Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
Science journalist writing for Nature, Scientific American, National Geographic, Guardian Books, BBC Future, Washington Post Opinions, Prospect Magazine.
Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her
Passionate reader. #PoetryIsMedicine #ClimateCrisis She/Her
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Josie Glausiusz
@josiegz.bsky.social
· Oct 7
The Israel–Hamas conflict one year on: researcher resilience in the face of war
Scientists, tech entrepreneurs and educators on both sides of the border describe the devastation of lost homes, destroyed laboratories and slain colleagues.
www.nature.com
My latest article for @natureportfolio.bsky.social, in which I spoke to researchers, entrepreneurs and scientists in Gaza, Israel, and the West Bank about their determination to continue their work amid the destruction and devastation of war.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thousands of sea creatures have made their homes amid the munitions off the German coast, creating a regenerated ecosystem more populous than the sea floor around it.
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines were off barges at the end of the Second World War.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines were off barges at the end of the Second World War.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines: how marine life thrives on dumped weapons
Scientists discover thousands of sea creatures have made their homes amid the detritus of abandoned second world war munitions off the coast of Germany
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thousands of sea creatures have made their homes amid the munitions off the German coast, creating a regenerated ecosystem more populous than the sea floor around it.
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines were off barges at the end of the Second World War.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines were off barges at the end of the Second World War.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A ban on sale of wet wipes made of plastic has been signed into UK law.
Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil & fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers.
Fatbergs are typically compared in weight to double-decker buses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil & fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers.
Fatbergs are typically compared in weight to double-decker buses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So long, plastic wet wipes - but should we be flushing the new ones?
Water companies say wet wipes containing plastic are one of the main causes of blockages in their pipes.
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A ban on sale of wet wipes made of plastic has been signed into UK law.
Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil & fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers.
Fatbergs are typically compared in weight to double-decker buses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plastic wipes don't disintegrate when flushed down the toilet, so when oil & fat congeal on them, so-called fatbergs form in sewers.
Fatbergs are typically compared in weight to double-decker buses.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rewilding charity Trees for Life is seeking to raise £3.6 million to fund the reintroduction of beavers, lynx, red squirrels and a species of cattle considered the “modern-day aurochs” to the Scottish Highlands.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Rewilding charity plans to reintroduce four wild species to Scottish Highlands
Rewilding charity Trees for Life hope to “breathe new life into the Highlands“ by reintroducing lynx, red squirrels and a cross-breed of cattle called the tauros
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Rewilding charity Trees for Life is seeking to raise £3.6 million to fund the reintroduction of beavers, lynx, red squirrels and a species of cattle considered the “modern-day aurochs” to the Scottish Highlands.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
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““We have an unchecked player acting as a hegemon under a leader, Netanyahu, growing stronger by the day,” Mr. Salam told me. “At the same time there’s a new generation across the world that can no longer tolerate Israeli behavior.””
A superb piece:
A superb piece:
The region is adapting to what Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a political scientist in the United Arab Emirates, calls an “imperial Israel,” that will kill enemies anywhere: from Lebanon to Syria, Gaza to Iran, Yemen to Qatar. Pre-emptive Israeli strikes are the new norm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
““We have an unchecked player acting as a hegemon under a leader, Netanyahu, growing stronger by the day,” Mr. Salam told me. “At the same time there’s a new generation across the world that can no longer tolerate Israeli behavior.””
A superb piece:
A superb piece:
Reposted by Josie Glausiusz
Just a reminder that our current model for a green utopia is contingent on several dark dystopias being developed elsewhere.
Poisonous falls from the sky over the town of Ogijo, near Lagos, Nigeria. It coats kitchen floors, vegetable gardens, churchyards and schoolyards.
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just a reminder that our current model for a green utopia is contingent on several dark dystopias being developed elsewhere.
Poisonous falls from the sky over the town of Ogijo, near Lagos, Nigeria. It coats kitchen floors, vegetable gardens, churchyards and schoolyards.
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Poisonous falls from the sky over the town of Ogijo, near Lagos, Nigeria. It coats kitchen floors, vegetable gardens, churchyards and schoolyards.
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The toxic soot billows from crude factories that recycle lead for American companies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way", said Nigel Farage. "As the victim of his verbal abuse, I can assure you that I do recall it all vividly", writes Peter Ettedgui of "the emotional impact – degrading, humiliating" of antisemitic abuse
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“I would never do it in a hurtful or insulting way", said Nigel Farage. "As the victim of his verbal abuse, I can assure you that I do recall it all vividly", writes Peter Ettedgui of "the emotional impact – degrading, humiliating" of antisemitic abuse
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Gaza is seeing widespread flooding for the third consecutive winter, as rains exacerbate the plight of displaced residents. Floods have ravaged refugee camps and rendered medical facilities inoperable. 'The cold is killing the children,' one resident says
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
'Gaza is drowning in blood and rainwater': Heavy rain risks Palestinians with disease
Gaza Is Seeing Widespread Flooding for the Third Consecutive Winter, as Rains Exacerbate the Plight of Displaced Residents. Floods Have Ravaged Refugee Camps, Destroying Belongings and Rendering Medic...
