F. Dill

I'm a chemist and educator. I've done work in cancer research and environmental monitoring. I've lived on three continents but call Florida home.

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Innovation
This desalination device delivers cheap, clean water with just solar power
Fast Company - Adele Peters
Making ocean water safe to drink is usually an expensive and polluting prospect. This Finnish startup has found a way to do it with clean energy and a tiny footprint. In a coastal city in Namibia, a small
Science
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Enormous python swallows even bigger python, but can't handle it
Fox News - Chris Ciaccia
Now that's a case of having eyes too big for your stomach. A photographer captured incredible images of an enormous python in Western Australia attempting to swallow an even bigger python. However, the
Childbirth
This Viral Photo Shows How Big A Woman's Cervix Gets When It's Fully Dilated During Childbirth
BuzzFeed - Krista Torres
"This is why we deserve all the things." –Moms
Montreal Protocol
Scientists discover China has been secretly emitting banned ozone-depleting gas
thetelegram.com
A chemical banned around the globe for the last 30 years has made an unfortunate resurgence. And all signs, in a new study, point to China as the …
Brexit
Brexit failure forces British Prime Minister Theresa May to announce resignation
CNN - By Eliza Mackintosh and Tara John, CNN
London (CNN) — UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in an emotional speech on Friday, finally bowing to intense political pressure over the failure to deliver her signature policy --
NASA
NASA’s Juno just discovered that Jupiter and Earth have something important in common
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has delivered some of the most stunning glimpses of the gas giant that mankind has ever seen, but it’s also taught scientists …
Ring of Fire
See where dangerous volcanoes lurk along the 'Ring of Fire'
National Geographic
Deep within the Earth, rocky plates compress and pull apart, triggering huge quakes and eruptions—and threatening millions. Within the rocky basin of the Pacific, volcanoes and earthquakes have been causing
Clothing
It’s time for you to stop using dryer sheets. Here’s why
Digital Trends
Dryer sheets are probably a part of your routine when washing your clothes. Here’s the thing, though: It’s time to give them up. While they may make …
World News
Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone
Fox News - Associated Press
BAGHDAD – A rocket crashed Sunday night in the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said. The apparent attack,
Why recreating ancient artifacts may be the future of archaeology
pbs.org
Judy Woodruff: Finally in our "NewsHour" Shares tonight: One scientist smashes, burns and hammers artifacts. But don't worry, they're replicas. And as …
Mississippi
Mississippi's New Solution for the Teacher Shortage
edweek.org - Madeline Will
Mississippi has launched the nation's first state-run teacher residency program to tackle two problems: a growing number of unfilled teaching …
Recipes
Chocolate Fairytale Tart
royalinsta.com - royalinstastaff
This chocolate fairy-tale tart is so rich, creamy, and fantastic! Everybody loves chocolate and this dessert is a proof for that! You cannot eat just …
Iraq
Exxon staff evacuation 'unacceptable': Iraqi minister
Al Jazeera
Iraqi oil minister asks Exxon Mobil officials for explanation for evacuating 50 US workers from southern Iraq. Energy company Exxon Mobil's evacuation of its foreign staff from a major Iraqi oil field
Recipes
Choco-Coconut Dream Pie
baking.network - Baking.Network
This choco-coco dream pie is the ultimate chocolate and coconut combination! So rich and moist, this amazingly delicious pie is simple and easy to …
World News
At least 12 wounded in Egypt blast targeting tourist bus
Euronews
At least 12 people were injured on Sunday in a blast targeting a tourist bus near the new Egyptian museum close to the Giza Pyramids, sources have told Reuters. The bus was carrying 28 passengers — including
Science
Scientists create the loudest possible sound
newatlas.com - David Szondy
A team led by Gabriel Blaj, a staff scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, has generated what may be the …
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts
The New York Times - By DAVID ENRICH
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Anti-money-laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald J. Trump and his son-in-law,
Mexico City
Extreme Cartel Violence Has Come to Mexico City
VICE - Deborah Bonello
Vigilantes are threatening action as authorities seem unable to stop the rise of homicides and racketeering. CARTEL CHRONICLES is an ongoing series of dispatches from the front lines of the drug war in
Citizen Science
Survey: Most Americans say ‘Arabic numerals' should not be taught in school
wfla.com - WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff
TAMPA (WFLA) - According to a survey conducted by CivicScience, most Americans don’t believe Arabic numerals should be taught in schools. The problem: …
Boeing 737 MAX
The CEO of Delta Air Lines Was Asked What He Worries About Most. His Answer Will Truly Frighten Customers
Inc Magazine - Chris Matyszczyk
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You're watching your main competitors struggle after their biggest, newest plane--the Boeing 737
Technology
Billion-Dollar Gamble: How A 'Singular Hero' Helped Start A New Field In Physics
NPR - Nell Greenfieldboyce
Imagine spending 40 years and more than a billion dollars on a gamble. That's what one U.S. government science agency did. It's now paying off big time, with new discoveries about black holes and exotic
Conspiracies
Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle ‘SOLVED,’ Say Researchers, Conspiracy Theorists, Skeptics
theepochtimes.com - Michael Wing
The Bermuda Triangle is a place where conspiracy theorists and skeptics alike enter at their own peril. Hundreds of ships and airplanes have vanished …
Racism
Learn About Institutional Racism So We Don't Fail Our Students
edweek.org - Starr Sackstein
Preparing students for their futures demands understanding people of all colors, races, and socioeconomic levels. No matter if you are working in an …
Iran
The Latest: Bahrain orders its citizens to leave Iraq, Iran
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in the Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all times local): Bahrain is ordering
Plastic
414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group in Indian Ocean
The Guardian - Ben Smee
On the beaches of the tiny Cocos (Keeling) Islands, population 600, marine scientists found 977,000 shoes and 373,000 toothbrushes. A comprehensive survey of debris on the islands – among the most remote
Sebastian Kurz
Austrian government collapses as far right leader caught in video sting
Reuters
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria raced on Saturday toward a snap election as Chancellor Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on his coalition with the far right after its leader was caught on video offering to fix
SMOG
Life goes on under cloud of smog in Mexico City
phys.org - Joshua Howat Berger
Scientists say breathing the heavily polluted air in Mexico City these days is like smoking somewhere between a quarter- and a half-pack of …
Australia
Australia's Cocos Islands Home to More Than 414 Million Pieces of Plastic Pollution, Including 977,000 Shoes
weather.com - Pam Wright
Australia's Cocos (Keeling) Islands is home to more than 400 million pieces of plastic pollution like hundreds of thousands of shoes and toothbrushes. …
France
On May 20th, the kilogram will no longer be defined by a lump in France
Engadget - Christine Fisher
On May 20th, World Metrology Day, the scientific community will officially change the definition of the kilogram. For 130 years, the kilo has been defined by a physical cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy,
Science
The new kilogram just debuted. It’s a massive achievement.
Vox - Brian Resnick
Humanity has a new definition of the kilogram, the standard unit of mass used the world over. The change — implemented on this World Metrology Day — will occur more silently than when a leap second was