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#evolution
Unsung heroes...
A fascinating paper (imo) reconstructs how lichens spread, transformed entire terrestrial ecosystems and "changed the biosphere" before forests did - starting from "an enigmatic Devonian fossil" called Spongiophyton, which lived in Brazil 400 million years ago.
Unsung heroes...
A fascinating paper (imo) reconstructs how lichens spread, transformed entire terrestrial ecosystems and "changed the biosphere" before forests did - starting from "an enigmatic Devonian fossil" called Spongiophyton, which lived in Brazil 400 million years ago.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw7879
t.co
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#evolution
Unsung heroes...
A fascinating paper (imo) reconstructs how lichens spread, transformed entire terrestrial ecosystems and "changed the biosphere" before forests did - starting from "an enigmatic Devonian fossil" called Spongiophyton, which lived in Brazil 400 million years ago.
Unsung heroes...
A fascinating paper (imo) reconstructs how lichens spread, transformed entire terrestrial ecosystems and "changed the biosphere" before forests did - starting from "an enigmatic Devonian fossil" called Spongiophyton, which lived in Brazil 400 million years ago.
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Portrait of the Bentvueghels, a gang of Dutch painters living in Rome in 1623. They were v. rowdy! And had strange nicknames. At #10 here, Paulus Bor, known to his pals as Orlando. Today is his day.
August 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Portrait of the Bentvueghels, a gang of Dutch painters living in Rome in 1623. They were v. rowdy! And had strange nicknames. At #10 here, Paulus Bor, known to his pals as Orlando. Today is his day.
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#microbiology
"[Recovery] methods being explored include captive breeding for resistant individuals and developing probiotic solutions that can be introduced to ecosystems."
"[Recovery] methods being explored include captive breeding for resistant individuals and developing probiotic solutions that can be introduced to ecosystems."
Scientists have identified the microbial culprit responsible for the largest sea star wasting disease (SSWD) epidemic ever documented in the wild: A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida, which proliferates in warm water during seasonal variations and anomalous marine heating events.
Scientists identify bacterium behind devastating wasting disease in starfish
After 90% loss of global sunflower sea star population in 10 years, researchers hope decline can now be tackled
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#microbiology
"[Recovery] methods being explored include captive breeding for resistant individuals and developing probiotic solutions that can be introduced to ecosystems."
"[Recovery] methods being explored include captive breeding for resistant individuals and developing probiotic solutions that can be introduced to ecosystems."
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An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Opinion | Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An absolutely monumental piece from @polgreen.bsky.social this morning. Appreciate the research, array of sources, and nuanced thinking on the complicated issue of migration.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/o...
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Accuse di #antisemitismo e #terrorismo
Anche se qui non ci sono le primarie democratiche per il candidato a sindaco di NY, è un giorno giusto per leggere le riflessioni di Masha Gessen.
Tks Greg Gonsalves per l'articolo-regalo:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Anche se qui non ci sono le primarie democratiche per il candidato a sindaco di NY, è un giorno giusto per leggere le riflessioni di Masha Gessen.
Tks Greg Gonsalves per l'articolo-regalo:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
I think today is the right day for this piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...
Opinion | Antisemitism Isn’t What People Think It Is
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Accuse di #antisemitismo e #terrorismo
Anche se qui non ci sono le primarie democratiche per il candidato a sindaco di NY, è un giorno giusto per leggere le riflessioni di Masha Gessen.
Tks Greg Gonsalves per l'articolo-regalo:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Anche se qui non ci sono le primarie democratiche per il candidato a sindaco di NY, è un giorno giusto per leggere le riflessioni di Masha Gessen.
Tks Greg Gonsalves per l'articolo-regalo:
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
Can you guess these regions of sky?
This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪
#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
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🚨BREAKING: The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
"The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts"
bylinetimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
🚨BREAKING: The BBC and Gaza: a Public Broadcaster Under Fire
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
“The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts”
@iainoverton.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/16/t...
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Study of cherries, an unusual work by Carlo Dolci. Evidently at a hungry moment! It's his birthday.
May 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Study of cherries, an unusual work by Carlo Dolci. Evidently at a hungry moment! It's his birthday.
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Such a fun and useful resource: text search in maps from the David Rumsey collection. Here are the results for "incognita" and "ruins": www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...
September 20, 2023 at 4:42 PM
Such a fun and useful resource: text search in maps from the David Rumsey collection. Here are the results for "incognita" and "ruins": www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet...
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Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’
Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’
Thousands expected to march in a dozen cities against an industry they say is wrecking communities
Campaigners in at least a dozen tourist hotspots across southern Europe have taken to the streets to protest against “touristification”.
It is the most widespread joint action to date against what they see as the steady reshaping of their cities to meet the needs of tourists rather than those who live and work there. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’
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Stephen Jay Gould, in one of his books, wrote about exactly this. Gould concluded that the earthworm book was not some bottom-shelf afterthought of an old researcher gone to seed, but rather one of the crowning achievements of Darwin's career, punctuating and vindicating his earlier works.
