Howard Lee
@hlee.bsky.social
Geologist and Science Writer: If you want to see what climate change can do to the planet just look at Earth's past!
https://h-lee.com/
https://h-lee.com/
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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows
- Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is rising
This is despite crystal clear evidence that UK winters are getting wetter due to the #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is rising
This is despite crystal clear evidence that UK winters are getting wetter due to the #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows
Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:53 AM
One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows
- Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is rising
This is despite crystal clear evidence that UK winters are getting wetter due to the #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is rising
This is despite crystal clear evidence that UK winters are getting wetter due to the #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"The team found that AIs could spit out confident proofs to every problem, but only two were correct"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...
First Proof is AI’s toughest math test yet. The results are mixed
Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot
www.scientificamerican.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
"The team found that AIs could spit out confident proofs to every problem, but only two were correct"
www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/firs...
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The SciArt Feed is the #4 Art Feed 🎨 and #4 Science Feed 🧪on Bluesky! It's in the Top 50 Feeds on Bluesky, at #41.
Art engaged with science. Add it to your skyline and see inspiration, every day. (And NO generative AI)
Art engaged with science. Add it to your skyline and see inspiration, every day. (And NO generative AI)
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The SciArt Feed is the #4 Art Feed 🎨 and #4 Science Feed 🧪on Bluesky! It's in the Top 50 Feeds on Bluesky, at #41.
Art engaged with science. Add it to your skyline and see inspiration, every day. (And NO generative AI)
Art engaged with science. Add it to your skyline and see inspiration, every day. (And NO generative AI)
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During his 2024 campaign,Trump promised IVF for all.
But the Heritage Foundation (conservative think tank that authored Project 2025) sees IVF as linked to abortion because it involves lab created embryos.
So instead of free IVF, we have TrumpRx.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But the Heritage Foundation (conservative think tank that authored Project 2025) sees IVF as linked to abortion because it involves lab created embryos.
So instead of free IVF, we have TrumpRx.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fertility treatment given special emphasis as Trump Rx site goes live
Experts say discounts on IVF procedures an attempt to fulfil campaign promise but savings only a fraction of total cost
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
During his 2024 campaign,Trump promised IVF for all.
But the Heritage Foundation (conservative think tank that authored Project 2025) sees IVF as linked to abortion because it involves lab created embryos.
So instead of free IVF, we have TrumpRx.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But the Heritage Foundation (conservative think tank that authored Project 2025) sees IVF as linked to abortion because it involves lab created embryos.
So instead of free IVF, we have TrumpRx.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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For my bog and peat lovers! My upcoming book #Boglands is available to pre-order from Waterstones now at 25% off RRP! To redeem the offer, simple enter ‘FEB26’ at the checkout between now and 23:59 on Friday 20th February.
#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...
#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...
Boglands by Merritt Turetsky | Waterstones
Buy Boglands by Merritt Turetsky from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
For my bog and peat lovers! My upcoming book #Boglands is available to pre-order from Waterstones now at 25% off RRP! To redeem the offer, simple enter ‘FEB26’ at the checkout between now and 23:59 on Friday 20th February.
#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...
#WPreorder. Pre-order #Boglands here: www.waterstones.com/book/bogland...
Someone please remind me how to mute all rfk video mentions
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Someone please remind me how to mute all rfk video mentions
🧪⚒️❄️🌊
Scientists: if you have pursued/secured philanthropic funding in the wake of federal research funding cuts, I want to talk to you.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 PM
🧪⚒️❄️🌊
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Not really a thread guy but an interesting thing about the mountains around Cortina and throughout the Italian Alps is that they’re fundamentally shaped by global warming, only it happened 234 million years ago
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Not really a thread guy but an interesting thing about the mountains around Cortina and throughout the Italian Alps is that they’re fundamentally shaped by global warming, only it happened 234 million years ago
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It’s a reminder that whataver world follows our experiment on the planet it could be as vastly different as the one that preceded this Triassic climate spasm, and that our legacy will live on, not only in the fossil record, but perhaps even in the topography of the mountains of the far future.
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
It’s a reminder that whataver world follows our experiment on the planet it could be as vastly different as the one that preceded this Triassic climate spasm, and that our legacy will live on, not only in the fossil record, but perhaps even in the topography of the mountains of the far future.
Nice opening: "The bibble-babble of false information about solar power will never stop spewing into the Intertubes from sock puppet anti-solar organizations" ⚡
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
TOPCon Solar Cells Are Busting A Key Anti-Solar Myth
The US manufacturer Talon PV plans to launch a new generation of high-efficiency TOPCon solar cells into the US market.
cleantechnica.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Nice opening: "The bibble-babble of false information about solar power will never stop spewing into the Intertubes from sock puppet anti-solar organizations" ⚡
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
cleantechnica.com/2026/02/15/t...
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Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and a longtime executive assistant for President Trump, is slated to be sworn into the 126-year-old commission that is set to review his White House ballroom plans.
Harris has no notable arts expertise.
Harris has no notable arts expertise.
Trump picks his White House assistant for panel reviewing ballroom
Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president’s longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and a longtime executive assistant for President Trump, is slated to be sworn into the 126-year-old commission that is set to review his White House ballroom plans.
Harris has no notable arts expertise.
Harris has no notable arts expertise.
