Adam Markham
@adammarkham.bsky.social
Climate, biodiversity, heritage & archaeology.
Co-chair Climate Change Specialist Group of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. UHI PhD student researching Viking/Norse birds. Trustee ICOMOS-USA. #HeritageAdapts #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology
Co-chair Climate Change Specialist Group of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. UHI PhD student researching Viking/Norse birds. Trustee ICOMOS-USA. #HeritageAdapts #archaeobirds #zooarchaeology
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The RSPB is looking for surveyors to census the UK’s largest Storm Petrel colony on Mousa, Shetland.
We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️
We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The RSPB is looking for surveyors to census the UK’s largest Storm Petrel colony on Mousa, Shetland.
We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️
We need 2-4 volunteers who are comfortable working and camping in a remote location with limited facilities, to help complete playback surveys during mid-July 2026. 🪺🏝️🏕️
Good news IMHO. Many good memories of in and around the grey and grimy Southbank (and only one mugging - and that was in Thatcher's Britain).
Campaigners welcome ‘long overdue’ listing of brutalist Southbank Centre
Decision to grant Grade II status marks turnaround for what was once voted ‘Britain’s ugliest building’
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Good news IMHO. Many good memories of in and around the grey and grimy Southbank (and only one mugging - and that was in Thatcher's Britain).
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A moment for the Kodiak student art displayed in the Capitol 😍
February 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
A moment for the Kodiak student art displayed in the Capitol 😍
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Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane. #Archaeology #Australia
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane
Tens of thousands of artefacts were unearthed not by careful excavation but by the 2011 floods. Now, students are piecing together Queensland’s history
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Archaeology against the clock: the race to salvage fragments of early Brisbane. #Archaeology #Australia
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Why is there such variation in the birds encountered as you go up or down a mountain? New paper in #ScienceAdvances examines how climate and ecological interactions drive bird distributions in mountains throughout the year:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/10 ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Climate, ecological dynamics, and the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains
Ecological dynamics related to energy use and competition drives the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains across the world.
www.science.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Why is there such variation in the birds encountered as you go up or down a mountain? New paper in #ScienceAdvances examines how climate and ecological interactions drive bird distributions in mountains throughout the year:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/10 ⬇️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/10 ⬇️
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Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
Seamus Culleton from Kilkenny has been in Texas Ice facility for nearly five months despite holding valid work permit
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Irishman detained by Ice appeals to Taoiseach to raise case with Trump amid ‘torture’
... now with pictures instead of random black squares!
It has arrived, the day of the superb owl! Here's a 10,000 year-old eagle-owl talon worn as an ornament. My team recovered it from the burial of a newborn girl nicknamed Neve at Arma Veirana, a cave in the Italian Maritime Alps. 🏺🧪 #superbowl
It has arrived, the day of the superb owl! Here's a 10,000 year-old eagle-owl talon worn as an ornament. My team recovered it from the burial of a newborn girl nicknamed Neve at Arma Veirana, a cave in the Italian Maritime Alps. 🏺🧪 #superbowl
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Would you like to curate a lecture series? Could you support the work of our society? Would you like to attend field visits? Are you retired or working PT? If so, the role of Honorary Secretary might be right for you!
The role is voluntary but expenses are paid.
www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...
The role is voluntary but expenses are paid.
www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Would you like to curate a lecture series? Could you support the work of our society? Would you like to attend field visits? Are you retired or working PT? If so, the role of Honorary Secretary might be right for you!
The role is voluntary but expenses are paid.
www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...
The role is voluntary but expenses are paid.
www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...
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This is an area that WCPA's Climate Change Specialist Group is interested in because of the implications for effectiveness and management of protected areas.
The making of novel ecosystems: A process-based framework for measurement, analysis and application 🌎🌐🧪 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
The making of novel ecosystems: A process‐based framework for measurement, analysis and application
Ecological novelty is emerging rapidly due to global change drivers such as climate shifts, species introductions, defaunation, and land-use transformation. These changes challenge how we assess, ...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This is an area that WCPA's Climate Change Specialist Group is interested in because of the implications for effectiveness and management of protected areas.
