Kryste Burn
@kryste.bsky.social
lover of Earth, admirer of other worlds
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Hey Martians, did I mention we now also have a video of epic Phobos passing over a Martian dust storm near Pavonis Mons? 🌪️🌋🥔
Video & full info: flic.kr/p/2rNN8wk
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
@esa.int Mars Express HRSC
300 MP Photo quoted below
Easy zoom: easyzoom.com/image/674026
Video & full info: flic.kr/p/2rNN8wk
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
@esa.int Mars Express HRSC
300 MP Photo quoted below
Easy zoom: easyzoom.com/image/674026
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey Martians, did I mention we now also have a video of epic Phobos passing over a Martian dust storm near Pavonis Mons? 🌪️🌋🥔
Video & full info: flic.kr/p/2rNN8wk
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
@esa.int Mars Express HRSC
300 MP Photo quoted below
Easy zoom: easyzoom.com/image/674026
Video & full info: flic.kr/p/2rNN8wk
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
@esa.int Mars Express HRSC
300 MP Photo quoted below
Easy zoom: easyzoom.com/image/674026
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Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
December 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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A huge thank you to everyone in the UK Bat Care Network! From bat carers to ambulance drivers and regional helplines!
For more info about getting involved visit: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
For more info about getting involved visit: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
December 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A huge thank you to everyone in the UK Bat Care Network! From bat carers to ambulance drivers and regional helplines!
For more info about getting involved visit: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
For more info about getting involved visit: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats...
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Very happy to share that I just published a new paper from my thesis! 🎉
We analysed 546 species of ant to understand how extreme specialisation into reproductive and non-reproductive roles evolved.
Key discoveries in thread🧵 👇
Full paper here: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
We analysed 546 species of ant to understand how extreme specialisation into reproductive and non-reproductive roles evolved.
Key discoveries in thread🧵 👇
Full paper here: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
December 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Very happy to share that I just published a new paper from my thesis! 🎉
We analysed 546 species of ant to understand how extreme specialisation into reproductive and non-reproductive roles evolved.
Key discoveries in thread🧵 👇
Full paper here: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
We analysed 546 species of ant to understand how extreme specialisation into reproductive and non-reproductive roles evolved.
Key discoveries in thread🧵 👇
Full paper here: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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Dr Dan Challender, from the @biology.ox.ac.uk and @oxmartinschool.bsky.social, argues that CITES CoP20 demonstrates we need to reform how decisions on international trade controls for wild species are made if they are to be protected from overexploitation ⬇️
Expert Comment: How can we effectively regulate international trade
Dr Dan Challender, a conservation scientist at the Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, argues that CITES CoP20 demonstrates we need to reform how decisions on international trade controls
www.ox.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dr Dan Challender, from the @biology.ox.ac.uk and @oxmartinschool.bsky.social, argues that CITES CoP20 demonstrates we need to reform how decisions on international trade controls for wild species are made if they are to be protected from overexploitation ⬇️
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"Petero hrvatskih eurozastupnika glasalo protiv sigurnog i dostupnog pobačaja"
December 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Petero hrvatskih eurozastupnika glasalo protiv sigurnog i dostupnog pobačaja"
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Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews : I'iwi in a perfect pose atop an 'ohia tree. 📷🌿🦉
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideViews : I'iwi in a perfect pose atop an 'ohia tree. 📷🌿🦉
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BBC News - Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
The conservationist, who died aged 91 on Wednesday, challenged how we relate to the natural world.
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
BBC News - Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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My piece on the exceptional legacy of Jane Goodall www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
How Jane Goodall changed the way we see animals - and the world
Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but has left a lasting legacy on how we view the natural world
www.newscientist.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
My piece on the exceptional legacy of Jane Goodall www.newscientist.com/article/2498...
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Jane Goodall appreciation, from Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/jane... 🧪
Jane Goodall, Trailblazing Primatologist and Chimpanzee Conservationist, Has Died
The anthropologist was famous for her pioneering research with chimpanzees and her influence on conservation
www.scientificamerican.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Jane Goodall appreciation, from Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/jane... 🧪
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A lovely story about Dr Jane Goodall's career & legacy, from Rachel Fieldhouse & Mohana Basu, in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41.... Includes some comments from me about how researchers _can also_ be advocates and science communicators, and still be taken seriously (I hope)!
Vale, Jane.
Vale, Jane.
