#malaria
#science
#documentary
#who
#bbc
The Battle to Beat Malaria
In medical science, there’s been no longer harder fight than against malaria. This is the inside story of a historic new vaccine - from the Oxford lab behind the Covid jab. Part of the Horizon strand.BBC iPlayer
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#climate
#reality
#tradeforprofit
#politics
#climatechange
#science
Exclusive: the Trump administration demoted this climate scientist — now she wants reform
Virginia Burkett has filed a whistle-blower complaint, asking for an investigation and better policies to protect scientists against political interference.Tollefson, Jeff
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#travel
#turism
#behaviour
#bad
Why do tourists behave badly on holiday?
We talked to psychologists and experts to understand the root of "bad" tourist behaviour.Lynn Brown (BBC)
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Discovery of oxygen commemorated at Joseph Priestley’s grave
Snippets from Nature’s pastwww.nature.com
ICYMI - the latest monthly observations of greenhouse gases...
For more data/info: https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/
Global Monitoring Laboratory - Carbon Cycle Greenhouse Gases
The Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.US Department of Commerce, NOAA, Global Monitoring Laboratory
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Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58186710
#health
#fitness
#life
#science
Metabolism peaks at age one and tanks after 60, study finds
Middle-aged spread cannot be blamed on a waning metabolism, according to researchers.James Gallagher (BBC News)
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A Bird in the Bush is Better
Here is a bright red male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) that is hiding among the leaves.
As I've mentioned, I have a gallery of my favorite photos at:
https://swede1952-
photographs.pixels.com
Go there and take a look. Prints are for sale along with other doodads and I suppose it is kind of a business for me. But it's the kind of business where I don't care whether I sale anything or not. If you want something, by all means you are welcome to make a purchase. But I just want you to visit and maybe mark your favorites or leave a comment. Cheers 😄
#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthernCardinal
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Yes, I am. There are at least dozens of these birds around here. I can always depend on them to brighten up a photo.
#climate
#heat
#death
#tradeforprofit
The story of a heat death: David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead
He was keen to impress in his new job just as a heatwave was gripping the country. What can David Azevedo’s story tell us about the threat increasingly extreme weather poses to human health?Samira Shackle (The Guardian)
Record warm sea surface temperatures continued last month in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean...
Data available from NOAA ERSSTv5: https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.noaa.ersst.v5.html
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#nature
#climate
#environment
#science
‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers
Seals have been biting people in the first big outbreak of the disease in marine mammals, writes Nick Dall in Cape TownNick Dall (The Guardian)
The mean global sea surface temperature averaged over the last three months was the highest on record relative to any other March to May period...
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5: https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.noaa.ersst.v5.html
: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
US Department of Commerce, NOAA, Physical Sciences Laboratorypsl.noaa.gov
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#science
#nature
#flower
#environment
Corpse Flower: Kew's foul-smelling plant blooms again
Visitors to Kew Gardens are still able to catch a glimpse - and whiff - of the Titan arum plant.BBC News
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#Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube.
https://redirect.invidious.io/
Invidious is Free (Libre) and Open Source software licensed under the AGPL-3.0
by @invidious
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Invidious allows you to subscribe to channels and create playlists, without needing a YouTube account.
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Temperatures in May 2024...
🟥 - warmer than average
🟦 - colder than average
The average global air temperature was...
+1.14°C above 1951-1980 baseline
+1.27°C above 1921-1950 baseline
+1.42°C above 1880-1920 baseline
Data code/info: https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/sources_v4/
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ALARMS.
They warned for DECADES, Exxon lied, LIES, called it a hoax.
Now the warnings ARE TRUE, but the effects ARE WORSE.
Canada burned 30 billion trees last year.
Scale is hard to understand, 30 billion trees is three hundred times the size of all combined annual logging in Canada, three centuries of logging. Canada isnt 200 years old.
WORSE than the warnings.