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Gaza is seeing widespread flooding for the third consecutive winter, as rains exacerbate the plight of displaced residents. Floods have ravaged refugee camps and rendered medical facilities inoperable. 'The cold is killing the children,' one resident says
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2025-11...
Since Farage is in the news for his antisemitism:
What Anti-immigration Party UKIP Forgot About the Holocaust
My father survived the Holocaust and arrived as a penniless refugee in England – today he would be left to drown in the Mediterranean.
Gift link:
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2015...
What Anti-immigration Party UKIP Forgot About the Holocaust
My father survived the Holocaust and arrived as a penniless refugee in England – today he would be left to drown in the Mediterranean.
Gift link:
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2015...
What anti-immigration party UKIP forgot about the Holocaust
My Father Survived the Holocaust and Arrived as a Penniless Refugee on the Shores of England – Today He Would Be Left to Drown in the Mediterranean.
www.haaretz.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Since Farage is in the news for his antisemitism:
What Anti-immigration Party UKIP Forgot About the Holocaust
My father survived the Holocaust and arrived as a penniless refugee in England – today he would be left to drown in the Mediterranean.
Gift link:
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2015...
What Anti-immigration Party UKIP Forgot About the Holocaust
My father survived the Holocaust and arrived as a penniless refugee in England – today he would be left to drown in the Mediterranean.
Gift link:
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2015...
The region is adapting to what Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a political scientist in the United Arab Emirates, calls an “imperial Israel,” that will kill enemies anywhere: from Lebanon to Syria, Gaza to Iran, Yemen to Qatar. Pre-emptive Israeli strikes are the new norm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The region is adapting to what Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a political scientist in the United Arab Emirates, calls an “imperial Israel,” that will kill enemies anywhere: from Lebanon to Syria, Gaza to Iran, Yemen to Qatar. Pre-emptive Israeli strikes are the new norm.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/w...
“The Maasai Mara is a fragile environment already overpopulated with camps for tourists,” said Meitamei Olol Dapash, director of the Institute for Maasai Education, Research and Conservation.
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“The Maasai Mara is a fragile environment already overpopulated with camps for tourists,” said Meitamei Olol Dapash, director of the Institute for Maasai Education, Research and Conservation.
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Is a New $3,500-a-Night Safari Camp Blocking a Wildlife Corridor?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines “dangerous,” has been [quietly] named the second in command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines “dangerous,” has been [quietly] named the second in command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
The Princess of Wales has made an impassioned plea for ‘compassion and love’ in the fight against addiction, imploring the public to end the ‘stigma’ surrounding the experiences of those who are dependent on drugs, alcohol, or gambling.
www.tatler.com/article/prin...
www.tatler.com/article/prin...
The Princess of Wales calls for an end to the ‘fear, shame and judgment’ around addiction in heartfelt statement
Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has long advocated for a more empathetic approach to those living with addiction
www.tatler.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Princess of Wales has made an impassioned plea for ‘compassion and love’ in the fight against addiction, imploring the public to end the ‘stigma’ surrounding the experiences of those who are dependent on drugs, alcohol, or gambling.
www.tatler.com/article/prin...
www.tatler.com/article/prin...
"All I could think of was his 13-year-old self sidling up to me, growling the words “Hitler was right” and other odious remarks (“To the gas chambers”, “Gas them – ssssssssss”) which [Farage] now refers to, rather quaintly, as banter." --Peter Ettedgui
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"All I could think of was his 13-year-old self sidling up to me, growling the words “Hitler was right” and other odious remarks (“To the gas chambers”, “Gas them – ssssssssss”) which [Farage] now refers to, rather quaintly, as banter." --Peter Ettedgui
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/h...
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Well this is rather delicious from @emilylawford.bsky.social on being mansplained to about the roots of sexism by the Revolutionary Communist Party
www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Well this is rather delicious from @emilylawford.bsky.social on being mansplained to about the roots of sexism by the Revolutionary Communist Party
www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/the...
Fundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire
‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nears
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"This year, some special individuals decided when the water was over the beach area, rather than get their little tootsies wet, they would rip down a 500-year-old wall to make a path for themselves."
