Miguel McMinn
@mmcminn.bsky.social
Biologist living in Mallorca 🪶✈️
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Miguel McMinn
@mmcminn.bsky.social
· Dec 29
Ja podeu consultar i descarregar el volum 67 (2024) del Bolletí de la Societat d’Història Natural de les Balears.
Esperem que us agradi!
bshnb.shnb.org/2024/12/29/b...
Esperem que us agradi!
bshnb.shnb.org/2024/12/29/b...
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Por primera vez desde 1982, Australia no ha registrado ni un solo caso de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres menores de 25 años. Un hito sin precedentes gracias al impacto de la vacuna del VPH… y una prueba de lo que se logra cuando no se cede ante los antivacunas.
Australia logra un hito histórico: ni un solo caso de cáncer cervical en mujeres jóvenes por primera vez desde 1982 gracias a la vacuna del VPH | Planeta 16
Por primera vez desde 1982, Australia no ha registrado ni un solo caso de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres menores de 25 años, una prueba del impacto real de la vacuna del VPH.
planeta16.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Por primera vez desde 1982, Australia no ha registrado ni un solo caso de cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres menores de 25 años. Un hito sin precedentes gracias al impacto de la vacuna del VPH… y una prueba de lo que se logra cuando no se cede ante los antivacunas.
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Outside the train station in Tarragona, thousands upon thousands starlings settling to roost, an exuberance of urban wildness, my video can't do it justice. A woman exclaimed "Walah, quina bellesa, no!" as she walked past. Estornino in Spanish, Estornell in Catalan, Arabazozo in Basque
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Outside the train station in Tarragona, thousands upon thousands starlings settling to roost, an exuberance of urban wildness, my video can't do it justice. A woman exclaimed "Walah, quina bellesa, no!" as she walked past. Estornino in Spanish, Estornell in Catalan, Arabazozo in Basque
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CITES has failed to protect Anguilla eels, even when the proposed modification of appendices was shy and insufficient
The most threatened Anguilla species must be in CITES Appendix I to avoid any international trade
See comment in Aquatic Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The most threatened Anguilla species must be in CITES Appendix I to avoid any international trade
See comment in Aquatic Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
CITES has failed to protect Anguilla eels, even when the proposed modification of appendices was shy and insufficient
The most threatened Anguilla species must be in CITES Appendix I to avoid any international trade
See comment in Aquatic Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The most threatened Anguilla species must be in CITES Appendix I to avoid any international trade
See comment in Aquatic Conservation: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Of all the wonderful depictions of Pleistocene life shown in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, few can compare with the beauty and realism of these psilopterines. I don't think I'm exaggerating to say this is the first and only time terror birds have been done properly in a documentary.
November 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Of all the wonderful depictions of Pleistocene life shown in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, few can compare with the beauty and realism of these psilopterines. I don't think I'm exaggerating to say this is the first and only time terror birds have been done properly in a documentary.
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OHIO researcher co-authors new study showing pterosaurs and birds evolved flight-ready brains in different ways
www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
OHIO researcher co-authors new study showing pterosaurs and birds evolved flight-ready brains in different ways
A new study published in Current Biology, co-authored by Lawrence Witmer, now sheds light on how pterosaurs evolved the neurological structures required for powered flight.
www.ohio.edu
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
OHIO researcher co-authors new study showing pterosaurs and birds evolved flight-ready brains in different ways
www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
www.ohio.edu/news/2025/11...
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Land cover, elevation, and precipitation predict distribution and hotspots of three bird species of concern in boreal Alaska | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Land cover, elevation, and precipitation predict distribution and hotspots of three bird species of concern in boreal Alaska | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
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En recuerdo de #GloriaFuertes, fallecida hace hoy 27 años:
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
En recuerdo de #GloriaFuertes, fallecida hace hoy 27 años:
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We were right! 👀
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We were right! 👀
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
The EU Ombudswoman has called out the European Commission for maladministration over the 2024 #simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱? ⚠️
In 2024, the Commission launched an “urgent” Omnibus to amend two core CAP regulations.
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🏠Assessing habitat suitability for the globally threatened Cock-tailed Tyrant!
🌱A Vulnerable South American grassland specialist facing substantial habitat loss: doi.org/10.1017/S095...
