Tootfinder

Rare white whale sighting tops 2026 World Nature Photography Awards winners #photography

Nature: China approves brain chip to treat paralysis — a world first #Neuracle

China approves brain chip to treat paralysis — a world first
Chip allows people with paralysis to control a soft robotic hand.

"England must destine 7% of land to nature and renewables to hit green targets, data shows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #StreetSounds
Naughty by Nature:
🎵 Hip Hop Hooray
#NaughtybyNature
https://djnos.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-by-nature-hip-hop-hooray
https://open.spotify.com/track/1SyQ6t9RdRBK0QUCS6a797

Diverse organic molecules on #Mars revealed by the first SAM TMAH experiment: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70656-0 -> NASA’s Curiosity Finds Organic Molecules Never Seen Before on Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-finds-organic-molecules-never-seen-before-on-mars/

"Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Norfolk

An Open Access article in Nature details how data can now be written in borosilicate glass hard drives so it can last 10,000 years.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10042-w
Now, scientists are figuring out which memes and cat pictures to keep that long.

Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage - Nature
An optical archival storage technology based on femtosecond laser direct writing in glass addresses the practical demands of archival storage.

New Study: Evidence shows how X’s algorithmic feed is radicalizing its users toward the Right. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Worth a read, even if I feel called out
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/14/art-sex-nature-why-is-everything-sold-to-us-as-a-means-to-an-end-rather-than-an-end-in-itself

Art, sex, nature: why is everything sold to us as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself?
How a reductive worldview is stripping meaning from our most valued activities

#archive and #library folks - has anyone heard about laser-etched borosilicate glass as a high-density digital storage medium? They are claiming a data density of "4.8 TB in a 120 mm square, 2 mm thick piece of glass" and longevity in the thousands of years.

Thousands of early-career NIH researchers forming union for first time
The push for better pay and benefits among US scientists arrives at world’s largest biomedical funder.
-- Nature [paywall]
-- But 'crickets' in the mainstream media
@…

Thousands of early-career NIH researchers forming union for first time
Push for better pay and benefits among US scientists arrives at world’s largest biomedical funder.

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

🚨 new study alert🚨
Antarctica, after net losing ice through the noughts and teens started to level off and gain ice the last 5 years.
We show that westerly winds and atmospheric rivers as well as sea ice loss helps to explain the pattern.
The brilliant @… led a fine paper with colleagues at DMI, KNMI and in New Zealand.
I will post a pop sci blog on it later, but read the whole thing here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03242-3

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
MGMT:
🎵 Mother Nature
#NowPlaying #MGMT
https://mgmt.bandcamp.com/track/mother-nature
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ydCckEdZbyPWuLpKqm0S0

"Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree"
#Australia #Environment #Nature

Australia claims it is ‘on track’ to save nature. We disagree
The federal government needs to drop the spin and get on with the hard work of addressing biodiversity loss.

Caroline Lucas here is saying what's missing from most current Green Party messaging.
Leaders must be honest about the likelihood of collapse.
For Keir Starmer to talk of national resilience and ignore nature is absurd | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Mental imagery modulates bistable perception in a modality-specific manner https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-44578-2

An important recognition by the Scottish Government that the desire for personal information by public bodies and researchers, always for the greater good, does not trump privacy concerns around data collection.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3097zj50lyo

Scottish government deletes data from school 'sex survey'
The survey asked pupils as young as 14 about their sexual experiences but parents said they were not told about the nature of the questions.

Some City Some Nature 🏙️🪾
一些城一些自然 🏙️🪾
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ ERA 100, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

#lichensubscribe #Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, #EastSussex

It looks like the cognitive protocol of virtually all living beings is probably running on the same beat.
#nature

Nature might have a universal rhythm
Animal communication can look wildly different—flashing lights, chirping calls, croaking songs and elaborate dances. But new research from Northwestern University suggests many of these signals share a surprising feature: They repeat at nearly the same tempo.