FIRST BUILD the replacement AT SPEED to end burning carbon.
REPLACE ALL carbon burning engines, today.
Last month was also the warmest May on record globally in the GISTEMPv4 dataset...
[(Preliminary) data/info: https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/faq/]
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🚨 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels set a new *record high* in May 2024 - 426.90 ppm (seasonal max)
"Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever..."
+ NOAA Press Release: https://noaa.gov/news-release/during-year-of-extremes-carbon-dioxide-levels-surge-faster-than-ever
During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever
The two-year increase in Keeling Curve peak is the largest on recordnoaa.gov
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We may have a problem...
No surprises as usual - the last 6 months...
Red shading: warmer than average temperatures
Blue shading: colder than average temperatures
Data from https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
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Yes its the same, yes the same means its worse.
Thinking about what worse means, rising and rising and rising, until we're high enough for the helicopter blades.
Our planetary temperatures are rising to death. And they will continue to rise, like the interior of a car in the sun.
Build it all.
#science
#environment
Extinct ‘mountain jewel’ plant returned to wild - in secret location
A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.Georgina Rannard (BBC News)
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Go go go!!
Put Vincent Namatjira’s work in Times Square.
Put Vincent Namatjira’s best known works on a billboard in Times Square. | Check out 'Put Vincent Namatjira’s work in Times Square.' on Indiegogo.Indiegogo
Our pop-up channel for the FediVision 2024 voting period is live.
It's an alternative way you can hear the entrants if a linear format. It's on our main site below our regular channels.
Keep an eye on @announce and #Fedivision2024 for info, fun and light hearted lobbying.
To kickoff the voting period we'll have chat on for a bit as we are simulcasting our pop-up to the video/chat channel. The community will announce more hangouts fo the week.
https://party.radiofreefedi.net
radio free fedi - sounds from the fediverse to the universe
radio free fedi is small web, consent driven, artist populated, non-commercial mechanism, attribution promoting, community radio for the fediverse. This stream is for the main channel simulcast, hangouts and chat, and special events.radio free fedi - sounds from the fediverse to the universe
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Hey everyone! I recently posted about my latest project, a universal fediverse sharing button: https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-sharing-button/
Is this something that you'd find useful for your website or blog?
#WebDevelopment #WebDesign #UXUI #fediverse #SocialMedia
EDIT: Thanks everyone for sharing and trying this out! I fixed an issue on iOS some of you might have run into, just FYI.
- Yes, already using it! (1%, 2 votes)
- I'll give this a try (49%, 55 votes)
- Tried it, didn't work (3%, 4 votes)
- I don't like the design (0%, 0 votes)
- Too hard to use (4%, 5 votes)
- Not useful (7%, 8 votes)
- I don't have a website (28%, 32 votes)
- Something else? (4%, 5 votes)
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@Adam Thank you, and thank you for the feedback, really appreciate it!
Adding an overlay with instructions, which would then open the sharing modal might be a bit too many steps? I do like the simplicity of the current approach.
I wonder if I could maybe change the text to something like "type your server name to share with the fediverse"?
That's a bit long, so not ideal either.
Also, a technical side note, the reason the text is not a real label is that I'm avoiding using an ID for any of the form elements, in case someone wants to use this on a blog that uses an infinite scroll, in which case you'd end up with non-unique IDs on the same page.
Wrapping the input in a label doesn't work too well either with this layout.
@Adam Ah, yes, that was already fixed in the code snippet and on the demo page, but on my personal site I had the old code, thank you for catching that!
And I fixed the colors when dark mode is applied, that's what was causing the colors not work right. Thank you so much!
Thanks everyone for voting and sharing!
If you do add this to your site, please reach out!
I'd love to hear about your experience, what worked well, and what can be improved.
Either here, or https://stefanbohacek.com/contact.
