"Just get the billionaires to fund science!" An example of that: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

On this day that supports inclusive futures for women and girls in science, let's not forget all the women that were sidelined, ignored, or forced out of science because they: - had children - prioritised family/caring - did science differently - questioned boundaries & norms - fought the patriarchy

I have lost all respect for Noam Chomsky.

Epstein provided private plane trips, internships, Apple Watches, Hermès bags, extra-large zipper sweatshirts, nearly $10,000 worth of boxers and T-shirts (Woody Allen) and an XXL cashmere sweater (Noam Chomsky), writes @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...

And yet the climate changes, whether or not the information is erased. A federal agency has stripped a chapter on global warming from a manual written to help judges understand important scientific questions they may face in their courtrooms. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...

The 18 Faroe islands — rugged, beautiful, windswept and often soaked with rain — are home to 55,000 people, and sit in the middle of a crucial waterway between Iceland and Scotland at the threshold of the Arctic, where superpowers are vying for dominance. GIft link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/w...

A long-standing belief was that hedgehogs carried stolen fruit on their spines. Medieval illustrations often showed them sneaking through orchards with apples skewered on their backs, an image that still appears in children’s books, writes Kate Davies theconversation.com/why-hedgehog...

I've donated to World Central Kitchen @wck.org to help deliver 100,000 Ramadan food kits to families in Gaza—part of WCK’s broader effort to reach families throughout the month. donate.wck.org/campaign/762...

Antisemitic incidents increased sharply in the UK after deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur. On the day, the CST logged 40 antisemitic incidents & another 40 the next day. More than half directly referenced or celebrated the Heaton Park attack. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

A timely news story from The Guardian reporting on damaging effects of slope failures in the Sicilian town of Niscemi (Italy) for students in my Environmental Geology class, giving them a chance to apply what I hope they learned this morning about mass movements/slope failures. 🧪🪨⚒️

The 18 Faroe islands — rugged, beautiful, windswept and often soaked with rain — are home to 55,000 people, and sit in the middle of a crucial waterway between Iceland and Scotland at the threshold of the Arctic, where superpowers are vying for dominance. GIft link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/w...

“I know for some, mud may be their nemesis at this time of year but we’re trying to celebrate it, get people to embrace it,” said Jon Barrett, co-organizer of a Month of Mud festival. It's inspired by the Anglo Saxon name for this time of year – Solmōnaþ. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

With more than 100 flood warnings in force across the country and further downpours forecast this week, scientists say the atmospheric forces behind Britain’s endless drizzle are the same ones driving devastating floods across Spain and Portugal. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“We didn’t want to see any redactions of the names of co-conspirators, accomplices, enablers, abusers, rapists, simply to spare them potential embarrassment, political sensitivity or disgrace of some kind,” US Representative Jamie Raskin said. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

"In clinical practice, I try to acknowledge that there must be numberless states of mind – perhaps as many as there are people who experience them, multiplied by the moments of their lives," writes Dr. Gavin Francis @drgavinfrancis.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

Unilateral steps by Israel's govt make it easier for Jewish settlers to buy land and undercut the Palestinian Authority in parts of the West Bank that it administers, appearing to flout important agreements that Israel signed under the Oslo peace process decades ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...

“We cannot ignore the latest development on X that allows users to generate and distribute sexualised content of other people, including our own members,” says Royal College of Surgeons in UK. Royal colleges leave X because of “harmful content and abusive behaviour” www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Perched on the edge of the mudflow, Biblioteca Marsiano, a public library in the Sicilian town of Niscemi, hangs over the void. Its basement holds more than 4,000 rare and valuable books. The library lies in the “black zone”, off-limits even to firefighters. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

"It was the collapse of Puerto Rico’s power grid that became a symbol of Maria’s destruction." Big Oil lied for decades about the climate risks of its products, with devastating consequences. Thirty-seven Puerto Rico municipalities are now seeking to hold the industry accountable for its lies.

A black vulture preens a crested caracara: “People think that nature is always about violence and conflict, red in tooth and claw,” said biologist Neil Buckley at SUNY Plattsburgh. “But actually there’s a lot of collaboration and cooperation that goes on.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...

“God Bless America.” Bad Bunny. During his historic performance at the Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny shouts out all the countries in America.

The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous used in the US, because it contains a mix of Agent Orange and glyphosate, which have both been linked to cancer and widespread ecological damage. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Enforcement against polluters in the US plunged in the 1st year of Trump’s 2nd term. “Our nation’s landmark environmental laws are meaningless when EPA does not enforce the rules,” said Jen Duggan of the Environmental Integrity Project @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...