🐮 Feral horses and cattle create more resilient nature, rewilding study reveals
#conservation

Feral horses and cattle create more resilient nature, rewilding study reveals
Protected natural areas across Europe are changing. Climate change, with rising temperatures and heavy rainfall, is turbocharging the growth of shrubs and trees, choking the flowers and insects that need the light and heat of open spaces. Traditionally, this scenario prompts nature managers to reach for chainsaws and brush cutters to keep the landscape open. But researchers at Aarhus University and the Natural History Museum, Aarhus, Denmark, can now show that horses and cattle represent a more…

Single-molecule #peptide #sequencing through reverse translation of peptides into DNA
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587…

The political effects of X's feed algorithm (Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p60#a260218p60

Sonnet 067 - LXVII
Ah! wherefore with infection should he live,
And with his presence grace impiety,
That sin by him advantage should achieve,
And lace itself with his society?
Why should false painting imitate his cheek,
And steal dead seeming of his living hue?
Why should poor beauty indirectly seek
Roses of shadow, since his rose is true?
Why should he live, now Nature bankrupt is,
Beggar'd of blood to blush through lively ve…

The Territory Nature Podcast
All things nature in Australia's Northern Territory. Produced by volunteers with the TNP Landcare Group, supported by Landcare NT...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/the-territory-nature/…

Milwaukee didn't even make it more than 9 months since flooding due to heavy rain ruined everything. Climate change is a thing.
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2026/04/16/milwaukee-again-cleaning-up-from-overwhelming-force-of-nature/

Milwaukee Again Cleaning Up From ‘Overwhelming Force of Nature’
City officials said there was little more they could have done to prepare.

Social media algorithms prioritize right-wing content and influence the political views and behavior of real users. This is the finding of the recent study “The political effects of X’s feed algorithm”: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

Fin de chantier des Miroirs des Terres Médianes - Rêve de Dragon - Scriptarium
Voila c'est disponible en boutique !!!
https://scriptarium.org/potinier/rdd/fin-de-chantier-des-miroirs-des-terres-médianes-r388/

Fin de chantier des Miroirs des Terres Médianes
Les Kanaillous se sont égaillés dans la nature, les yeux pleins d'étoiles, de jolies images et de bons souvenirs. Les souscripteurs ont été livrés, les derniers soucis de livraison sont en phase d'être résolus (si ce n'est pas votre cas, utiliser le lien "Nous contacter" en bas de la page). Nous ...

The fact that these words make a coherent sentence describing a real world event gives me pause about the fragile nature of the human psyche.
The fact that I understand the reference gives me pause about the fragile nature of my own goddamn psyche.
#ShamelesslyStolenFromSomewhereElseOnTheInternetHonestlyICantKeepTrackOfThisStuffAnymore

Experimental evidence for granular shear-flow instability in the Epstein regime: #planets - a turbulent story: https://mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releases/2026/media_releases_2026/evolution_of_planets/index_eng.html

Q&A with Jensen Huang on Nvidia's CUDA core, reasoning and coding, CPUs' role in accelerated computing, Groq, China and the doomers, Nvidia's nature, and more (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)
https://stratechery.com/2026/an-interv…

An Interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang About Accelerated Computing
An interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about his GTC 2026 keynote, navigating China and DC, and remembering Nvidia’s true nature.

"Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual"
#EarthDay #Nature #Environment

Earth Day at 56: why the 2026 theme carries more weight than usual | The Optimist Daily
Earth Day turns 56 with a theme that does double duty: "Our Power, Our Planet" is about energy, and also about something harder to measure.

"A critique of French Theory thus needs to go hand in hand with a critique of Western Marxism and its fourfold retreat from materialism, the dialectics of nature, class, and anti-imperialism."
John Bellamy Foster on the reactionary role and purpose of French Theory.
French Theory in the Intellectual Cold War - Monthly Review

French Theory in the Intellectual Cold War - Monthly Review

How do #autistic people age — and what does it mean for their health? #autism
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00471-6

Reviving nomadic wisdom to power education for sustainable development
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/reviving-nomadic-wisdom-power-education-sustainable-development-mongolia

Reviving nomadic wisdom to power education for sustainable development
Rooted in centuries of living in harmony with nature, Mongolia’s nomadic heritage is finding new life in today’s classrooms. Guided by UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development 2030 framework

#EleanorHimmelfarb isn't a household name when it comes to abstraction, but look at how beautiful and complex her work is. Her painting "On the Fourth Day" is now on view in our galleries. Learn more about how nature inspired her work and her history of environmental activism.

