Gelderse natuur moet verder knielen voor de landbouw, onder leiding van de BBB www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/g...

Gelderse natuur moet verder knielen voor de landbouw, onder leiding van de BBB

Kleine natuurgebieden in Gelderland werden na verkoop nogal eens omgezet naar agrarische gronden, ontdekte de Volkskrant. De provincie wil nu een stap verder gaan door de bescherming van deze snippers...

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Kleine natuurgebiedjes in Gelderland werden na verkoop nogal eens omgezet naar agrarische gronden. De provincie wil nu de bescherming van dit soort snippertjes natuur opheffen. 😟 ‘Zo verdwijnen de laatst overgebleven leefgebiedjes voor veel dieren.’ www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...

Hoe de Betuwse bosjes sluipenderwijs uit het landschap verdwijnen

Kleine natuurgebiedjes in Gelderland werden na verkoop nogal eens omgezet naar agrarische gronden, ontdekte de Volkskrant. De provincie wil nu een stap verder gaan door de bescherming van dit soort sn...

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Vacation reading spree is underway. Already through the Kindom Trilogy by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social . Very, very good! Some fantastic characters and an interplanetary society that sucked me right in.

Not such a good update, LINK currently in a multi-axis spin due to reaction wheels and cold gas thruster issues, teams working to recover science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

Commissioning Update for Spacecraft to Boost NASA’s Swift - NASA Science

Over the weekend, Katalyst’s LINK servicing spacecraft experienced issues with attitude control.

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DutchSpace@dutchspace.bsky.social · 2w ago

Right, another update from NASA on LINK and the Swift rescue mission seems they now have the stability and communication issues under control now science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...

We are saddened to hear of the death of Professor Ralph A.M.J. Wijers, who was a member of the Editorial Board of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Read more about Professor Wijers' career here: ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...

For this to be one of the first actions of a northern Prime Minister is quite something. Jodrell Bank is a British national treasure, but for people from the region (including this former Bradford schoolgirl) it was and still is pure northern inspirational science gold. C'mon Andy. Sort it out.

Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Boeren willen geen duidelijkheid. Boeren willen hun zin, zoals ze al vijftig jaar gewend zijn. nos.nl/l/2623913

Ongeruste boeren bijeen over stikstofplannen: 'We zijn bereid tot actie'

Boerenactiegroep Agractie ziet de onrust onder boeren over de stikstofplannen toenemen. Ze willen duidelijkheid,

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The Universe has lost a mighty force. Farewell to a dear friend, wonderful scientist, and excellent co-conspirator. www.astronomie.nl/nieuws/en/in...

In memoriam Ralph Wijers, astrophysicist (1964–2026)

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Genuinely a bit done with everything.

Fab. Something to look forward to in the new semester, attempting to get to the University to teach while the FNV once again shuts down the rail network.😭 nos.nl/artikel/2623...

FNV kondigt voor september weer stakingen en acties aan om sociale zekerheid

De vakbond protesteert tegen de bezuinigingen op de WW en de WIA. Een spoorstaking gaat volgens voorzitter Spekman 24 uur duren.

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Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law

Revealed: how Europe’s most powerful farming lobby killed EU’s pesticide law

Exclusive: High-level documents show how Copa Cogeca worked to weaken legislation to protect climate and wildlife * Europe live – latest updates Newly revealed documents from inside the most powerful farming lobby in Europe reveal how it delayed, gutted and overturned some of the most sweeping farming reforms in EU history, including a plan to cut pesticide use in half. Copa Cogeca describes itself as the voice of 22 million farmers across the continent, and enjoys unrivalled access to EU lawmakers. It has even been described as a “partner in policymaking”. Continue reading...

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So turning on the match to watch the last 10 minutes was apparently not the best move 😬 #jinxedit

Own the space.

Deze topwetenschapper verliet de VS vanwege de regering-Trump en vond toevlucht in Nederland. ‘Ik ga niet meer terug’ www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/d...

