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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1d

May I offer you a borb in these trying times? 🪶

maybe a bushtit flying directly towards the camera , extremely puffed out

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 1d

Officially extinct yesterday, RIP slender-billed curlew

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 1d

This is all I needed in my life today 😍

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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SarcoidosisUK @sarcoidosisuk.bsky.social · 2d

Today is World Mental Health Day and we know that having a rare disease can take a huge toll on your mental health. Remember to check in with yourself today.

If you have found yourself struggling, take a look at our 'Sarcoidosis and Mental Health' page here: www.sarcoidosisuk.org/support/sarc...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 4d

"What does seventy million years mean to beings who live only one-millionth as long? We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed Scientists say they have developed the world’s first blood test to diagnose myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). There is no currently no test for the condition and patients tend to be diagnosed based on symptoms, which means many can go undiagnosed for years. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 5d

I have so much time for this

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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 7d

Impressive

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 10d

🦇The fungus behind white-nose syndrome continues to spread across Alberta. Our latest detection, near Fort McKay, marks the northernmost detection yet. Thank you to our partners at the Wood Buffalo Wildlife Research Institute for collecting this sample. See maps at www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/white_nose_s...

A map of the spread of Pd (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, across Canada from the CWHC https://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/white_nose_syndrome_reports_and_maps.php

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 11d

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 11d

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Hooray 🥳 👏👏👏
Well done @edmilibandmp.bsky.social

Ed Miliband to announce total ban on fracking – UK politics live

There is not currently a permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 12d

you should try living here in Czechia. EVERYTHING is more expensive than alcohol

Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 13d

Awesome news! Well deserved, @jackhooker.bsky.social !!

Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 14d

Bat researcher @jackhooker.bsky.social has won The Vincent Weir Scientific Award for his work showing several important ways we can help some of Britain’s protected and rarest mammals to cope with an ever-changing environment.
www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/09... #bats 🦇

Jack Hooker wins Vincent Weir Award - News - Bat Conservation Trust

Bat researcher Jack Hooker has just won the Vincent Weir award for his work in three vital areas of bat conservation.

www.bats.org.uk

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 14d

But it is super competitive either way, and often they may already have candidates (their own graduates) in mind. I have applied for postdocs that I thought were a PERFERCT fit for my experience and area of study, and not even got an interview. If I can ever help, please feel free to message me.

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 14d

This is so tough. I ended up self-funding my PhD so I could do the project I chose. And I did it part time whilst working full time. It was really hard. There are things you can do to make yourself stand out a bit more, like having a load of different CVs, each with a different emphasis.

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 16d

"Every thinking person fears nuclear war, and every technological state plans for it.
Everyone knows it is madness, and every nation has an excuse."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 16d

It has "note to self: do not chop chilli and then pick your nose" vibes

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Opwall Science @opwallscience.bsky.social · 17d

Nice review by @thereremouse.bsky.social et al. of a new harp design that was extensively field-tested by the Croatia bat team in our Krka National Park field site this summer:

Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 18d

Our @opwall.bsky.social bat survey team in Croatia had the opportunity this summer to really put some Hunbat carbon fibre harp traps through their paces. Here's our review in @insideecology.bsky.social magazine. #bats #fieldwork #research #chiroptera #harptraps 🦇

Inside Ecology @insideecology.bsky.social · 19d

Making light work of bat trapping – the Hunbat Harp Trap review #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation #climatechange #bats insideecology.com/2025/09/23/m...

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Dr Morgan Hughes @thereremouse.bsky.social · 18d

Our @opwall.bsky.social bat survey team in Croatia had the opportunity this summer to really put some Hunbat carbon fibre harp traps through their paces. Here's our review in @insideecology.bsky.social magazine. #bats #fieldwork #research #chiroptera #harptraps 🦇

Inside Ecology @insideecology.bsky.social · 19d

Making light work of bat trapping – the Hunbat Harp Trap review #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #ecology #habitats #conservation #climatechange #bats insideecology.com/2025/09/23/m...

Making light work of bat trapping – the Hunbat Harp Trap review - Inside Ecology

Morgan Hughes, Mark Roper, Shannan Poyner, and Warre Van Caenegem Introduction Back in May, the four of us were busy preparing for the Operation Wallacea (Opwall) Croatian survey season, during which ...

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 20d

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...