this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2025
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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 13 points 1 day ago

Beyond satisfying scientific curiosity, the discovery could have practical applications. Some organisms in the “ship goo” appear to be methane producers, potentially useful for biofuel production

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a Canadian I’d really rather US Americans were not aware of us at this point in time

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Fair enough lol. They could be from Minnesota? Maybe?

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Some people on here are too sensitive lol

[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

I’m sure boat life is better than living in the land /s

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Now this remembers me of a description for KSPs Procedural Parts mod.

Made from viscoelastic nanopolymers (which were discovered by accident... growing in the back of the office mini-fridge)

Awesome grammar

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Good for them!