Obwohl sich der Gemeinderat dagegen ausgesprochen hat, setzen Tübingens Oberbürgermeister Boris Palmer und das Regierungspräsidium Videoüberwachung durch. Dafür greifen sie auf eine ungewöhnliche Rechtsgrundlage zurück. netzpolitik.org/2026/tuebing...

Climate policy is not discretionary spending but collective risk pooling, according to a Vienna University study, who argue that as natural disasters proliferate, it acts as a public insurance system that protects economies and societies. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Incredible reporting from @anissa.bsky.social in @theinformation.com about OpenAI's struggle to get more computing power as Stargate—its $500B data center buildout—has floundered. theinformation.com/articles/ins... It also includes this detail. We are in the dirt-eating phase of the AI hype cycle.

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NEW: Antarctic ice sheet not one tipping element, but interacting basins with distinct thresholds. ~40% of West Antarctic ice may be committed to long-term loss; parts of East Antarctica face risks at 2–3°C. @ricarda-winkelmann.bsky.social @juliusgarbe.github.io www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

🔔🚨 New Publication Alert! Research has shown that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is a climate tipping element. We found: it’s not one — it’s many. 📄 Paper (open access): www.nature.com/articles/s41... 📢 Press release: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late... Tread below 🧵👇

Coming this March: "The Credibility Crisis in Science” examines how undisclosed “tweaks” to research designs and model specifications constitute scientific fraud and undermine trust in science: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205127...

Zu viel Stickstoff schädigt unsere #Gesundheit, die #Ökosysteme und deren biologische Vielfalt sowie das #Klima. Das UBA hat in einem Forschungsprojekt berechnet, wie hoch eine verträgliche Obergrenze für freigesetzten #Stickstoff sein darf. www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/erstm...

📣 Job mit Sinn und Perspektive gesucht? Wir suchen Mitarbeiter*innen an verschiedenen UBA-Standorten #fuermenschundumwelt 💚 Aktuelle Angebote auf: www.umweltbundesamt.de/das-uba/das-... #umwelt #umweltschutz #klima #klimaschutz #wissenschaft #jobs #arbeit #jobbörse #dessau #berlin #sachsenanhalt

Hier nun die neue Episode des Podcasts der @de.scientists4future.org: "Soziale und klimatische Kipppunkte" @khaustein.bsky.social im Gespräch mit Jonathan Donges vom @pik-potsdam.bsky.social / ERSU. ➜ s4f-podcast.de/2026/02/folg...

🗓️ Die re:publica 26 findet vom 18.-20.05.2026 statt. 📍STATION Berlin 🎟️ Tickets auf re-publica.com/de #NeverGonnaGiveYouUp #festival #berlin

not paywalled www.newscientist.com/article/2513...

A shout out for Quaternary researchers - registration and abstracts are open for the 2026 Australasian Quaternary Association conference. Come to UNSW Sydney in July. Details are here: aqua.org.au/conference/a... Abstract deadline: 28 Feb.

*Die neue Lage ist online - Folge 462:* * Grönland: Wieso will Trump die Insel besitzen? * EU: Wie kann das Bündnis in der neuen Welt überleben? * Mobilität: Neue E-Auto-Prämie in der Kritik Gleich reinhören 🎧 lage.link/ldn/462

Most modern games prioritize speed, intensity, and constant action, demanding rapid decisions. By contrast, Víctor Navarro-Remesal unpacks how slower games like “Journey,” “The Longing,” and “Coffee Talk” embrace stillness, routine, and reflection, inviting players to linger:

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

Here is Luke's paper on this in the Proceedings of the National Acedemy of Sciences: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

"You always look at the worst case scenario whenever you're doing good risk management." Luke Kemp in this important PBS Weathered episode. Why do we do so little of this when it comes to climate? Worth watching! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugk...

"We're making a double mistake. We're loading the Earth system with unsustainable levels of heat, and at the same time we're undermining the resilience of the living biosphere that can dampen this stress." - Watch PIK director Johan Rockström's keynote at #WEF26: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH7U...