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Leonid Pshenichnov is accused of assisting Ukraine and harming Russia's interests through Antarctic conservation proposals. His work supported restrictions on Antarctic krill fishing and creation of marine protected areas.
February 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Leonid Pshenichnov is accused of assisting Ukraine and harming Russia's interests through Antarctic conservation proposals. His work supported restrictions on Antarctic krill fishing and creation of marine protected areas.
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EarthCache Spotlight: Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, over 4,000 meters, is West and Central Africa’s highest peak. Formed by a mantle hotspot, this volcano has grown through basaltic lava flows, recording magma’s rise from depth to surface.
🔗 Discover more: geosociety.co/EarthCache
Mount Cameroon, over 4,000 meters, is West and Central Africa’s highest peak. Formed by a mantle hotspot, this volcano has grown through basaltic lava flows, recording magma’s rise from depth to surface.
🔗 Discover more: geosociety.co/EarthCache
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
EarthCache Spotlight: Mount Cameroon, Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, over 4,000 meters, is West and Central Africa’s highest peak. Formed by a mantle hotspot, this volcano has grown through basaltic lava flows, recording magma’s rise from depth to surface.
🔗 Discover more: geosociety.co/EarthCache
Mount Cameroon, over 4,000 meters, is West and Central Africa’s highest peak. Formed by a mantle hotspot, this volcano has grown through basaltic lava flows, recording magma’s rise from depth to surface.
🔗 Discover more: geosociety.co/EarthCache
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Do you love Star Wars and geology? I’ve got a podcast for you!!
I had the pleasure of geeking out with @jamesjawa.bsky.social and @melissatruth.bsky.social about the geology of Star Wars!
I had the pleasure of geeking out with @jamesjawa.bsky.social and @melissatruth.bsky.social about the geology of Star Wars!
New ep out today: Earthquake Geology in Star Wars. Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social takes us to Naboo's watery core, Mustafar's lavafalls, and what might realistically happen when you zap Jedha and Alderaan. Plus kalkite revealed! #starwars skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsolo...
February 17, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Do you love Star Wars and geology? I’ve got a podcast for you!!
I had the pleasure of geeking out with @jamesjawa.bsky.social and @melissatruth.bsky.social about the geology of Star Wars!
I had the pleasure of geeking out with @jamesjawa.bsky.social and @melissatruth.bsky.social about the geology of Star Wars!
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“The camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children”
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
“The camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children”
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
February 17, 2026 at 5:51 PM
History teaches us that the greatest harms often begin with the quiet acceptance of the unacceptable. I have seen where that road leads, and I will not walk it again without resistance.
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"We believe in a government that's a tool of our democracy in service to the public, not an instrument of the aristocracy in search of private wealth."
So much unsettlingly relevant brilliance in Jesse Jackson's 1988 convention speech.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...
So much unsettlingly relevant brilliance in Jesse Jackson's 1988 convention speech.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...
1988 Speech | The Long Pilgrimage Of Jesse Jackson | FRONTLINE | PBS
www.pbs.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"We believe in a government that's a tool of our democracy in service to the public, not an instrument of the aristocracy in search of private wealth."
So much unsettlingly relevant brilliance in Jesse Jackson's 1988 convention speech.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...
So much unsettlingly relevant brilliance in Jesse Jackson's 1988 convention speech.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/f...
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⚡️SBU strikes chemical factory used for explosives production deep inside Russia.
The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.
The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.
SBU strikes chemical factory used for explosives production deep inside Russia
The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.
kyivindependent.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
⚡️SBU strikes chemical factory used for explosives production deep inside Russia.
The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.
The attack on the Metafrax Chemicals plant in Perm Krai was carried out overnight between Feb. 16-17 by deep strike specialists from the SBU's Alpha unit.
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My tweak on this is that every Democrat should go, but leave immediately at the start.
Force him to speak to a half-empty room.
Don't give the GOP the chance to fill the seats.
Force him to speak to a half-empty room.
Don't give the GOP the chance to fill the seats.
No Democrat should be going to the State of the Union address next week.
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
My tweak on this is that every Democrat should go, but leave immediately at the start.
Force him to speak to a half-empty room.
Don't give the GOP the chance to fill the seats.
Force him to speak to a half-empty room.
Don't give the GOP the chance to fill the seats.
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The most wonderful expedition you've probably never heard about, but need to cheer on NOW. Follow 25 female indigenous & non-indigenous scientists, explorers, storytellers, artists & ocean advocates from 9 countries as they explore "the bottom of the world."
arcg.is/1HTTuv3
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍🌏 🇦🇶 #gischat
arcg.is/1HTTuv3
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍🌏 🇦🇶 #gischat
February 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The most wonderful expedition you've probably never heard about, but need to cheer on NOW. Follow 25 female indigenous & non-indigenous scientists, explorers, storytellers, artists & ocean advocates from 9 countries as they explore "the bottom of the world."
arcg.is/1HTTuv3
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍🌏 🇦🇶 #gischat
arcg.is/1HTTuv3
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍🌏 🇦🇶 #gischat
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perfect metaphor for the democracy it took over 250 years to build
A massive backyard igloo went viral in South Boston — and then vandals destroyed it
Jack Tarca and friends built a massive igloo in South Boston that went viral with 40 million views on social media before it was destroyed by vandals.
www.nbcboston.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
perfect metaphor for the democracy it took over 250 years to build