#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#cock-tailed #tyrant #grassland #habitat
🌱A Vulnerable South American grassland specialist facing substantial habitat loss: doi.org/10.1017/S095...
#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#cock-tailed #tyrant #grassland #habitat
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🏠Assessing habitat suitability for the globally threatened Cock-tailed Tyrant!
🌱A Vulnerable South American grassland specialist facing substantial habitat loss: doi.org/10.1017/S095...
#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#cock-tailed #tyrant #grassland #habitat
🌱A Vulnerable South American grassland specialist facing substantial habitat loss: doi.org/10.1017/S095...
#BirdConservation #Ornithology #Conservation #Research
#cock-tailed #tyrant #grassland #habitat
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Con la llegada del frío llegan también las heladas
¿Has oído hablar de este estado atmosférico? ¿Y de las heladas blancas y negras? Os lo explicamos aquí gracias a nuestro meteoglosario visual.
meteoglosario.aemet.es/es/termino/1...
¿Has oído hablar de este estado atmosférico? ¿Y de las heladas blancas y negras? Os lo explicamos aquí gracias a nuestro meteoglosario visual.
meteoglosario.aemet.es/es/termino/1...
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Con la llegada del frío llegan también las heladas
¿Has oído hablar de este estado atmosférico? ¿Y de las heladas blancas y negras? Os lo explicamos aquí gracias a nuestro meteoglosario visual.
meteoglosario.aemet.es/es/termino/1...
¿Has oído hablar de este estado atmosférico? ¿Y de las heladas blancas y negras? Os lo explicamos aquí gracias a nuestro meteoglosario visual.
meteoglosario.aemet.es/es/termino/1...
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Bar-tailed Godwit on the beach at Seaton Point, #Northumberland. #birding #nebirding #birdsoftheworld
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Bar-tailed Godwit on the beach at Seaton Point, #Northumberland. #birding #nebirding #birdsoftheworld
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Assessing bird response patterns using flight initiation distance: evidence from multiple urban park surveys in Nanjing, China | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Indicators | #ornithology 🪶
November 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Assessing bird response patterns using flight initiation distance: evidence from multiple urban park surveys in Nanjing, China | www.sciencedirect.co... | Ecological Indicators | #ornithology 🪶
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27 de noviembre de 1852, muere Ada Lovelace.
El poema «Pájaro, Luna, Motor», de Jo Pitkin recuerda a la matemática, pionera de la computación establopegaso.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/p...
El poema «Pájaro, Luna, Motor», de Jo Pitkin recuerda a la matemática, pionera de la computación establopegaso.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/p...
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
27 de noviembre de 1852, muere Ada Lovelace.
El poema «Pájaro, Luna, Motor», de Jo Pitkin recuerda a la matemática, pionera de la computación establopegaso.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/p...
El poema «Pájaro, Luna, Motor», de Jo Pitkin recuerda a la matemática, pionera de la computación establopegaso.wordpress.com/2022/11/27/p...
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We had a glorious sunny day with volunteers from the North Wales hub!
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for taking the time to keep improving their skills and thank you to @RSPBCymru Cors Ddyga reserve for providing us with a brilliant site to practise our incursion response.
#saveourseabirds
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for taking the time to keep improving their skills and thank you to @RSPBCymru Cors Ddyga reserve for providing us with a brilliant site to practise our incursion response.
#saveourseabirds
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We had a glorious sunny day with volunteers from the North Wales hub!
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for taking the time to keep improving their skills and thank you to @RSPBCymru Cors Ddyga reserve for providing us with a brilliant site to practise our incursion response.
#saveourseabirds
Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for taking the time to keep improving their skills and thank you to @RSPBCymru Cors Ddyga reserve for providing us with a brilliant site to practise our incursion response.
#saveourseabirds
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27 de noviembre de 1998, muere la poeta Gloria Fuertes.
"y qué me dices
de Mariquita Pérez
que la compran abrigos de seiscientas pesetas habiendo tanta niña sin muñeca ni ropa..."
"Es inútil", del poemario "Garra de la Guerra" establopegaso.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/p...
"y qué me dices
de Mariquita Pérez
que la compran abrigos de seiscientas pesetas habiendo tanta niña sin muñeca ni ropa..."
"Es inútil", del poemario "Garra de la Guerra" establopegaso.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/p...
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
27 de noviembre de 1998, muere la poeta Gloria Fuertes.
