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Nilesh Vijaykumar
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Freelance writer. Experienced Science, Environment, & Health journalist. Owner of Lede The Way. Living in Denmark, from India. I post about:
- interesting studies from Denmark
- experiences as an expat in Denmark
- at times, random thoughts & pictures
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While climate models have done a great job of when it comes to the increase in the average global temperature so far, so they are not always so good at regional changes and extremes, as this study of heat extremes since 1958 shows 🧪 1/

www.newscientist.com/article/2458...
Heatwaves are surpassing the extremes predicted by climate models
Comparing historical heat extremes with climate simulations has revealed that in parts of the world the models are underestimating how extreme heatwaves are getting
www.newscientist.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:57 PM
In case you ever wondered how the hell does an MRI work!
I feel like we have an understandable tendency to take for granted that there are things in a hospital like MRI machines.
Maybe you’ve ever even gotten one, and yet there’s nothing to tell you this is one of humanity’s modern marvels of engineering, physics, computer science.
November 29, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Currently conducting fieldwork in Manombo Special Reserve in southeastern Madagascar. We’ve found a few of these hilarious frogs: Paradoxophyla palmata. Amazing animals! Basically Madagascar’s only narrow-mouthed frogs with actually narrow mouths! 🐸🧪
November 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
A wonderfully told and visually bold story, on the status of Natura2000 areas in Denmark.

#Denmark #Danmark #Natura2000 #Conservation

www.berlingske.dk/samfund/danm...
Danmarks bedst beskyttede natur er fyldt med p-pladser, motorveje og pløjemarker. Imens forsvinder sjældne dyr og planter
Læs mere her.
www.berlingske.dk
November 29, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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Average climate footprint of beef, pork, chicken, salmon, plant-based mince and kale in Danish retail according to the Big Climate Database.

Join our free webinar about version 1.2 for DK, GB, NL, FR and ES on 26 November 👉 concito.dk/en/news/webi...

#foodsystems #climatechange #infographic
November 17, 2024 at 11:10 AM
What a great way to picturize an unfolding disaster. This is for the city that I come from in India: Hyderabad, a city with 10Million+ population.
November 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Just spent a solid 3-4 hours in front of my computer, and voilà—the intro to my article is finally done!

Deadline: Monday evening.

And, I'm already here on #Bluesky to flex!

Trying to summon my writer beast mode—so that I can crush 50% of this piece in one unstoppable writing streak!

#WriterSky
November 16, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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Before human-driven degradation, European wildwoods were rich in hazel, oak, and yew—species thriving on disturbances likely caused by large herbivores. 🫎 🐘 🦬 In particular, we found way more hazel and yew before the late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 15, 2024 at 10:10 AM
"Of the 35 planetary vital signs we track annually, 25 are at record levels."
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
November 14, 2024 at 6:27 AM
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The evidence is mounting: humans were responsible for the #extinction of large #mammals (+large #birds & #reptiles)-press release on our review on the #megafauna #extinctions & their consequences 🦙🐘🦣🐆https://bit.ly/4fpwMFs 🦣🌿🌍 #ecology #paleobiology #archaeology #rewilding
The evidence is mounting: humans were responsible for the extinction of large mammals
Human hunting, not climate change, played a decisive role in the extinction of large mammals over the last 50,000 years. This conclusion comes from researchers at Aarhus University, who reviewed over ...
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November 11, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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📢 Our paper in @jappliedecology.bsky.social on the scale of plant invasions and restoration priorities in India.‼️Around 66% natural areas in India are invaded, but restoration is possible‼️

#India #Bigdata #ecology #restoration
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Distribution, drivers and restoration priorities of plant invasions in India
India implemented national-scale invasive plant monitoring by integrating it with the umbrella project on tiger assessment. Embarking on this big data, we show that two-thirds of India's natural area...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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New paper out! We used a combination of modern and ancient mitogenomes to investigate the Holocene history of the Scandinavian brown bear.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heterochronous mitogenomes shed light on the Holocene history of the Scandinavian brown bear - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Heterochronous mitogenomes shed light on the Holocene history of the Scandinavian brown bear
www.nature.com
October 23, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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New paper on avian extinctions since 1500 CE. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Aotearoa #NewZealand completely obliterated by the map circle representing no. of extinctions - we like global attention but not for coming in with the bronze medal for bird extinctions 🙁🧪🌏🪶
November 13, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Did you know that one of the world's most venomous snakes, the King Cobra, has a Danish connection?

Back in 1836, Theodore Edward Cantor, a Danish naturalist, studied four snakes – one caught near Kolkata and three from the Sundarbans. He gave them the scientific name – 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘩.

🇩🇰🇮🇳🐍
November 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM
27,000 Students Quadruple Denmark’s Knowledge on Water Bears

What are Water Bears?

No, they’re not cuddly creatures from the forest. Water Bears is the popular name for Tardigrades — microscopic creatures that can survive scorching heat, bone-chilling cold, crushing pressure, and even radiation.
November 12, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Hello Bluesky!
November 12, 2024 at 10:39 PM