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Global photo essays capture 2025

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Photographers and news organizations published year‑end photo essays capturing 2025’s major moments worldwide, from war and natural disasters to sporting triumphs and human resilience.

by Martina Topić

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My list of favourite books of 2025:

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#Books: Favourite Books of 2025 - Dr Martina Topić-Rutherford
In 2025, I read across a wide variety of genres — from literary fiction and dystopian speculative novels to heart-warming contemporary stories, reflective memoir-style nonfiction, and sociological exp...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM

by Rob Marchant

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Forestry England and @rgsibg.bsky.social present Earth Photo 2025, a collection of photographs to that stimulate conversations about our world, its inhabitants, and our treatment of both. #photography #art
December 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM

by Dana R. Fisher Reposted by John Hogan

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A good review of what to expect in our warming world as climate shocks are more frequent and severe. 2025 was only the beginning.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025
National Trust says these are ‘alarm signals we cannot ignore’ as climate breakdown puts pressure on wildlife
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December 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM

by Anima Anandkumar

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by Richard F. Catalano

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fabiancat.bsky.social
"2025 was the appetizer of what people power can accomplish. 2026 will be the main course. Let’s reclaim our democracy and perhaps enjoy the just desserts thereafter—the taste of accountability. We will win. We must win. And we will always do it together!"

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December 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM

Reposted by Steven French

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May 2026
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Reposted by Zen Faulkes

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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Photos: Top new species from 2025
Photos: Top new species from 2025
The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the genetic code are creatures unknown and unnamed by the human species. Every…
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December 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

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2025 has tested the climate community, but climate solutions have continued to move forward. ⚡️ At Project Drawdown, we are advancing what works, captured across 21 Insight articles from experts.

Check out the top three MOST-READ Insights posts of 2025

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4avELkG
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Reposted by Brigid Laffan

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by United Nations

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fao.org
As 2025 draws to a close, we honour @FAO’s 80-year legacy of dedication to a world free from want.

Walk with us in this journey of hope – from our legacy to our shared future.

I wish you all a happy, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous 2026!

#FAO80 #4Betters
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM

by Andrew Scott

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ottoenglish.bsky.social
We live in an era of doom and gloom and forget that in amongst it all positive things happen too. As 2026 looms here are some good news stories from 2025 that you may have missed.

for @noosphere.app
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Good News in 2025
Get news direct from reporters you trust.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM

by Greg Walker

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Just a couple more days to enjoy ‘2025: The Immersive Experience’, tickets selling fast…
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM

by Tom Stoppard

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At the end of 2025, here's everything I've rented from @videodrome.bsky.social since moving to Atlanta mid-2022. One of my favorite pastimes.
December 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Reposted by Naomi Wolf

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by Martin Kalinowski

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peacescience.bsky.social
Excited to share my research highlights for 2025! The PAGEOPH Topical Issue on Nuclear Explosion Monitoring and Verification (doi.org/10.1007/s000...) has most of my papers. Check out the personalised summary of my Springer Nature publications & impact in 2025: yir.sn.pub/26Agis #SNAuthors #YiR2025
Year in research 2025
Explore a personalised summary of your research's reach and impact in 2025 and share highlights with friends and colleagues.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM

by Juan Cole

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2025 Climate Good News: Sustainables met all new Demand, EVs 25% of New Car Sales, Global Heating Projections fell to 2.8º C.
2025 Climate Good News: Sustainables met all new Demand, EVs 25% of New Car Sales, Global Heating Projections fell to 2.8º C.
The most significant green energy good news stories we covered in 2025
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December 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM

by Dunlap

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My 2025 in summarized in 2 pictures...
A naked Russian in the middle of a party screams "Let's go balls out" Deadly Class (2019) "White people" ~Willie Lewis, same party
December 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM

Reposted by James A. Benn

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This year we launched a two-year project aimed celebrate women in surgery. The project launched with an exhibition exploring the history of women in surgery and a commissioned artwork representing eleven remarkable surgeons.
You can read more here: surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/04/04/a...
A painting of seven female surgeons sitting around the anatomy theatre in Surgeons' Hall Museums. Some are wearing their RCSEd gowns and some are wearing their scrubs. In the background is two framed images which show Alice Mabel Headwards-Hunter and Caroline Doig.
December 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM

by Eric J. Segall

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espinsegall.bsky.social
2025 has been a decade.
December 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM

by Dunlap

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redeyedjedi.bsky.social
Post a random GIF, and everything will go good in 2026
December 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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