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Found: 650-year-old shoe, in vulture nest Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests.

A moment away from politics with a wonderful piece of cross-species preservation of the past

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

🌸 Spring has arrived in Australia, meaning native bees are buzzing around searching for food, mates and suitable nesting sites.

Now is the perfect time to provide habitat for our pollinating friends by building a bee hotel 🐝🧪

biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/bu...

Don't believe the spin. Pollution from the gas export plant is destroying the ancient Murujuga rock art. The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA

Today, the ABC reports that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA govt misrepresented his team’s key finding.

“Someone who had a key role is saying what we've long known. WA govt misrepresented the facts"

It simply can't be do-

reneweconomy.com.au/victoria-bec...

"The Netherlands plans to transfer more than 28,000 fossils from the Dubois collection to Indonesia, following a request by Indonesian authorities."

omg

June 3rd 2025 Sony a6000 17mm TTArtisans

Came across this shot of ¨The Emu Rising¨ from the beginning of this year on a wonderful night of 24 hour power blackout. You will see the head of the Emu touching the bottom star of the Southern Cross.

A strong symbol in Australian First Nations Culture.

🧪 Reddit user u/lunalovegood asks:

For laundry detergent - which is the best option? Do detergent sheets release microplastics into the water?

Answer:
environment.samellman.org/2025/03/envi...

If you have a question for me about chemistry or the environment, just ask!

It’s baffling to me that so much of the U.S. (and the world) has decided that letting their kids get sick at school all the time (and spread illness to their parents and everyone else) is preferable to just … adequately cleaning indoor air

Well well well.

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive GLOBAL study revealed COVID-19 vaccines utilizing mRNA technology PREVENTED OVER 2.5 MILLION deaths WORLDWIDE between 2020 and 2024.

It reveals that vaccinations didn’t JUST protect against illness.

They PRESERVED nearly 15 MILLION years of human life.

YouTube video by Farm to Taber "Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"

That's... usually not the case!

In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.

We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?

youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk

The lobbyists who control Canberra Before I decided to run for parliament, like many Australians I was frustrated and angry about the many decisions the government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in the best interests of Au...

David Pocock: “Like many Australians I was frustrated & angry about many decisions government made that clearly weren’t evidence-based or in best interests of Australians. I’ve come to see why: a lack of transparency and broken lobbying rules.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21450/...

Ten standout spots to see Australia’s rare and remarkable wildlife Australia is home to an extraordinary variety of wildlife – and it's often easier than you might think to see these remarkable creatures.

Ten top spots to see Australia’s rare and remarkable wildlife www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/escape/...

What a wonderful initiative.

I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible

Potatoes have their roots in ancient tomatoes Knowing potatoes’ origin story could help future-proof the crucial crop against climate threats.

Knowing potatoes’ origin story could help future-proof the crucial crop against climate threats.

Single frame. Left to right: Skip containing statue, paintings, books visible on left. Man in white coat at top of ladder feeding book into open mouth of a huge robotic dog with studded collar and dog-tag “AI”. Red bucket on floor below dog’s lowered rear. Second white-coated man says to onlooking woman: “It’s marvellous really. You just feed in all the intellectual property you can get your hands on without paying for it, then sell whatever comes out this end…”

Too easy!
My @smh @theage cartoon.

Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025…

We are so close to reaching our target of 2500 signatures on this petition calling for the repeal of Job-Ready Graduates! If you care about equity in higher education and want the BA to be affordable and accessible for *all* students, please sign! www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...

When you reach for the rat poisons, stop for one second and think about where it goes. Often not rats and mice. Here we demonstrate it ends up in possums, many are then eaten by predators like powerful owls.
Please avoid second generation anticoagulants
🙏♥️🦉
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I studied geography & history as part of my arts degree, which both formed a foundation for my professional career but also continues to give great personal pleasure. I don’t want others to be deprived of studying humanities through a Bachelor of Arts degree without a crippling HECS debt.

Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (about:blank). We also write as individuals with a range of political beliefs. We are de...

If you would like to add your voice in support, you can sign here:

url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/w2nbCBNqgB...

Experts fear the leafy seadragon may be disappearing from areas hit by SA’s toxic algal bloom. With a limited range, losing local populations could mean losing the species entirely. Urgent action is needed to prevent permanent biodiversity loss.

au.news.yahoo.com/50...

How do you get to distance yourself from politically/ideologically loaded donations made by your husband, while wanting to directly influence the funding of institutions that have nothing to do with you?

Measles 2025 | NEJM In this article on measles, the authors review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and associated illnesses as well as treatment and prevention strategies.

Great Measles 2025 update in NEJM. It is unfortunate we need this but measles is on course to return to endemicity in the United States and Canada. A self inflicted predicament thanks to the spread and rise of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Graphic showing all my book covers.

I know the world is a fuck, but if you want a break from it, reading books is an excellent choice. I've written a few I'd love you to check out. Guaranteed distraction from fuckworld!

If events around the world are sending you insane, you're not alone The normalisation of blatant inequality, outrage and a broken world order is sending us insane, but there is an alternative.

This is a wonderful, thought-provoking piece. Read it and weep
www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

If the state can afford to put people in prisons, the state can afford to house them.

With COVID cases surging in South-East Asia, here's how to stay safe As COVID-19 surges again in popular overseas holiday destinations in Asia, how can you stay healthy when travelling internationally?

With COVID cases surging in South-East Asia, here's how to stay safe.

Over 236,000 COVID cases reported across SE Asia, including over 85,000 in Thailand.

WHO says the surge is driven by the NB.1.8.1 subvariant.

Travel insurance warning: Always check the fine print — COVID may not be covered.