Incredible timelapse of the Aurora, captured by astronaut Sophie Adenot
An important paper about protecting science from political interference. Europe needs to defend its science against the kind of attacks unfurling in the US. By Martin McKee, Christina Pagel & Tiago Correia in the European Journal of Public Health: academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Europe must learn from America’s assault on science
In June 2026, several prominent diabetes researchers, including Steven Kahn, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care, were removed by police from the annual meeti
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A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)
Frost encrusted Scots pine trees emerging from the morning fog in Scotlands Caledonian forest. A rare morning that was so enjoyable to experience. . #scotland #highlands
Bellingcat is pleased to announce our work has received six Emmy award nominations. The winners will be announced in May. Here's a short thread on the work that we're proud to say has been highlighted 🧵
One of the world’s leading authorities on autism - very important read: www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Uta Frith: why I no longer think autism is a spectrum
The autism spectrum has widened to the point of collapse, affecting how teachers should support autistic pupils in the classroom, researcher Uta Frith tells Helen Amass
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United States abstains in UN vote on support for peace in Ukraine. Fascist Russia voted against. The US objected to text in the resolution on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the need to achieve a just peace. Under Trump, the US has fallen so very far, so very fast.
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” a film documenting Russian children’s indoctrination into state ideology following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, won the best documentary award at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Wins BAFTA for Best Documentary - The Moscow Times
A film documenting Russian children’s indoctrination into state ideology following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine won the best documentary award at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday. “Mr.
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I've been working on this for ages in various countries: the story of the intelligence buildup to Putin's 2022 invasion. How did the US and Britain find out so much, and why were Europe and Ukraine sceptical. It's a long one: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...
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Western diplomats laid flowers at the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, marking two years since his death in a Russian penal colony.
Western diplomats lay flowers for Navalny two years after his death
Western diplomats laid flowers at the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Monday, marking two years since his death in a Russian penal colony.
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Just watched this. My daughter went to a Russian school for 2 years and I am familiar with the routine patriotic and military performances. But after Feb 2022, this escalated dramatcially as illustrated in this astounding bit of film-making from inside a Russian school. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Storyville - Mr Nobody Against Putin
A Storyville documentary that follows a Russian schoolteacher as he risks everything to expose rising militarism in his classroom.
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A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]
In my view everyone should have the right to get changed in an environment they are comfortable in. There are numerous ways of doing this. I make no comment on the facts of this case, the individuals concerned or their motivations. But I cannot abide men telling women how they must think.
Our winner of the Image of the Year competition 2025 has been announced: www.astronomyedinburgh.org/2026/01/10/i... 🔭 #astrophotography
Image of the Year 2025 Winner - Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
At our meeting on Friday 9 January, the winner of our annual competition, as voted for by our members, was announced. The prize went to Rob Parsons for his amazing solar image.
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"Mr. Nobody Against Putin," which documents the militarization of a Russian school using footage shot by the school's event coordinator and videographer Pavel Talankin, has been shortlisted for an Academy Award. MT spoke to Talankin and director David Borenstein about the film earlier this year:
‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’: A Schoolteacher’s Stand Against Russia’s Child Indoctrination - The Moscow Times
Pavel Talankin witnessed Russia’s efforts to indoctrinate children with the state’s ideology while working as a school event coordinator in Karabash, a copper-smelting hub in Russia’s Chelyabinsk regi...
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New @aanmember.bsky.social guidelines for the management of functional seizures led by Ben Tolchin. A landmark for people with FND worldwide. ✅Rigorous evidence-based process ✅Consensus practical recommendations ✅Endorsed by @fndsociety.bsky.social www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
Ru lies about its "victories" all the time.
Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 8mo agoPresident Zelenskyy is in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region today ‼️🤯 The town, declared "liberated" by russian propaganda, remains a fierce battleground. In reality, our forces destroyed the majority of the invading troops. Yet a few pockets of fighting remains.
The Nordic-Baltic Joint Statement - we will continue to arm Ukraine and strengthen Europe's defence. To the Ukrainian people: you are not alone🇺🇦
The European Journalist of the Year 2025 award goes to Christo Grozev from Bulgaria for - among other things - tracking down the wanted former Wirecard manager Jan Marsalek in Moscow and exposing him as a Russian spy. 👇😎 www.prixeuropa.eu/news/2025/eu...
European Journalist of the Year: Christo Grozev — PRIX EUROPA
6 days to go until PRIX EUROPA 2025 starts but the Members of the PRIX EUROPA Steering Committee have already decided about the winner of this year’s first award: The European Journalist of the Y...
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A new JWST image, showing the star-forming region Sagittarius B2. Open up the image and lose yourself in the stars...
BEYOND DOUBT: The Putin regime runs a state-sponsored program to assassinate political opponents with military-grade chemical weapons. 🧵 Navalny's death was part of it, and the Dossier Center findings suggest his 2020 poisoner finished the job in prison
The Afghan women's football/soccer team, who relocated to the UK to escape the Taliban's removal of female rights, including exclusion from all public life #WomensArt #AfghanWomen
Posts about research on Bluesky receive substantially more attention than similar posts on X, formerly called Twitter go.nature.com/45Ftiw4
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
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Massive flag in support of Ukraine unveiled in Alaska. "Alaska Stands With Ukraine." #3E #StandWithUkraine #AlaskaWithUkraine
A rally in support of Ukraine was held in Anchorage, Alaska, with several hundred participants reported. Another pro-Ukrainian demonstration is planned today to coincide with the US-Russia summit.