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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

Never forgive, never forget

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The detriment to conservation of biodiversity and natural resource management will be long-lasting.

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Oyster 'Blood' May Be the Secret Weapon in Our Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs, Study Finds In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types of illness-causing bacteria

Protein in oyster blood counters #antibiotic resistance. #infection🧪

“The protein killed Streptococcus pneumoniae … and Streptococcus pyogenes. When paired up with antibiotics, the protein also helped improve effectiveness against other bacteria.”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...

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Organic ligands in whale excrement support iron availability and reduce copper toxicity to the surface ocean - Communications Earth & Environment Whales transform prey biomass into labile micronutrients and inject them directly into the surface ocean, according to chemical analyses of whale excrement samples from the Southern Ocean.

🌊🐋 Whale Poop: The Ocean’s Micronutrient Booster?

Organic ligands in whale feces help keep iron available & reduce copper toxicity in the ocean.

By recycling nutrients, whales support marine ecosystems, something industrial whaling disrupted by 90%

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

#SciComm 🧪

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One of the best PD experiences I've ever participated in!

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One time my husband bought a flower that blooms once per year, and when it does, it smells like something died in the sewage pipes. Once, my mom @teddi4.bsky.social came to stay with us and Lee went on a business trip. We woke up to.....

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Stained glass art of Bishop Budde

“Make good trouble.”

~ John Lewis

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They're more transparent about what and how the company is building on the platform because of their AT protocol!

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The conclusions of the IPCC's 1.5C report: every action matters, every bit of warming matters.

Climate science never said "we only have 12 years until we fall off a cliff" - but sadly, many thought it did; and even more sadly, that misleading message fed right into the script for Trump's WEF remarks today.

Here's what the science has always said:

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