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Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Israel intercepted a humanitarian aid ship trying to reach Gaza that was carrying activists including Swedish climate advocate Greta Thunberg, the group operating the vessel said.
Israel Blocks Greta Thunberg’s Ship From Reaching Gaza, Group Says
Israel intercepted a humanitarian aid ship trying to reach Gaza that was carrying activists including Swedish climate advocate Greta Thunberg, the group operating the vessel said.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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The bigger picture: Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. The study reveals dramatic rates of decline that may lead to the extinction of 40% of the world's insect species over the next few decades.

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March 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Every news story can and usually does reveal something universal. A note on the condition of F1 @f1tv.bsky.social driver Lance Stroll—an epiphany: To catch a passion and let it kill you—is human nature.
June 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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It's almost summer, and the 🦟🦟🦟 are coming

But it may be within our grasp to suppress some mosquitos out of existence with powerful gene-editing tools

The big question now: Should we? Or is it ever ethical to deliberately drive a species extinct?
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We finally may be able to rid the world of mosquitoes. But should we?
Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM