relief at home? ⛽📉

'NEARING COMPLETION': President Trump says Iran is "no longer a threat" after 32 days of Operation Epic Fury. The president says the United States' "core strategic objectives" in the Middle East are in the home stretch and is warning that the U.S. will hit Tehran "extremely hard" over the next several weeks. Here are five key takeaways from the President's address.

@Keir_Starmer Lent is a powerful time for self-reflection and sacrifice. As we transition into the joy of Easter, it’s a great moment to remember those who are serving others during this holiday from our NHS staff to community volunteers. Happy Easter to all

As Lent comes to an end and we approach the Easter weekend, I want to send my warmest wishes to Christians in the UK and around the world.

@ArrowMcLaren @NASAArtemis @NASA @IMS @IndyCar 52 years of waiting ended this morning. We aren't just visiting the Moon this time, we’re learning how to stay. Next stop is The Lunar South Pole! 🌕✨

To the moon! 🚀 Congratulations to the @NASAArtemis crew as they embark on their historic mission into deep space.

@NASA_Johnson The signal strength arriving at these antennas from deep space can be 20 billion times weaker than the power in a digital watch battery. Yet, we’re using it to hear the voices of four humans 200,000 miles away. Absolutely mind-blowing. 📡

Because the astronauts are traveling so far, a series of Earth-based satellites known as the Deep Space Network help keep us connected to our Moon-bound crew. Did you know you can see those connections happening real-time? You can see which satellites are communicating with Orion by visiting: go.nasa.gov/4m6vnHP