Demanding Support for Trump, US Justice Department Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors Applications for vacant slots in U.S. attorneys’ offices, once apolitical questionnaires, now often include requirements to weigh in on Mr. Trump’s policies. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

Perched on the edge of the mudflow, Biblioteca Marsiano, a public library in the Sicilian town of Niscemi, hangs over the void. Its basement holds more than 4,000 rare and valuable books. The library lies in the “black zone”, off-limits even to firefighters. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

On Thursday, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expired. For the first time since 1972, it leaves both superpowers with no limits on the size or structure of their arsenal. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Each data center can “drink” as much as an entire community. Yet Texas does not require data center operators to disclose projected water use or report actual consumption. This makes research difficult and limits visibility for water-stressed municipalities.

On Thursday, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expired. For the first time since 1972, it leaves both superpowers with no limits on the size or structure of their arsenal. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

"I decided to become a journalist because I truly believed that by reporting rigorously and honestly, we could improve this world. I still believe it now." If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: I want to tell you about how to live--Carlos Hernández www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"I decided to become a journalist because I truly believed that by reporting rigorously and honestly, we could improve this world. I still believe it now." If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: I want to tell you about how to live--Carlos Hernández www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

EPA is dismantling dozens of environmental regulations. These actions will make children more vulnerable to many of the chronic diseases the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) agenda says it wants to eradicate, including cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, obesity. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Noam Chomsky reveals his true thoughts about women: In 2019, months before Epstein died in prison, Chomsky advised him on how to handle all the bad press he was getting, advising him to ignore it all, given “the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"She writes out my name on my hand Ahmad Fahmi Rashed Saleh Mother’s name: Abir Age: nine Blood group: A+" "My Mother Wouldn’t Let Anyone Write On Our Bodies" A poem by Haneen Ameen (Tr. Katharine Halls) @thedialmag.bsky.social www.thedial.world/articles/lit...

Polar bears in Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago, now hunt more bearded seals, which can live outside the sea ice. They also forage more on land, feeding on reindeer – some populations of which have increased – eggs and birds, as well as walrus and whale carcasses. www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

In a recent study, scientists looked at the venues of 19 past Winter Olympics to see how each might hold up under future climate change. They found that by midcentury, four former host cities would no longer have a reliable climate for hosting the Games. medium.com/the-new-clim...

"A grubby piece of propaganda."

A Yorkshire therapist has discovered her intuitive flock of sheep has an unexpected route to emotional healing. Grace Olson, from Leeds in West Yorkshire, says Merlin, an empathic sheep, is "like a person in a sheep’s body – he knows when someone is distressed.” www.positive.news/lifestyle/he...

Gravetye Manor in East Grinstead has planted a sapling in its gardens taken from the original Bramley Apple tree. The sapling is descended from the original Bramley tree in Southwell, Nottingham, which is still bearing fruit at over 220 years old. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2582074...

An RSPB survey found dunlin chicks - one of the UK's rarest wading birds - at High Helbeck Estate, near Brough, in the Cumbrian Pennines last year. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rare wading birds called dunlins are now breeding along large parts of Cumbria. Fourteen sites were surveyed across the Cumbrian North Pennines during the Dunlin breeding season from May to July 2025, with around 30 individuals recorded at eight of them. cumbriacrack.com/2026/02/03/r...

When flood waters recede, crows and ravens will feast on the carrion of hedgehogs, dormice and other small animals unable to escape the rising water, says Steve Hussey, of Devon Wildlife Trust. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I kind of think they should leave the crown in its crushed state as a testament to its ordeal. The crown of French Empress Eugenie was left crushed after being dropped by fleeing thieves during the raid at the Louvre last October - but is "nearly intact." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Amazon said on Thursday that it would spend $200 billion this year on data centers, satellites as it invests heavily in the race for artificial intelligence. Meanwhile Bezos-owned Washington Post laid off more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/t...

Amazon MGM Studios spent $75 million buying and marketing “Melania,” a propaganda film about Trump’s wife. Yet Bezos-owned @washingtonpost.com yesterday sent layoff notices to at least 14 climate journalists, writes @sammyroth.bsky.social www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...

Without getting vitamin K at birth, babies can develop a dangerous bleeding problem called vitamin K deficient bleeding (VKDB). VKDB can cause bleeding in nearly every organ of the body, and can be fatal. kidshealth.org/en/parents/v...

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

I used to joke that I could not draw "for toffee". Then I bought my kids an amazing book called "How to Draw Animals." I copied the instructions for a pig and a dog and the results were impressive!

In Spain, Pedro Sánchez’s government announced that it will regularise 500,000 undocumented people. This decree offers relief for all those who no longer have to fear deportation, writes Francheska Melendez. “It’s like a gift from God,” as one person said. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"For Inuit, peace in the Arctic is not an abstract principle; it is about protecting our homelands, our families, and the future of our children,” said Vivian Korthuis, also of the Inuit Circumpolar Council – Alaska. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

I love this. The publicly owned network of remote hiking huts in New Zealand is too vast for the government to maintain, so ordinary people are filling their backpacks with cleaning supplies and hiking into the hills to clean and maintain the huts. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...