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It’s always great to see where lesser horseshoe bats choose to hibernate! Our first annual winter count as part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme has recorded slightly lower numbers than usual, which is likely due to the recent mild weather. Huge thanks to #BrecknockBatGroup for joining us.
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s always great to see where lesser horseshoe bats choose to hibernate! Our first annual winter count as part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme has recorded slightly lower numbers than usual, which is likely due to the recent mild weather. Huge thanks to #BrecknockBatGroup for joining us.
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The Irish Times view on nitrates and waterways:
"Continuing to permit elevated stocking rates while Irish waters fail to recover is a policy position at odds with the directive’s purpose and Ireland’s own climate and biodiversity commitments."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
"Continuing to permit elevated stocking rates while Irish waters fail to recover is a policy position at odds with the directive’s purpose and Ireland’s own climate and biodiversity commitments."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
The Irish Times view on nitrates and waterways: procrastinating towards disaster
Extending derogation is at odds with Ireland’s climate and biodiversity commitments
www.irishtimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Irish Times view on nitrates and waterways:
"Continuing to permit elevated stocking rates while Irish waters fail to recover is a policy position at odds with the directive’s purpose and Ireland’s own climate and biodiversity commitments."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
"Continuing to permit elevated stocking rates while Irish waters fail to recover is a policy position at odds with the directive’s purpose and Ireland’s own climate and biodiversity commitments."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...
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I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
BAN #275: Telescope buying advice, Book: It’s Alive, Dial-A-Moon 2021
30 November 2020 Issue #271
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I am often asked: What is the best telescope to buy for someone just getting into astronomy?
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
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As a theorist, I am absolutely useless and can tell you nothing. HOWEVER, my friend the wonderful @philplait.bsky.social is NOT useless and has great advice & relevant links here! ⤵️
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🦇 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to roost. Bats roost in houses, both new and old but some species prefer hollow trees, or caves. In buildings they often shelter behind hanging tiles and boarding or in roof spaces.
Learn more here: buff.ly/3PNgDhB
Learn more here: buff.ly/3PNgDhB
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🦇 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to roost. Bats roost in houses, both new and old but some species prefer hollow trees, or caves. In buildings they often shelter behind hanging tiles and boarding or in roof spaces.
Learn more here: buff.ly/3PNgDhB
Learn more here: buff.ly/3PNgDhB
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Toxic Ground
A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Landfill maps: (yellow= groundwater with poor chemical status) watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Landfill maps: (yellow= groundwater with poor chemical status) watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Toxic Ground
A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Landfill maps: (yellow= groundwater with poor chemical status) watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Landfill maps: (yellow= groundwater with poor chemical status) watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
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🌿 A great review is more than just a summary or description of past research! They integrate existing studies in new ways to promote discussion & offer new ideas & directions in plant ecology 🌷
📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
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📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
buff.ly/cgUBfSp
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🌿 A great review is more than just a summary or description of past research! They integrate existing studies in new ways to promote discussion & offer new ideas & directions in plant ecology 🌷
📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
buff.ly/cgUBfSp
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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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it's no longer a question for me. america is a cult.
anyway, this book. wow. very powerful.
anyway, this book. wow. very powerful.
November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it's no longer a question for me. america is a cult.
anyway, this book. wow. very powerful.
anyway, this book. wow. very powerful.
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My new newsletter is out, in which we use basic high-school maths to complain about street design
simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...
simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My new newsletter is out, in which we use basic high-school maths to complain about street design
simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...
simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...
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I've been updating our collaborative #CootStudy database. I started the study 17 years ago & thanks to a network of bird ringers across Britain & Ireland we've now colour-marked 4,400 Coot & received over 13,000 re-sightings. Pretty cool for a bird you hardly see in flight! #Ornithology #BirdRinging
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I've been updating our collaborative #CootStudy database. I started the study 17 years ago & thanks to a network of bird ringers across Britain & Ireland we've now colour-marked 4,400 Coot & received over 13,000 re-sightings. Pretty cool for a bird you hardly see in flight! #Ornithology #BirdRinging
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Stable isotope analysis reveals seasonal dietary patterns of Eleonora’s Falcons in the Galite Archipelago in Tunisia | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
Stable isotope analysis reveals seasonal dietary patterns of Eleonora’s Falcons in the Galite Archipelago in Tunisia
Journal of Ornithology - Understanding the dietary ecology of migratory raptors is critical in trophic ecology, especially under accelerating environmental change that alters prey availability....
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October 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Stable isotope analysis reveals seasonal dietary patterns of Eleonora’s Falcons in the Galite Archipelago in Tunisia | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶
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Monitoring breeding seabird colonies and marked individuals using a remote-controlled camera system | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Monitoring breeding seabird colonies and marked individuals using a remote-controlled camera system | doi.org/10.1093/orni... | Ornithological Applications | #ornithology 🪶
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⚠️📆Save the date!📆⚠️
Wednesday 5 November - join us for the first of three webinars on the #DestinationEarth Data Lake.
Starting with 'Data Access and Discovery', the following webinars will cover data processing and analysis, and using the cloud resources.
Registration opens soon!
