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Science QuickLinks — March 2025

Posted on February 27, 2025March 1, 2025 By Critical Links

Asteroid (probably) won’t hit us, helpful drugs, harmful plastics, chemicals all around us

Good News:

Lastest calcuations show only 0.004% chance of Earth asteroid impact on Dec 22 2032 (but still 1.7% chance it could hit the moon)

Why it makes perfect sense for this bike to have two gears and two chains

Studies show some drugs and vaccines lower risk of dementia 

Studies investigate hypothesis that bird feeders make birds dependent on humans – they don’t

Bad news:

Declared eradicated in 1998, measles is threatening a comeback in Canada

Microplastic Concerns Elevate—To the Brain

Experts say world is ill-prepared for next ‘Disease X’

Shift in magnetic North Pole raises questions

Interesting news:

Curiosity rover on Mars is still running, and recently looked up at the clouds: 

Periodic table Visualization illustrates element scarcity (and abundance)

“…the basis for our trust is not in scientists—as wise or upright individuals—but in science as a social process that rigorously vets claims.” Why Trust Science


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