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plant_pol_robertson: Robertson plant-pollinator web
A bipartite network of plants and pollinators, from southwestern Illinois, USA.
This network has 1884 nodes and 15265 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/plant_pol_robertson

Nifty preprint with an experiment coevolving Brassica rapa with pollinating, herbivorous butterflies. With bumblebee co-pollinators or heat stress added, the plants evolved stronger anti-herbivore defense; with both bees and heat, they evolved... to attract butterflies?
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.06.686

A first for Germany: a 37.4 MWp solar PV plant has been approved to deliver aFRR. This will help balance the grid by curtailing during periods of surplus supply, and by providing upwards power during periods of negative prices when the plant is already curtailed.
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Germany's first PV plant prequalified for secondary control power (aFRR) | Entelios - We are moving Energy
Entelios, Sunnic & 50Hertz prequalify Germany’s first PV plant for aFRR – milestone for flexible renewable grid stability.

Study Shows Plant-Based Agroforestry Could Double Rural Income in Brazil https://vegconomist.com/agriculture-agribusiness/study-shows-plant-based-agroforestry-could-double-rural-income-brazil/

Study Shows Plant-Based Agroforestry Could Double Rural Income in Brazil - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
A new study presented at the COP30 summit in Belém has found that shifting from livestock farming to plant-based agroforestry can significantly increase the

GPI SPHERE detection of a 6.1 MJup circumbinary #planet around HD 143811: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/10/aa57104-25/aa57104-25.html -> Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025/12/rare-image-of-tatooine-like-planet-is-closest-to-its-twin-stars-yet

Ankar, which develops LLM-powered AI tools to streamline the process of drafting patent applications for patent attorneys, raised a $20M Series A led by Atomico (Jeremy Kahn/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2025/12/17/exclusi

Exclusive: Palantir alums using AI to streamline patent filing secure $20 million in Series A venture funding
Palantir alumni Tamar Gomez and Wiem Gharbi founded Ankar which counts L'Oreal and Vorys among early customers

Überwachung der Reisewege: EU plant Ausweitung der Passagierdatenspeicherung
Ob Fähre, Bus oder Bahn: Die EU will die Überwachung von Reiseströmen erweitern. Ein internes Ratspapier skizziert den Fahrplan für neue Kontrollsysteme.

Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion
"We share here an executive summary authored by Milena Hanenberg of the new policy brief ‘Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion’, published by Research & Degrowth International and written by Marula Tsakgari. The policy brief provides both a scathing indictment of the current organisation of the fashion industry and clearly defined policy proposals."

Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion
A policy brief by Research & Degrowth  We share here an executive summary authored by Milena Hanenberg of the new policy brief ‘Clothing the Planet Within Limits: A Degrowth Approach to Fashion…

Russia may target nuclear plant substations to cut power and force Ukraine’s capitulation, Ukrainian intelligence warns: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/17/russia-may-target-nuclear-plant.html

New UN report outlines economic pathways for tackling planetary crisis #environment

New UN report outlines economic pathways for tackling planetary crisis
A new global assessment of the planet's environmental health was unveiled this week at the seventh UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), with University of Portsmouth researchers playing a central role in shaping its economic blueprint for a sustainable future.