Deze topwetenschapper verliet de VS vanwege de regering-Trump en vond toevlucht in Nederland. ‘Ik ga niet meer terug’

Sterrenkundige Jocelyn Kelly Holley-Bockelmann verliet de VS nadat Trump de aanval had geopend op diversiteit en onderzoeksvrijheid. Ze is een van 34 toponderzoekers die dankzij een speciale beurs ond...

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New NICER (+Chandra) Pulse Profile Modeling paper! PSR J2124−3358 is faint and not in a binary, so we have no prior information on the mass. This means constraints on the radius end up being quite broad. But the evidence favours a Helium atmosphere. #highenergyastro 🔭🧪 arxiv.org/abs/2607.03721

A NICER view of the millisecond pulsar PSR J2124$-$3358: evidence for a helium atmosphere

Pulse profile modeling has proven to be a powerful technique for determining the mass and radius of neutron stars. To date, this method has been applied to a handful of millisecond pulsars observed by...

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Published! Pulse profile modelling of 6 glorious years of NICER data, on the very first source we analysed. It's grown up so fast.... iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

A NICER View of PSR J0030+0451: Updated Constraints from 6 yr of NICER Observations

A NICER View of PSR J0030+0451: Updated Constraints from 6 yr of NICER Observations, Kini, Yves, Mauviard, Lucien, Salmi, Tuomo, Watts, Anna L., Guillot, Sebastien, Dorsman, Bas, Choudhury, Devarshi, ...

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Props to the bus driver who, threading their way down the road past convoys of very happy Morocco fans, had reprogrammed the destination sign to read "Gefeliciteerd" (congratulations). They got extra honks!

Nothing better than a new notebook. Thoroughly in love with my new customized wipeable Moyu 😍

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At least 3.3m people were victims of Dutch enslavement, research claims

Figure is more than five times the widely used 600,000 figure widely cited in apologies by king and politicians

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Opened the window at 6am to cool off the room. So. Much. "Getoeter" 😅

Horrified to learn that the Particle Physics and Astronomy groups at Sussex University are facing a proposed 35% cut in staff numbers! That would be devastating to a high quality department.

Oh dear.

De redactie van Trouw: "Maar is het intussen – zoals Marjan Minnesma ❤️ al eens opperde – niet eens tijd voor persconferenties, waarin het kabinet burgers bijpraat over het klimaat?" www.trouw.nl/cs-bf6f36c4/ @robjetten.bsky.social @ministerkgg.bsky.social @ministerlvvn.bsky.social #klimaatpersco

Voor de planeet is het elke dag code rood. Waar blijft de klimaatpersco?

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Keeping the cat inside out of the crazy heat. He is sulking upstairs in the warmest room in the house because the sound of our one portable airco unit offends his fluffy ears.

Had not until now realised that what was needed to make the heatwave complete was a dance party at the basisschool over the road (which is inexplicably open) with a bunch of 6 year olds hollering Europapa.

Toetsweek voor de kinderen, die door de hitte niet kunnen slapen. Wat fijn dat @d66.nl heeft besloten om de autoliefhebbende VVD te omarmen, en de enige grote partij die serieus werk maakt van de aanpak van klimaatverandering uit de regering te weren.

Celebrating the Other Bingley Astronomer 😅

Mario Livio@mariolivio.bsky.social · last mo.

Today is June 24. On this date in 1915 astrophysicist Fred Hoyle was born. Formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. Rejected the "Big Bang" theory in favor of a "steady-state model". See my book "Brilliant Blunders."

Before having children I never truly appreciated the percentage of my life that was not spent at the dentist.

Gonna embrace this look for upcoming staff meetings. Courtesy of Guns N Roses, who were most outstanding at the Ziggo Dome tonight....

Temperature change in Amsterdam since 1850. Coincidence that it was 35°C today?! 🥵🥵🥵 showyourstripes.info/c/europe/net...

Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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