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1/52 Good to see this Guardian Long Read, but as a historical ecologist I would like to add: humans do not just either stay within boundaries or destroy nature. It's often been a positive, dynamic human-nature symbiosis, with humans actively shaping and creating forests & #biodiversity #historicalecology

— here a (long!) thread with examples from across the world

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Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?
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#biodiversity #historicalecology
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In a clip from the BBC series Super Cute Animals, a tiny hummingbird emitted the most adorable high-pitched snores while taking a nap.
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Waterbird populations plunge dramatically as eastern Australia dries up theguardian.com/australia-news… #Australianews #Environment #Wildlife #Animals #Birds

Waterbird populations plunge dramatically as eastern Australia dries up

One of the world’s longest continuous bird counts has dashed the ‘wistful optimism’ of scientists hoping for a La Niña-driven recovery
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Thanks to materials such as these, historians have been able to pinpoint exactly when fashion went gay 🌈
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I was confused by seeing a British ad referring to "stores and shops", because everybody says it's black-and-white that Americans say "stores" and Brits say "shops". But after doing some research, it turns out that Brits do use the term "store" as well, but only in reference to what Americans would call a department store.
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theSun: Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat…

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in #heat has sent the #climate deeper into uncharted territory -- and scientists are still trying to figure out why... #climatechange #globalwarming #temperatures #climatescience

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theSun: Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heat…

The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in #heat has sent the #climate deeper into uncharted territory — and scientists are still trying to figure o…
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Gorgeous 5K 360° VR Footage of Bison Sauntering Down a Snowy Trail in Yellowstone Park

Wildlife Protection Solutions captured gorgeous 360° VR footage of American bison sauntering down a snowy trail in Yellowstone Park.
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Mayotte: drone footage shows cyclone damage as French official tells rescuers not to panic – video theguardian.com/world/video/20… #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #Africa #France

Mayotte: drone footage shows cyclone damage as French official tells rescuers not to panic – video

Medical supplies airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead.
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There's this thing on Mastodon, called Books of My Heart. When I see it, I often think of Waltz of My Heart and start singing. I'll need to write a parody.

"Books of my heart,
reading away.
Drawing me further in,
than yesterday.
I see the library,
there just for me.
All of that section's done,
now this one please."

Yes, I'm very bad. haha

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#OnThisDay Birth Anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770) - one of the most recognised and influential of all #Composers.

Birth Anniversary of British science fiction #Writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917) - most famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time.

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Prince William And Kate Middleton Have Shown They Will Make The Ideal King And Queen According To British Royal Family Experts inbella.com/807597/prince-will… #actors #actresses #Celebrities #directors #films #Hollywood #movies #News #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #stars #television #tv

Prince William And Kate Middleton Have Shown They Will Make The Ideal King And Queen According To British Royal Family Experts

Prince William And Kate Middleton Have Shown They Will Make The Ideal King And Queen According To British Royal Family Experts - INBELLA
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As drone sightings spread across East Coast, federal officials still don't know much


Clusters of drones have been reported flying over at least six states. The Biden administration is pushing Congress to pass legislation that would expand counter-drone authorities.

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One glass of wine, and i'm belting out Ivor Novello songs with the original artists! Thank goodness, I had the common sense to switch from Mary Ellis and Vanessa Lee to Olive Gilbert and Trefor Jones, whose ranges I can sing without ruining my voice! I don't even want to be a supprano! Why on Earth didn't I just transpose them as always? And now, I shall return to my own personal Eisteddfod, as I listen to the tripple harp, while reading The Mabinogion (, in English, of course_). I blame this squarely on Ivor Novello and his mother! They sent me down this delightful rabbit whole of Welsh exploration. I was perfectly happy being bored and quiet. Now, I've got all sorts of theatre people to research and an entirely new genre of music and instrument to learn about! And hello to anyone Welsh reading this. Thank you for your beautiful music and lovly stories! I'm enjoying them emensley.

Update. Haha. That didn't work. After a few songs, I went back to Novello. Ah well. I'm still smiling.

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There is a song that reminds me of Clara Novello Davies, and every time I hear it, I think of her. It embodies all that she stood for, not just becasue of the singing, but because of her philosophy on life. It's I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing. But tonight, I was very naughty, and created my own lyrics to it. "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony, but I won't try, and here is why, because I sing off key!" haha
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Centenarian Couple Sets Guinness World Record For the World's Oldest Newlyweds in Combined Ages laughingsquid.com/worlds-oldes…

Centenarian Couple Sets Guinness World Record For the World's Oldest Newlyweds in Combined Ages