Castle wall 'ripped down' for use as stepping stones in puddle
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Castle wall 'ripped down' for use as stepping stones in puddle
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ardvrek Castle wall 'ripped down' for use as stepping stones
Ardvrek Castle in Assynt is a 500-year-old former clan seat, and reputed to be haunted.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
"This year, some special individuals decided when the water was over the beach area, rather than get their little tootsies wet, they would rip down a 500-year-old wall to make a path for themselves."
Castle wall 'ripped down' for use as stepping stones in puddle
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Castle wall 'ripped down' for use as stepping stones in puddle
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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For the moment, there is no alternative.
AI is accelerating a tech backlash in American classrooms
Handwritten and oral exams are making a comeback
economist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
For the moment, there is no alternative.
Cold rain and gusting winds pummeling Gaza prove a ruinous start to winter for many in the Strip, where hundreds of thousands were forced to weather the storms in makeshift tents or exposed spaces, often on swiftly inundated ground.
www.timesofisrael.com/as-winter-ar...
www.timesofisrael.com/as-winter-ar...
As winter arrives, Gazans in ruined Strip fear tents no match for cold and rain
Groups say aid is still being held up, even though more is entering, as first taste of winter conditions underlines need for reconstruction and not just flimsy shelters
www.timesofisrael.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Cold rain and gusting winds pummeling Gaza prove a ruinous start to winter for many in the Strip, where hundreds of thousands were forced to weather the storms in makeshift tents or exposed spaces, often on swiftly inundated ground.
www.timesofisrael.com/as-winter-ar...
www.timesofisrael.com/as-winter-ar...
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"By putting the possibility of reconstruction out of reach for many Palestinians in Gaza, the current UN-endorsed “peace plan” may make it impossible for them to remain," writes @saribashi.bsky.social
Gaza: The Threat of Partition @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Gaza: The Threat of Partition @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Gaza: The Threat of Partition | Sari Bashi
On Monday the United Nations Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s twenty-point peace plan for Gaza, which creates a “Board of Peace,”
www.nybooks.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"By putting the possibility of reconstruction out of reach for many Palestinians in Gaza, the current UN-endorsed “peace plan” may make it impossible for them to remain," writes @saribashi.bsky.social
Gaza: The Threat of Partition @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Gaza: The Threat of Partition @nybooks.com
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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For this Sarah Jessica Parker read 153 books as a judge of the Booker Prize.
You're not alone:
".. expanded polystyrene, texturally. Worse, all this dialogue doesn’t do anything, in the novel, beyond simply registering how flat and phatic most human conversation is. It doesn’t, for instance, characterise the character"
@adamroberts.bsky.social read it so we don't have to!
".. expanded polystyrene, texturally. Worse, all this dialogue doesn’t do anything, in the novel, beyond simply registering how flat and phatic most human conversation is. It doesn’t, for instance, characterise the character"
@adamroberts.bsky.social read it so we don't have to!
David Szalay ‘Flesh’ (2025)
The Luck of Barry István
profadamroberts.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
For this Sarah Jessica Parker read 153 books as a judge of the Booker Prize.
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“I think people should be able to teach at Harvard who have a variety of different degrees of moral character,” Cornel West said. "I always give Brother Summers, and anybody else, a chance to just choose to be a better person."
"Brother Summers"
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"Brother Summers"
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Two decades later, Cornel West’s critique of Larry Summers hits differently
After his public feud with the former Harvard president, West sees irony in Summers’ downfall.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“I think people should be able to teach at Harvard who have a variety of different degrees of moral character,” Cornel West said. "I always give Brother Summers, and anybody else, a chance to just choose to be a better person."
"Brother Summers"
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"Brother Summers"
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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This is such an incredibly sad and maddening and heartbreaking article.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births, with no midwife present or medical intervention. Now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births, with no midwife present or medical intervention. Now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is such an incredibly sad and maddening and heartbreaking article.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births, with no midwife present or medical intervention. Now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births, with no midwife present or medical intervention. Now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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This is what we should really be devoting substantial time and energy to. Unfortunately the current political backdrop means that that there's almost no spare capacity for the important stuff these days.
More than 80 countries have backed the call for a roadmap to “transition away from fossil fuels”, but scores of countries are against it. The Arab Group, of which Saudi Arabia is the most prominent member, has led the opposition.
#ClimateCrisis Argghhh
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateCrisis Argghhh
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Miliband urges Cop30 to find ‘creative’ routes to roadmap on phasing out fossil fuel
UK energy secretary says UN climate talks must find way to keep proposals alive despite significant resistance
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is what we should really be devoting substantial time and energy to. Unfortunately the current political backdrop means that that there's almost no spare capacity for the important stuff these days.