Eileen Shepherd
@eileenshepherd.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian, avid reader, cat lover, nature lover, vegan, interested in ancient history, archaeology and human origins. I live in Makhanda (was Grahamstown), South Africa
At least 16,500 protesters have been killed in Iran and more than 330,000 injured, The Sunday Times reports, citing a report by a network of Iranian doctors, human rights data, and eyewitness accounts.
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Take a moment to listen
Heartbreaking
This beautiful elderly lady from GREENLAND
Heartbreaking
This beautiful elderly lady from GREENLAND
For years trump and his regime have affected our sleep and frightened U.S. citizens, now that cancer has spread to the world.
This older, gentle woman in Greenland says, she's afraid because we have no respect for her or her country.
MAGA destroys everything.
This older, gentle woman in Greenland says, she's afraid because we have no respect for her or her country.
MAGA destroys everything.
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Better tell Trump those sharks are watching out for him! We know how he feels about sharks
nautil.us/how-these-lo...
#sharks #Trump #Greenland
nautil.us/how-these-lo...
#sharks #Trump #Greenland
How These Long-Living Sharks Keep Sharp Vision for Centuries
How These Long-Living Sharks Keep Sharp Vision for Centuries: Understanding their tricks could eventually help preserve people’s eyesight.
nautil.us
January 7, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Better tell Trump those sharks are watching out for him! We know how he feels about sharks
nautil.us/how-these-lo...
#sharks #Trump #Greenland
nautil.us/how-these-lo...
#sharks #Trump #Greenland
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WOW!!! 🤩
“An ‘extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk”.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
#Archaeology
“An ‘extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk”.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
#Archaeology
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM
WOW!!! 🤩
“An ‘extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk”.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
#Archaeology
“An ‘extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk”.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
#Archaeology
www.newarab.com/news/egypt-u...
This is crazy. Where do they think the present population is going to? #Gaza
This is crazy. Where do they think the present population is going to? #Gaza
For Egypt, US’ Project Sunrise is as bad an idea as Gaza Riviera
Project Sunrise was reportedly pitched to potential donor countries, including oil-rich Gulf nations, and will cost $112 billion to implement over two decades.
www.newarab.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
www.newarab.com/news/egypt-u...
This is crazy. Where do they think the present population is going to? #Gaza
This is crazy. Where do they think the present population is going to? #Gaza
You can help make identifications on iNaturalist right from your computer! It’s the second week of our ID-a-thon, and we’re kicking it off with sorting amphibian observations into broad categories like frogs, salamanders, and caecilians. Learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek2 👀🐸✨
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A wonderful roundup of this year's most exciting discoveries: scicomm.plos.org/2025/12/19/t... 🏺
Top Stories in Human Evolution of 2025 - PLOS SciComm
By Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner 2025 has been quite the wild year! With more exciting stories in human evolution than we…
scicomm.plos.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A cute little tortoise visited us this morning. He/she is now immortalised on the iNaturalist platform.
#tortoises #SouthAfrica
#tortoises #SouthAfrica
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A cute little tortoise visited us this morning. He/she is now immortalised on the iNaturalist platform.
#tortoises #SouthAfrica
#tortoises #SouthAfrica
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And one of the best books you could possibly read is this multi-award-winning lyrical and stylistically stunning examination of the question Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
And one of the best books you could possibly read is this multi-award-winning lyrical and stylistically stunning examination of the question Is a River Alive? by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
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34- There is no better chronicler of the Anthropocene, of human relationships with the natural world they seem hell-bent on destroying, and of the glimmers of hope that it doens’t have to be this way, than @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social #BookSky💙📚 #BooksOf2025
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
34- There is no better chronicler of the Anthropocene, of human relationships with the natural world they seem hell-bent on destroying, and of the glimmers of hope that it doens’t have to be this way, than @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social #BookSky💙📚 #BooksOf2025
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"I have lived through a great deal of terrible evil in my life -the Holocaust&repressions.I made it my duty to outlive Putin."
100-yr-old Ukrainian Anastasiia Hulei survived both Stalin's repressions& Nazi concentration camps.Due to the full-scale invasion she had to leave for Germany
📹: DW
100-yr-old Ukrainian Anastasiia Hulei survived both Stalin's repressions& Nazi concentration camps.Due to the full-scale invasion she had to leave for Germany
📹: DW
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"I have lived through a great deal of terrible evil in my life -the Holocaust&repressions.I made it my duty to outlive Putin."
100-yr-old Ukrainian Anastasiia Hulei survived both Stalin's repressions& Nazi concentration camps.Due to the full-scale invasion she had to leave for Germany
📹: DW
100-yr-old Ukrainian Anastasiia Hulei survived both Stalin's repressions& Nazi concentration camps.Due to the full-scale invasion she had to leave for Germany
📹: DW
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The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age.
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
A River Reborn – Ben Goldfarb
Journalist Ben Goldfarb and photographer Kiliii Yüyan trace the monumental effort to restitch relationships between land, salmon, and humans on the Klamath River, after four of its most obstructive da...
emergencemagazine.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age.
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
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Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed
Humans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.
It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
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Live now over on YouTube!
@ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture | The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
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#LocalAndGlobal
@ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture | The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
www.youtube.com/live/ODvAEv-...
#LocalAndGlobal
Lunch Hour Lecture | The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
About the lecture:
The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
This talk reflects on 15 years of archaeological and conservation work at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, approached through ...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Live now over on YouTube!
@ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture | The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
www.youtube.com/live/ODvAEv-...
#LocalAndGlobal
@ucl.ac.uk Lunch Hour Lecture | The Cradle of Humanity: Protecting Tanzania's Human Artifacts
www.youtube.com/live/ODvAEv-...
#LocalAndGlobal
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The Trump admin has been quietly pressuring Europe to not seize the Russian billions for Ukraine. He fully intends to give it back to Russia and likely will find a way to profit himself.
Shame on America, and shame on Europe
Shame on America, and shame on Europe
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Trump admin has been quietly pressuring Europe to not seize the Russian billions for Ukraine. He fully intends to give it back to Russia and likely will find a way to profit himself.
Shame on America, and shame on Europe
Shame on America, and shame on Europe
Sick #Hegseth posted cover of a book featuring children’s character Franklin the Turtle entitled Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.The turtle wearing a USmilitary vest is shooting from a helicopter at boats crewed with armed men.For yr Christmas wish list he wrote www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump ‘wouldn’t have wanted’ second strike on Caribbean boat survivors
US president says he will look into reports US military was told to conduct follow-up attack on suspected drug vessel
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sick #Hegseth posted cover of a book featuring children’s character Franklin the Turtle entitled Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists.The turtle wearing a USmilitary vest is shooting from a helicopter at boats crewed with armed men.For yr Christmas wish list he wrote www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
⚡️ Amid chaotic Ukrainian withdrawal, Russian forces reportedly execute 5 POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
"The enemy captured the soldiers in the forest, lined them up, and shot them after interrogation," one report said.
"The enemy captured the soldiers in the forest, lined them up, and shot them after interrogation," one report said.
Amid chaotic Ukrainian withdrawal, Russian forces reportedly execute 5 POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
"The enemy captured the soldiers in the forest, lined them up, and shot them after interrogation," one report said.
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
Learn more: https://scim.ag/44kov1S
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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