Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
Science journalist writing for Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic, Guardian Books, BBC Future, Washington Post Opinions, Prospect Magazine.
Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her
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Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
· Oct 7
The Israel–Hamas conflict one year on: researcher resilience in the face of war
Scientists, tech entrepreneurs and educators on both sides of the border describe the devastation of lost homes, destroyed laboratories and slain colleagues.
www.nature.com
My latest article for @natureportfolio.bsky.social, in which I spoke to researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank about their determination to continue their work amid the destruction and devastation of war.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
More than 1,000 Amazon employees signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
More than 1,000 Amazon workers warn rapid AI rollout threatens jobs and climate
Workers say the firm’s ‘warp-speed’ approach fuels pressure, layoffs and rising emissions
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
More than 1,000 Amazon employees signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns” about AI development, saying that the company’s “all-costs justified, warp speed” approach to the technology will cause damage to “democracy, to our jobs, and to the earth.”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The economic cost of colonialism in Africa is estimated in the trillions. European powers extracted natural resources often through brutal methods, amassing vast profits from gold, rubber, diamonds & other minerals, while leaving local populations impoverished.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
African leaders push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations
Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialism
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The economic cost of colonialism in Africa is estimated in the trillions. European powers extracted natural resources often through brutal methods, amassing vast profits from gold, rubber, diamonds & other minerals, while leaving local populations impoverished.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Three reasons to avoid cutting back dead stems and seed heads this winter:
🐞 Hollow stems provide homes for hibernating insects, such as lacewings and ladybirds
🌻 Birds feed on seed heads like teasels, sunflowers and thistles
❄️ They look good when dusted with frost or snow!
🐞 Hollow stems provide homes for hibernating insects, such as lacewings and ladybirds
🌻 Birds feed on seed heads like teasels, sunflowers and thistles
❄️ They look good when dusted with frost or snow!
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Three reasons to avoid cutting back dead stems and seed heads this winter:
🐞 Hollow stems provide homes for hibernating insects, such as lacewings and ladybirds
🌻 Birds feed on seed heads like teasels, sunflowers and thistles
❄️ They look good when dusted with frost or snow!
🐞 Hollow stems provide homes for hibernating insects, such as lacewings and ladybirds
🌻 Birds feed on seed heads like teasels, sunflowers and thistles
❄️ They look good when dusted with frost or snow!
Reposted by Josie Glausiusz
Klimakram 1/12/25
1. Die #Klimakatastrophe wird immer tödlicher:
Devastating flooding has killed nearly 1,000 people. Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka, parts of Sumatra, southern Thailand & northern Malaysia last week.
1. Die #Klimakatastrophe wird immer tödlicher:
Devastating flooding has killed nearly 1,000 people. Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka, parts of Sumatra, southern Thailand & northern Malaysia last week.
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia flood toll nears 1,000
Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Klimakram 1/12/25
1. Die #Klimakatastrophe wird immer tödlicher:
Devastating flooding has killed nearly 1,000 people. Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka, parts of Sumatra, southern Thailand & northern Malaysia last week.
1. Die #Klimakatastrophe wird immer tödlicher:
Devastating flooding has killed nearly 1,000 people. Separate weather systems brought torrential rainfall to Sri Lanka, parts of Sumatra, southern Thailand & northern Malaysia last week.
Reposted by Josie Glausiusz
Pebbles loves to read [the room.]
November 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Pebbles loves to read [the room.]
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This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This Day in Labor History: November 22, 1909. Approximately 20,000 garment workers in New York City went on strike against the horrendous conditions of their sweatshops. This strike, known as the Uprising of the 20,000, was the largest strike led by women in American history to that time!!!
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This is my Scotland.
It’s not where we come from that counts, it’s about where we’re going.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
Great to meet Afghan Scots children at Maryhill Burgh Halls and hear a lovely rendition of Robert Burns.
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is my Scotland.
