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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 10h

Active Management Harms Forests

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Forests active management activities have scaled up in response to economic drivers, misinformation, and more climate-driven extreme events.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12h

American students are falling behind, and the most common explanations overlook the main problem, Idrees Kahloon argues.

America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy

Declining standards and low expectations are destroying American education.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12h

Trump’s Department of Energy misleadingly suggests that higher CO2 levels are beneficial for agriculture. Top scientists – and decades of research – say that’s wrong.

The reality: Extreme weather caused by rising CO2 damages harvests and could drive up food prices worldwide.

Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops » Yale Climate Connections

A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14h

"Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation [as Vice Provost for Climate], implications for institutional neutrality" by Norah Findley for the #DailyPenn: www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Penn community reflects on Michael Mann’s resignation, implications for institutional neutrality

Mann attributed the departure from his vice provost role to tension between his science policy advocacy work and Penn’s institutional neutrality policy. He remains a professor at Penn, and is the dire...

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Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative @deepstewardship.bsky.social · 12h

🌊 Big win for the #DeepSea
At the #IUCNCongress members voted to adopt:
✅ Motion 032 – Protecting seamounts and vulnerable marine ecosystems from destructive practices
✅ Motion 035 – Protecting mesopelagic ecosystem integrity

Thanks to those who voted science into policy 👏

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 18h

Visitor makes upsetting discovery in local park pond: 'Exponentially worse over the last few years'
"You're going to see some. Question is, are you going to be the change?"

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Visitor makes upsetting discovery in local park pond: 'Exponentially worse over the last few years'

A Tulsa resident took to Reddit to share their shock at the scene in a pond at Hunter Park, and they didn't hold back their sarcasm, either.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

UPDATE: Only OANN signed Secretary of War (on Journalism) Hegseth’s new rules for the media.

Essentially signing a propaganda confession

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists Say Gulf Stream May Be Near Collapse, Here’s Why That’s Dire for the Planet

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Scientists Say Gulf Stream May Be Near Collapse, Here's Why That's Dire for the Planet

Explore the Gulf Stream and its vital role in regulating weather and temperatures across Europe. What happens if it collapses?

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years: ‘These are not dead samples’
From The Thing to The Last of Us, dozens of sci-fi classics have warned us about this moment — but did we listen?

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Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years

From The Thing to The Last of Us, dozens of sci-fi classics have warned us about this moment — but did we listen?

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

New study unearths details about hidden threat in drinking water: 'We're in a different world now'
The University of California, Irvine published a study on individuals living in Orange County, California, between 2000 and 2019.

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New study unearths details about hidden threat in drinking water: 'We're in a different world now'

A new study confirmed the presence of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in the drinking water of Orange County, California, raising concerns about residents' health.

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

Isn't it interesting that the sciences, something that Musk's companies so greatly rely upon, are not represented in his Twitter corporation?
He never purchased it for any other reason that having a mouthpiece for himself - very clear to see now.
Why any journalist still stays there is beyond me.

Denis Gilbert 🌎 @denis-gilbert.ca · 1d

Statistics on how scientists feel about their presence on Bluesky versus Twitter. My personal experience (before closing my Twitter account in August 2023) was that engagement for my tweets had dropped to close to zero. No longer worth the effort...

#Bluesky #Twitter #X #socialmedia

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI, here is the press release for my study with @drjuliawester.bsky.social - we surveyed over 800 scientists who use social media. They overwhelmingly agree that Twitter is no longer useful or pleasant, and that for all professional online scientist goals, Bluesky is superior.
🧪 #SciComm 🌍

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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 1d

Right whales in Hermanus: why their calf production is slowing down

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Southern right whales are having fewer calves: what this says about ocean health

The link between feeding and breeding makes whales a living barometer of ocean health.

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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 1d

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Climate.us @climate.us · 1d

The truth about climate is being erased. Act now to save it.
Help build Climate.us—because the truth still matters: https://donorbox.org/climate-us-protected-by-you

Climate.us graphic that says "Help us build it!"

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records
After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year

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Extreme weather caused more than $100 billion in damage by June — smashing US records

After damaging wildfires in LA, tornadoes and series of floods, the first six months of this year smashed multiple extreme weather records in the U.S., data show — and experts say this trend is likely...

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

EcoGrief #016

News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 1d

“We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature,” said Tim Lenton, professor @ Global Systems Institute @ University of Exeter &an author of the report published Sunday.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Final Message To The World | Famous Last Words | Netflix

YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 4d

One of the absolute best interviews about AI you will ever watch.
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AI: What Could Go Wrong? with Geoffrey Hinton | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 4d

Scientist debunks common myth about global phenomenon: 'Please allow me to share with you some of the ways we know'
He displays a rapid-fire series of graphs.

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Scientist debunks common myth about global phenomenon: 'Please allow me to share with you some of the ways we know'

One scientist, frustrated with common misconceptions about climate change, compiled a list of the most powerful evidence we have that the Earth's warming.

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project
Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 5d

EcoGrief #015

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 5d

Trump Just Approved a Mining Road Through an Alaskan National Park
Gates of the Arctic is home to one of the largest caribou migrations on Earth

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Trump Just Ordered a Mining Road to Be Built Through a National Park

Gates of the Arctic is home to one of the largest caribou migrations on Earth

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 6d

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The Earth used to be covered in giant mushroom-like organisms.

Long before trees, Earth was home to towering organisms called Prototaxites, which lived during the Late Silurian through the Devonian periods, roughly 420 million to 350 million years ago. Fossil evi...

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News about Earth @earthnetworknews.bsky.social · 7d

This man and the animals he performs for bring cheers to my day, every day. @Plumesmusic
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Was not expecting this 😭😭

YouTube video by Plumes

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