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British doctor says many he treated in Gaza were civilians shot trying to reach aid NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

The new pope, Leo XIV, has spoken out about urgent need for climate change action As a cardinal, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was aligned with Pope Francis's views on the environment.

Where does Pope Leo stand on climate change?

He believes it's time to move "from words to action" (he's right on that!) and has previously highlighted the actions the Vatican is taking to reduce its own emissions through solar panels and electric vehicles.

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How elevated is the risk of extinction of North American pollinators? And how will this affect food production?
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To Save Monarch Butterflies, These Scientists Want to Move Mountains <blockquote><br /><strong><em>Climate change could wipe out monarchs' winter habitats by 2090, but an ‘assisted migration’ strategy aims to build new environs ...

The monarch butterfly’s winter refuge in Michoacán, México is expected to deteriorate as temperatures rise.  Conservationists are attempting to establish omayel fir forests at higher elevations on other mountains to provide monarchs with alternative refugia. 🌰🌍

www.rsn.org/001/to-save-...

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🦇🇺🇦Pictures from @batsukraine.bsky.social's bat release in their home town Kharkiv this Monday. 11 events in 11 cities up to now and the tour will continue! What a HUGE crowd of #batlovers ...
Find out how to support Ukraine's iconic bat conservation organisation: batsukraine.org 🇺🇦🦇

Dive into the complex world of 'Rewilding and Ecological Justice' from Routledge. Want to review this or other new books? Just drop us a line at pir@uvic.ca. #PhilSky #Ecology

Climate Impacts on Lake Food‐Webs Are Mediated by Biological Invasions Climate change and invasive species are major threats to biodiversity, but their combined effects are often overlooked. By analyzing fish communities in French lakes, we found that climate warming ne...

📣 CARRTEL Publication: researchers of INRAE and USMB showed that climate warming reduces fish size and trophic diversities, mainly by increasing the number of exotic species. Predicting climate change impacts on biodiversity hence needs to go beyond direct thermal effects. doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Selva Maya. Lanzan campaña internacional para prevenir incendios forestales | NIEVE AZUL 360 México, Guatemala y Belice participan en una campaña regional de comunicación para prevenir incendios forestales en la Selva Maya.

#SelvaMaya México, Guatemala y Belice participan en una campaña regional de comunicación para prevenir incendios forestales en la Selva Maya, el mayor macizo forestal de Mesoamérica.
www.nieveazul360.com/selva-maya-c...

Community-Based Living Is the Future of Conservation | Earth.Org Community-based living involves living with a group of people devoted to minimize their environmental impact.

Community-based #conservation strategies effectively reduce negative impacts of traditional projects, like displacement, by promoting collaborative co-management, equitable benefit distribution, and enhanced #community empowerment and participation.

earth.org/community-ba...

Tundra landscape with a pond in the foreground and granite boulders scattered around. Amongst the boulders there are thriving forb communities some with remnant late season blooms while other plants have started to turn - contributing yellows and oranges to the color panoply.

Life survives
No, it thrives
Despite cold
In tundra old
Forbs bloom
If given room

I am always amazed at life's ability to thrive in the most unexpected and seemingly inhospitable places. This photo was taken in a Norwegian tundra with thin soils and harsh condition, yet it teemed with life.

Interested in ancient food webs? Check out our new study on the paleoecology of the Pliocene large carnivore guild at Hadar (Lower Awash Valley, Ethiopia):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ferrets, water testing and future scientists at risk due to DOGE spending cuts Interior Department employees say they have been scrambling to keep the lights on and do their jobs as budget cuts driven by the Department of Government efficiency team start to bite.

How job cuts and $1 payment limits are making federal jobs harder. Workers told us they're having trouble paying for water safety testing, buying repair supplies, and feeding search & rescue teams. A deep dive inside the Interior Department w @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social & @jonlambert.bsky.social

Three posters on a table filmed from above. all three of them say plant native plants learn more take one and plant with a QR code under learn more. The left most poster has Bee balm. The middle one has milkweed and monarch butterflies both in the adult stage and caterpillar stage and right most one has purple cone flower with a local native wasp with a blueish yellow butt

Next phase of the pollinator-positive street art collab with @megstampede.bsky.social is almost ready. Just picked these up at Fireball!

I’ll be adding clips to posters tonight for adhering seeds below the words “take one and plant”

It's the equinox today, here is an animation showing the path of the sun and daylength as the year progresses #dataviz

Using A.I. to democratize rapid, accurate weather forecasting from multiple inputs with thousands of less time computing power than current systems
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Some days it's hard to believe there is this much cruelty and no one able to immediately stop it.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Being taught and mentored by Professor Vrba is one of the greatest experiences of my science life.

Rest in Peace, Wizard.

Fig 1: "free-ranging reindeer herd circling counterclockwise, courtesy of Jon J. Meli. And it a black and white photo of reindeer on a white field. Hard to describe, because it's so non-descript, which I guess is the whole point of the behavior.

Instead, they see a moving mass, a giant shape, and it's hard to pinpoint a single animal.

There's a paper here that explores the inherent direction of turning, and possible underlying reasons why they prefer a counter-clockwise direction:
septentrio.uit.no/index.php/ra...

In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...

🤯 “one of the purged publications is "OSHA Best Practices for Protecting EMS Responders During Treatment and Transport of Victims of Hazardous Substance Releases… there is a "diversity of state-specific certification, training, and regulatory requirements" for EMS”
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Coding bonus: Bats’ hippocampal cells log spatial, social cues The neurons represent not only an animal’s place in space, but also the distinguishing features of its fellow bats, including their sex and social status.

About 70 percent of a bat’s hippocampal cells turn on during a social interaction—a “super high percentage,” says Angie Selles.

By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/social-behav...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stand Up For Science 2025 Announces National Day of Action: March 7, 2025 WHAT: A rally to defend science as a public good and central pillar of social progress. WHY: Science is for everyone–and benefits everyone. When the federal government supports scientific research through taxpayer funding, it fuels innovation, creates jobs, and sustains the world we live in. From purified water to the polio vaccine to the cell phone you might be reading this on, science has significantly impacted our lives in countless ways. We’re mobilizing to keep science free from interference and censorship by government officials. We’re also mobilizing because attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access are attacks on science, and vice versa. Science is at its best when it includes everyone and when it stands to improve people’s lives. It’s time–as ever–to stand up for science, for everyone who does it, and for everyone who benefits from it. WHO: Everyone! If your life is better because of science, this rally is for you. WHERE: Washington, DC & state capitals nationwide WHEN: March 7, 2025 Forthcoming details about local rallies: www.standupforscience2025.org Press contact: standupforscience2025@gmail.com

Sent a DM the other day like "Yeah, I'll help!" and now I'm co-authoring press releases for an honest-to-god nationwide science protest, like WHAT

#standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall

A clam with a spring attached to the shell. The spring has a magnet placed above a sensor.

Hardly new info, but BSky should know:

Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.

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The comments section shows why everything is failing everywhere. Everyone is concerned about lowering prices and how regretful farmers will be upon this decision, but none of them reflect on the hundreds of humans who will remain hungry without the aid

You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.

Oof. These bribes come in so many forms, but most importantly job security. At my uni many faculty have gotten real quiet after a 2nd prof was put on leave for criticizing our gov. (Trying to stay brave by reminding myself that I have the privilege of a dual income household…)

What Can Psychology Offer Biodiversity Protection? • The Revelator The new field of conservation psychology offers valuable lessons for protecting the world’s wildlife — as well as ourselves.

What Can Psychology Offer Biodiversity Protection? • @the-revelator.bsky.social therevelator.org/conservation...