I've just signed "Establish a public inquiry into foreign interference" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/fo... @OpenBritainHQ

@kieranholland.bsky.social is presenting at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation today on health pathways. So interesting and informative.

Chinese EV shares tumble as BYD sparks ‘rat race’ price war fears https://www.ft.com/content/74958651-ec86-4a07-a743-502445f54553

Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of it is toxic

Ground sloths evolved into giants three different times for the same reason. An analysis of their family tree suggests the animals grew enormous in response to cold and dry conditions.

A New England environmentalist is working to create a “climate winners” consumer market for new fish and crab species migrating into local waters due to climate change.

“Putting America First” — Undermining Health for Populations at Home and Abroad | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

If you want to dig deeper into this data, have a look at our Population & Demography Data Explorer: ourworldindata.org/explorers/po...

So the Republican Party has historically blocked: -Paid sick leave -Paid family & medical leave -Universal childcare -Universal pre-K -Expanded Child Tax Credit -Programs to support reproductive health And they're wondering why more people aren't having children?

World leaders from China to EU joined a private video call organized by the United Nations to discuss climate action without the US

Greater mouse-tailed bats crawl backwards over cave walls, and it seems they use their long tails to help feel their way.

Turkey: 151 hurt jumping from buildings amid earthquake, say authorities

Conventional accounts of the birth of quantum theory often overlook the pivotal role of one of its luminaries – and this has led to a persistent misunderstanding of what it really means, argues physicist Carlo Rovelli

Trump looms over Canada's April 28 election. Here's what to know

An antibiotic that is commonly used for urinary tract infections effectively treated gonorrhoea, and may even work against drug-resistant cases

Two commercial telecommunications facilities have been connected by a secure quantum network that used existing fibre optic cables at room temperature – a key step towards a feasible quantum internet.

The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

There were hints that the world may be quantum long before the development of quantum mechanics in 1925 – could we have come up with this revolutionary theory hundreds or even thousands of years earlier?

Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to ‘chill at home’ and didn’t like to go out much, scientists say

As universities grapple with the backlash against D.E.I. initiatives, an alternative framework has emerged: pluralism.

The list of Trump cuts to programs that protect kids—including from sexual abuse and internet predators—is disturbing. www.propublica.org/article/how-...

Richard Branson accuses Trump of ‘doing so much damage’ to the world

Throughout history, the political scientist James C. Scott argued, people fought state power not by public protest—which under an authoritarian regime often meant death—but through a series of clandestine activities that amounted to protest nonetheless.

I’ve been to most of the others, but here I am again,an invited expert to the seventh global ministerial summit on patient safety. I’m speaking on climate change and its impact on quality of care and the safety of patients.

News live: Labor promises another $150 off power bills in pre-election bid; US cuts research funding from Australian universities

When FDA inspectors went to a Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant last month — their first inspection in five years — they discovered problems with cleaning and testing that they said could affect medicines that were shipped to Americans. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns

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Donald Trump’s ‘Maganomics’ will damage growth, economists tell FT polls https://www.ft.com/content/d6f58952-a0ad-4db2-ac70-2b8f075c7ada

Crypto industry dreams of a golden era under Trump https://www.ft.com/content/af23fffc-e560-42eb-84a0-f25ca8d693c0

As the race to develop a useful quantum computer heats up, IBM is aiming to take the lead in 2025 with the largest such device ever created. www.newscientist.com/article/2457...

Ancient Egyptians wore big-toe separated socks! 🧦 Needed to know, didn't know I needed, wasn't asking myself! Do you ever have that feeling? 🧪🏺 Plus, I found out the chemical nature of ancient textiles can be studied using Multispectral #imaging! (1/2) #science journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Whooping cough (pertussis) cases 5x higher this year than last! A combo of factors: * normal cyclical swings in infexns * pandemic changes in behavior (masking, distancing), now w/ rebound in cases - although we’re seeing decreases in RSV this year so I’m skeptical * decreased vaxx rates 🧪🩺🛟

Lucia et al investigate the strength of the Central American monsoon system over the past 140,000 years, using speleothem δ¹⁸O records from caves in Guatemala. 🧵 1/7 ⚒️🧪🌊🦣 #Paleoclimate #ClimateChange #Monsoon #CentralAmerica #AMOC doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Victoria fires live updates: emergency bushfire warnings and road closures in Grampians, Vic; dangerous fire conditions in South Australia and NSW

Twenty big cats die of bird flu at sanctuary in Washington state

Buruli ulcer: flesh-eating bacteria spreads in Melbourne suburb amid warning about rise in cases

Ukraine war briefing: IMF approves $1.1bn loan to Ukraine

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What did we learn about Neanderthals this year? Here are my top 10 discoveries, neatly collected in a year-end countdown! 🏺🧪 www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

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Mayotte before and after: satellite images show destruction by Cyclone Chido

This.

BRILLIANT IDEA!

The only thing wrong about this statement is “about to fleece”!

“The leader, hungry for adulation to compensate for an inner lack of self-worth, projects grandiose omnipotence—while the followers, rendered needy by societal stress or developmental injury, yearn for a parental figure.” 🎯

How Republicans have exploited the American people to vote not in their self-interest will always be an enigma to me. I just don’t get it, I mean I do but damn what a psyop they have run on the poorly educated. Wake the fuck up my fellow Americans, we are about to be fleeced by billionaires.