Der neue UN-Report zur globalen #Wasserkrise sei ein weiterer Weckruf, den nötigen Paradigmenwechsel in der Wasserwirtschaft zu forcieren, so PIK-Forscher Dieter Gerten zur @dpa.com. Dabei gebe es ein weites Spektrum an nachhaltigen Lösungsoptionen: www.handelsblatt.com/dpa/uebernut...

And also a NOAA release plus a full report www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-...

I'll keep dropping other reading links on Trump's science and health impacts in this thread, as time permits. So far some of the best big overviews have included an impressive series from @statnews.com www.statnews.com/american-sci... and a big report from @agu.org eos.org/state-of-the... 🧪 (4/n)

Hurra, Boden des Jahres ist der Archivboden 🥳 Mein liebstes Untersuchungsobjekt, denn er bewahrt wichtige Informationen über die Natur- und Kulturgeschichte #geoarchaeology

„Die Welt“ verbreitet erneut eine bizarre Verschwörungserzählung: das ausdrückliche politische Ziel von PIK-Direktor Johan Rockström und mir sei „die Überwindung des Wirtschaftswachstums“. Sorry, leider falsch. Mehr zu Axel Bojanowski im Thread bei X: x.com/rahmstorf/st...

NDR über die neue DFG-Forschungsgruppe TORF (Times of Rise and Failure), die #Archäologie im #Watt betreibt. Mit dabei: das @leizarchaeology.bsky.social mit Ruth Blankenfeldt! www.ndr.de/kultur/das-w...

Wo stehen wir wirklich nach einem Jahr Trump? Und was kann die Welt, was kann Deutschland tun, damit wir unsere Klimaziele erreichen – trotz Trump? Trump kann die Transformation verlangsamen, aber nicht aufhalten. Podcast: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...

“It’s the oldest cheese DNA in the world.” Bronze Age herders were buried with lumps of cheese starter, shows a 2024 study of ancient DNA. https://scim.ag/49HeqxQ #CheeseLoversDay

Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."

A beautiful early medieval cobalt blue glass beaker. dating late 7th century AD. Found in a burial in Lauchheim. This type of vessel has no foot and will not stand upright, it had to be emptied before it could be put down. 📷 @almbawue.bsky.social

So many headlines are not aging well.

An ancient cairn of rocks, thought to be a late Neolithic burial barrow, in the forested hills above Tintern Abbey. Misty enough to pull you back through time.

The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judgment in students

Vielen Dank für die vielen fantastischen Nutzerbilder 😍! Die Polarlichter sind weiterhin aktiv. Ein Gang nach draußen lohnt. /V

Anthropogenic Global Warming & Hail 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Earth’s oceans reached their highest heat levels on record in 2025, absorbing vast amounts of excess energy from the atmosphere. While surface temperatures fluctuate year to year, the ocean’s long-term warming trend shows no sign of slowing. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

WEBINAR: Live aus der Antarktis ❄️ Morgen, am 13.01. um 17 Uhr berichtet Luisa vom Forschungsschiff Malizia Explorer. Gemeinsam mit Antje Boetius sowie Nele, Yasin & Linda von FfF sprechen wir über die Folgen der Klimakrise in der Antarktis. Anmeldung: fridaysforfuture.de/das-antarkti...

Europe’s forests are weakening under heat, drought & pests, yet climate targets rely on them. This is dangerous says PIK DIrector Rockström because "countries can use their carbon sink from forests to say they're net zero without fully phasing out fossil fuels.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Join the Arctic System Science Conference 2026 in Potsdam from March 23 to 27.🧊 Abstract submissions are open until January 31. Registration opens today and travel funding is available. For more Information, visit: polarsystemscience.org/arcticsystem...

Film zum #Boden des Jahres 2026: "Was #Archivböden uns verraten" Video „Bodengeschichten auf der Spur“ auf YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ1D... Vorgestellt auf der Festveranstaltung "Boden des Jahres 2026" am 05.12.25, dem #Weltbodentag. #BdJ2026 #BodendesJahres #Archivboden #Bodenbewusstsein

Gratis bestellen: Poster zum Boden des Jahres 2026: #Archivboden Download & Bestellung: www.umweltbundesamt.de/publikatione... #BdJ2026 #BodendesJahres #Bodenbewusstsein

An open letter organized by US-based researchers working in Greenland opposes any takeover of the territory go.nature.com/3YBbU7d