Given our troubled online times, it is no longer sufficient to "go touch grass." These days, one must climb a mountain and touch several varieties of moss and lichen.

As science is further attacked, I think of the lotus flower that grows from the muddiest waters. 🪷

The lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) grows in eutrophic waters, absorbing up to 85% NH₄⁺ and 70% PO₄³⁻.

Its roots stabilise sediments and remove heavy metals like Cd and Pb, purifying the water. 🧪

Proof that using Greek letters in a fraction doesn't make it economic policy— just a Greek tragedy. 🧪

via @bloomberg.com

🧪 worrying communication out of Nature that asserts that we might have breached long-term warming of 1.5°C already—

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Consuming one gram of omega-3 per day may slow down the rate of biological ageing in humans, according to an analysis of data from a clinical trial involving over 700 older adults over a three-year period published in Nature Aging. https://go.nature.com/40ZrDii 🧪

The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.

A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...

🧪The Miller-Urey experiment showed amino acids forming in early Earth conditions. But here’s the problem:

For these amino acids to randomly form a working protein, it would take longer than the age of the universe.

The experiment is famous, but tells us little about how life began.

#originsoflife

🧪Should you read older academic literature?

Older work often had sharper critique before institutional drift, epistemic shifts & soft censorship diluted them. Sometimes, the past tells us truths the present avoids.

Read both. Triangulate. Think critically

🔗 www.wcfia.harvard.edu/files/wcfia/...

A Review in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment discusses the observed and projected changes in ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ (rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions), suggesting that subseasonal and interannual volatility will increase markedly with ongoing warming.🔒

In case anyone is looking for a short, jargon-free crash course on the basics of the science of climate change: drive.google.com/file/d/1GLF8... 🧪

Excited to announce this new article, a comprehensive review of recent research on post-growth — the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health with a brilliant team of authors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Climate science never said "we only have 12 years until we fall off a cliff" - but sadly, many thought it did; and even more sadly, that misleading message fed right into the script for Trump's WEF remarks today.

Here's what the science has always said:

The vibe in science rn

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This delightful article by Solomon Adams in Quanta Magazine nicely describes the pathological Weierstrass function -- a continuous function that is nowhere differentiable -- an idea that set 19th century mathematicians into a tizzy. 1/2

www.quantamagazine.org/the-jagged-m...

There have been at least 20 mass resignations from scientific journals since 2023.

In today’s episode, we explore the reasons behind these resignations and what they mean for the future of scientific publishing.

Listen here 🎧:
https://buff.ly/3Mut28J

After a terrible week for climate action, thought I would share this very happy selfie taken during #COP29 in Baku last November.

Strength in numbers!

#climatechange #climateaction

It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶

#bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape