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"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.

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

US science after a year of Trump (Nature)
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html?error=cookies_not_supported&code=0a1a0e1c-84de-4948-b140-67f73298a661
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p120#a260120p120

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 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

🇺🇦 #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

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

#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.

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.

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.

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

Great call to action by Dariusz Jemielniak in Nature: academics should contribute to Wikipedia, and such work should be recognized.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00075-0

The academic community failed Wikipedia for 25 years — now it might fail us | Nature
Artificial-intelligence systems are feeding on Wikipedia without giving back, and academic indifference is threatening the survival of what is arguably the most widely used reference work on the planet. Artificial-intelligence systems are feeding on Wikipedia without giving back, and academic indifference is threatening the survival of what is arguably the most widely used reference work on the planet.

every day is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay, aber heute ganz besonders. :)
https://calendaroftheday.com/1463-squirrel-appreciation-day.html

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

"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

#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.

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

🐮 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…

Si je continue en infosec, maintenant, j'annoncerai d'entrée de jeu que je suis "objecteur de conscience" sur l'utilisation des LLM. Cela me semble le terme le plus approprié.
Def Wikipedia:
> L'objection de conscience est un refus d'accomplir certains actes requis par une autorité lorsqu'ils sont jugés en contradiction avec des convictions intimes de nature religieuse, philosophique, politique, idéologique ou sentimentale.
Je vous encou…

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

(PDF) Neural mechanisms underlying intracortical microstimulation for sensory restoration https://www.nature.com/articles/s41551-025…

One of my colleagues has some beautiful pictures from the snow days in northern Germany on her blog: https://stories-of-nature.de/blog/wintermagie/
Attached two examples from the post to get your interest, but definitely check out the full set 😍

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.

"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.

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.

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

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-…

Almost exactly 2 years ago when it was below -16°C.
This was a real cool experience - literally.
But I'm just so glad that I went there. I think, this waterfall isn't frozen like that so often. So I was just really lucky to be at the right time at the right spot.
And now - enjoy your weekend 😉
#nature

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

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

"Involuntary parks: Human conflict is creating unintended refuges for wildlife"
#Wildlife #Animals #Nature

Involuntary parks: Human conflict is creating unintended refuges for wildlife
Few locations on Earth are as haunting or deeply ironic as so-called involuntary parks — places too toxic, dangerous, or otherwise made off-limits for human habitation, but which have paradoxically and unintentionally become sanctuaries for wildlife in our absence. As the name coined by science fiction author Bruce Sterling suggests, involuntary parks weren’t established for […]

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

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

This piece could just as easily have been written about atmospheric scientists and climate modellers.
We all need to get out of the computers and into the real world more often
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04150-w

Video-call glitches trigger uncanniness and harm consequential life outcomes
Nature (2025)
#teamresopal

Video-call glitches trigger uncanniness and harm consequential life outcomes - Nature
Glitches in video calls can have a negative effect on the judgement of the people involved and correspond to worse outcomes in major areas of life such as job interviews and parole hearings.

Ja, nein, aber: Die Reduktion der Kosten für die Vergabe von Forschungsmitteln ist halt auch nur ein Ziel, das gegen andere abzuwägen wäre (z.B. im Fall der Vergabe durch Lotterie, durch den Wert der Fairness und den evtl. demotivierenden Effekt).
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025

Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

The Sky: A Film Lesson in “Nature Study” (1928) — The Public Domain Review
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-sky-a-film-lesson-in-nature-study-1928/

a better hope, Belgium 2026
#photography #photo #blackandwhitephotography #nature

#xkcd #ltbw

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.

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.

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=

Food for thought:
“Why ‘open’ AI systems are actually closed—and why it matters.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08141-1
This compelling perspective shows how openness alone fails to challenge AI’s power concentration.
As r…

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.

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.

Der #Golfstrom könnte uns vor einem #Kipppunkt im #Klimasystem warnen.
In einer hochauflösenden Simulation verschiebt er sich erst langsam, dann plötzlich um über 200 km nach Norden – rund…

Abrupt Gulf Stream path changes are a precursor to a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - Communications Earth & Environment
The northward shift and rapid displacement of the Gulf Stream provide an indirect early warning of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakening and collapse, revealed by both high-resolution ocean simulations and historical observations.

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-…

Study of a wideband high data rate implantable antenna for cortical visual prosthesis #BCI

🇺🇦 #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

"Is academic research becoming too competitive?
Nature examines the data Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition."
Sobering numbers from funding institutions in Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025

Is academic research becoming too competitive? Nature examines the data
Applications for European research grants increased in 2025. Scientists say they’re feeling the competition.

YAY! Excellent resource. Site Renewables Right: A Clean and Green Energy Future
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/site-wind-right/
And it…

Site Renewables Right: Accelerating a Clean and Green Energy Future
To help tackle climate change, we must accelerate deployment of clean energy sources, like wind and solar power. So, how can we do that in ways that ensure that allows people and nature to thrive? This online map will help.