Thank you!
https://youtu.be/beROF-QJwoI
Photosynthesis has a problem
The enzyme RuBisCO is essential for photosynthesis. But it kind of sucks at is job, and it’s getting worse with extreme heat.Proof of Concept is a video seri...YouTube
Looking for a less touristy alternative city break in Europe this summer? May I recommend #Vilnius #Lithuania #Travel #TravelEurope #Europe #EuroTrip ...
Posted into The Travel Exchange @the-travel-exchange-travelers
Why Choose Vilnius for Your Summer Escape? [Beyond the Usual Suspects]
Sidewalk Safari is a part-time travel blog written by an American-Irish expat living in Lisbon. Read about trips to destinations around the world.Sidewalk Safari | Part-time Travel Blog
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Hey everyone! I don't typically ask for donations for my work, but if you do enjoy any of it, I would appreciate you starring this GitHub repo.
https://github.com/stefanbohacek/stefans-open-source-work-fund
Thank you!
GitHub - stefanbohacek/stefans-open-source-work-fund
Contribute to stefanbohacek/stefans-open-source-work-fund development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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There Is Too Much Trash in Space
Debris from spacecraft threatens the burgeoning space economy. We need a global agreement to keep space cleanThe Editors (Scientific American)
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#science
Northern Lights expected soon as Sun drives stormy space weather
Another spectacular light show could come within two weeks as Sun storms reach 11-year high.Georgina Rannard (BBC News)
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I'm prototyping a fediverse sharing button. Anyone interested in giving it a try?
Feature highlights:
- shows a logo of supported fediverse software
- lets you share selected text
- remembers the last fediverse domain used
Demo: https://fediverse-share-button.stefanbohacek.dev/
Download: https://github.com/stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button/
#fediverse #FediverseSharingButton
GitHub - stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button
Contribute to stefanbohacek/fediverse-share-button development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
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Another record warm month - April 2024
🟥 warmer than average
🟦 colder than average
Overall, the average April global air temperature was +1.32°C above 1951-1980 climate baseline (+1.60°C above the 1880-1920 baseline). Data code: https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/sources_v4/
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2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 years - Nature
Nature - 2023 summer warmth unparalleled over the past 2,000 yearsNature
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Still rising...
Graphic from https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/
Climate change indicators
All data are referenced at My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Se…Zachary Labe
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An Eastern Bluebird came by today. I couldn’t get a very good picture of him, but he was so bright!
Eastern bluebirds are social, and will sometimes gather in flocks of over a hundred.
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Luckily I'm offgrid and so I'm just looking as a tourist but the point stands. Grrrrrrrrrr.
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> Forcing people to use Facebook (or other proprietary monopolistic corporations) to get updates on essential services should be illegal
100%. See my recent quote from a post on public service use of the fediverse;
https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/112431794179741107
"So here is a call from the NZOSS to the New Zealand Government to set up a Government centric Mastodon instance to provide a conduit for Agencies, Departments, Entities, Schools, Councils, DHB's and any other central or local government organisation to disseminate pertinent information in real time."#CarlKlitscher, May 2022
> Have you had any engagement?
Not as far as I know.
As an aside, I'm part of a new co-op working on a fediverse hosting service. Part of our goal is giving public service entities (governmental or otherwise) a way to create their own fediverse presence, at a predictable cost, with no new work for existing staff.
https://bridgeseat.substack.com/p/coming-soon
Welcome to the Bridge Seat
A professional but not-for-profit fediverse hosting service for AotearoaBridge Seat Cooperative
I'm part of a new co-op working on a fediverse hosting service. Part of our goal is giving public service entities (governmental or otherwise) a way to create their own fediverse presence, at a predictable cost, with no new work for existing staff.
https://bridgeseat.substack.com/p/coming-soon
#BridgeSeat #fediverse #PublicService
Welcome to the Bridge Seat
A professional but not-for-profit fediverse hosting service for AotearoaBridge Seat Cooperative
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