"y qué me dices
de Mariquita Pérez
que la compran abrigos de seiscientas pesetas habiendo tanta niña sin muñeca ni ropa..."
"Es inútil", del poemario "Garra de la Guerra" establopegaso.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/p...
"y qué me dices
de Mariquita Pérez
que la compran abrigos de seiscientas pesetas habiendo tanta niña sin muñeca ni ropa..."
"Es inútil", del poemario "Garra de la Guerra" establopegaso.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/p...
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On the move! An Isle of May Kittiwake has just been recovered from Peamiut, Greenland, some 1,710 miles away as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On the move! An Isle of May Kittiwake has just been recovered from Peamiut, Greenland, some 1,710 miles away as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com
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If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
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An arc of albatross taken on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #albatross #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #saundersisland #theneck #feathers #preening #eye #wings #flight
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An arc of albatross taken on Saunders Island in the Falklands #birds #seabirds #albatross #falklandislands #nature #southatlantic #saundersisland #theneck #feathers #preening #eye #wings #flight
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Good morning! A stormy sunrise, raining with a big storm coming behind me.
Enjoy your 10 minutes of #OceanDevotion peace & calm here: youtu.be/BmD0R3IpOLE?...
Enjoy your 10 minutes of #OceanDevotion peace & calm here: youtu.be/BmD0R3IpOLE?...
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Good morning! A stormy sunrise, raining with a big storm coming behind me.
Enjoy your 10 minutes of #OceanDevotion peace & calm here: youtu.be/BmD0R3IpOLE?...
Enjoy your 10 minutes of #OceanDevotion peace & calm here: youtu.be/BmD0R3IpOLE?...
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Which should come as no surprise to most zoologists. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Integrative phylogenomics positions sponges at the root of the animal tree
Determining whether sponges or ctenophores root the animal tree has important implications for understanding early animal evolution. Here, we examined support for these competing hypotheses by constru...
www.science.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Which should come as no surprise to most zoologists. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Happy to see our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social, led by @canobarbacil.bsky.social, on long-term trends in coastal bird communities across 3 European seas. Bird abundance and diversity have increased over time, thanks to the role of protected areas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Happy to see our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social, led by @canobarbacil.bsky.social, on long-term trends in coastal bird communities across 3 European seas. Bird abundance and diversity have increased over time, thanks to the role of protected areas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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La CoP de CITES discute en Samarcanda incluir todas las especies de /Anguilla/ en su apéndice II. Siendo una mejora de la pobre protección que da CITES a las anguilas, la propuesta es insuficiente
Al menos 4 spp deberían ir al apéndice I
@ebdonana.bsky.social
LINK: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...
Al menos 4 spp deberían ir al apéndice I
@ebdonana.bsky.social
LINK: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
La CoP de CITES discute en Samarcanda incluir todas las especies de /Anguilla/ en su apéndice II. Siendo una mejora de la pobre protección que da CITES a las anguilas, la propuesta es insuficiente
Al menos 4 spp deberían ir al apéndice I
@ebdonana.bsky.social
LINK: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...
Al menos 4 spp deberían ir al apéndice I
@ebdonana.bsky.social
LINK: www.ebd.csic.es/divulgacion/...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Some EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws.
Our response to that? #HandsOffNature!
Environmental laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. Leave them intact.
Read more in our 'EU simplification explained' FAQ 👉 www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...
Our response to that? #HandsOffNature!
Environmental laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. Leave them intact.
Read more in our 'EU simplification explained' FAQ 👉 www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Some EU decision-makers are on a mission to roll back vital nature laws.
Our response to that? #HandsOffNature!
Environmental laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. Leave them intact.
Read more in our 'EU simplification explained' FAQ 👉 www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...
Our response to that? #HandsOffNature!
Environmental laws need no fixing; they need enforcing. Leave them intact.
Read more in our 'EU simplification explained' FAQ 👉 www.birdlife.org/wp-content/u...
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Claudio Barría explica las particularidades reproductivas de los tiburones y como afecta eso a su conservación.
#SARKO
#tiburonesyrayas
#SARKO
#tiburonesyrayas
February 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Claudio Barría explica las particularidades reproductivas de los tiburones y como afecta eso a su conservación.
#SARKO
#tiburonesyrayas
#SARKO
#tiburonesyrayas