Bernard Littman and Marjorie Fiterman set the Guinness World Record for the "Oldest couple to marry (aggregate age)".
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Indian rhinoceroses, peregrine falcons, Delmarva fox squirrels, wood storks, Oregon chubs, greater sage grouses, American bison, brown pelicans, Kirtland’s warbler, Foskett speckled daces, and Monito Geckos are no longer endangered! The majority of their conservation statuses are nearing the lowest status—least concern.
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A reminder that I have bird photo calendars for 2025, for sale via Lulu.com. There are three this year. One is the perennially popular Bird Butts calendar, the second is Birds of Flyover Country, and the third is Hummingbirds. Check them out at drintoul.myportfolio.com/calen…

#NaturePhotography #Nature #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #FlyoverCountry

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A Gorgeous Fingerstyle Cover of 'Carol of the Bells' on an Amazing 26 String Harp Guitar laughingsquid.com/carol-of-the…

A Gorgeous Fingerstyle Cover of 'Carol of the Bells' on an Amazing 26 String Harp Guitar

Jamie Dupuis performed a gorgeous fingerstyle cover of the classic Christmas song "Carol of the Bells" on a beautiful 26 string harp guitar.
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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts

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When Christmas Was Legally Banned for 22 Years by the Puritans in Colonial Massachusetts

Complaints about the commercial-age corruption of Christmas miss one critical fact: as a mass public celebration, the holiday is a rather recent invention.
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#Chernobyl frogs adapted to high #radiation exposure. In the absence of humans, the amphibians thrive in the exclusion zone. #news #nuclear #biology #science #research #ukraine #war #russia #evolution #fukushima #wildlife #environment
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#news #Science #Research #environment #biology #wildlife #evolution #war #Ukraine #Russia #nuclear #fukushima #radiation #chernobyl

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In 2013, Jim and Karen Watkins who founded T.A.I.L.S., or Taking Animals Into Loving Shelters, found an orphaned baby squirrel they named Rocky. They placed him near the kittens of a cat called Emmy, and to their surprise, she immediately cared for him, to the point he began doing his version of purring! How sweet is that?
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"Imperiled western monarch butterflies to get habitat boost in Oregon, other states from $760K grant"

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The Xerces Society will get $300,000 to continue offering free kits that contain native milkweed and pollinator friendly wildflowers and shrubs to Oregon farmers and community groups in the Willamette Valley and Klamath-Siskiyou regions of the state, as well as eastern Washington and California.

#Butterflies #Monarch #Nature #Environment #Oregon #Washington #California

Imperiled western monarch butterflies to get habitat boost in Oregon, other states from $760K grant

The western monarch population has declined more than 95% since the 1980s, according to research from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a Portland-based nonprofit and one of the recipients of the Oregon grant.
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#nature #environment #washington #california #butterflies #oregon #monarch

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🦋 Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study

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Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study

Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings
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#nature #flowers #conservation #insects #city

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This is a great time of year to visit Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Prime time for migratory birds, especially Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes. 😍

#nature #birdwatching #birds #geese #ducks #cranes #wildlife #NewMexico

#nature #wildlife #birds #ducks #birdwatching #newmexico #geese #cranes

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"This year, Oregon State University scientists confirmed that an accidentally introduced European mason bee has set down roots in British Columbia, Canada, and could find wide swaths of suitable habitat in both the Pacific Northwest and eastern North America. They say their research demonstrates the value of archived biodiversity data and community science for detecting exotic species." - Entomology Today

#bees #biodiversity #citizenScience #openData

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European Mason Bee Lands in North America's Pacific Northwest, Likely to Spread

The mason bee Osmia cornuta has become established in British Columbia, and a new study finds wide swaths of suitable habitat in North America.
Entomology Today (Entomological Society of America)
#biodiversity #citizenscience #bees #opendata

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“ #TheGiants are huge grandfather trees in #Tasmania & chainsaws are coming for them. This is the story of one man standing up for them, rallying others, going to jail, becoming a politician, fighting for gender diversity, falling in love & living simply."

TICKETS: tickets.demand.film/event/1309…

#Conservation #Forests #Trees

The Giants

Vorführung von The Giants im Cineplex Odeon Westhills Cinemas – Tickets erhältlich von Demand.Film.
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Photobucket sold users’ biometric data without consent, lawsuit says
Class action could foil Photobucket’s plan to turn old photos into AI goldmine.
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Photobucket sold users’ biometric data without consent, lawsuit says

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Mystery drones flying over New Jersey have residents and officials puzzled


The drones have been seen above critical infrastructure like reservoirs, rail stations and military bases. The governor says there is "no known threat," but the FBI is still investigating.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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🐟 As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer

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As Sumatra loses mangroves to oil palms, local fishers also suffer

LANGKAT, Indonesia — Syafi’i has spent three decades picking up the crabs scurrying along the coast here in Langkat district on Sumatra Island’s northeastern coast, a reliable trade that provided first for his children, then his grandchildren.
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#fishing #environment #conservation #indonesia #globalsouth #palmoil

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#OnThisDay First Nobel Peace Prizes awarded to #RedCross founder Jean Henri Dunant (1901).