YAY! Excellent resource. Site Renewables Right: A Clean and Green Energy Future
https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-priorities/tackle-climate-change/climate-change-stories/site-wind-right/
And it…

Site Renewables Right: Accelerating a Clean and Green Energy Future
To help tackle climate change, we must accelerate deployment of clean energy sources, like wind and solar power. So, how can we do that in ways that ensure that allows people and nature to thrive? This online map will help.

"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.

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.

#neu & #OpenAccess:
"Material Cultures of Archiving: An Introduction to a Global and Historical Practice"
https://doi.org…

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

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:

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

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.

"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.

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

#LittleRedDots as young supermassive black holes in dense ionized cocoons: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09900-4 -> Solving the mystery of the universe's ‘little red dots’: https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2026/01/copenhagen-researchers-make-the-front-page-of-nature-solving-the-mystery-of-the-universes-little-red-dots/

"AI for Nature Restoration Tools: How Companies are Transforming Ecosystem Recovery Projects"
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Nature

AI for Nature Restoration Tools: How Companies are Transforming Ecosystem Recovery Projects | Happy Eco News
AI for nature restoration tools are transforming environmental protection as companies deploy sensors, predictive models, and machine learning systems. Nearly 350 cities use AI to map tree coverage and combat heat, while organizations monitor wildlife and detect wildfires.

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.

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

My advice to the Tories is listen hard to distant but approaching thunder. #Climate negligence and fossil politics will not be a winning formula in the hotter world of the next election. That niche is best left to Reform.
There is a wide-open window for the Conservatives to be the responsible party of nature and free market, winning back the hard-working silent middle as urban Labour lurches f…

Gaze patterns during visual mental imagery reflect part-based generation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-35447-z "eye movements during mental imagery reflect a part-by-part generation process of the imagined content, independent of prior perceptual encoding"

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #EasternEchoes
Elephant Stone:
🎵 Child of Nature (Om Namah Shivaya)
#ElephantStone
https://goingsteadymusic.bandcamp.com/track/elephant-stone-child-of-nature-om-namah-shivaya
https://open.spotify.com/track/4uV35LuBDKgGXAgKjpkR48

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…

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/

How falcon thieves are targeting the UK’s protected birds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/08/wildlife-matters-and-it-may-be-causing-untold-harm-upon-nature-in-the-uk

Scale AI is suing the US DoD; Scale AI has several contracts with the department, and a spokesperson says the lawsuit "relates to a recent procurement decision" (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/scale-ai-department-of-defens…

Scale AI is taking the Department of Defense to court, and some docs are expected to be classified
The nature of the dispute with the Department of Defense, including what Scale AI is seeking, is unclear.

Deadline Extended - AI and the Study of the Ancient Near East
https://ift.tt/4ARCbFi
CFP: [FRISTVERLÄNGERUNG] Variations 28/2021: Gender through technology (25.09.2021) Call…
via Input 4 RELCFP

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

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

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

🇺🇦 #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

Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on eight European countries
– UK, Norway and six EU member states
– is a wrecking ball to the carefully stitched deals he concluded with those countries last summer.
The two biggest voting blocs in the European parliament,
🔸the European People’s Party (EPP) and
🔸the Socialists & Democrats (S&Ds),
said on Saturday night the deal with the EU cannot be approved in the present circumstances.
Trump’s threat a…

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

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 #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

Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/australia-spends-18b-more-on-harming-nature-than-protecting-it-study/

Australia spends $18b more on harming nature than protecting it: Study
The Australian government spends more money on activities that harm biodiversity than those that protect biodiversity, a new study suggests. Australia is a biodiversity hotspot, home to more than two-thirds of the world’s marsupials and a high rate of endemic species, but the country has suffered significant species extinctions since European arrival. Under Target 18 […]

The development of spatial perception with and without visual experience #blindness

The development of spatial perception with and without visual experience - Nature Reviews Psychology
In sighted adults, spatial perception relies on information integrated across sensory modalities. In this Review, Gori and colleagues consider spatial perception in visually impaired infants, children and adults to clarify how it develops and the role of sensory information in the process.

"‘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.

🇺🇦 #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

"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.

Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains? #aphantasia are offering brain scient…

Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
Listen to an audio version of a recent Nature Feature.

JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty torus obscuring the supermassive black hole of Circinus galaxy: #CircinusGalaxy: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-delivers-unprecedented-look-into-heart-of-circinus-galaxy/

"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.

Terrestrial atmospheric ion implantation occurred in the nearside lunar regolith during the history of Earth’s dynamo: #moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere: https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/13/science/moon-stealing-earth-atmosphere-magnetic-field

"‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife"
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"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.

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/

Scarp-fronted deposits record the highest water level in Mars’ Valles Marineris: #Mars was half covered by an ocean: https://mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releases/2026/media_releases_2026/mars_was_half_covered_by_an_ocean/index_eng.html

"Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?"
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"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.

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

"Northumberland nature recovery project takes shape with biggest land sale in 30 years"
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