It's #NationalDogDay! Aside from our furry friends bringing happiness, did you know that dogs can also help us learn more about human aging? The Dog Aging Project is studying 50K+ pet dogs to explore how genes, lifestyle, and environment impact how we age. Learn more. ⬇️ youtube.com/shorts/OnATC...
Hooray for dogs (and people) living longer, healthier lives!
“Out of necessity comes innovation. We’re seeing fast fires and they’re hitting communities more often.” - Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell
#Wildfires are increasing in intensity, which is why our technology needs to keep pace. Learn more here. ⬇️ washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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As droughts intensify and groundwater runs dry, desalination is booming, with global capacity set to rise 25% by 2029. But high energy use and brine waste raise the question: can it scale sustainably? Learn more. ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
#waterscarcity #water
We’re in a global water crisis. 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water. But what if the solution to this pressing challenge is…in the air? Water Abundance XPRIZE winner
Skysource tackled this problem with their WEDEW technology. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTkl...
#Water #Technology
15 #XPRIZEWildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response Semifinalist Teams are pushing the limits of technology to detect and extinguish wildfires in under 10 minutes. From high schools to research institutions, learn about the teams’ work. ⬇️ news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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#wildfires
XPRIZE #QuantumApplications Technical Prize Director
@spendier.bsky.social, PhD joined global leaders at the
Perspektywy #WomenInTech Summit to discuss how the competition is incentivizing teams to move #quantumtech from labs to real-world impact. Learn more: xprize.org/qc-apps
In January 2025, #wildfires devastated Los Angeles with over 18,000 structures destroyed, 200,000 people evacuated, and 30 lives lost. #XPRIZEWildfire aims to prevent devastation like this from happening again. Learn more in this @forbes.com article. www.forbes.com/sites/sabbir...
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Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
A watercolor painting of a cat on a red, yellow, and orange background
A watercolor painting of a cat resting on a couch with elements alluding to a background
A photo of a cat on top of a couch
It’s crazy what a difference a year can make when you’re practicing a hobby/skill you enjoy #painting #watercolor
Our #XPRIZEHealthspan Innovation Landscape Report highlights key insights from teams pushing the frontiers of healthy aging. Based on submissions collected through January 2025, this report captures the momentum driving healthspan innovation. Learn more. www.xprize.org/prizes/healt...
#healthspan
Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.
Bloodbath is right.
Today, 0.5% of Earth’s water is usable to support the life of 8 billion people and over 100,000 (known) species. With reliable, affordable, and sustainable seawater desalination systems, we can make clean water accessible to everyone. Learn about #XPRIZEWaterScarcity. www.youtube.com/shorts/nCACS...
Now, more than ever, we need to revolutionize #desalination technologies, which haven’t advanced in decades. #XPRIZEWaterScarcity is incentivizing teams to create reliable, affordable, and sustainable seawater desalination systems. Learn more. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v...
#cleanwater
The painting by my teacher, hung up on a wall between smaller pieces of art. They’re on a wall above a couch with a sleeping dog.
A rainbow painting
Cardboard with the hand-written message “Jason L Sea Pour”
Three months ago, my painting teacher moved out of her studio and had an “everything must go” sale. I fell in love with one of her paintings, but it was out of the budget. Last week she let me know the painting was sold - then gave it to me because my wife got it for me as an early birthday gift!
Congratulations to all the teams!!
We’re proud to announce the winners of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval competition!
🏆Grand Prize Winner – $50M: Mati Carbon
Runners up:
🥇1st – $15M: NetZero
🥈2nd – $8M: Vaulted Deep
🥉3rd – $5M: UNDO
XFACTOR Awards:
OCEANS – $1M: Planetary
AIR – $1M: Project Hajar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta_s...
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ We’ll be announcing the winners of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval competition on April 23. In the meantime, catch up on getting to know the finalist teams and watch this episode highlighting the teams competing in the Rocks track. youtu.be/LS-9UjFURvc
#climatechange #carbonremoval
We are just two days away from announcing the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval winners! Want to learn about the five finalist teams who are pulling CO2 from the air, using the atmosphere as a tool to stabilize the climate? Watch the episode here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwj-...
#carbonremoval #climatechange
Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 As we celebrate our blue planet, it’s important to recognize the measures we must take to stabilize Earth’s climate. Watch this episode to see how #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalist teams in the Land track are developing solutions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8a...
#climatechange
Pulling CO2 directly out of the atmosphere and storing it safely for hundreds of years. Amazing tech!!
What if we could take CO2 directly out of the air to stabilize our climate? 🌎 #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalists Airhive, Heirloom, Octavia, Cella, Project Hajar (44.01 + Aircapture), and Skyrenu are developing solutions that can do exactly that. Learn more here: youtu.be/nwj-uR-DEJI
#climatechange
Confirmed cases of measles
in the US.
2020: 13
2021: 49
2022: 121
2023: 59
2024: 285
Total cases: 527 (5-years)
2025: (first 90 days)
628 confirmed cases of measles, and 3 deaths.
The key to fighting climate change might be right beneath our feet. 🪨 Six #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalists are harnessing the power of rocks to lock away CO2 permanently. Learn about the teams and their groundbreaking carbon removal solutions here. youtu.be/LS-9UjFURvc
#climatechange #carbonremoval
Wildfires may start small, but they can rapidly grow into destructive fires. Space-based detection systems offer crucial advances in our ability to spot new fires, but they do face some challenges. Learn how #XPRIZEWildfire is tackling these challenges in our blog: www.xprize.org/prizes/wildf...
The ocean naturally absorbs a third of global CO2 emissions—but what if we could enhance this ability while restoring marine ecosystems? Four of the #XPRIZECarbonRemoval finalist teams have developed marine carbon dioxide removal solutions. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR3Y...
#ClimateChange
A year ago I began watercolor painting. The big painting we did in my class was an Italian landscape. This week, I finished my favorite painting yet - Door on a Venetian Canal. Really cool to see how far I’ve come!