Birth Anniversary of Ada Lovelace (1815). She is regarded as the first to recognise the full potential of a "computing machine" and the first #Computer #Programmer.

Today is #HumanRights Day.

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Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts theguardian.com/global-develop… #Globaldevelopment #Pacificislands #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #SouthChinaSea #Globalhealth #Denguefever #Extremeheat #Climateaid #Caribbean #Diabetes #Sealevel #Obesity #Oceans

Small island nations face climate-induced ‘catastrophe’, warn experts

First comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states lays bare impact of the crisis and calls for action from richer countries
Kat Lay (The Guardian)
#oceans #climatecrisis #extremeheat #caribbean #globaldevelopment #obesity #extremeweather #diabetes #southchinasea #globalhealth #denguefever #pacificislands #climateaid #sealevel

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Taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians, even at low speeds, research finds


A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows higher speeds are worse for pedestrians regardless of vehicle height — but those risks are amplified for vehicles with taller front ends.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Hundreds of dollars in lobster stolen haligonia.ca/hundreds-of-dolla… #halifax #novascotia #canada

Hundreds of dollars in lobster stolen – haligonia.ca

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Mark Rober Builds an Intricate Nine-Part Puzzle Maze to Test the Intelligence of a Clever Crow laughingsquid.com/crow-puzzle-…

Mark Rober Builds an Intricate Nine-Part Puzzle Maze to Test the Intelligence of a Clever Crow

Mark Rober decided to test the intelligence of a clever crow named Cheryl with a challenging series of puzzles to solve.
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Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?
"Reddit Answers" will answer questions with AI-generated summaries of user content.
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Reddit debuts AI-powered discussion search—but will users like it?

“Reddit Answers” will answer questions with AI-generated summaries of user content.
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Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals
A boulder engraved with a turtle, good acoustics, and torch lighting—what more do you need for a good time?
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Paleolithic deep-cave compound likely used for rituals

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From OSU Extension: A collection of articles and videos of native bee interactions with plants

This collection features a variety of plant species and indicates which pollinators are attracted to them, as well as practical information such as their growing season, physical traits and more.

#nativeBees #pollinators #bees #plants

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Native bee interactions with plants

Learn which pollinators are attracted to various flowering plants.
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Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows
Fiona Harvey (The Guardian)
#food #water #biodiversity #fossilfuels #farming #agriculture #soil #climate #climatebreakdown #desertification #droughts #extractivism #dustbowl #degradation #aridity #overextraction
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Helpful Tips For Strategically Packing Items That Can Get Lost or Broken While Traveling laughingsquid.com/travel-packi…

Helpful Tips For Strategically Packing Items That Can Get Lost or Broken While Traveling

The Jeff and Lauren Show shared a number of very helpful tips for packing items that could otherwise get lost or broken while traveling.
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I haven't been here in a few days. Nothing happened. I was just busy with documentaries and preparing my virtual machines by removing unwanted programs, cleaning them up, etc., all in preparation for my new tablet! I never thought, in my life, that I would buy a tablet, because I'm obsessed with using a keyboard. But after constantly shorting mine out, due to hyperhydrosis (excessive sweating), I decided that I may as well get one, so that I could change the keyboard when needed. Plus, this is a Toughpad, so it can withstand pretty much anything. Did I mention it's small? Barring desktops, I hate large computers. How anyone can consider 11.6 inches to be a mini laptop is beyond me. This one is 7 inches, which suits me well. I even found the perfect bag to go along with it, and it holds the Toughpad, plus my Galaxy A15, plus my keyboard! It's also water-proof and wonderfully cushioned.

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-M1 MK3

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7-8 Inch Tablet Sleeve Bag with Shoulder Strap

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The Black-naped Pheasant-Pigeon believed to be extinct for over a century, this elusive ground-dwelling bird was rediscovered in 2022 on Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea. #wildlife #conservation

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10 "Extinct" Animals That Made a Surprise Comeback - The Queen Zone

Learn about the remarkable world of extinct animals and recent rediscoveries. Discover how conservation efforts and exploration contribute to preserving biodiversity.
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#wildlife #conservation @fodmap-everyday-FODMAPeveryday

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💔 New York issues first drought warning in 22 years as dry conditions persist

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#climate #weather #newyork #drought #ny

New York issues first drought warning in 22 years as dry conditions persist

City also pauses major repairs to aqueduct as residents and local agencies ordered to cut down on water usage
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#Weather #climate #newyork #ny #drought

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