Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The episode, involving a group of sperm whales, adds to evidence that humans aren’t the only species that gets some form of assistance during and after delivery. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/c...

And a very special #CookbookCorner shoutout to Stephanie Alexander and the 30th Anniversary Edition of her incomparable, indispensable magnum opus, The Cook’s Companion!

Scenes from “Star Wars: Revenge of the Chick” being filmed on our Island

Today's hike on Gold Hill Trail (part of Colorado and Continental Divide Trails) near Breckenridge. Trail surprisingly dry but blocked in several places by newly fallen trees.

‼️EXTRAORDINARY EVENT Thousands of records from Scandinavia to Hokkaido 35C in Central Asia,29C at 50N latitude Next days MUCH WORSE: Dozens of thousands of records allover Asia,locally broken by 10C+ margin. it s BY FAR THE MOST EXTREME HEAT EVENT IN WORLD CLIMATIC HISTORY

Chinook salmon found naturally hatching in Upper Klamath River for first time in a century: Klamath Tribes celebrate potential recovery of fishing resource. share.google/lCHsSoyhL4hC...

FACT OF THE DAY. 26 March 1953. In a huge medical breakthrough, US medical researcher Dr Jonas Salk announced that he had created the first polio vaccine. Polio cases fell from 58,000 per year in 1952 to 6,000 by 1958. Salk’s vaccine was replaced by a new one developed by Albert Sabin in 1962.

The cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in D.C. reached peak bloom today, earlier than normal for the seventh year in a row. https://wapo.st/47nW84s

“This paper advocates for the recognition of public-facing communication as a professional competency within epidemiology, highlighting the need for structured training & institutional support to ensure equitable participation & mitigate risks for those engaging with the media” x.com/melissasweet...

Does cycling count as arduous work?

A perfectly timed capture wins @nhm-london.bsky.social #WPOTY Nuveen People’s Choice Award. 📸 🎉 Huge congratulations to photographer Josef Stefan on this incredible capture of an Iberian lynx playing with its prey.

Air Quality Worsens Globally - Share of Cities Meeting WHO Guidelines Declines healthpolicy-watch.news/air-pollutio...

A great hike along Soda Ridge Trail this morning (8km). Apart from a few icy patches where snow lingers in shady gullies, this was summer conditions. Landscape is shockingly dry - what does it mean for wildflowers?

Apologies if we aren’t very active on here (though we have been active on our island) as the breeding season concludes in March for most penguins and the moulting season begins. It’s sometimes a rough transition during this period.

What to do when climate change says the ski season is already over? We went to down the Vail Valley to Gypsum to play golf! #skibumsojourn -> #golfingattempts

A video explaining my plans for establishing a long distance trekking trail through the mountains and canyons of Yunnan and Sichuan: 10 minutes of Google Earth zooming and shifting www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFfd...

Scientists capture rare footage of baby polar bears emerging from their dens, offering a powerful tool to look at the early lives of these elusive animals. Learn more on #WorldBearDay: https://scim.ag/4uMxEfl

Tell me more about the whole 'war on fraud' thing. "A month after Trump nominted Benjamin Landa to be US Ambassador to Hungary, the HHS inspector general said a nursing home Landa co-owns received at least $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments..." www.propublica.org/article/benj...

Today we hiked 13.5 km along the Eagle Valley Trail which runs (mostly) beside the Eagle River from Edwards to Avon and back. Past the sad ski slopes of Arrowhead. No sign of snow in the forecast. Looks like #skibumsojourn is over for 2026. #climatechange

A sign of the times!

Nepal faced an environmental crisis in the 70s as forests were degraded by grazing and fuelwood harvesting. After a 1993 law handed forest management to local communities, forest cover rebounded dramatically. Source: buff.ly/nBxDHYQ

Weekend reading in latest THW - costs of war vs healthcare - gutting science and trust - Australia’s ED crisis - workforce issues - First Nations health - Antarctica’s penguins under threat - dance your PhD www.croakey.org/the-health-w...