I’m officially over this winter, -17C is not funny.🥶
February 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I’m officially over this winter, -17C is not funny.🥶
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🧪🌎🦈 🌊🔬🧬https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00120-2.epdf?sharing_token=1JKd0veTEld2aHcaWT_Y-dRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O7ae5zrE1sAojMR9RQhcHaAyE_rgYw-_1Rv786sgQ5wLBew2xt_li9XLtrMiUDEleSPBC_XwkPFwjAWzHdJhv7jTbFzdr1xJCYn7IvNpzIlahiVu19lqAm7agLmGJrDrk%3D
Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss
Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Global shark and ray populations have declined sharply, driven by expanding fisheries and inequitable gaps in catch, trade and distribution data. This Review assesses...
www.nature.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
🧪🌎🦈 🌊🔬🧬https://www.nature.com/articles/s44358-025-00120-2.epdf?sharing_token=1JKd0veTEld2aHcaWT_Y-dRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0O7ae5zrE1sAojMR9RQhcHaAyE_rgYw-_1Rv786sgQ5wLBew2xt_li9XLtrMiUDEleSPBC_XwkPFwjAWzHdJhv7jTbFzdr1xJCYn7IvNpzIlahiVu19lqAm7agLmGJrDrk%3D
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Elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against Rome
A new study suggests that a 2,200-year-old bone, which was discovered in 2020 near Córdoba might have originated from one of Hannibal's war elephants during the Second Punic War.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
A new study suggests that a 2,200-year-old bone, which was discovered in 2020 near Córdoba might have originated from one of Hannibal's war elephants during the Second Punic War.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Elephant bone finding in Spain may be from time of Hannibal's war against Rome
A new study suggests that a 2,200-year-old bone, which was discovered in 2020 near Córdoba might have originated from one of Hannibal's war elephants during the Second Punic War.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
A new study suggests that a 2,200-year-old bone, which was discovered in 2020 near Córdoba might have originated from one of Hannibal's war elephants during the Second Punic War.
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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The Knowth Macehead • c.3300-2800 BC
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Knowth Macehead • c.3300-2800 BC
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
It has been described as one of the greatest surviving artworks from Neolithic Europe.
All six sides of the flint macehead are delicately decorated. From this view, it appears like a human face, with the hole for the shaft as a mouth.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
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Excoriating from George Will, and excruciating.
Opinion | A federal judge schools chaotic Kristi Noem
Blocking a government attempt to end temporary protected status for about 353,000 Haitians in the U.S.
wapo.st
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Excoriating from George Will, and excruciating.
Me too!! My mum took me. 1972.
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Me too!! My mum took me. 1972.
The Everglades just south of Tamiami trail. #WorldHeritage
February 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Everglades just south of Tamiami trail. #WorldHeritage
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Climate change is already reshaping the Hudson River. 🌊
Riverkeeper’s new interactive map visualizes sea level rise, heavier rain, and rising temperatures from NYC to the Adirondacks, giving you the information you need to plan for what’s ahead.
👉Learn more at data.riverkeeper.org/climate
Riverkeeper’s new interactive map visualizes sea level rise, heavier rain, and rising temperatures from NYC to the Adirondacks, giving you the information you need to plan for what’s ahead.
👉Learn more at data.riverkeeper.org/climate
January 28, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Climate change is already reshaping the Hudson River. 🌊
Riverkeeper’s new interactive map visualizes sea level rise, heavier rain, and rising temperatures from NYC to the Adirondacks, giving you the information you need to plan for what’s ahead.
👉Learn more at data.riverkeeper.org/climate
Riverkeeper’s new interactive map visualizes sea level rise, heavier rain, and rising temperatures from NYC to the Adirondacks, giving you the information you need to plan for what’s ahead.
👉Learn more at data.riverkeeper.org/climate
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Applications are open for the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Fellowship (2026–27). The selected Fellow will advance climate and biodiversity action and represent ASLA at a UN Climate or Biodiversity COP.
Apply by February 16: https://bit.ly/3NtW5wR
Apply by February 16: https://bit.ly/3NtW5wR
January 28, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Applications are open for the ASLA Climate & Biodiversity Action Fellowship (2026–27). The selected Fellow will advance climate and biodiversity action and represent ASLA at a UN Climate or Biodiversity COP.
Apply by February 16: https://bit.ly/3NtW5wR
Apply by February 16: https://bit.ly/3NtW5wR
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Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).
doi.org/10.11588/pro...
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Can seagulls be trained too?
I can't believe that this has been an option the entire time
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
January 27, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Can seagulls be trained too?
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Nice job (Prof in Animal Ecology) in a nice (unesco) city, in a great department: www.uni-regensburg.de/fileadmin/us...
www.uni-regensburg.de
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Nice job (Prof in Animal Ecology) in a nice (unesco) city, in a great department: www.uni-regensburg.de/fileadmin/us...
Baking tips from Titus Andronicus I hope.
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Baking tips from Titus Andronicus I hope.