Happy #EarthDay from some my favourite corners of the Earth near(ish) to where I live. I know everything is dark and overwhelming these days, but I hope this can bring you a little light and a reminder of the incredible beauty we share this planet with.

Red mason bees have discovered a stack of hollow metal rods stored in the tiny house on my #allotment and turned it into an insect hotel. Today it was unseasonally warm and the traffic was heavy at the entrance. I hope I do not need the rods this season! #bugoftheday #amsterdam

@drcarpineti.bsky.social @huubeggen.bsky.social , usually very well informed, says it is Venus.

In the Netherlands the elderly do not count anymore. Above age 60 no protection against shingles is offered nos.nl/l/2602120 . Though it would be very cost effective considering the reduction in dementia. Old poor people may just suffer (rich can buy protection). Is this still a civilized country?

Special Sun effect at sunset at La Palma. Photo @liesjeliev.bsky.social for @efadi-lp.bsky.social

Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments. www.cell.com/current-biol...

Toch even oppassen met die broodjes bakkeljauw, @viskip! Honderden kilo's cocaïne aangetroffen in bevroren vis uit Suriname - nos.nl/l/2598176

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This is a fantastic citizen science project to help with the aid distribution in the Caribbean following Hurricane Melissa! Very easy to take part and little effort, which translates to a huge help to aid teams on the ground! 🧪 www.iflscience.com/citizen-scie...

Een mooi verhaal over experimenten in het laboratorium die @lonnekeroelofs.bsky.social bij de Universiteit Utrecht deed. Blokken koolzuurijs blijken deze merkwaardige geulen op de planeet #Mars te veroorzaken.

Er komt net een FvD verkiezingsposter langs. Meer salaris voor de politie. Nogal wiedes als die zich daarvoor vaker in elkaar moeten laten slaan door de FvD aanhangers. @saskiakluit.bsky.social

Mayflies turn out to be very common in Malawi. They are even eaten: "In Malawi, people make a paste, called kungu, out of mayflies (Caenis kungu) mixed with mosquitoes, which is formed into dried cakes" (from pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... ). Did you ever try that? @chamwamba.com

@davepetley.bsky.social is de grote verzamelaar van lamdslides. Hij heeft een link met een andere naam voor het verdwenen dorp in Sudan. @hydrology.nl

@davepetley.bsky.social via @hydrology additional link www.forbes.com/sites/davidn...

A remarkable landslide this morning in Norway, NE of Åsen. Likely 'quick clay'.

@davepetley You probably have this one already but it shows the landslide in a lot more (technically interesting but gruesome) detail then the one now in your blog.

Unbelievable images but see halfway that you really have to think first about your safety when a disaster happens.

@davepetley.bsky.social (via @subfossilguy.bsky.social)

En even iets heel anders. @nadineboke.bsky.social Had jij Ivabradine nu al mogen proberen? Ik hoor via Mastodon dat dat de POTS kan verbeteren (ook bij long covid).

youtube.com/shorts/CuSwN... I made some people big mad with this one

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@viskip.bsky.social Ha Diane, heb jij enig idee wat er mis kan zijn met een kolomboormachine als die alleen nog zachtjes zoemt als we hem weer aanzetten? Kan het aan de condensator liggen (zie foto)? (Van Eric, zijn Bluesky crashed)

@liesjeliev.bsky.social Ook al een draaiende vloeistof.

Likt me iets voor jou. Russisch gesproken. @viskip.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Surprise on our compost this morning. This grew overnight on our compost. Coffee filter (from yesterday) for size. Would this be a slime mold?

The Dutch version of mining landslides: an underwater landslide due to excessive sand retrieval. @davepetley.bsky.social

@davepetley.bsky.social (via @geotripper.bsky.social )

with longer videos, i can now post the funky woodcock crossing the road

Wow. Great antidote against the developments in the US. "Unearthed notebooks shed light on Victorian genius who inspired Einstein" www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Spending time with these guys goes a long way to quieting the existential dread that seems to be plaguing me these days.

🎶🎶Jonas in de wallevis! Die vannacht gevangen is...🎶🎶 Just a fluke: whale spits out kayaker in incident captured on camera www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

I remember when the US first popularized the term "rogue state" to describe belligerant, dangerous countries that refuse to comply with international obligations. Little did I know it would turn out to be us.

I had never really heard a howling wolves. Strangely I find this a calming sound! (Perhaps because I am listening with a cochlear implant?)

"Alle bestuurders van schrokken"? Krokodillentranen. Rond 1987 verhoogde het RIVM de normen om zo de overschrijdingen te verminderen. Alleen kun je niet blijven doorgaan met verhogen van de normen...

I followed this excellent advice. So now I am thinking of @zeeger.bsky.social .

A Dutch speaking mockingbird?!