Tonight (Wed, March 18) at 6:30 pm (EDT) a public event on "Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature" by Bob Hazen and Mike Wong. ⚒️🧪 #mineralogy
Virtual registration at https://carnegiescie…

Time's Second Arrow
Join Carnegie Science researchers Robert M. Hazen and Michael L. Wong for a lively discussion about their proposed "second arrow of time"—a heretofore missing law of nature that explains how the marvelously complex constituents of our universe came to be.

Nature Remembers: War, Trauma, and Environmental Postmemory in Contemporary Anglophone Literature and Culture https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/16/nature-remembers-war-trauma-and-environmental-…

I can't stop thinking about the parallels between Evo and Cesar.

⁨#lichensubscribe⁩ ⁨#Rye⁩ Harbour Nature Reserve, ⁨#EastSussex⁩

"Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds"
#Rainforests #Nature #Environment

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions, study finds
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers. A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests' least recognized services as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions, finding that each hectare generates 2.4 million liters of rain each year—enough to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Mother Nature:
🎵 At Peace
#MotherNature
https://mother-nature.bandcamp.com/track/at-peace

Interesting piece on the fragmenting of digital identities in the sciences. I'm sure mine is scattered all over the place.
The key seems to be to keep your ORCID up to date. - and as a model, there are many similarities between ORCID and the fediverse,
"keep your ORCID profile up to date... it is controlled by the researcher, portable across institutions and designed to connect to publishers, funders and organizational systems... makes your ORCID page a stable reference point.."
#AcademicChatter
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04132-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-202604

Oh wow, I feel quite sore today. Maybe I didn't do "enough" during winter to keep my muscles in shape.
But it was worth it! (Pictures and video are yet to come). After the snow has mostly melted, it's time again to clean up all kinds of litter.
I once heard a metallic *pling* and knew ... "new microspikes needed now ... but as the metal plate broke and not just a chain, I hope that the shop might replace it. I mean .. broken metal after just ~1year? Keep fi…

Measurement of a lithium plume from the uncontrolled #reentry of a Falcon 9: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03154-8 -> SpaceX rocket fireball linked to plume of polluting lithium: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd8z4eqlxno

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report #nature

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. It calls for a major shift in global financing of nature-based solutions and phasing out harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience.

Alteration history of aluminum-rich rocks at Jezero crater, Mars | Communications Earth & Environment #floatrocks
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02856-3

The most resistant to committing fraud, when asked repeatedly, were all versions of Claude. Versions of Grok and early versions of GPT performed the worst.
Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds.

#xkcd #ltbw

From Nature
Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments
Katharina Seeger & Philip S. J. Minderhoud
The impacts of sea-level rise and other hazards on the coasts of the world are determined by coastal sea-level height and land elevation1. Correct integration of both aspects is fundamental for reliable sea-level rise and coastal hazard impact assessments2,3, but is often not carefully considered or properly performed.

Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Nature
Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.

"Denmark secures €1bn to subsidise farmers for nature restoration"
#Denmark #Nature #Environment

Time course of visual plasticity following adult-onset #deafness (in cats) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39490-8

In his first term, Trump appointed a record-setting 54 federal appellate judges.
Circuit judges are nominated by presidents and, if confirmed by the Senate, serve lifetime appointments.
This analysis provides an early look at how those appointments will likely reverberate nationwide in terms of dismantling or failing to uphold environmental laws and policy, legal scholars said.
“Long term, it’s going to set a lot of precedent that pushes the law away from environmental pr…

Man v. Nature: Trump Appointees Are Shredding Environmental Protections
Federal appellate courts are enacting an anti-environment agenda—especially in the ultraconservative 5th Circuit, new analysis shows.

Greetings from the soil.
#photography #nature #grass

A study finds LLMs from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI can help with academic fraud, specifically helping non-researchers submit fabricated papers to arXiv (Elizabeth Gibney/Nature)
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00595-9

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds.

