“any sufficiently advanced civilization is indistinguishable from nature.”

My heart and mind leans absolutely to the same conclusions. A great article that I wish all Human Earthlings could have the opportunity to read and understand 💚 Thanks @miquai.bsky.social.

“Conflating intelligence & technology is an assumption worth challenging. True intelligence may know not to use the technologies we so dearly cling to as we plumb our planet’s riches to exhaustion.”

— @miquai.bsky.social

RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the UK’s Climate Change Act, a move so reckless it demands more scrutiny than polite debate. This matters not just for polar bears or coral reefs, but for our people, our economy, our very future.

#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What a sunbeam - and they're still shining! 💛 (but I keep crying).

I recommend everyone read Andrea Gibson's beautiful, heart-aching, -filling, -stretching incredible poetry. It's easy and accessible. Everyone needs to feel Andrea's light touch their soul.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...

It may feel as though we live in dark times, but here in the UK there are LOADS of science festivals celebrating ideas, sparking curiosity & sharing the latest research (for both adults & kids). Someone told me recently they didn’t know where to look, so I made a list. Here goes… [deep breath]:
1/8

The human impact

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚜 On 11 March, the Government announced a pause in nature-friendly farming payments—the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵

The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

OK folks, I have now created a google form that allows people to sign to show their support for my open letter to the President of the Royal Society. Please sign and share widely: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw...

Elon Musk's DOGE team gained access to NASA today. Musk is the CEO of SpaceX, which is NASA's largest private contractor.

This is a MAJOR conflict of interest.

Let's talk about it👇

COP continues to fail us– and our planet . There were 1,700 fossil fuel execs present at #COP29 – larger than any other delegation at the conference . That’s why we’re angry– and it’s why I’m petitioning the Government to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships .

Sign at lovera.ge/ban-ffa

Don't miss out! 🫨

We've had a surge of interest in tickets for next week's John Brown Memorial Lecture, held in honour of the late Astronomer Royal for Scotland and past winner of a Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal.

To book your spot before they go, visit: https://buff.ly/3NWhDiD

Job opportunity at The University of Manchester - 'Senior Lecturer in Geological Data Science'.

Come work with us, including if you work with Planetary Data #PlanetaryScience

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Women in Science, by @anaisrassat http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/anais-rassat/women-in-science_b_958068.html