IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Sending so much love and strength to the LGBTIQA+ community in the UK today.

This is cycling in the Netherlands 🧡 Wide, quiet and scenic paths for both recreational cyclists and commuters.

Tram 😍

Totally loving Race Around The World. Pure joy, seeing some amazing places and beautiful human interaction. We are all the same, such a shame people want to divide & belittle others for their own agrandissement #bbc #ratw

Time for a mood boosting rewatch I think *she said every morning this week*

"Subspace Rhapsody.” I am a secret fan of musicals, and I have been enjoying the songs. This one especially moved me, though it probably wouldn't move you in the same way if you didn't know the series. Still, it's lovely. Uhura’s Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr8... Image of a young black woman.🚀🎵

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Glasgow have developed a smart textiles bra to help detect cancer in women with intellectual disabilities. healthcaretoday.com/article/smar... #healthcare #womenshealth #innovation #cancerdetection

Kemisola Bolarinwa is a #Futuremaker — turning bold ideas into lifesaving impact. She designed a cancer-detecting smart bra — using sensors to detect early-stage cancer before symptoms appear. That’s what a Futuremaker does: builds solutions that change what’s possible. 👏 ✅

Well played Lego.

May the 4th be with you ✨

Good things can happen ⛅️

A black heron using its wings like an umbrella, creating shade to attract fish, a behavior known as “canopy feeding”.

The light trails capture some of the spirit of what it feels like to experience the sport I love and some of these fights were magic, but overall I’m not sold on this format. I think we need the off target and the short timings will just mean remises everywhere. Big Q: Why wasn’t it relay???

If you haven’t already discovered Libro for audiobooks I do recommend it. Been using it for a while now and it still gives me happy happy feelings when my money goes to a local bookstore: libro.fm/referral?rf_...

American Kestrel deep dive. Toronto, Canada, April 17th 2026. Photo by Jose Raposo

Here's a male chaffinch mid-flight, from a hide session up in Leeds last weekend 🐦😍 #birds #birdphotography

I caught a little aurora and SAR arc in my #timelapse this morning, April 17-18, 2026 from Crestone, Colorado USA The full video is at youtu.be/fykc6siQYRY #astronomy #astrophotography #aurora #northernlights

China just completed a fully solar-powered high-speed railway — 2,800 kilometers of track from Beijing to Guangzhou running entirely on clean electricity.

Old pic of White-faced Heron taken with my beginner's Canon & 300mm lens for today's #BirdOfTheDay and #Reflections theme. 📷🐦 It was all so new & I remember thinking it was so cool to get that close! 🤩✨ #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #photography #nature #NaturePhotography #Canon #R5 #birding

Bore da ☕️ A tad grey and damp on the Swansea riviera today but glorious at Penllergaer Valley Woods yesterday so not moaning 😎💚 Happy Tues!

Finally had almost a week of clear skies after such a dreary March. 🔭

Great seed-banking story from Wales, saving seeds of rare plant species, and the challenge to obtain them. Has nice photos as well. #botany #conservation #botanists #PlantBlindness

Hoffech chi loywi eich sgiliau adnabod caneuon a galwadau adar? Mae @btocymru.bsky.social yn cynnal dwy sesiwn hyfforddi ar-lein gyda'r hwyr ar 14 a 21 Ebrill. Ond brysiwch, dim ond 48 awr sydd ar ôl i archebu'ch lle. tinyurl.com/r4a2bs4n 📷 Amy Lewis

So, if you love the peregrine live cams, there's a new one from Holkham NNR. Watch the lives of Eurasian Spoonbills. This bird became extinct as a breeding bird in UK but has recently reappeared.

In France, legislation came into effect recently for all car parks that have over 80 spaces to be covered with solar panels. Estimated to add around 11GW of renewable energy capacity to the national grid. Why not do likewise in Scotland? Braehead, Silverburn, Glasgow Fort etc.

HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II’s astronauts return to Earth, ending a record-breaking trip around the moon with a splashdown in the Pacific.

Adaptive reuse of a 1935 parking garage in Paris to create 16 new social housing apartments, with a shared courtyard. Total cost = €6.67m. Design by UR Architecture Urbanism A short thread 🧵

Anyone hear from the Board of Peace lately?

The French government opposes the ban, saying enforced genetic testing is an invasion of privacy Read more 👇 https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-26/#%F0%9F%8F%83%F0%9F%8F%BC-olympics

🥺 Caerphilly town to lose post office with TGJones closure url:https://caerphilly.observer/news/1058007/caerphilly-town-to-lose-post-office-with-tgjones-closure/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=070426

Just going to send some positivity, peace and love out into the universe because we need a whole lot more of it. 🕊️❤️

Hmmm DNA testing for the Olympics, I wonder how that’s going to end? If only we had some past experiences to look back on…

It feels like something has shifted in Cardiff recently. It’s hard to describe but it noticeable. People are looking outward rather than inward. They are looking up. Smiling, helping, welcoming. I think a shadow has passed over. It feels hopeful again.

The most effective and influential urban transformations of any city in the world during Hidalgo’s term. “What’s most remarkable is the sheer volume of aggressive new policies @annehidalgo.bsky.social has managed to push through. Sunday’s mayoral election may determine the direction of her legacy.”

The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the 98th Oscars. #Sinners #Oscars2026

Also here for this

Michael B. Jordan has won Best Actor for ‘SINNERS’ at the Oscars. See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26

Feeling an urge to rewatch Friday Night Lights now..

I did love this scene! Fingers crossed for a win tonight 🤞🏻

This is probably a really important listen for every adult that cares about the next generation. Culture doesn’t happen by accident or overnight. It’s also not too late to put the work in to counter this. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

One million of the world’s estimated 8 million species are threatened with extinction. But hope is not lost. #GenerationRestoration is reviving habitats bringing back homes for threatened species. This #WorldWildlifeDay, discover six species making a comeback: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

I’ve been using this app for a while and it seems like a really good option if you are looking for a way to spread some good in the world #ShareTheMeal and help children in need with a tap on your smartphone. ShareTheMeal here: sharethemeal.org/now?adjust_t...

Are we absolutely sure we’re not in the mirror universe?

Refusing to build supportive housing for those who would otherwise be homeless means more unhoused people living on our streets and in our parks, AND much higher public costs paid by all of us. It’s as simple as that. #UrbanTruth

First time listening to Amol Rajan’s Radical podcast and caught an episode with Thomasina Miers - great listen with some interesting, specific and practical ideas on UPFs. More to do on the SEND angle I would think. Check it out if you need a distraction today.