By Brisbane river #photography

"It is giving evil Olaf from Frozen," as said by the observant person who captured these amazing photos of an insect-colonizing fungus species, Erynia rhizospora, on a caddisfly.

Australian sunset to breathe peace into a busy week #photography

#Snow in New Zealand south island especially Christchurch www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Snow in the Port Hills, Christchurch

Snow has been falling Dunedin and parts of Christchurch.

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Flying foxes over a church at sunset #bats #wildlife

After taking everything else, we called this #conservation.

I stood on top of a diving platform at Wakulla Springs State Park and photographed manatees with friends in the early morning. They gather in the springs in winter for warmth. There were hundreds of them. These beautiful animals deserve all the ongoing and myriad efforts of #conservation.

Go #NewZealand conservationists!! #nature #conservation

Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS@euanritchie.bsky.social · 4d ago

Kiwis showing up we Aussies, again. I've heard far too many times Australian officials saying it can't be done/it's all too hard.

We aren’t Great… If America is the greatest country in the world... Why are millions afraid to call an ambulance? Why do people ration insulin? Why do families hold bake sales to pay for chemotherapy? Those aren't signs of greatness. They're signs that something is fundamentally broken.

The science communication channel Real Engineering raised alarms this week by revealing that the AI detection tools YouTube implemented to combat "AI slop" are marking content from real creators as generated by artificial intelligence.

YouTube Confuses Human Creators with AI, Crisis Hits Channels Like Kurzgesagt - Sinaptica

The science communication channel Real Engineering raised alarms this week by revealing that the AI detection tools YouTube implemented to combat "AI slop" are

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One of my many cohosts Rob 😂 @robcrank68.bsky.social has said that: “ Today's #BirdOfTheDay is #BestOfJuly so no need for an Alt Theme. “ I’m going with this young Stonechat as I loved how the colours of the bird blended with everything. #birds #photography #ECK

Big brooding sky #photography

To reduce wildlife deaths, North Carolina recently secured a $31 million federal grant to build wildlife crossings beneath the highway. The Center for Biological Diversity and 12,000 supporters helped secure the funding by raising nearly $2 million.

Once again, my friend Rob Cottingham nails it. 

Cars and #hedgehogs don‘t mix !!

British Hedgehog Preservation Society@hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · 5d ago

📢 New study published Road traffic is having a devastating impact on Britain's hedgehog populations. A study funded by BHPS & @ptes-org.bsky.social has found that road traffic kills 15–29% of hedgehogs in some local populations each year & is responsible for 38–41% of all recorded hedgehog deaths.

Jimmy Kimmel nailed another one. Enjoy.

What if a #solareclipse could help us forecast space weather? ☀️🌚🔮 Click here to read the full story 👉 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...

Golden swirls 💛 #abstract #CanaryWharf #reflections

Another photo from early on Saturday morning. Love those backlit grasses and these thistle were particularly pretty :) #Berkhamsted #localphotography

The Western Wood-Pewee perches at the end of a high branch patiently waiting for a passing flying insect lunch above the blackberries. #birding #ornithology #birdwatching #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #eck #photography #portrait #Portland #WestCoastKin #PNW Jonathan's #BirdOfTheDay

Simple but still effective shapes 2 #photography

Simple but still effective shapes #photography

Can you guess what this is? #photography

Jumping through the week #kangaroo

Excited to share that our new paper has been published in Nature's Scientific Reports! We investigated how the 2024 extreme floods in southern Brazil changed the structure and connectivity of natural vegetation, highlighting the impacts on landscape fragmentation and territorial resilience.

Japan's earthquake damage seen from above. Kumamoto fire and police services are assessing damage from the M7.1 earthquake that struck southwestern Japan on July 28. Original post

Praying for home right now Trapped and Missing people in an Aeon mall in Kumamoto prefecture Earthquakes are a natural part of Japanese life but every once in awhile we get a big one that causes a lot of damage www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

M7.1 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

An extremely powerful earthquake struck southwestern Japan's Kyushu region on Tuesday. Authorities in Kumamoto Prefecture received numerous reports of injuries from across the area.

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Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch

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Good morning everyone from your koala

Lovely piece on how bees influence human decision-making in an Indigenous community in Kenya: radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/tharaka-ance... @shrishteebajpai.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @yuvanaves.bsky.social @garnglobal.bsky.social #earthygovernance #rightsofnature

Tharaka Ancestral Bees and Earthy Governance

Simon Mitambo In the Tharaka community of Kenya, the living world has always been understood as a council that includes more than human voices. Simon Mitambo shares how earthy governance in Tharaka…

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