In same situation. I add up times we (2 ppl) have used PHI (w substantial deductible) in past 20 years: cataracts x 1, vitrectomy x 1, colonoscopy x 5. Gall bladder surgery, lymphoma done excellently in public system. Dare we risk self insurance? www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/health-insur...

Today we hiked along the edge of the lake made by Dillon Dam - in tshirts. The ice is breaking up, ski resorts closing early, temperatures hotter than those in summer. See OTD, on this trail, last year - this is what March 20 is supposed to look like. #climatechange #skibumsojourn

I expect to get a few more emails like this over the next week! A sad way for this year’s #skibumsojourn to end - although we are happily hiking.

Weekend reading in latest THW - costs of war vs healthcare - gutting science and trust - Australia’s ED crisis - workforce issues - First Nations health - Antarctica’s penguins under threat - dance your PhD www.croakey.org/the-health-w...

I delighted in knowing Eddie Jaku. Here’s a worthy successor as ‘happiest man in the world’. George Strausman, 101, says his sudden stardom has been a shock, and he doesn’t quite understand why millions of people are interested in watching him shape clay. www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

Latest edition! #TheHealthWrap: fixing emergency departments, workforce matters, gutting science, dancing for success – and love is in the air – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/the-health-w... By Dr @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social

I wish Kudelka had been around for this.

A BlueSky day at Deer Creek at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m #skibumsojourn

Today 12 months ago - snowshoeing on the ice at Clinton Gulch. #skibumsojourn

A wonderful read by Blair Braverman who has completed some of the most difficult dog sled races in the world, including the Iditarod and the Kobuk 440. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/m...

The future of #skibumsojourn

Another glorious non-winter day. We hiked the Sallie Barber Mine Trail (snowy but no need for snow shoes) - always lovely, winter and summer. Distant views back to Keystone. #skibumsojourn

Remains of the day Keystone Mountain. The lake is melting but the sky is glorious. #skibumsojourn

Welcome to Canada, where sanity is still being practiced in most places...for now... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

I think this is all that’s left of #skibumsojourn @michaeltthorn.bsky.social 📷 Epic

It's 50F / 10C at Keystone - like the end of spring skiing, despite yesterday's snowfall (now all gone). We hiked with friends and K9 Kasha at Acorn Creek where some snow lingered. #skibumsojourn

Oscars night - pizza and beer

We promise, this is a better film than Melania. And it’s 7 free minutes of entertainment, which is also a better deal than the real Melania. www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2026/he...

Less and less snow - we resort to early morning ski runs and snowshoeing. Fingers crossed for snowfalls this weekend. Today we snowshoed icy, muddy Willow Trail at base of Breckenridge. #skibumsojourn

What It Takes for Flowers to Thrive in Death Valley, the Hottest, Driest Place in North America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

Call to make pancreatic cancer a national health priority www.croakey.org/call-to-make...

💡NEW💡 Dementia is now Australia's leading cause of death. A new ANZJPH letter published today argues that brain health needs to be a national priority, including a focus on prevention. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @publichealthaus.bsky.social

EXCEPTIONAL HEATWAVE BREWING FOR NEXT WEEK IN COLORADO A powerful ridge is about to park itself over the West next week -- stronger and closer to Colorado than anything we’ve seen in a long time. #COWX #Colorado #Snowpack #Heatwave #COsnow

Looks like the end of the 2025-26 ski season is nigh! Scary #climatechange stuff.

A great day snowshoeing - 8+ km at McCoy Park at top of Batchelor Gulch. Great exercise, great views, aspens always beautiful. #skibumsojourn

More than 60% of Australian medical researchers left active research roles between 2019 & 2024 because they could not make ends meet - while my costings from the PBO suggest the govt could more than double annual spending from the MRFF without any effect on its base level of funding.

Miss Bayley and the Ski Babe

Sunday after a snow day - the slopes are crowded so we went went snowshoeing at Acorn Creek - a favourite trek summer and winter. No-one on the trail meant a fair amount of trail making in snow up to our knees. Great exercise and great views! #skibumsojourn