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia begin search and rescue after massive floods kill over 400
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
@lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
@lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Thailand, Indonesia begin search and rescue after massive floods kill over 400
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
www.lemonde.fr
November 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia begin search and rescue after massive floods kill over 400
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
@lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.
@lemonde.fr
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Electrocution, Waterboarding: UN Committee Against Torture Expresses Concern Over 'Widespread Allegations' Israel Tortures Palestinian Prisoners
UN committee expressed 'particular concern' that the number of deaths in custody to date 'appears to be abnormally high."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
UN committee expressed 'particular concern' that the number of deaths in custody to date 'appears to be abnormally high."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
UN committee concerned over 'widespread allegations' Israel tortures Palestinian prisoners
The UN Committee Against Torture Expressed 'Particular Concern' That the Number of Deaths in Custody to Date 'Appears to Be Abnormally High and Appears to Have Exclusively Affected the Palestinian Det...
www.haaretz.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Electrocution, Waterboarding: UN Committee Against Torture Expresses Concern Over 'Widespread Allegations' Israel Tortures Palestinian Prisoners
UN committee expressed 'particular concern' that the number of deaths in custody to date 'appears to be abnormally high."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
UN committee expressed 'particular concern' that the number of deaths in custody to date 'appears to be abnormally high."
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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A clean sweep for sharks: international trade protections granted
A clean sweep for sharks: international trade protections granted
More than 70 species of sharks and rays have been granted stronger protections at CITES.
www.ifaw.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A clean sweep for sharks: international trade protections granted
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
A 28-point Trump admin “peace plan” "resembl[ed] a Russian document; it was essentially a Kremlin wish list that would result in Ukraine’s capitulation," writes @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
"Ukraine’s government was not impressed."
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/us-fumbling-...
"Ukraine’s government was not impressed."
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/us-fumbling-...
US Fumbling, Alliance Crumbling, Putin’s Empire Stumbling Westward
Over the past week or so, there’s been a lot of important news about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And there are lessons to learn.
The kickoff was the release of a 28-point “peace plan” by the Trump ...
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A 28-point Trump admin “peace plan” "resembl[ed] a Russian document; it was essentially a Kremlin wish list that would result in Ukraine’s capitulation," writes @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
"Ukraine’s government was not impressed."
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/us-fumbling-...
"Ukraine’s government was not impressed."
www.internationalaffairsfornormalpeople.eu/us-fumbling-...
Abbas Gurain Hubaish Alammary and his daughter, Fatima, in Iraq. Drought forced them to move from the Sinaf marshes to a nearby settlement
“The water has turned salty and the marshes are dry. In the past, there was fishing, there was life, but all that is gone."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The water has turned salty and the marshes are dry. In the past, there was fishing, there was life, but all that is gone."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We had to swim to safety. I didn’t think we would make it out alive’: the people fleeing climate breakdown – in pictures
Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer capture the families, farmers and fishers who have been forced to leave their homes by extreme weather – and the landscapes they left behind
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Abbas Gurain Hubaish Alammary and his daughter, Fatima, in Iraq. Drought forced them to move from the Sinaf marshes to a nearby settlement
“The water has turned salty and the marshes are dry. In the past, there was fishing, there was life, but all that is gone."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The water has turned salty and the marshes are dry. In the past, there was fishing, there was life, but all that is gone."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There is a strong belief in coastal town constituencies that their area is worse off compared to other places, and on two issues in particular: the affordability of housing and opportunities for young people.
‘Deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?
Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running out
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
There is a strong belief in coastal town constituencies that their area is worse off compared to other places, and on two issues in particular: the affordability of housing and opportunities for young people.
‘Deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I can unequivocally say that I talk to our cat Pebbles A LOT and she often responds with squeaks and meows.
