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Milner Prize Lecture: How to spot and debunk misleading content | Royal Society Royal Society Milner Prize Lecture 2025 delivered by Professor Iryna Gurevych

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We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

...especially when so many decision-makers are still underestimating how urgent the crisis truly is...

#ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction

Thanks for your presentation! You touched on ethics in your Newsroom article. In your view, could de-extinction ever be ethically justified if the species’ original ecosystem still exists (or can be restored) and its reintroduction would meaningfully enhance biodiversity?

More on nje.org.na/index.php/nj...

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'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions.

#morningread on the return of lions to the Namibian coastline
🗝️points
hunting strategy & diet aren't fixed, but shaped by habitat & prey availability
knowledge of food resources, once lost, may be regained with time & right conditions
maritime lions function as energy linkers between trophic levels

Restoring habitats key to fighting extinctions BirdLife International’s 2025 Red List update reveals a record number of species in decline, but shows how habitat restoration can help even the most threatened species to recover.

Habitat protection & restoration are critical steps in tacking today's biodiversity crisis, and we must hold governments accountable for honouring their conservation commitments.

www.birdlife.org/news/2025/10...

#biodiversitycrisis
#conservation
#restoration

It was a cute smile

“You’ve got to kill them faster than they can reproduce”: New Zealand has an ambitious plan to eradicate invasive animals – and they need the public’s help | Discover Wildlife The New Zealand public are being urged to help rid country of destructive species from overseas to make the country predator-free

The duty to repair past ecological harm vs. the moral worth of invasive species — I can’t quite settle this in my mind. Curious how others deal with this moral dilemma...

#Conservation
#Restoration
#InvasiveSpecies
#EnvironmentalEthics

www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

#sky #clouds #goodmorning

Metabolic Potential and Microbial Diversity of Late Archean to Early Proterozoic Ocean Analog Hot Springs of Japan Circumneutral iron-rich hot springs may represent analogues of Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic oceans of early Earth, potentially providing windows int …

www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsme...

Japan’s hot springs hold clues to the origins of life on Earth Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, wh...

#BreakfastRead
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Early Earth wasn’t just before O₂ and after O₂. New research shows microbes were already using tiny traces of O₂ together with iron, forming transitional ecosystems that bridged the anoxic world and the rise of O₂. #OriginsOfLife #EarthHistory #GOE

Plants can “remember” past stresses at the molecular level ( via hormones, transcription, & epigenetics) helping them respond faster&stronger. Some changes are short-term, others persist through development, others can be passed to the next generation, reshaping how we think about plant adaptation.

The Plant Mind: Unraveling Abiotic Stress Priming, Memory, and Adaptation Plants exhibit a remarkable capacity to adapt to recurrent abiotic stresses, prompting a re-evaluation of traditional views on plant responses to environmental challenges. This review explores the in...

Hi there! Sharing my breakfast read on plant stress priming and memory 🌱

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

#PlantScience #Epigenetics #ClimateResilience 🌿

Hi! Breakfast reading with Universität Konstanz: analysis of plant species’ changes in native range occupancy across 10 EU regions reveals that species expanding in their native habitats are also more likely to spread successfully as naturalized aliens elsewhere www.uni-konstanz.de/en/universit...

This is where tree planting has the biggest climate impact Planting more trees can help cool the planet and reduce fire risk—but where they are planted matters. According to UC Riverside researchers, tropical regions provide the most powerful climate benefits...

Good morning! Breakfast reading with UC Riverside, on the positive impact of tree planting, and where it can make the biggest difference.
🌴🌳🌲
#treeplanting
#rewilding

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

The beautiful fringed flowers of the Autumn Gentian. Can you find a member of the Gentian Family, that’s the challenge this week from WildflowerHour. Don’t forget that Yellow Wort and the Centaury’s are also members of this gorgeous family!

Can you find a flowering member of the Gentian family or Gentianaceae, that’s the challenge this week. Post your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #GentianFamily. Happy flower hunting!

UK wasp numbers soar after unusually warm and dry spring The scourges of picnics have arrived early and in greater numbers amid ideal conditions for colonies to thrive

They may not have the greatest reputation, yet wasps play a crucial role in the ecosystem - from preying on other insects, helping keep populations balanced, to contributing to pollination. Still, it's bittersweet news, considering the driver of this change.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators To understand how giant carbon emission events affect climate and life on Earth, scientists went deeper into our planet’s history.

Looking at the past to understand future. What can 56 mya teach us? Fossil pollen tells a story of migration, adaptation and survival.

#climatechange
#fossilpollen
#postworkread

theconversation.com/56-million-y...

Plantwatch: A flower’s male parts carry all sorts of surprises for pollinators Triggerplants in particular live up to their name with a rapid response when touch-sensitive stamen are nudged

Flowers aren't always gentle... From stamens that slap to orchids that hurl pollen bags, flowers can be surprisingly violent in their quest for pollination. The Guardian's Plantwatch on how pollinators get slapped, smacked & even shot with pollen.🏵️🥊🐝 #morningread

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

🦧 Happy International Orangutan Day! Orangutans are the largest arboreal animals in the world. All three species are critically endangered. Check out more photos of our Bornean Orangutan specimen, along with other primates at on our website, www.skull-index.com/species/mamm...

Lots of pigs packed together on a factory farm. The pig in the middle of the photo is looking at the camera with a distressed expression. Text reads: 12 days left to sign the petition. Help us end factory farming. End It.

Just 12 days left to sign our petition to end factory farming ‼️ #EndIt

Help us call on global leaders to deliver fair reform to our food system: buff.ly/Zl8eBcT

The delicate beauty of New York aster (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
#wildflowerhour #daisyfamily

Beautiful botanical illustration by W Keble Martin from The Concise British Flora in Colour showing some of the members of the diverse daisy family. Can you find a member of the Asteraceae for #WildflowerHour this Sunday?

It’s late summer and the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!

Maramedia — A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS share.google/JgOfpjKVBHs6...

A Life Among Elephants

A Life Among Elephants - Save the Elephants share.google/KN4yJzpvNWTi...

Edinburgh celebrated #WorldElephantDay by hosting the Scottish premiere of A Life Amongst the Elephants, a documentary inspired by the pioneering, lifelong research and activism of Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton.
The film is also available on Channel 4.
🐘🐘🐘

www.channel4.com/programmes/a...

The Yellow Brick Road, but make it ragwort - and for bumblebees
#wildflowerhour #pollinatorpals

This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!

Field of yellow wildflowers with green trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Field of wildflowers such as orchids, and buttercups prominent in the foreground, set against lush green foliage and an overcast sky.

Close-up of a Butterfly Orchid with multiple blossoms in a grassy field, set against a blurred background of grass and a partly cloudy blue sky.

Close-up of Cowslip with multiple small blossoms in a grassy field, featuring an insect on one blossom and a blurred background of scattered yellow flowers.

Irreplaceable meadows need protecting📢📢

We wouldn’t let historic buildings like the Houses of Parliament get knocked down and built somewhere else. So why would we let ancient meadows?

Join us in asking the government to safeguard these incredible habitats.

#IrreplaceableMeadows