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Andy Brockman @andybrockman.bsky.social · Sep 19

Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.

Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.

Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors

The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

www.thebookseller.com

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 2d

First page of #invertober2025 done! Fitting the lobster on the page was a challenge 😄. #biodiversityrocks #sciart

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 4d

I love how colorful #invertober2025 is so far. #biodiversityrocks #sciart

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 7d

Time for the next drawing challenge! #invertober2025. Why should I stop at birds? And how could I resist a pretty jellyfish. Had no idea how to approach something sem-transparent with pencils and liners though, so very interesting. #sciart

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10d

"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30."

"The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."

After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 11d

This graph should definitely be getting more attention 👀

#ClimateEmergency
#Overshoot

H/T @reescatophuls.bsky.social

Source:
parisagreementtemperatureindex.com/1000-day-cli...

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Alexandra Urisman Otto @alexandrauo.bsky.social · 13d

Dagens påminnelse om att mänskligheten med stormsteg är på väg ut ur livets korridor.

Sex av planetens nio gränser är passerade - Vetenskapsradion Nyheter

Vår planet har nio gränser som, om vi passerar dessa, gör att vi riskerar förlora naturens förmåga att till exempel ge oss mat eller ha fungerande ekosystem.Enligt ...

www.sverigesradio.se

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14d

The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.

Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park

The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.

barharborstory.substack.com

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · 16d

My animation software was stuck (again), so while waiting I decided to test some pens on black paper. Out came this egret. #birds #birdart

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Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e.V. @bund.net · 19d

Immer wieder erschreckend: Laut Jahresbericht von @globalwitness.org wurden allein 2024 weltweit mindestens 142 Umweltschützer*innen getötet. Gewaltopfer waren meist Indigene oder Kleinbauern, die Täter*innen oft kriminelle Gruppen oder staatliche Sicherheitskräfte.

taz.de/Gefaehrdete-...

Gefährdete Umweltschützer*innen: 142 Morde im vergangenen Jahr

Die NGO Global Witness verzeichnet für 2024 zahlreiche Tötungen von Umweltschützer*innen. Die meisten Gewaltopfer waren Indigene oder Kleinbauern.

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Just Stop Oil @just-stopoil.bsky.social · 20d

"The best thing about this country is we’re a pretty boring, conservative lot most of the time, but every century or so we rise up and give the ruling class a good going over."

Roger Hallam's piece from prison has now been published: www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/just...

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Ralph Ruthe @ruthe.de · 20d

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Vier Bilder.
Bild eins: zwei Männer mit Schildern rufen kämpferisch: "Meinungsfreiheit!".
Bild zwei: Sie schauen einander begeistert an, sehen sich als Seelenverwandte.
Bild drei: Der linke sieht, was auf dem Schild des rechten steht: "Allen soll es gut gehen!".
Bild vier: Der linke Mann geht und sagt "Die Meinung nicht."

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Journal of Forestry Research @forestryjfr.bsky.social · 22d

🌱 Ozone pollution weakens forests. A Journal of Forestry Research study shows it reduces willow growth but antioxidant sprays can boost resilience. Protecting trees means protecting our future. 🌳
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#JFR #Climateawareness #Sustainable #Environment

Ethylenediurea (EDU) spray effects on willows (Salix sachalinensis F. Schmid) grown in ambient or ozone-enriched air: implications for renewable biomass production - Journal of Forestry Research

Ground-level ozone (O3) is a widespread air pollutant causing extensive injuries in plants. However, its effects on perennial energy crops remain poorly understood due to technical difficulties in cul...

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Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften (D-USYS), ETH Zürich @usyseth.bsky.social · 27d

🔥🌍 New research led by Prof. @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with lead author @yannquilcaille.bsky.social, shows how greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers have significantly intensified global heat waves.

👉 Full article: go.ethz.ch/2u

Rising heat waves tied to fossil fuel and cement production

According to ETH Zurich climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves. These find...

go.ethz.ch

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 29d

🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries!

New EEB report shows that:

🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits
⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x
🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051

Link in comments ⬇️

#PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals

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Green is a mission @greenisamission.bsky.social · Sep 8

Somewhere along the way we lost sight of the fact that when we harm nature, we harm ourselves. We need to return to our roots and protect what we have and rebuild what we have destroyed. Nature is priceless.💚☘️🌱🌿🌲🌳🍀💚

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Ingwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · Sep 6

Spanien: Führt 2021 auf Straßen mit 1er Spur/Richtung Tempo 30 ein.

Paris: Führt 2021 Tempo 30 ein.

Amsterdam: Führt 2023 auf 80% der Straßen Tempo 30 ein.

Berlin: Schafft 2025 an 22 Hauptstraßen Tempo 30 ab weil die Luft sich verbessert hat, weshalb man jetzt wieder Tempo 50 einführen kann🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Finished! Here are my last two pages of #AvianAugust. Proud that I made it, but sad because of so many extinct #birds. #biodiversity #biodiversityrocks #illustrations

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Sep 4

My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Sep 4

It would be so great if you could RT my tweet above if you have a spare few seconds.
At the moment, due to a recent breakdown there's a limit to what I can manage work-wise & I make my living via my Etsy shop. Putting my shop in front of a few more eyes on here would help massively. Thankyou🌿🪶🐚

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · Aug 29

If you think that dramatic spikes in ocean temperatures aren’t much of a concern, it’s time to think again.

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #heatwave #ClimateBreakdown

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Aug 24

Spotted some cool #biodiversity while picking berries, including a jumping spider who attacked me 😄 so cute and pretty. #biodiversityrocks

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Aug 23

Another page of birds is done. Some punks. And for today's I dared to try a new position. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration #progressoverperfection

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Aug 17

I caught up! Nr 15 got a little darker than I wanted. Also I finally dared do make a flying pose. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration

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Magdalena Held @pinuscaelestis.bsky.social · Aug 16

Another page done for #AvianAugust #birds #illustration

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