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Unpacking some of the science and nuances behind UN Secretary-General António Guterres' recent remarks on 1.5°C and #overshoot in the lead-up to and at #COP30...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Unpacking some of the science and nuances behind UN Secretary-General António Guterres' recent remarks on 1.5°C and #overshoot in the lead-up to and at #COP30...
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The average person can recognize thousands of brand logos and celebrities, but very few wild plants, animals, or insects.
Let's do our best to change this, and prioritize knowledge that actually matters.
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Let's do our best to change this, and prioritize knowledge that actually matters.
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Let's Prioritize Recognizing Plants and Animals over Brand Logos
The average child can recognize over 200 logos by first grade, but can't identify 15 animals, trees, or plants. Let's aim to change that.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The average person can recognize thousands of brand logos and celebrities, but very few wild plants, animals, or insects.
Let's do our best to change this, and prioritize knowledge that actually matters.
newsentinel.org/posts/recogn...
Let's do our best to change this, and prioritize knowledge that actually matters.
newsentinel.org/posts/recogn...
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Is this just cool, or will it help protect monarch butterflies? 🦋
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is this just cool, or will it help protect monarch butterflies? 🦋
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
This man challenged the world to create a tracker light enough to safely live on the backs of these iconic pollinators, which seemed impossible at the time, but became a reality thanks to teamwork and community scientists…
Winter may not seem like the right time to think about gardening for pollinators, but indigenous seeds are a perfect gift for environmental stewards!
If someone you love is interested in keeping monarch butterfly populations healthy, milkweed seeds are the way to go!
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If someone you love is interested in keeping monarch butterfly populations healthy, milkweed seeds are the way to go!
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Monarch Butterfly Populations Are Recovering, But Still Need Help
Monarch butterfly numbers are finally up after years of decline! Here's how we can all help these beautiful insects to continue thriving.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Winter may not seem like the right time to think about gardening for pollinators, but indigenous seeds are a perfect gift for environmental stewards!
If someone you love is interested in keeping monarch butterfly populations healthy, milkweed seeds are the way to go!
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If someone you love is interested in keeping monarch butterfly populations healthy, milkweed seeds are the way to go!
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An Australian hospital is breaking new ground with a new approach to cancer therapy: an MRI-guided process that freezes tumors into "ice balls", destroying them within 24 hours, without the need for invasive surgery.
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#cancer
#cancertreatment
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#cancer
#cancertreatment
MRI Cryoablation Destroys Tumors in a Day by Freezing Them
Australia has proven itself as a medical trailblazer with MRI-guided cryoablation, which freezes and destroys tumors within a day.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
An Australian hospital is breaking new ground with a new approach to cancer therapy: an MRI-guided process that freezes tumors into "ice balls", destroying them within 24 hours, without the need for invasive surgery.
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#cancer
#cancertreatment
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#cancer
#cancertreatment
Meta Appears to have Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Harmful Social Media Effects, Claims US Court
A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, especially for younger users, and hid those risks intentionally.
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A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, especially for younger users, and hid those risks intentionally.
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Meta Buried 'Causal' Evidence of Harmful Social Media Effects
A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, and hid those risks intentionally.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Meta Appears to have Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Harmful Social Media Effects, Claims US Court
A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, especially for younger users, and hid those risks intentionally.
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A US law firm alleges that Meta knew that using their products carried mental health risks, especially for younger users, and hid those risks intentionally.
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The time is coming for some kind of revolution in thought and action.
The time is coming for some kind of revolution in thought and action.
‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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The time is coming for some kind of revolution in thought and action.
The time is coming for some kind of revolution in thought and action.
SNAP Benefits are Being Reinstated, but For How Long? Here’s How you Can Help Fight Food Insecurity in Your Community
The recent shutdown showed us how tenuous the USA's food security program really is. As such, it's up to us to help one another.
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#snap
#foodsecurity
The recent shutdown showed us how tenuous the USA's food security program really is. As such, it's up to us to help one another.
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#snap
#foodsecurity
SNAP Benefits are Being Reinstated, but For How Long?
Food assistance is back online, but for how long? USA's food security program is tenuous, so it's up to the people to help one another.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:55 PM
SNAP Benefits are Being Reinstated, but For How Long? Here’s How you Can Help Fight Food Insecurity in Your Community
The recent shutdown showed us how tenuous the USA's food security program really is. As such, it's up to us to help one another.
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#snap
#foodsecurity
The recent shutdown showed us how tenuous the USA's food security program really is. As such, it's up to us to help one another.
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#snap
#foodsecurity
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To be welcomed but we have a bigger problem. And it’s everywhere…
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‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
To be welcomed but we have a bigger problem. And it’s everywhere…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
New: "Minister Gavin Pearce has confirmed the closure of the commercial rock lobster fishery near diseased salmon pens south of D’Entrecasteaux Channel, citing concerns that antibiotic residues could prompt Japan and China to ban imports of Tasmania’s $90-million southern rock lobster industry."
Minister Confirms Antibiotics Close Rock Lobster Fishery
Japanese and Chinese markets at risk
tasmaniantimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Wouldn’t it be good if there was some kind of environment legislation that could stop this sort of thing from happening
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Scientists have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the body.
The capsule might also be useful in treating aneurysms and very aggressive brain cancers.
The capsule might also be useful in treating aneurysms and very aggressive brain cancers.
