Pursuits of Nancy Moniz
@pursuitsofnancy.bsky.social
Environmentalist by day. Artist by night. Urban gardener. Museum hunter. Siberian husky sidekick. Chasing Caravaggio around the world.
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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
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A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman's pioneering quest to publish it
The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.
www.zmescience.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman’s pioneering quest to publish it
www.zmescience.com/other/geopic...
www.zmescience.com/other/geopic...
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Italian restorers use laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister's office, removing layers of dust and grime that had covered the monument for decades.
Restorers swap brushes for lasers in the first restoration of an iconic Roman monument in 40 years
Italian restorers have used laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister’s office, removing layers of dust and grime that had covered the monument for decades.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Italian restorers use laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister's office, removing layers of dust and grime that had covered the monument for decades.
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Time to find sustenance in a renewed flowering of botanical art ft.trib.al/7uCMXz9 | opinion
Time to find sustenance in a renewed flowering of botanical art
While flower beds slumber through the British winter, artists are at work capturing their beauty. But the genre is too often under-appreciated
ft.trib.al
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Time to find sustenance in a renewed flowering of botanical art ft.trib.al/7uCMXz9 | opinion
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When El Niño strikes in the Pacific Ocean, you might not expect fishermen off the coast of Senegal or Brazil to feel its effects. But they do, and in ways that are both surprising and complex, according to a new paper. 🧪 🌊
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When Pacific Weather Shakes Atlantic Fisheries
How El Niño and La Niña reach across the globe to impact fish populations thousands of kilometres away
bjerknes.uib.no
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
When El Niño strikes in the Pacific Ocean, you might not expect fishermen off the coast of Senegal or Brazil to feel its effects. But they do, and in ways that are both surprising and complex, according to a new paper. 🧪 🌊
bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/nar-...
bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/nar-...
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Glittering butterflies: Natural History Museum describes 262 new species in 2025 | Natural History Museum
Over the last 12 months our scientists have been busy cataloguing the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Our scientists have been busy this year!
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
From dinosaurs to diatoms, they have helped to describe an amazing 262 new species from all around the world! 🪸🐠🦎🦋🪱
Read more about this year’s new species list 👇🏻
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.
Polar bears may be ‘rewriting’ their own DNA to adapt to climate
Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.
l.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation
“It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
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“It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
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For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
For Real, a Natural History of Misinformation
“It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
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“It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/s...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024'S record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday.
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Extreme weather continued to hit regions around the globe this year - The Weather Network
This year will also likely round out the first three-year period in which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period,
ow.ly
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This year is set to be the world's second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024'S record-breaking heat, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday.
https://ow.ly/C5Vo50XGFMJ
https://ow.ly/C5Vo50XGFMJ
Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Beekeepers, Farmers and the Fight to Save a Century-Old Research Hub
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Industry groups and scientists have urged the Trump administration to reconsider its plan to close a renowned Agriculture Department center in Maryland and disperse its work around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar!
Day 9️⃣
Bee-fore and after
Gouache, ink, gold foil
#calligraphy #versals
Day 9️⃣
Bee-fore and after
Gouache, ink, gold foil
#calligraphy #versals
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar!
Day 9️⃣
Bee-fore and after
Gouache, ink, gold foil
#calligraphy #versals
Day 9️⃣
Bee-fore and after
Gouache, ink, gold foil
#calligraphy #versals
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Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures
Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures
Over 120 years ago, a monumental work recording more than 500 species of tree in Britain and Ireland was published. A new version focuses on the pioneering images it contained
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Back to their roots: a brief history of trees – in pictures
“B.C. is learning more about killer whales in its coastal waters thanks to the collaborative work of hundreds of people. Citizen scientists are taking photos of whales' dorsal fins in the Salish Sea and sending them to researchers.”
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Hundreds of citizen scientists help photograph orcas in coastal waters
B.C. is learning more about killer whales in its coastal waters thanks to the collaborative work of hundreds of people. Citizen scientists are taking photos of whales' dorsal fins in the Salish Sea an...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“B.C. is learning more about killer whales in its coastal waters thanks to the collaborative work of hundreds of people. Citizen scientists are taking photos of whales' dorsal fins in the Salish Sea and sending them to researchers.”
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar!
Day 8️⃣
Going for gold (and black) for a Christmas card twist
#calligraphy #feliznatal
Day 8️⃣
Going for gold (and black) for a Christmas card twist
#calligraphy #feliznatal
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Tis the season for… #ArtAdventCalendar!
Day 8️⃣
Going for gold (and black) for a Christmas card twist
#calligraphy #feliznatal
Day 8️⃣
Going for gold (and black) for a Christmas card twist
#calligraphy #feliznatal
“Two armed men stole more than a dozen works of art, including some by Henri Matisse, on Sunday from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, the latest robbery to rock the art world since the Louvre heist in October.”
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8 Matisse Works Stolen From Library in Brazil
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Two armed men stole more than a dozen works of art, including some by Henri Matisse, on Sunday from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, the latest robbery to rock the art world since the Louvre heist in October.”
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"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral."
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or...
phys.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral."
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.
Education in and about nature is vital
phys.org/news/2025-12...
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
‘Not a simple journey’: a rare Inuvialuit kayak has come home from the Vatican Museums
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‘Not a simple journey’: a rare Inuvialuit kayak has come home from the Vatican Museums
After a 20-year effort, the kayak, along with 61 other artifacts made by Indigenous communities across Canada, arrived Saturday in Montreal
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
‘Not a simple journey’: a rare Inuvialuit kayak has come home from the Vatican Museums
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9e1609e...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/9e1609e...
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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See some of the winning entries for this year's Oceania Photo Contest, including Miesa Grobbelaar's shot of a whale, which took the top prize
'Horrific and beautiful' whale rescue image wins photography prize
See some of the winning entries for this year's Oceania Photo Contest, including Miesa Grobbelaar's shot of a whale, which took the top prize
www.newscientist.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
See some of the winning entries for this year's Oceania Photo Contest, including Miesa Grobbelaar's shot of a whale, which took the top prize
