@Rainmaker1973
Engineer. Selecting and curating pictures and videos trying to awaken your sense of wonder since 2014. Science, tech, art, weather, space, the unusual around us
Science
KAIST researchers report an AAV2-delivered antibody gene regenerated mouse retinal neurons, but vision gains did not persist beyond six months.
Science
The model-driven animation traces the Kuroshio, Agulhas and Gulf Stream from the surface into deeper water.
Science
A 2025 study found that a redox-sensitive form of HMGB1 spread senescence across tissues in mice, while blocking HMGB1 improved muscle repair in an animal injury model. The findings suggest therapeutic potential, but human efficacy remains unproven.
Science
A post citing a 2025 study says researchers detected traces of oral bacteria in arteries of patients who died suddenly or underwent surgery for advanced atherosclerosis.
Science
A post describing a 2025 npj Aging study says 80% of aged female mice given monthly psilocybin were alive after 10 months, versus 50% of untreated controls.
Science
A post describes SpudCell as a cell-like system built by University of Minnesota researchers from roughly 150–200 known molecules. It says protein tags attached to its membrane helped it divide.
Science
One post shares a video it describes as the night sky on Mars seen from NASA’s Curiosity rover. Another shares a gyroscope video and praises the device as an application of conservation of angular momentum.
Science
A post sharing the view says it was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and released by NASA.
World & Business
An anniversary post looks back at Nintendo's beginnings as a small hanafuda maker and credits it with transforming gaming worldwide during the 20th century.
Science
A post sharing the image describes the Martian landscape as “rugged and otherworldly.”
Science
A post shares a video it describes as a close-up of a snail eating its dinner.
Science
A user sharing the clip credits science with giving the child “a second chance at life.”
Technology
X users share laughs and replies over an AI clip tracing progress from rock throwing to spaceships.
Technology
In Cartagena's vibrant streets, a humanoid robot named Migo hit the dance floor with a woman, swaying hips and swinging arms to reggaeton beats as bystanders laughed and pulled out their phones.
Technology
Journalists examined a device smuggled out of North Korea to expose its surveillance tools.