Slovenia interestingly has given France a run for it's money.
Let's see where we end up. Thanks all!
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/116426694104346350
Ruth_Mottram - Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. Family travel by train to a self catering holiday destination where swimming, cycling hiking and climbing is possible (as is sitting by the water with a pile of books) lots of fresh air and nature a must. Cities less important. What would you choose (feel free to comment why and be more specific on destination!):

"MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration"
#Scotland #Environment #Nature

Nature Remembers: War, Trauma, and Environmental Postmemory in Contemporary Anglophone Literature and Culture https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/02/16/nature-remembers-war-trauma-and-environmental-…

"MPs to assess whether Treasury is hampering climate and nature progress"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature #Climate

MPs to assess whether Treasury is hampering climate and nature progress
With nature in freefall and the political consensus on net-zero shattered, a cross-party coalition of MPs is set to assess whether the Government’s fiscal rules constrain the delivery of key environmental policy commitments.

For today's #silentsunday I am thinking about wether I want to go to this place and take a similar photo (just now in winter) ... OR go to the place seen in the photo. 🤔
I might also have to check the nature & wildlife protection zones first.
Anyways - enjoy the rest of your sunday.
Oh, I even wrote a blog post about it:

The dramatic transition of the extreme Red #Supergiant WOH G64 to a Yellow Hypergiant: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19329 - this 2024 paper, already mentioned by me in connection with other observations of that star in https://skyweek.wordpress.com/2024/11/24/allgemeines-live-blog-ab-dem-24-11-2024/ ("Die enge zirkumstellare Umgebung des Roten Überriesen WOH G64 ..."), has now been formally published: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02789-7.epdf?sharing_token=7UR_XvTAZerqnMHPRyA0LtRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0N7FejDObMF3AkHA10E71tuouxDX6yP8bM1QCFKGVVZLl8bT37LMadR8u4ukhACilFI60-Zxl0e00Bc0v3qXkG29yIQr7uTE0sd644q7We4d6ay5Tblhxc-UABROlAnuDs=

Nice article, about a serious problem/risk with AI models. AI poisoning.
"Part of the problem is that AI models can offer wildly different results depending on exactly what is asked and what kind of information they are drawing on. Search for “bixonimania”, and Google’s AI overview might treat it as a legitimate condition. Ask it “Is bixonimania real?” and the same AI overview might confirm that it isn’t legitimate."

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers #nature

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the University of East London (UEL). The study introduces the concept of "defensive rewilding"—the intentional, pre- or mid-conflict restoration of ecosystems to shape terrain in ways that can slow, redirect or impede military advances, while delivering environmental benefits.

The ibis are steadily encroaching further into suburbia. They moved into the adjacent suburb a couple of years ago, today they are in mine. I'm now awaiting the day I come out to find one sitting on the bird feeder awaiting breakfast!
#Suburbia #Canberra

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MidnightInAPerfectWorld
Naughty by Nature:
🎵 Hip Hop Hooray
#NaughtybyNature
https://djnos.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-by-nature-hip-hop-hooray
https://open.spotify.com/track/1SyQ6t9RdRBK0QUCS6a797

The White House declined to estimate the cost of the war with Iran at a congressional hearing on Thursday,
prompting some Senate Democrats to criticize the Trump administration for its lack of transparency.
In a second appearance on Capitol Hill this week, Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, sidestepped questions about the price tag of the U.S.- and Israel-led conflict.
He said the “fluctuating” nature of the war made it hard to calculate either the expense…

White House Declines to Offer Congress an Estimate of Iran War Cost
Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, said the fluctuating nature of the U.S.-Israeli war made it difficult to pinpoint expenses.

If you are remotely interested in #Antarctica , #ClimateChange and #SeaLevelRise, check out the latest brilliant @… contribution on how the risk of crossing a tipping point varies per basin
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02554-0

"In Germany, climate-related television content reaches engaged viewers but misses skeptical groups"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange

In Germany, climate-related television content reaches engaged viewers but misses skeptical groups
Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Hamburg, Freie Universität Berlin and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT show in a recent publication in the journal Nature Climate Change that television in Germany remains one of the most important media for engaging with the issue of climate change. Moreover, television can contribute to societal consensus-building. The study finds that climate-related television content primarily reaches ne…

Cenozoic evolution of earth’s strongest geoid low illuminates mantle dynamics beneath #Antarctica: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-28606-1 -> Beneath Antarctica - the deep-time story behind Earth’s largest “gravity low”: https://www.ipgp.fr/en/news-and-agenda/news/beneath-antarctica-the-deep-time-story-behind-earths-largest-gravity-low/ -> Antarctica’s ‘Gravity Hole’ Has Been Quietly Growing Stronger: https://gizmodo.com/antarcticas-gravity-hole-has-been-quietly-growing-stronger-2000722955 - scientists aren't fully sure what this means for Antarctica's future, however.

