Dr Kimberley Bennett
@kimberleybennett.bsky.social
Reader in Comparative Physiology interested in energy balance and metabolic disruption in marine mammals and humans.
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Maintenance loans in England cover just half of students’ costs.
Shortfall could mean fewer professors from disadvantaged backgrounds in long term, says Hepi director
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Shortfall could mean fewer professors from disadvantaged backgrounds in long term, says Hepi director
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Maintenance loans in England cover just half of students’ costs - Research Professional News
Shortfall could mean fewer professors from disadvantaged backgrounds in long term, says Hepi director
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Maintenance loans in England cover just half of students’ costs.
Shortfall could mean fewer professors from disadvantaged backgrounds in long term, says Hepi director
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Shortfall could mean fewer professors from disadvantaged backgrounds in long term, says Hepi director
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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🌍 Chemical pollution is now a global threat on par with climate change.
Toxic chemicals & plastics—from PFAS to PVC—are harming our health & destabilizing the planet.
That’s why our work has never been more urgent. We’re fighting for stronger laws, safer products & a healthier future.
Toxic chemicals & plastics—from PFAS to PVC—are harming our health & destabilizing the planet.
That’s why our work has never been more urgent. We’re fighting for stronger laws, safer products & a healthier future.
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
🌍 Chemical pollution is now a global threat on par with climate change.
Toxic chemicals & plastics—from PFAS to PVC—are harming our health & destabilizing the planet.
That’s why our work has never been more urgent. We’re fighting for stronger laws, safer products & a healthier future.
Toxic chemicals & plastics—from PFAS to PVC—are harming our health & destabilizing the planet.
That’s why our work has never been more urgent. We’re fighting for stronger laws, safer products & a healthier future.
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Ping, You've Got Whale - bioGraphic 🦑🌎🧪
Ping, You've Got Whale - bioGraphic
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
www.biographic.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ping, You've Got Whale - bioGraphic 🦑🌎🧪
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DNA from deep reveals a hidden ocean “superhighway”
Ancient creatures have migrated across planet's seafloor for millions of years, forming a vast evolutionary network from Iceland to Tasmania
This fragile life will be obliterated by Deep Sea mining
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Ancient creatures have migrated across planet's seafloor for millions of years, forming a vast evolutionary network from Iceland to Tasmania
This fragile life will be obliterated by Deep Sea mining
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
DNA from the deep reveals a hidden ocean “superhighway”
Deep beneath the ocean's surface, a groundbreaking DNA study reveals that the deep sea is far more globally connected than once thought. By analyzing thousands of brittle stars preserved in museum col...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
DNA from deep reveals a hidden ocean “superhighway”
Ancient creatures have migrated across planet's seafloor for millions of years, forming a vast evolutionary network from Iceland to Tasmania
This fragile life will be obliterated by Deep Sea mining
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Ancient creatures have migrated across planet's seafloor for millions of years, forming a vast evolutionary network from Iceland to Tasmania
This fragile life will be obliterated by Deep Sea mining
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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'The NHS and social care have been able to fill many vacancies in recent years by relying on immigration - with more than two thirds of doctors, and almost half of nurses, joining their registers having trained outside the UK.' @markgdayan.bsky.social et al., @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Immigration crackdown threatens NHS workforce, data show
The NHS and social care have been able to fill many vacancies in recent years by relying on immigration—with more than two thirds of doctors, and almost half of nurses, joining their registers having ...
www.bmj.com
August 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
'The NHS and social care have been able to fill many vacancies in recent years by relying on immigration - with more than two thirds of doctors, and almost half of nurses, joining their registers having trained outside the UK.' @markgdayan.bsky.social et al., @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticsTreaty
#INC5.2
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#PlasticPollution
#PlasticsTreaty
#INC5.2
Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that | CBC News
Countries are gathering in Geneva from Aug. 5 to 14, with the hopes of passing a legally binding global agreement on plastic pollution.
www.cbc.ca
August 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticsTreaty
#INC5.2
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
#PlasticPollution
#PlasticsTreaty
#INC5.2
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Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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great observations. i've been struggling with Zimmer's article, esp after reading the PNAS paper. i'm also concerned that bad actors are going to run with some of these conclusions as a "see, much research is not reproducible and it's all fraudulent! what a terrible investment".
