A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket

Charting 54,583 Connectomes to Detect Brain Disease - Neuroscience News flip.it/hcpO4R

#Tinnitus People Who Hear “The Hum” Are Facing Low-Frequency Tinnitus neurosciencenews.com/hum-low-freq...

#whales From Hermanus to the world: Support UP’s whale research and adopt a whale www.up.ac.za/news/hermanu...

Did you know that tests on AI chatbot toys revealed over 27% of their responses were inappropriate for kids? California just became the first state to ban these potentially harmful toys. What does this mean for the future of children's play? 🤔

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Imagine a communication system that can stay secure even when traditional signals fail. This breakthrough in quantum tech not only operates without cables but also offers speeds of 10 Gbps! How could this reshape military communications? 🌌

US prepares to auction leases for seabed mining blocks in federal waters

Compounding must remain strictly within the applicable parameters of the law and cannot be used as a mechanism for large-scale manufacture, advertising, or distribution of unregistered medicines. www.sahpra.org.za/press-releas...

Malawi has become the first African country to support a precautionary pause on deep-sea mining. With this, 41 countries now stand for a moratorium or precautionary pause. deep-sea-conservation.org/malawi-becom...

Nicotine pouches: WHO calls for stricter regulation as tobacco industry targets young people

Russia's controversial uranium mining plan threatens southern Africa's vital aquifer www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

#ALAN Ecological effects of artificial light at night (ALAN)- Submission deadline 11 February 2027 www.nature.com/collections/...

#biodiversity #marinelife mybroadband.co.za/news/busines...?

Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres

Second multistate outbreak of tuberculosis caused by a bone allograft product https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.29.26351868v1

Insect pollinator species are responsible for 40+% of household income and a large proportion of key nutrient intake in Nepalese farming communities. The relationship between pollinators & people is crucial to maintaining both environmental & human health. spklr.io/63320EzGiw #Ecology

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The High Seas Treaty has officially come into effect 🌊 High Seas sustain global-scale ecosystem functions and provide essential benefits. As stated in the IPBES 🌍 #GlobalAssessment , improving shared governance is crucial to facing these challenges and protecting biodiversity. 🏡🧪

#Radiofrequency Spotlight on "Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and IARC carcinogen assessment: Risk of Bias preliminary literature assessment for 10 key characteristics of human carcinogens" by Simko et al. in Mutation Research (2025) nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0...

#Cardiac Planned heart procedures delayed at at least 25 Dutch hospitals after device recall nltimes.nl/2026/04/18/p...

#Satellites SpaceX has secured regulatory approval to operate Starlink dishes with an even larger field of view to help them maintain a connection with an orbiting satellite for a potentially longer period. www.pcmag.com/news/starlin...

Unusual airborne toxin detected in the U.S. for the first time | ScienceDaily share.google/ASokTKVfy4m3...

"Universal dose–response sensitivity of ecological processes to low levels of artificial light at night" by C. Schittko, et al. A remarkably interesting paper, providing a solid rationale for adopting maximum exposure limits to artif. light in nature restoration policies. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Nice new (peer-reviewed) analysis of the impact of satellite constellations on ground-based astronomical observations. By Olivier Hainault from @eso.org 🔭https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.09427

#Vultures Abstract: These results highlight the need for targeted conservation measures, such as better management of power lines and the creation of additional feeding stations, to reduce mortality of Black-headed Vultures in the juvenile and subadult stages. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2...

Meet the most recent arrivals at the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC) in Somaliland. These two #cheetah cubs were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade just a few days ago, and are now being rehabilitated. Want to learn more about the #cats we rescue? Visit cheetah.org

My latest "Ask a Marine Biologist" for SCUBA Diving Magazine is all about acoustic pollution, how loud noise from human activities harms marine life and what we can do about it. Please read and share! www.scubadiving.com/marinelife/h...

Painting XXI Electric blue #digitalabstract #digitalart #abstractart #art #elecricblue #myart #noAI

#CapeTown #Sunset

Travel with me to see the stars in Namibia! I've partnered with TerraFauna Journeys to lead the first "Dark Sky Conservation" tour to see the night sky in Africa's first International Dark Sky Reserve in Apr 2027. The trip includes stargazing, big cats & the continent's only free-roaming black rhino

AI maakt MRI-scans 60% sneller voor kankerpatiënten https://ioplus.nl/nl/posts/ai-maakt-mri-scans-60-sneller-voor-kankerpatinten

The retraction has been agreed to because the evidence of image manipulation fundamentally compromises the results presented in the article. doi.org/10.1155/bmri...

I am so excited and amazed that today is publication day for NIGHTFARING in the US & Canada! 📚🙏 It is available anywhere you buy books! I hope you enjoy journeying through the dark with me, and feel inspired to spend more time under the stars. 🌌✨

The authors of a Nature paper outlining a mechanism for multisensory memories in Drosophila melongaster have retracted the work after they were unable to replicate a set of imaging experiments. By @callimcflurry.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/r...

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Parents should also lead by example, the guidance recommends, as children's brains are "like sponges - they'll copy your screen use habits" and encourages being present with children. www.bbc.com/news/article...

"North Carolina has come up with a first-of-its-kind design to help conserve an endangered species. The innovative feature created by the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation is a concrete bat wall built to protect gray bats." 🛣️🌁🦇 #GreyBats #Walls #NorthCarolina #Biology #Nature #AmazingCritters

Sleep disturbances & neurological disease from 24,033 participants: Strongest risk: Sleep-disordered breathing → +127% risk (HR 2.27) • Persistent fatigue → +58% (HR 1.58) • Insomnia + daytime symptoms → +51% (HR 1.51) • Non-refreshing sleep → +40% (HR 1.40)

#ELF-EMF Critical research gaps include absence of studies from southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, South Asia, and China, highlighting a foundation for prioritizing future research and informing public health policy. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/114...

The campaign also looks at how parents can help their children by limiting their own screen time and focusing on face to face contact. www.bbc.com/news/article...

New Pond in South Drakensberg Sees Rare Raptor Visitors! www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/...

Collected publications on EHS by Dariusz Leszczynski betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/c... #EMF

Check out our new review on the effects of transportation noise on vulnerable population groups for the @eea.europa.eu. 👉Everybody is at risk from noise but some groups clearly need additional protection. Also a question of equity and solidarity. www.linkedin.com/posts/eea-eu...

"Across North America, many tribal leaders are sharing their rich ancestral stories and learning, of both day and night skies, with respectful visitors. These oral events often retell a tribal origin story." 👀🌌✨🪐☄️🌕👵🏽👴🏽📜 #Astrotourism #NorthAmerica #NativeAmericans #Stargazing #Stories #Travel

Electric Mobility, Cardiovascular Health, and the Exposome: Beyond Clean Air | JACC: Asia www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...

Correction: Loughran et al. Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and the Resting EEG: Exploring the Thermal Mechanism Hypothesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1505 mdpi.com/3698968

#biodiversity #ecosystem The proposed site for the data centre raises further concerns, as it is located within a D’MOSS-sensitive environmental area and in close proximity to the ocean mybroadband.co.za/news/cloud-h...

Results and health assessments from gut microbiome home-testing kits vary whether they are produced by the same or different manufacturers. The findings, published in Communications Biology, highlight the need for caution when interpreting or acting on test results, according to the authors. 🧪

#RF-EMF #ELF-EMF #Sleep EMFSA February 2026 Newsletter mailchi.mp/emfsa/emfsa-...