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A lovely story about Dr Jane Goodall's career & legacy, from Rachel Fieldhouse & Mohana Basu, in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41.... Includes some comments from me about how researchers _can also_ be advocates and science communicators, and still be taken seriously (I hope)!
Vale, Jane.
Vale, Jane.
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RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry
This clip will never NOT make me cry
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
RIP Jane Goodall
This clip will never NOT make me cry
This clip will never NOT make me cry
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People really need to understand their is a coordinated effort going on to target trans folks minorities and female counter far right journalists with networked stochastic violence all because they correctly labeled the shooting of Kirk.
This is the face of coordinated decentralized violence
This is the face of coordinated decentralized violence
September 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
People really need to understand their is a coordinated effort going on to target trans folks minorities and female counter far right journalists with networked stochastic violence all because they correctly labeled the shooting of Kirk.
This is the face of coordinated decentralized violence
This is the face of coordinated decentralized violence
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Did someone bury a tiny lemon? Nope, this is an earthworm cocoon!
After mating, both earthworms will produce small cocoons like this, each containing a fertilised egg. Inside, a baby earthworm will grow, before hatching out the end like a tiny pink noodle!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
After mating, both earthworms will produce small cocoons like this, each containing a fertilised egg. Inside, a baby earthworm will grow, before hatching out the end like a tiny pink noodle!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
July 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Did someone bury a tiny lemon? Nope, this is an earthworm cocoon!
After mating, both earthworms will produce small cocoons like this, each containing a fertilised egg. Inside, a baby earthworm will grow, before hatching out the end like a tiny pink noodle!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
After mating, both earthworms will produce small cocoons like this, each containing a fertilised egg. Inside, a baby earthworm will grow, before hatching out the end like a tiny pink noodle!
#SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography 🧪
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I wish I had posted this addition before this little thread went viral but PLEASE read Careless People. The info is importanr, the prose is actually good, and she’s a kick ass narrator.
Also BSky may not require algorithm use but bad actors can still use it to manipulate.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Also BSky may not require algorithm use but bad actors can still use it to manipulate.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Careless People Audiobook on Libro.fm
#1 New York Times BestsellerA 2025 best book of the year so far by The New York Times, The Economist, NPR, and more“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-W...
libro.fm
July 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I wish I had posted this addition before this little thread went viral but PLEASE read Careless People. The info is importanr, the prose is actually good, and she’s a kick ass narrator.
Also BSky may not require algorithm use but bad actors can still use it to manipulate.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Also BSky may not require algorithm use but bad actors can still use it to manipulate.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
July 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Happy World Porcupine Day! For those wondering what a baby porcupine is called, it’s a porcupette. For those wondering what a group of porcupines is called, it’s a prickle. And for those wondering what porcupines sound like, turn up your volume for this smol guy called Kemosabe nomming on a banana…
For the first time, Budapest Pride could be blocked. Orban’s laws target LGBTQ+ rights — but Hungarians are marching anyway. Tell the EU: show up and defend Pride! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-06...
Stop Hungary’s ban on Pride!
Budapest Pride is under threat — but Hungarians are not backing down.For 30 years, they’ve marched for love and freedom. Now, Orbán’s government is using Russian-like anti-LGBTQ+ laws, fines, and surv...
action.wemove.eu
June 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
For the first time, Budapest Pride could be blocked. Orban’s laws target LGBTQ+ rights — but Hungarians are marching anyway. Tell the EU: show up and defend Pride! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-06...
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An unusual oasis!
Glass sponges appear in fossil record between about 660 million & 635 million years ago. They play a complex role in ecosystems, providing sanctuary for many animals. Can you count how many animals are taking refuge on this odd-looking sponge? #DiagnosingDeepCoral expedition, 2023
Glass sponges appear in fossil record between about 660 million & 635 million years ago. They play a complex role in ecosystems, providing sanctuary for many animals. Can you count how many animals are taking refuge on this odd-looking sponge? #DiagnosingDeepCoral expedition, 2023
June 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
An unusual oasis!
Glass sponges appear in fossil record between about 660 million & 635 million years ago. They play a complex role in ecosystems, providing sanctuary for many animals. Can you count how many animals are taking refuge on this odd-looking sponge? #DiagnosingDeepCoral expedition, 2023
Glass sponges appear in fossil record between about 660 million & 635 million years ago. They play a complex role in ecosystems, providing sanctuary for many animals. Can you count how many animals are taking refuge on this odd-looking sponge? #DiagnosingDeepCoral expedition, 2023
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June 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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