August 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
great observations. i've been struggling with Zimmer's article, esp after reading the PNAS paper. i'm also concerned that bad actors are going to run with some of these conclusions as a "see, much research is not reproducible and it's all fraudulent! what a terrible investment".
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“If these trends are not stopped, science is going to be destroyed." Here's my story on the accelerating growth of systemic research fraud--aka paper mills. Gift link: nyti.ms/45rDirw
Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds
A statistical analysis found that the number of fake journal articles being churned out by “paper mills” is doubling every year and a half.
nyti.ms
August 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“If these trends are not stopped, science is going to be destroyed." Here's my story on the accelerating growth of systemic research fraud--aka paper mills. Gift link: nyti.ms/45rDirw
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"Its markets were crowded, its streets were full of children. That Gaza is gone— not buried under volcanic ash, not erased by history, but razed by an Israeli military campaign that has left behind a place that looks like the aftermath of an apocalypse"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
A wasteland of rubble, dust and graves: how Gaza looks from the sky
The Guardian joins a Jordanian military airdrop for a rare chance to observe a landscape devastated by Israel’s offensive
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Its markets were crowded, its streets were full of children. That Gaza is gone— not buried under volcanic ash, not erased by history, but razed by an Israeli military campaign that has left behind a place that looks like the aftermath of an apocalypse"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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'Plastic pollution is a grave and growing danger to human and planetary health.'
@aaas.org
@eurekalert.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social
@thelancet.com
'Plastics harm human health at every stage of the plastic life cycle, and at every stage of human life.'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
@aaas.org
@eurekalert.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social
@thelancet.com
'Plastics harm human health at every stage of the plastic life cycle, and at every stage of human life.'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
'Plastic pollution is a grave and growing danger to human and planetary health.'
@aaas.org
@eurekalert.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social
@thelancet.com
'Plastics harm human health at every stage of the plastic life cycle, and at every stage of human life.'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
@aaas.org
@eurekalert.bsky.social
@tessforum.bsky.social
@thelancet.com
'Plastics harm human health at every stage of the plastic life cycle, and at every stage of human life.'
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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New deregulatory proposals to UK chemical regulations would:
🧪 Weaken vital chemical safety laws
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Increase divergence between UK and EU chemical regulation
A consultation on the proposed changes is open till 18th August, read more in our latest blog ➡️
🧪 Weaken vital chemical safety laws
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Increase divergence between UK and EU chemical regulation
A consultation on the proposed changes is open till 18th August, read more in our latest blog ➡️
Deregulatory proposals to UK chemical safety laws will remove vital consumer and environmental safeguards
Earlier this month, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) launched a public consultation on a package of deregulatory policy changes to chemicals regulation. If enacted, these changes will weaken vital…
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August 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
New deregulatory proposals to UK chemical regulations would:
🧪 Weaken vital chemical safety laws
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Increase divergence between UK and EU chemical regulation
A consultation on the proposed changes is open till 18th August, read more in our latest blog ➡️
🧪 Weaken vital chemical safety laws
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Increase divergence between UK and EU chemical regulation
A consultation on the proposed changes is open till 18th August, read more in our latest blog ➡️
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We can't rely on nature to fix climate change because ecosystems will collapse as heating worsens
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
Limited carbon sequestration potential from global ecosystem restoration - Nature Geoscience
The maximum carbon sequestration potential from global terrestrial ecosystem restoration efforts until 2100 is 96.9 Gt, which is equivalent to 3.7–12.0% of anthropogenic emissions until then, accordin...
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We can't rely on nature to fix climate change because ecosystems will collapse as heating worsens
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
The only way out is to eliminate fossil fuels at double speed
... and protect and restore nature for a gazillion other reasons
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We need bold and ambitious ideas💡 Can you help?
Our Strategic Fund has reopened – we’re looking for original, transformative research & innovation to reshape policy and/or practice.
Projects must anticipate and address the risks/opportunities posed by one or more of our five priority questions 🧵
Our Strategic Fund has reopened – we’re looking for original, transformative research & innovation to reshape policy and/or practice.