Live Science spoke with physicist David Gross,
who today received the $3 million "Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics".
He was part of a trio that won the 2004 physics Nobel prize for research that helped complete the Standard Model of particle physics.
But when asked if physics will reach a unified theory of the fundamental forces of nature within 50 years,
Gross has a surprising answer.
"Currently, I spend part of my time trying…

Welsh charity buys more than 405 hectares for rewilding https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/15/welsh-charity-buys-more-than-405-hectares-for-rewilding

Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid #Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-68505-1 -> Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/osiris-rex/asteroid-bennus-rugged-surface-baffled-nasa-we-finally-know-why/ and https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/solving-asteroid-bennus-mysteries/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Pearl Jam:
🎵 Force of Nature
#PearlJam
https://open.spotify.com/track/00NkvHyGAGC2waBNmCaAdn

"How plant “touch” boosts resilience: new research reveals surprising stress response"
#Plants #Nature #Environment

How plant “touch” boosts resilience: new research reveals surprising stress response | The Optimist Daily
When plant leaves touch, they become more resilient to light stress. A new study shows how physical contact may form a natural stress warning system.

Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. Family travel by train to a self catering holiday destination where swimming, cycling hiking and climbing is possible (as is sitting by the water with a pile of books) lots of fresh air and nature a must. Cities less important. What would you choose (feel free to comment why and be more specific on destination!):
France
Portugal
Spain
Slovenia

A citizen of Rome in 117 AD,
under Emperor Trajan,
would've found it difficult to imagine the empire not existing.
The roads, the aqueducts, the legal system, the trade networks stretching from Britain to Mesopotamia:
all of it seemed to be a near-fact of nature, like gravity
Edward Gibbon gave us six volumes explaining how that feeling turned out to be wrong,
and even he couldn't fully untangle all the causes.
But the overarching theme mig…

The empire always falls
A citizen of Rome in 117 AD, under Emperor Trajan, would've found it difficult to imagine the empire not existing. The roads, the aqueducts, the legal system, the trade networks stretching from Britain to Mesopotamia: all of it seemed to be a near-fact of nature, like gravity // the Mediterranean itself.

Broad generalisation of the ventriloquism aftereffect across sound frequencies https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-40873-0

This is the story of Weda Bay – and how nature is being sacrificed for mining https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/mar/11/how-mining-threatens-the-worlds-biodiversity-aoe

Volatile-rich evolution of molten super-Earth L 98-59 d: #planet: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-03-16-researchers-reveal-new-class-molten-planet

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Naughty by Nature:
🎵 Uptown Anthem
#NaughtybyNature
https://miketempo.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-by-nature-uptown-anthem-mike-tempo-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Kt62qyMR3uJ15Sb6XDAn3

"Europe’s disappearing birds are a symptom of a broken food and farming system"
#Europe #Birds #Animals

Scientist calls for nature-friendly farming to save Europe’s birds
Intensive farming is behind the disappearance of European birds, an expert tells Euronews Green.

In the six days that followed the US and Israel’s joint attack on Iran on 28 February,
$11.3 billion was spent on American taxpayer-funded bombs that hit the country and caused hundreds of deaths,
the Pentagon has told lawmakers.
This figure does not capture the full cost of the conflict,
such as deployment of forces,
and will now be far higher given the ongoing nature of the war.
But even the limited snapshot of the financial cost of the war has undersco…

Finally a #sundial behind Liselund Slot - https://www.insel-moen.de/en/nature/lieselund-castle/ - on Eastern MŸn.

