Colin Hay ‘strenuously disapproves’ use of Down Under at March for Australia rallies

This episode of "this American life" clearly shows the (misplaced) hope #Venezuela has on the #American intervention podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A lovely 3 gram Large Forest pup we had in care recently. She had just finished her afternoon milk feed and was having a try at grooming. Utterly precious ❤️🦇 #bats #wildlife #australia

🧪 What can the demise of the woolly rhino teach us about climate change and our own biodiversity crisis? 🧪 arstechnica.com/science/2026...

The call for applications is now open for the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center Research Fellowship Program - please share and apply!

I swear ‘Sinners’ was totally snubbed at the Golden Globes 😡 How in the world…??

“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”

Flying Foxes have the sweetest faces with big puppy dog eyes! #bat #flyingfox #fruitbat #drawing #wildlifeart

This is another of our #baby #bat #rescues. Her name is Arwen. She prefers to lap her milk. #Australia #wildlife

Please write to these companies and ask them not to sell illegal fruit netting that kills thousands of bats and birds every year au.news.yahoo.com/amazon-ebay-...

🦇 Flying fox shooting in Queensland was meant to be phased out by June 2026, after years of evidence showing it’s cruel, ineffective, and risks endangered wildlife. That commitment has now been quietly reversed batsoc.org.au/flying-fox-s...

Look at this little face! And then click the quoted link and scroll down to the petition.

Send an email to those in charge - all the info is here batsoc.org.au/flying-fox-s...

It is #baby #bat #season in #Australia I just got handed a 2 gram free-tailed pinkie. We will try to rear her until she is able to fly and fend for herself. We decided this year to name our bats for #LotR characters. Meet Galadriel, I'll try to get better pics later.

Watched a good movie.

A measured analysis of #venezuela post #maduro www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

A Lesser Long-eared pup that recently had a pit stop with us. We are happy to report that we located her roost and she is now back with her mum in the wild! Love a happy ending ❤️🦇 #bats #wildlife #phillipisland

🏜️ Join us for TERN's first #webinar for 2026! 📅 4 February, 3pm AEST This webinar explores the multifaceted value of Australia's desert springs and oases, examining both the challenges and innovative approaches to conservation. Register here: uqz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

There’s lots of reasons why being colonized by aliens would probably be terrible, but increasingly I’m willing to do it for the irony.

New year, new career? It's the last chance to apply for these positions at the laboratory, find out more, and make 2026 your year! Jobs 🔗 pml.ac.uk/working-with... #PhD Studentships 🔗 pml.ac.uk/Working-with... #Hiring #Jobs #Plymouth #PhDopportunities #AIjobs #CharityJobs #JobsForGood

We have billions of dollars in the bank - already put aside for medical research. The government has to spend that money.

The government can’t claim that medical research is a priority while failing to treat it as one. Nine in 10 leading researchers in Australia are missing out on government support for world‑class proposals, leaving exceptional talent uncertain about their future.

Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela. Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law. Both of those facts are simultaneously true.

🦇 Hot weather is coming next week and there are many small pups in roosts. Please be mindful of colonies on hot days - bats will be moving down under the canopy & will be stressed by heat. Please keep your distance & avoid any disturbance in the days that follow #GunaiKurnaiCountry

What is happening in #Venezuela tonight 3rd of January 2026? Family and friends in #Caracas are seeing and listening to explosions in Fuerte Tiuna and La Carlota.

Very appropriately, the Millenium Falcon is the last ship to finish the Sydney to Hobart race. "We've had a lot of trouble with our hyper drive, and we're hoping a new one will work," Griffits [the skipper and owner]said. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

The Dogs of 2025 youtu.be/K_1tNbud-8g?...

Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025 🔴 Slender-billed curlew 🟡 Christmas Island shrew 🟠 3 Australian mammals 🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid ⚫ a cone snail news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Thank you for sharing our posts, donating to our little shelter, cheering us on, and most importantly: supporting bats ❤️🦇 #bats #australianwildlife #🦇

Come and work with us! Please share widely! Applications close 18 January 2026 at 11.55pm. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... @ecolsocaus.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social

Vale Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE The Academy is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our Fellows, Prof Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE. She was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2022 recognising her leadership in the field of marine ecology, 🧵 vimeo.com/762105195

Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...

Shocked to learn of the death of Emma Johnston, the young vice-chancellor (president) at the University of Melbourne. I knew Emma at Sydney, vivacious and charming, a vibrant research leader. A marine ecologist, she was also committed to the humanities, due to undergraduate HPS training at Melbourne

Vale Professor Emma Johnston - "a leader for our age, a star whose light burned out too soon." theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...

Devastating news that marine biologist, science communicator, and UniMelb VC Professor Emma Johnston has died after a short illness. She really was an extraordinary and visionary leader, and I have no doubt she would have made a fine Chief Scientist one day. theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...

Ziggy Stardust

University of Melbourne’s pioneering vice-chancellor Emma Johnston dies aged 52

🧪 Professor Emma Johnston, left an amazing legacy. And indefatigable champion for the environment and for providing more oportunities for women in science. She will be missed #WomenInScience www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

More awareness of the importance of #bats is needed. Doug Gimesy's photographs of #skypuppies #FlyingFox bring us closer to these misunderstood but #ecological important mammals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!” “A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”

☀️As it heats up, more calls are coming in for advice and assistance. Here are a few tips to help if you find a bat. Remember, if you are unsure- make a call! We are always here to help ❤️🦇 #bats #australianwilflife #flyingfox #microbat #wildlife

🧪Today is day 8 of the #plankton #collection #summer2025 trip in the Great Barrier Reef #GBR #Australia We are collecting plankton to see where can we detect Crown of Thorns Seastar #CoTS larvae. It is going to be a Merry Christmas on board the RV Solander #AIMS

🧪On day 6 of the Summer plankton collection trip we visited Stanley Is. in the Great Barrier Reef, there are ancient aboriginal paintings, including some that look suspiciously like Crown of Thorns Seastars

Tiniest of mates 🥹 Some people honestly must have a sixth sense to be able to find such fragile 2 gram pups- how members of the public find bats this size outside in their yards continues to amaze us! 📸Newborn Gould’s Wattled Bat pups in care #bats #australuanwiodlife #🦇 #microbat

Includes: New money for climate + biodiversity, at-risk migratory species, the EU nature restoration law, persecuted eagles, capitalist rewilding, deep-sea mining, invasive mussels, community forests, tree-killing beetles, the rarest rhinos, eDNA, repression of protest, river biodiversity + more. 🌏🧪

This is such a great question, and I've been trying to find an answer to your question. From my understanding, bats do generate an image from the echolocation calls. But maybe others can comment? 🦇🧪🌎 #BatSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🧪If you’re brave enough to take a walk through the woods in freezing temperatures, you may see this rare phenomenon.. and no, it is not alive❄️ www.lbscience.org/en/2025/12/1... @lbscience.org

🧪🧵 Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards — now open 🇨🇦 A new federal program to attract outstanding PhD students and postdocs currently outside Canada (including Canadians abroad).

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu

“As sociologists who study the r/ship btwn technology & society, we've spent the last yr posing Qs to creative workers about AI….Our takeaway from these conversations: What AI imperils is not human creativity itself but the ability to make a living from creative endeavor.”🧪 @jticona.bsky.social