Projects must anticipate and address the risks/opportunities posed by one or more of our five priority questions 🧵
August 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
We need bold and ambitious ideas💡 Can you help?
Our Strategic Fund has reopened – we’re looking for original, transformative research & innovation to reshape policy and/or practice.
Projects must anticipate and address the risks/opportunities posed by one or more of our five priority questions 🧵
Our Strategic Fund has reopened – we’re looking for original, transformative research & innovation to reshape policy and/or practice.
Projects must anticipate and address the risks/opportunities posed by one or more of our five priority questions 🧵
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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Dinosaur National Monument is just one of America's iconic national monuments threatened by Sec. Burgum's energy order.
One local advocate shares what could be lost if oil and gas development takes precedence over parks and people. bit.ly/46uxuzu
One local advocate shares what could be lost if oil and gas development takes precedence over parks and people. bit.ly/46uxuzu
Voices: I started my career in Dinosaur National Monument. Now I fear for its future.
“It is a bitter thing to see something so worthwhile and uplifting sabotaged and defunded by its own government,” writes Tom Elder, a retired science teacher and one-time park ranger, in an op-ed.
bit.ly
July 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dinosaur National Monument is just one of America's iconic national monuments threatened by Sec. Burgum's energy order.
One local advocate shares what could be lost if oil and gas development takes precedence over parks and people. bit.ly/46uxuzu
One local advocate shares what could be lost if oil and gas development takes precedence over parks and people. bit.ly/46uxuzu
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“When people who oppose all forms of violence, who are trying to stop war and terrorism, are arrested on terrorism charges, nothing makes sense any more”
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I went out to challenge the law used to ban Palestine Action. Would I be arrested too? | George Monbiot
Around the country, peaceful protesters see their actions as the legitimate exercise of free speech. The police often disagree – and that’s a problem for our democracy, says Guardian columnist George ...
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
“When people who oppose all forms of violence, who are trying to stop war and terrorism, are arrested on terrorism charges, nothing makes sense any more”
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Boing Boing wrote about my American Scientist essay on the importance of federal funding of basic research.
boingboing.net/2025/07/29/w...
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Why funding "silly" science research leads to billion-dollar breakthroughs
From studying desert lizards to breakthrough weight loss drugs, discover how seemingly 'silly' scientific research leads to world-changing innovations
boingboing.net
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Boing Boing wrote about my American Scientist essay on the importance of federal funding of basic research.
boingboing.net/2025/07/29/w...
boingboing.net/2025/07/29/w...
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NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
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🚢🛢️ 90,000 #OilSlicks - only 0.5% reported. PML's Dr. Elizabeth C. Atwood has made headlines today in concerning new analysis that reveals the massive scale of unreported #OilPollution at sea - and the lack of enforcement that allows it to continue: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
July 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🚢🛢️ 90,000 #OilSlicks - only 0.5% reported. PML's Dr. Elizabeth C. Atwood has made headlines today in concerning new analysis that reveals the massive scale of unreported #OilPollution at sea - and the lack of enforcement that allows it to continue: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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"It marks a notable shift in the administration’s position from one that had downplayed the threat of global warming to one that essentially flatly denies the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
In Game-Changing Climate Rollback, E.P.A. Aims to Kill a Bedrock Scientific Finding
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"It marks a notable shift in the administration’s position from one that had downplayed the threat of global warming to one that essentially flatly denies the overwhelming scientific evidence of climate change."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
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Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists.
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
July 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists.
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
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United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero -
Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker.
Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker.
July 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
United Farm Workers President Teresa Romero -
Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker.
Two years ago, we invited all 100 senators to work in the fields. Only two of them accepted: Alex Padilla and Cory Booker.
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Yesterday at a semi-truck warehouse in the middle of nowhere Indiana, Lee Zeldin annouced that the EPA is trying to recind the regulatory basis to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. I was there. Here's my story for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/regul...
EPA rejects key finding underpinning US climate rules
Energy secretary cites new DOE report on climate change by known climate denialists to justify repeal
cen.acs.org
July 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yesterday at a semi-truck warehouse in the middle of nowhere Indiana, Lee Zeldin annouced that the EPA is trying to recind the regulatory basis to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. I was there. Here's my story for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/policy/regul...