In a study published this month in the journal Ethology, the researchers reported that cats meow more frequently when greeting male caregivers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
In a study published this month in the journal Ethology, the researchers reported that cats meow more frequently when greeting male caregivers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
To Get a Man’s Attention, Meow Harder
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I can unequivocally say that I talk to our cat Pebbles A LOT and she often responds with squeaks and meows.
In a study published this month in the journal Ethology, the researchers reported that cats meow more frequently when greeting male caregivers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
In a study published this month in the journal Ethology, the researchers reported that cats meow more frequently when greeting male caregivers.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/s...
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“While he knows that many in Israel hoped for his return, he said, he is angry that the government took two years to secure his freedom.
“Why did it take so long?” he asked. “Why did they let us go through all of this?”
archive.md/2025.11.29-1...
“Why did it take so long?” he asked. “Why did they let us go through all of this?”
archive.md/2025.11.29-1...
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“While he knows that many in Israel hoped for his return, he said, he is angry that the government took two years to secure his freedom.
“Why did it take so long?” he asked. “Why did they let us go through all of this?”
archive.md/2025.11.29-1...
“Why did it take so long?” he asked. “Why did they let us go through all of this?”
archive.md/2025.11.29-1...
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While he knows that many in Israel hoped for his return, he said, he is angry that the government took two years to secure his freedom.
*Why did it take so long? Why did they let us go through all of this?*
Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
*Why did it take so long? Why did they let us go through all of this?*
Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
While he knows that many in Israel hoped for his return, he said, he is angry that the government took two years to secure his freedom.
*Why did it take so long? Why did they let us go through all of this?*
Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
*Why did it take so long? Why did they let us go through all of this?*
Photo: Avishag Shaar-Yashuv
Jean-Pierre Filiu. a historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jean-Pierre Filiu. a historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Like many hostages, Segev Kalfon’s account of his 738 days in Hamas captivity included numerous examples of physical and mental abuse. The captors broke his teeth, starved him and pressured him to convert to Islam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Beaten and Starved: Israeli Hostage Recounts 2 Years of Captivity
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Like many hostages, Segev Kalfon’s account of his 738 days in Hamas captivity included numerous examples of physical and mental abuse. The captors broke his teeth, starved him and pressured him to convert to Islam.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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"There was a sharp piercing feeling. The knife was supposed to have been quietly slipped to me – instead, it had gone into my back."
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
"There was a sharp piercing feeling. The knife was supposed to have been quietly slipped to me – instead, it had gone into my back."
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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A decade after seawater first returned to Wallasea Island, an RSPB nature haven created from the excavated material of London’s Elizabeth line is now supporting record numbers of migratory birds. Nearly 40,000 birds arrived at Jubilee Marsh last winter.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/record-...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/record-...
Record 40,000 birds flock to 400-year-old revived wetland - Oceanographic
Jubilee Marsh in Essex sees nearly 40,000 wintering birds, a decade after being restored using soil from London’s Elizabeth line excavations.
oceanographicmagazine.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A decade after seawater first returned to Wallasea Island, an RSPB nature haven created from the excavated material of London’s Elizabeth line is now supporting record numbers of migratory birds. Nearly 40,000 birds arrived at Jubilee Marsh last winter.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/record-...
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/record-...
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The shift in Europe is part of a wider pattern: groundwater is depleting in parts of the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + across swathes of Canada, Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard. We need to act now to preserve what is becoming an increasingly scarce resource.
NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The shift in Europe is part of a wider pattern: groundwater is depleting in parts of the Middle East, Asia, South America, along the US west coast + across swathes of Canada, Greenland, Iceland + Svalbard. We need to act now to preserve what is becoming an increasingly scarce resource.
Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Rebuilding ‘human-made abyss’ in Gaza will cost at least $70bn, UN says
Report says Israel’s operations ‘significantly undermined every pillar of survival’ and reduced the economy by 87%
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Israel’s war in Gaza has created a “human-made abyss”, and reconstruction is likely to cost more than $70bn (£53bn) over several decades, the United Nations has said.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...