Robots in your bloodstream could deliver drugs with greater precision
Scientists in Switzerland are pioneering a way to precisely target drugs in the body using tiny devices controlled by magnets, a technique that could one day reduce unintended side effects.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Scientists have created a robot the size of a grain of sand that is controlled by magnets and can deliver drugs to a precise location in the body.
The capsule might also be useful in treating aneurysms and very aggressive brain cancers.
The capsule might also be useful in treating aneurysms and very aggressive brain cancers.
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
Almost every spider species on Earth is carnivorous, except one: meet Bagheera kiplingi, the only known vegetarian spider.
Plant-based foods make up 90% of their diet, only occasionally supplemented by ant larvae, flies, etc.
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#vegetarian
#vegan
#plantbased
Plant-based foods make up 90% of their diet, only occasionally supplemented by ant larvae, flies, etc.
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#vegetarian
#vegan
#plantbased
Meet The World's Only Vegetarian Spider: Bagheera kiplingi
Bagheera kiplingi, a small Mexican jumping spider, is the only known spider species that thrives on a primarily vegetarian diet.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Almost every spider species on Earth is carnivorous, except one: meet Bagheera kiplingi, the only known vegetarian spider.
Plant-based foods make up 90% of their diet, only occasionally supplemented by ant larvae, flies, etc.
newsentinel.org/environment/...
#vegetarian
#vegan
#plantbased
Plant-based foods make up 90% of their diet, only occasionally supplemented by ant larvae, flies, etc.
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#vegetarian
#vegan
#plantbased
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Humans are far from the only species locking lips. British scientists say they’ve traced kissing to anywhere from 16 million to 21 million years ago, and have found that it was far more common among other species — including orangutans — than previously understood.
Kissing Has Existed for at Least 16 Million Years, Scientists Say
And humans are far from the only species locking lips.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Humans are far from the only species locking lips. British scientists say they’ve traced kissing to anywhere from 16 million to 21 million years ago, and have found that it was far more common among other species — including orangutans — than previously understood.
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A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an industrial zone for producing copper and bronze
Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of Kazakhstan
A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an industrial zone for producing copper and bronze
www.newscientist.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A major settlement in Central Asia called Semiyarka dating back to 1600 BC had houses, a big central building and even an industrial zone for producing copper and bronze
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Analysis: The Post found that documents recounting President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, have been removed.
The State Department had deleted history.
The State Department had deleted history.
Analysis | State Department deleted records about risk of inadvertent nuclear war
Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Analysis: The Post found that documents recounting President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, have been removed.
The State Department had deleted history.
The State Department had deleted history.
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A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These States Sunday
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
www.forbes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A coronal mass ejection recorded on Friday could reach Earth and cause geomagnetic storms on Sunday night.
Good news!
HALO Trust volunteers have successfully cleared 300,000 landmines in northern Sri Lanka, allowing 280,000 residents to return safely to their homes and farms.
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HALO Trust volunteers have successfully cleared 300,000 landmines in northern Sri Lanka, allowing 280,000 residents to return safely to their homes and farms.
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Volunteers have Cleared 300,000 Landmines in Sri Lanka
Volunteers from The HALO Trust have successfully removed 300,000 landmines in Sri Lanka, allowing thousands of people to return home.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Good news!
HALO Trust volunteers have successfully cleared 300,000 landmines in northern Sri Lanka, allowing 280,000 residents to return safely to their homes and farms.
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HALO Trust volunteers have successfully cleared 300,000 landmines in northern Sri Lanka, allowing 280,000 residents to return safely to their homes and farms.
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Another heartbreaking article from @ianjames.bsky.social on the slow, choking off of this dwindling course of life-giving water
The clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadline
"There’s no agreement yet, but time marches on, and conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
"There’s no agreement yet, but time marches on, and conditions on the river continue to be problematic — more problematic over time as those reservoirs decline.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
The clock is ticking on the shrinking Colorado River as Western states miss a key deadline
Negotiators for seven states say they're making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River's chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Another heartbreaking article from @ianjames.bsky.social on the slow, choking off of this dwindling course of life-giving water
Keep an eye out for the Aurora borealis tonight!
www.iflscience.com/watch-out-fo...
#auroraborealis
#northernlights
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#auroraborealis
#northernlights
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
The show may even be visible in California.
www.iflscience.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Keep an eye out for the Aurora borealis tonight!
www.iflscience.com/watch-out-fo...
#auroraborealis
#northernlights
www.iflscience.com/watch-out-fo...
#auroraborealis
#northernlights
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The 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN has stated that it's impossible to make that goal at this point. As such, attendees at this year's conference will be looking at a new goal & for new ways to reach it.
#COP30
The 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN has stated that it's impossible to make that goal at this point. As such, attendees at this year's conference will be looking at a new goal & for new ways to reach it.
#COP30
COP30 2025 Primer: Attendees and Key Goals?
The Paris Agreement has failed. As such, the COP30 climate conference this year will be looking at a new goal, and for new ways to reach it.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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The 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN has stated that it's impossible to make that goal at this point. As such, attendees at this year's conference will be looking at a new goal & for new ways to reach it.
#COP30
The 2015 Paris climate agreement aimed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The UN has stated that it's impossible to make that goal at this point. As such, attendees at this year's conference will be looking at a new goal & for new ways to reach it.
#COP30