@pamelajwm.bsky.social
Marine biologist, tree-hugging, Pagan earth worshipper. I love to bake, dance, hike, swim, read, make music, make art and spend time with my family. Wife, mother, pet mom. Pan/genderfluid, neurospicy.
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Every year between 2018-2021, we lost 540km² of natural land around our cities, more than the size of the entire city of Vienna. Forests, farmland, and habitats are being replaced by roads, buildings, and other artificial surfaces.
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Every year between 2018-2021, we lost 540km² of natural land around our cities, more than the size of the entire city of Vienna. Forests, farmland, and habitats are being replaced by roads, buildings, and other artificial surfaces.
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This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish
Yifat Merbl is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
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Jeremy Fox's new book, 'The Ecology of Ecologists', is now shipping. I've read it (and I blurbed it) - it's a thought-provoking treatment of how the field of ecology works as a science. You want to read it! dynamicecology.wordp... 🧪🌎
I just got my copy of The Ecology of Ecologists, now get yours–for 30% off!
Look what I just got! Yes, that’s right, it’s the first copy of my new book! You should order your copy too! If you order directly from University of Chicago Press, you can use code UCP…
dynamicecology.wordpress.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Jeremy Fox's new book, 'The Ecology of Ecologists', is now shipping. I've read it (and I blurbed it) - it's a thought-provoking treatment of how the field of ecology works as a science. You want to read it! dynamicecology.wordp... 🧪🌎
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Asterix et Obelix dans la cite d'Ys www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France
The 120 metre wall was either a fish-trap or a dyke for protection against rising sea-levels, archeologists believe.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Asterix et Obelix dans la cite d'Ys www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report #BritishColumbia
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/k...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/k...
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
HALIFAX — Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators — killer whales and dolphins — may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sarah Fort...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report #BritishColumbia
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/k...
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/11/k...
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Canada is clinging to a (thankfully) dying industry. We could become leaders in renewable energy, but instead we have fossil policy on fossil fuels.
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Canada is clinging to a (thankfully) dying industry. We could become leaders in renewable energy, but instead we have fossil policy on fossil fuels.
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
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Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world - study
- Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds
Analysis marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world - study
- Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies
#climatecrisis
Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I dumped Facebook back in 2015. It was discovered that "META" provided Russia election rich data via Cambridge Analytics. Russians used that data to target voters and get Trump elected. Fancy Bear a Russian hacker group hacked the DNC emails in 2015. FCK FACEBOOK
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge in Maryland has stepped in. Judge Paula Xinis ordered that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from ICE detention while his fight against deportation continues. Her ruling directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to let him go immediately as his legal challenge proceeds.
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🚨We need your help🚨 #Shearwaters are washing up on beaches, particularly around #Tathra. Some #seabirds are still alive. Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, take photos & submit your observations to our new portal ➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird... (also, please share this) #ornithology #OzBirds
Report beached birds, beach-washed birds, seabird mass mortalities
Report beached birds, seabirds, and mutton birds. Help us gather data on seabird mass mortality events as a citizen scientist.
adriftlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
🚨We need your help🚨 #Shearwaters are washing up on beaches, particularly around #Tathra. Some #seabirds are still alive. Please do not touch the #birds. Instead, take photos & submit your observations to our new portal ➡️ adriftlab.org/beached-bird... (also, please share this) #ornithology #OzBirds
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An important opinion piece, because it lays out the facts.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
An important opinion piece, because it lays out the facts.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...
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The first family corruption continues.
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The first family corruption continues.
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#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
www.positive.news
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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PepsiCo’s operational changes will include a 20% reduction of its product lineup in the U.S.
PepsiCo Planning Price Cuts—Joining Target Amid Affordability Crunch
PepsiCo’s operational changes will include a 20% reduction of its product lineup in the U.S.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
PepsiCo’s operational changes will include a 20% reduction of its product lineup in the U.S.
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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
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Holy CRAP.
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Springer Nature retracts, removes nearly 40 publications
The dataset contains images of children’s faces downloaded from websites about autism, which sparked concerns at Springer Nature about consent and reliability.
www.thetransmitter.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Holy CRAP.
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
Retired engineer takes random pics of *kids*, without consent or attribution, bins them into “autistic” or “not autistic”, and uploads that “data” for free on Kaggle.
Well over a HUNDRED papers are published, 38 in Springer Nature, 25 in IEEE, using it.
And no reviewers objected? WTF.🧪
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The worst part is that he actually could have posted this…
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The worst part is that he actually could have posted this…
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🚨 Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🚨 Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 840,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,390,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,050,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,510,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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