#DestinE
Wednesday 5 November - join us for the first of three webinars on the #DestinationEarth Data Lake.
Starting with 'Data Access and Discovery', the following webinars will cover data processing and analysis, and using the cloud resources.
Registration opens soon!
#DestinE
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
⚠️📆Save the date!📆⚠️
Wednesday 5 November - join us for the first of three webinars on the #DestinationEarth Data Lake.
Starting with 'Data Access and Discovery', the following webinars will cover data processing and analysis, and using the cloud resources.
Registration opens soon!
#DestinE
Wednesday 5 November - join us for the first of three webinars on the #DestinationEarth Data Lake.
Starting with 'Data Access and Discovery', the following webinars will cover data processing and analysis, and using the cloud resources.
Registration opens soon!
#DestinE
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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This is why they ban books. Mustn't let in truth.
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is why they ban books. Mustn't let in truth.
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Delighted to see the Living Seawalls in Ireland!
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... @louisefirth.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... @louisefirth.bsky.social
Cork scientists hope new 'Living Sea Wall' in Cobh will soon teem with many species of marine life
UCC marine ecologist said wall would provide ideal homes 'for barnacles, limpets and a lot of different types of seaweed and algae'
www.irishexaminer.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Delighted to see the Living Seawalls in Ireland!
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... @louisefirth.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster... @louisefirth.bsky.social
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📣 Great news for UK hydrology!
The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments
🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...
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The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments
🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📣 Great news for UK hydrology!
The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments
🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...
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The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments
🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd...
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Police gathered incriminating evidence about the Irish drug lord Daniel Kinahan, but he operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets: like many other wealthy criminals, he had moved to Dubai.
The Cocaine Kingpin Living Large in Dubai
Daniel Kinahan, an Irish drug dealer, commands a billion-dollar empire from the U.A.E. Why isn’t he in prison?
www.newyorker.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Police gathered incriminating evidence about the Irish drug lord Daniel Kinahan, but he operated from both a technological and a geographic remove from the gory scenes on the Dublin streets: like many other wealthy criminals, he had moved to Dubai.
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🦇Artificial bat roosts can overheat during heatwaves, forcing bats to lose dangerous amounts of water to stay cool. Some bat box designs could cause lethal dehydration - even in northern regions. Roost design must consider both bat physiology & microclimate.
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
Using physiology to unravel the implications of heatwaves for big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Highlighted Article: Bats roosting in poorly placed artificial roosts, even in temperate regions, face mortality during heatwaves.
journals.biologists.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
🦇Artificial bat roosts can overheat during heatwaves, forcing bats to lose dangerous amounts of water to stay cool. Some bat box designs could cause lethal dehydration - even in northern regions. Roost design must consider both bat physiology & microclimate.
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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Which whale species did I see? Leatherwood et al. (1982, p. 10) is hard to beat...
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Which whale species did I see? Leatherwood et al. (1982, p. 10) is hard to beat...
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Here's a nice juxtaposition from below Cairngorm earlier this week: bilberry (left) and bog bilberry (right), demonstrating differences in shape and colour of both leaves and stems.
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Here's a nice juxtaposition from below Cairngorm earlier this week: bilberry (left) and bog bilberry (right), demonstrating differences in shape and colour of both leaves and stems.
Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces share.google/mgwu3YJq8bGJ...
Opinion: Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces
We have completely normalised investment in congestion, pollution and the continuation of car-first planning, writes Ciarán Cannon.
share.google
October 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Those outraged by a €100k bike shed should look at the annual cost of renting out car park spaces share.google/mgwu3YJq8bGJ...
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⚠️Don't forget! You have FREE alternatives!
🔖Reminder that @niaidnews.bsky.social offers 2000+ scientific and biomedical high-quality icons for free use! Check their full catalog: bioart.niaid.nih.gov
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🔖Reminder that @niaidnews.bsky.social offers 2000+ scientific and biomedical high-quality icons for free use! Check their full catalog: bioart.niaid.nih.gov
📢And if that’s not enough, you also have SciDraw and Bioicons! Comment if you want the websites.
September 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
⚠️Don't forget! You have FREE alternatives!
🔖Reminder that @niaidnews.bsky.social offers 2000+ scientific and biomedical high-quality icons for free use! Check their full catalog: bioart.niaid.nih.gov
📢And if that’s not enough, you also have SciDraw and Bioicons! Comment if you want the websites.
🔖Reminder that @niaidnews.bsky.social offers 2000+ scientific and biomedical high-quality icons for free use! Check their full catalog: bioart.niaid.nih.gov
📢And if that’s not enough, you also have SciDraw and Bioicons! Comment if you want the websites.
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I'm happy to share with you our new paper out now in Environmental Pollution!
Here, we experimentally studied the maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction in an avian model species.
Read the paper here for more details👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Here, we experimentally studied the maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction in an avian model species.
Read the paper here for more details👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
September 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I'm happy to share with you our new paper out now in Environmental Pollution!
Here, we experimentally studied the maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction in an avian model species.
Read the paper here for more details👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Here, we experimentally studied the maternal offloading of mercury pollution via reproduction in an avian model species.
Read the paper here for more details👇
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social