"In a Pakistani landfill, Aspergillus tubingensis ate through polyurethane in just eight weeks. Tests showed it scarred, fragmented, and dissolved plastic films, hinting at a real tool against decades-long waste" via neil degrasse tyson

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RIP, Robert Redford.

Install Privacy Badger organization-wide to protect your community from online surveillance and malvertising. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Lesenswertes Interview mit Gabriele Haefs, Autorin und Übersetzerin www.kultur-port.de/blog/literat...

Thanks for the great review of #ScienceUnderSiege (due out 9/9 in U.S. and Australia, 10/9 in UK), @brianmchugh.bsky.social! climatewithbrian.com/2025/09/01/r...

Young #indigenous people in Norway are protesting against recent mining projects in the North of the country - via #NRK #Sami www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...

The times they are a'changin ...

My feed isn't full of sludge I have 5x as many followers Experts actually engage in meaningful dialogue And there's no Nazis ........ Sounds like this app is thriving actually

Det må nok være flere enn Senterpartiet og MDG som ble overrasket www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...

Looking to start a book club with your teaching buddies or PLC? 📚 Check out Edutopia’s suggestions for a year’s worth of great books: edut.to/3US1P3W #EduSky #ProfessionalLearning

Hva om engasjement mot klimakrisen ville hjelpe med å utvikle resiliens? www.khrono.no/psykolog-om-...

8,500-Year-Old Settlement Lost To Rising Sea Discovered Off Denmark’s Coast https://theonion.com/8500-year-old-settlement-lost-to-rising-sea-discovered-off-denmarks-coast/

Treffende Satire

This is an amazing use of the technology. Wow. And she's been living with motor neurone disease (ALS) for 25 *years*. #bbc #ALS #MND #AI #artificial #intelligence #amazing www.bbc.com/news/article...

‘The characters and voices could stand alone, but they flow together into something deep and rich, held together by the Eden Valley, and its Helm.’ A fantastic review for Helm by Sarah Hall over on the Guardian 👇

Looking forward to reading #SympathyTowerTokyo www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Om #leieskam og andre utfordringer for unge mennesker på boligmarkedet www.forskning.no/barn-og-ungd...

On challenges and (mostly) unused potential of the #Cli-Fi genre. #booksky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Interesting commentary

I heard about this but hadn't seen the article since I was offline (thanks for sharing Tressie!). Mini thread. Gift link www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2) By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org

Disse duellene og trykking på grønt og rødt minner mer om fadderuke enn Arendalsuke. #nrkdebatt

That would be fabulous. #positivenews illvit.no/teknologi/de...

"There is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere. However far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods. It’s where you were yesterday, where you will be tomorrow. The woods is one boundless singularity." - A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson) #booksky

Y’all. Kamala Harris has a book coming out. Mark your calendars. September 23rd release date. 💙📚

Fraudulent publications are outpacing serious research, study finds. We need more scrutiny and better vetting systems. #science #AI www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Small differences - but it may be a good idea to keep track of certain biomarkers like glucose and uric acid as well as liver and kidney function www.sciencealert.com/the-blood-of...

Still think that Beto Perez, inventor of #Zumba fitness, and his team created unsurpassed instruction and training videos based on Latin moves. Join the party ;) youtu.be/DAoafI90egA?...

Clever use of reflections on shiny surfaces enlivens this painting by Danish artist P S Krøyer of himself (at L) and his wife Marie, listening attentively to their breakfast visitor, the author/lyricist Otto Benzon (1893, Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen)

Memories of places "drift" across the brain as they are carried by different sets of neurons over time www.livescience.com/health/memor...

Mira Murati. Tras un meteórico ascenso y su salida de OpenAI, la ingeniera albanesa funda Thinking Machines Lab para construir una IA más segura y comprensible www.lavanguardia.com/neo/ia/20250... Busca crear sistemas de IA más transparentes, personalizables y, sobre todo, comprensibles.

Eine finnische Müllverbrennungsanlage speichert die Abwärme in GFK-Rohren unter der Erde. Sie kann in Wintermonaten wieder abgerufen und Häuser beheizt werden. #Energie

Hehe. japantoday.com/category/fea...

An intriguing look at the possibilities and challenges for phage therapy

Sounds like an Odyssey through vulnerabilities and unknown territories. Maybe the film can honor and reflect on the indigenous people in the credits and certain scenes...? #Oddssetter Looking forward to a new epic Nolan movie!

Sommerværet vedvarer i #Vestfold

Girls, let the fun begin, let's be "magnanimous, cheerful, and joyful" and relieve this guy from his fears :) What is #ToxicallyFeminine anyway?

Nomen est omen? #Nissedal uten dekning www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...

Carl Sagan's prediction of America, made 30 years ago.

Fine minneord av mange som ble berørt av hans forfatterskap. Hvil i fred. #RIP #IngvarAmbjørnsen www.vg.no/rampelys/i/8...

Liftoff of a Great Blue Heron from the marshy wetlands at Three Crabs Estuary on the Salish Sea. #birds #Heron #pnw #bird #birdphotography #art #wildlifephotography #birdsinflight #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #BlueSkyArtShow #naturephotography #eastcoastkin #pnw #nature #wildlife #seattle #sequim #鳥

A deep dive paper from @earth4all.life offers a holistic perspective on the human factor in driving systemic change. We cannot ignore the crucial psychological & cultural dimensions for change, argue 7 experts on the intersection of inner-outer change. Learn more: www.clubofrome.org/publication/...

Stavern #kyststien

A certain degree of waywardness, disruption or disorientation may open a window to complex experiences and a rich inner life medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07...

Spoiler alert: #Literature and other complex text types can help expanding your range of language patterns and concepts.

Sommer i #Stavern

Trump Tries to Extort Brazil By Taxing American's Unless Brazil "Leaves Bolsonaro Alone." #USpol open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

The chameleon effect - perhaps exemplified by Rutte, the "mentalist" with a pragmatic and adaptive leadership style nickbortolotti.medium.com/the-chameleo...

The US has entirely surrendered the future to China.