I feel like this should be better known, especially by consumers of wildlife products.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01121-7

A jet bent by a stellar wind in the #BlackHole X-ray binary Cygnus X-1: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02828-3 -> ‘Dancing jets’ from black hole reveal their immense power: https://www.curtin.edu.au/news/media-release/dancing-jets-from-black-hole-reveal-their-immense-power/

"IPBES report: Only 1% of companies reporting their nature impacts"
#Nature #Business #Environment

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Naughty by Nature:
🎵 Hip Hop Hooray
#NaughtybyNature
https://djnos.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-by-nature-hip-hop-hooray
https://open.spotify.com/track/1SyQ6t9RdRBK0QUCS6a797

Trump and Vance have picked a fight with the pope,
and things are getting really weird.
It isn’t just the spectacle of Vance lecturing Pope Leo XIV about theology,
though that is indeed a car crash you can’t look away from.
It’s also that the man who declared he is
“the most pro-faith and pro-religious liberty president in American history”
is furious to find out that Catholics,
a group he counted on as being not only reliable conservative voters bu…

The regime's attacks on Pope Leo backfire spectacularly
They're exposing the broken, cult-like nature of Trumpism.

A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) #Ryugu: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02791-z -> "The detection of diverse nucleobases in asteroid and meteorite materials demonstrates their widespread presence throughout the Solar System and reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the prebiotic chemical inventory of early Earth."

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Naughty by Nature:
🎵 O.P.P.
#NaughtybyNature
https://miketempo.bandcamp.com/track/naughty-by-nature-o-p-p-mike-tempo-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/1k28sDTLOz942qa3wEtMQE

People who felt more connected to nature also reported higher well-being.
Researchers who study people’s relationship with the natural world often use the term
“nature connectedness.”
This phrase doesn’t simply mean going hiking or visiting a park.
Nature connectedness refers to the extent to which people see nature as part of who they are
– whether they feel an emotional bond with the natural world and experience a sense of oneness with it.
Someone who has…

A connection to nature fuels well-being worldwide, according to a study of 38,000 people
Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.

"For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. It calls for a major shift in global financing of nature-based solutions and phasing out harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience.

"‘Putting biodiversity in our hands’: British wildlife will soon be celebrated on banknotes"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Finance

Nature to replace historical figures on UK banknotes
More than 26,000 people voted to put nature on sterling notes.

Mantle heterogeneity influenced Earth’s ancient magnetic field: #MagneticField for hundreds of millions of years: https://www.earth.com/news/deep-heat-has-guided-earths-magnetic-field-for-hundreds-of-millions-of-years/

"Ocean Conservation Debt-for-Nature Bonds Unlocks $1.4B for Marine Protection"
#Oceans #Conservation #Nature

Ocean Conservation Debt-for-Nature Bonds Unlocks $1.4B for Marine Protection | Happy Eco News
Ocean conservation debt-for-nature bonds have unlocked more than $1.4 billion for marine protection across multiple nations.

"Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short"
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Study finds biodiversity credits could boost rewilding, but fall far short
Payments that enable landowners to rewild ecologically degraded land—in the form of biodiversity credits bought by investors wishing to offset their impact on nature—could be an effective component of the emerging market for nature recovery, but will not work as a standalone approach.

"Paying attention to birdsong while walking in nature can boost wellbeing, my research shows"
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Paying attention to birdsong while walking in nature can boost wellbeing, my research shows
Listening to birdsong while walking in nature reduced both psychological and physiological markers of stress.

"Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh"
#Bandladesh #Conservation #Trees

Conservation efforts help an endangered dipterocarp spread roots in Bangladesh
On Jan. 23, 2026, Mahbubul Islam Polash, a 34-year-old man from Bangladesh’s northern district of Sirajganj, traveled to Teknaf area in the southeastern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, around 600 kilometers (373 miles) south of his hometown. Here, he planted a sapling of Anisoptera scaphula, a dipterocarp tree commonly known as boilam in Bangladesh. That […]

"Once-in-a-Decade Superbloom Carpets Death Valley in Beautiful, Colorful Life (LOOK)"
#Environment #Nature

Once-in-a-Decade Superbloom Carpets Death Valley in Life, Beautiful, Colorful Life
In lower elevations the blooms are already bursting, and will continue to be vibrant until around late March.