June 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Stephen Jay Gould, in one of his books, wrote about exactly this. Gould concluded that the earthworm book was not some bottom-shelf afterthought of an old researcher gone to seed, but rather one of the crowning achievements of Darwin's career, punctuating and vindicating his earlier works.
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I nuovi vertici dell’ambasciata statunitense ad Atene avranno il compito di sottrarre gli scali commerciali del paese al controllo cinese. L’ambasciatrice arriverà nella capitale greca alla fine di luglio.
Gli Stati Uniti vogliono controllare i porti greci
La nuova ambasciatrice statunitense ad Atene avrà il compito di sottrarre gli scali commerciali del paese al controllo cinese. Leggi
www.internazionale.it
June 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I nuovi vertici dell’ambasciata statunitense ad Atene avranno il compito di sottrarre gli scali commerciali del paese al controllo cinese. L’ambasciatrice arriverà nella capitale greca alla fine di luglio.
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In oltre un quinto lo strato di acqua che può essere attraversato dalla luce solare si è assottigliato negli ultimi anni. I motivi non si conoscono ancora, ma le conseguenze potrebbero essere gravi, scrive Gabriele Crescente.
Gli oceani stanno diventando più scuri
In oltre un quinto lo strato di acqua che può essere attraversato dalla luce solare si è assottigliato negli ultimi anni. I motivi non si conoscono ancora, ma le conseguenze potrebbero essere gravi. L...
www.internazionale.it
May 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
In oltre un quinto lo strato di acqua che può essere attraversato dalla luce solare si è assottigliato negli ultimi anni. I motivi non si conoscono ancora, ma le conseguenze potrebbero essere gravi, scrive Gabriele Crescente.
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Like many of you, I wonder if I should cancel my subscription to the New Yorker. They just pile up. But then, all of a sudden, I find myself transported in time and space into the universe of Ruth Stout.
Thanks Jill Lepore (on here?). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Thanks Jill Lepore (on here?). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How an American Radical Reinvented Back-Yard Gardening
Ruth Stout didn’t plow, dig, water, or weed—and now her “no-work” method is everywhere. But behind her secret to the perfect plot lay other secrets and other plots.
www.newyorker.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Like many of you, I wonder if I should cancel my subscription to the New Yorker. They just pile up. But then, all of a sudden, I find myself transported in time and space into the universe of Ruth Stout.
Thanks Jill Lepore (on here?). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Thanks Jill Lepore (on here?). www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This is insane. No university worth the name could agree to it, and any which did would soon not be worthy of the name.
April 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This is insane. No university worth the name could agree to it, and any which did would soon not be worthy of the name.
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The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against LGBTQ people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown
The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against LGBTQ people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.
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3 years ago, when I wrote The Lost Rainforests of Britain, I talked about the importance of expanding fragments of temperate rainforest like Wistman's Wood
Well now the Duchy of Cornwall is actually doing it. (And through natural regeneration, not just planting!)
duchyofcornwall.org/article/firs...
Well now the Duchy of Cornwall is actually doing it. (And through natural regeneration, not just planting!)
duchyofcornwall.org/article/firs...
First ‘Wistman’s Wood’ trees planted as part of efforts to double size of ancient temperate rainforest
duchyofcornwall.org
March 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
3 years ago, when I wrote The Lost Rainforests of Britain, I talked about the importance of expanding fragments of temperate rainforest like Wistman's Wood
Well now the Duchy of Cornwall is actually doing it. (And through natural regeneration, not just planting!)
duchyofcornwall.org/article/firs...
Well now the Duchy of Cornwall is actually doing it. (And through natural regeneration, not just planting!)
duchyofcornwall.org/article/firs...
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Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol
A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.
The project, one of the government’s promised national forests,…
A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.
The project, one of the government’s promised national forests,…
New forest to be created in west of England, with 20m trees planted by 2050
Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol
A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.
The project, one of the government’s promised national forests, will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of woodland by 2030 across five priority areas in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol, with plans to plant 20m trees by 2050. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol
A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.
The project, one of the government’s promised national forests,…
A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.
The project, one of the government’s promised national forests,…
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New books about the people who lived in North America for millennia before the arrival of Europeans are reshaping the history of the continent. #history #books www.nybooks.com/articles/202...?
An Expanding Vision of America | Nicole Eustace
Major new books about the peoples who lived in North America for millennia before the arrival of Europeans are reshaping the history of the continent.
www.nybooks.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New books about the people who lived in North America for millennia before the arrival of Europeans are reshaping the history of the continent. #history #books www.nybooks.com/articles/202...?
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‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships
‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships
Only 20 miles from Italy’s capital, Isola Sacra was ignored for years but now Royal Caribbean has plans to turn it into a major new port
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships
They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed www.theguardian.com/global/ng-in...
They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed
How a group of Silicon Valley math prodigies, AI researchers and internet burnouts descended into an alleged violent cult
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
They wanted to save us from a dark AI future. Then six people were killed www.theguardian.com/global/ng-in...