They would be leas hesitant if they the government actually doing something to rein in coal and gas extraction #AusPol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Tomorrow morning I'll be speaking with Sally Sara on ABC's Radio National Breakfast, about QLD’s proposal to reclassify dingoes as domestic dogs. It's not a good idea, and I'll explain why.

2- One of the few data sources right now is Google symptom searches. Here's the raw data for the US. I had noticed that these were increasing in many states as I was updating my website last evening. icemsg.org/graphs/

"Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world" As we head into COP30, a reminder that the impacts are already happening and will be much worse with every 0.1 °C increase. Every little bit helps. #GlobalHeating #ClimateEmergency www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Well reasoned and new information - “Rosalind Franklin has been reduced to the “wronged heroine” of the double helix. She deserves to be remembered not as the victim of the double helix, but as an equal contributor to the solution of the structure.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Beware

I always wondered how bad it was - no it’s not just a different time. 😱

Relatively detailed article on new art exhibition on long Covid. www.westword.com/arts-culture... Includes some examples from the exhibition #LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome

We need to Urgently stop burning fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Getting the #SciComm band back together for the last ? postgrad course with Peter Spinks, Graham Phillips and Michael Brown @monashuniversity.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social

Love that there are people who solve crazy maths problem - it restores my faith in humanity

I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word. share.google/gukbzS1zdIx6...

Two PhD student positions on Fire Resilience of Amazon Forests (Application deadline Nov 26), Wageningen @masha-vandersande.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...

Masks work - actors like Tom Hanks use them because they can’t afford to get sick - can you really ‘afford’ to get sick?

Renewables are so cheap o we can give them away for free in the middle of the day…fixing our grid will take time and is a big problem, but of all the problems we have, the cost of renewables is not even in the top 10 #climate thepoint.com.au/news/251104-...

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Lidia is brilliant scientist with a big heart. Am very proud to have have the opportunity to serve with her in a minor way on an academy committee

I’m all for low intervention births but in the end what matters most is a healthy Mum and Bub. People have forgotten how dangerous child birth can be - they need to read Victorian novels or visit South Sudan www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

Congratulations to Lidia Morawska, the Aussie scientist who alerted the world to the airborne nature of COVID-19. Winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. I’ve learnt so much from being a (very minor) part of Lidia’s team. Brilliant, incisive, generous. www.industry.gov.au/publications...

We could more than double the amount spent from the MRFF every year, while keeping more money in the fund than it was intended to hold—a win-win for medical researchers and our economy.

A great opportunity to fund much-needed research into #MEcfs and #LongCovid, along with many other illnesses and innovations to promote health ⚕️🧪

Australian Science Communicators conference next week 12-14 Nov at the Royal Society of Victoria - registrations still open. Breaking, Building, Emboldening #SciComm 🧪 @royalsocietyvic.bsky.social icmsmeetings.eventsair.com/australian-s...

“Scientists identify virus causing fatigue in ME“ “We’ve found defective immunity, evidence of persistent viral infection, ABNORMAL MITOCHONDRIA and the hypothalamus not functioning!” P. Behan et al Glasgow 1990 (!!!) #MyalgicE #MECFS #PwME #Mitochondria #PostViralSequelae

Great line up of Aussie artists at Rochford winery yesterday topped off by Crowded House (who we’ve adopted from across the ditch) - afternoon was big too hot and v sunny but like most has a big hat, sunscreen and drank lots of water

Timeline cleanse - finalists in the comedic animal photo conpetition newatlas.com/photography/...

Participants are now enrolling in our #longCovid randomized, controlled trial of tirzepatide. The largest trial to test a treatment for this condition. Home-based—no sites. In today's @sandiegouniontribune.com www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/11/01/c...

Every bit helps: “Even halting warming by a fraction of a degree” will help #Climate

#peME #ME drug trial 👉

“In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.”

“Bill Gates Shifts Away from Climate Fight, Sparking Outrage Among Scientists" | Article by Nicholas Vincent for #OneGreenPlanet: www.onegreenplanet.org/news/bill-ga...

The thing that’s really crazy is ‘net zero’ is not enough. We need zero - full stop www.the-guardian.com/australia-ne...

Three years ago today. The Boston Globe, US. 31st October 2022. About #longcovid but also says... "ME/CFS has been ignored and underfunded for years". #myalgicencephalomyelitis #cfsme #myalgice #mecfs

"We're seeing a shift, and GPs and medical professionals are accepting that long COVID is real. "But we still struggle with the belief there's nothing you can do about it. There is a lot you can do." 💯 #LongCovid #MEcfs ⚕️🧪

Excellent article dissection Bill Gate’s disinformation: “ Gates’ latest missive, which plays like a game of climate change-diminishing bingo…shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points” #ClimateCrisis #COP30

Timeline cleanse

Galapagos tomatoes found to have ancestral alkaloids like egg plants - were the genes lurking in the genome or the result of de novo mutations? Who knows? ‘Evolution is not directional’ ‘It is more of a tinkering process that frequently takes detours and reversions’ 🍀🌿🍃🌱🌾#plantscience

Vaccines make a difference! Please read, sign, and share, this petition to urge the UK government to overturn its policy regarding access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Make it universally available, free of charge, regardless of age - subject to our own medical history. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...

Pollies look after themselves: Parliament House is so well ventilated - only 550 ppm CO2 in a room with dozens of people. If only this were true for all public spaces we’d be much healthier #AusPol

(1/2) Mobility boosts research careers - grow, network & unlock new opportunities! If interested, consider: 🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq 🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy #SciComm

⏰ Deadline today! Nominate an outstanding scientist for the SEB Plenary Lecture Award, to be presented at the 2026 Annual Conference in Florence 🇮🇹. Submit here: www.sebiology.org/grants/award-listing/seb-plenary-lecture-award.html

"Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by age 3, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other neurodevelopmental delays, according to new research by investigators at Mass General Brigham."

Twenty-six years ago today. The Atlanta Journal, US. 31st October 1999. #mecfs #cfsme #myalgicencephalomyelitis #myalgice "Even mild exercise aggravates and prolongs their fatigue".

🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences @unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳 Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

💡 Community-centered approaches are vital: understanding local systems and engaging communities (including consumers!) ensures interventions are relevant & effective 💡 Improved varieties & safe seed systems: promoting low-cyanide cassava and building strong seed networks key to ensuring food safety

This was a great success with 150+ real time attendees from over 35 different countries - you can view the talks on the Global Plant Council’s YouTube channel #cassava #cyanide #foodsecurity

“2024 was .. likely the warmest in at least 125,000 years” -with more heating runaway ‘climate chaos’ is a real possibility

“Hurricane Melissa was 33% more Destructive in Jamaica because of People-Caused Climate Breakdown" | Article in Informed Comment by Juan Cole (@jricole.bsky.social) with a nice nod to #ScienceUnderSiege: www.juancole.com/2025/10/hurr...

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The next speaker is Dr Mike Freelander. Mike has been an MP since 2016 and is co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of ME/CFS Group. Prior to his election to Parliament, Mike worked as a paediatrician for 40 years.