Fully-funded 4-year PhD-position available! The PhD-student will investigate the effects of restocking European eel. The position will be based at SLU Aqua in Stockholm, Sweden. Application deadline is July 6. Info about the PhD-position and link to apply: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

There’s always something delightful about recognising a place you’ve been in a piece of art! I had a great day out in Enoshima just a few months ago.

生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka)@nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · last mo.

"Enoshima Bay from the Sunlit Stairs" (2022)

Merry #Crustmas to all who celebrate! Hoping you are firmly attached to people you love, are able to scoop up large amounts of food, and can hide in an impervious shell when the social situation requires it ❤️

It’s always a good day when my interests overlap! @contamclub.bsky.social would love this.

womensartbluesky.bsky.social@womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart

Nudibranchs as pictured by a Japanese illustrator named Kumataro Ito, artist for the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition, 1907–10. More of his stunning images here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/k...

A beautiful morning for some gullible buoys.

"Fuel duty is 1/3 lower, in real terms than when Alistair Darling was at the Treasury. Richest 1/5th of households..who drive more, own more vehicles & buy gas-guzzling SUVs...have benefited 2x as much as the poorest 1/5th." -Larry Elliott for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A policy that benefited the richest and cost the UK £100bn: it's long past time to end the fuel duty freeze | Larry Elliott

Successive chancellors have steered clear of increasing taxes for motorists for 15 years, but this should be a no-brainer for cash-strapped Rachel Reeves, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Those beautiful blue, blueberry-like things are sensory organs that detect light, like eyes.

I once had the bizarre experience of being stuffed into a little airport bus so that we could do one full loop of the plane before boarding. The Innsbruck staff insisted this was “Easyjet policy”: there should always be a bridge or a bus. Innsbruck was gorgeous enough to almost make up for it.

Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · last yr.

I hate the little airport bus with my life, I'm here to go whoosh through the sky, not to suffer through the indignity of driving around the tarmac in a shoddy vehicle

WE HAVE A NEW WORLD RECORD SHE DID IT 5 jours, 11 heures, 14 minutes Bravo Sarah Ruggins. 👏👏👏 #LEJOGLE #JOGLEJOG #worldrecord #sarahruggins

Albert Lechat@albertlechat.bsky.social · last yr.

Ce matin, à 9h00, Sarah Ruggins a quitté l'extrémité nord 🇬🇧, à vélo, pour tenter de battre le record de l'A/R Nord-Sud de l'Ile: 2.700km L'actuel record est de 5 jours, 18 heures, 3 minutes Pour le battre elle devra rouler entre 500 & 600km par jour. www.lejogle.org 1/

That line makes my blood boil every time. They do mean me! I have to fill out the same paperwork. I call the same Home Office phone number. There is only one environment and they made it hostile! It’s my consulate that’s full of “we’ll pay for your flights home if you just leave” flyers.

Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · last yr.

"oh but they don't mean you" - sure, yeah, because I have a job and I'm physically fit, yeah? what if I were to become one of those immigrants who has to be on the dole? what if I end up disabled for whatever reason? what if I end up having a ton of kids with another immigrant? what if? what if?

This time-lapse captures 17 hours of axonal growth from a chicken dorsal root ganglion explant, visualized through the actin cytoskeleton using live confocal imaging. I just submitted this video to the Nikon Small World in Motion competition. Today is the last day to upload yours! 😉 🧪

Babs Pease, contemporary artist printmaker living in rural Scotland #WomensArt

happy friday

Pioneering entomologist & scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian was born #OTD in 1647. In 1699 Merian set off on the first-ever purely scientific expedition to the Dutch colony of Suriname, where she documented intricate plant-insect interactions with beautiful artwork and clarity. (📸BHL)

The borrower 🧀

Reminds me of this 10/10 chart I think about this a lot.

This level of wealth is now unimaginable in the United States.

This is Brazil celebrating the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for I’m Still Here 🎉 #Oscars

Ana Lesnovski@analesnovski.bsky.social · last yr.

É NOSSO PORRAAAAAAA

This is going to be my go to way to explain git to humanities people from now on.

dr. hazel 🕯️@hazelmonforton.com · 2y ago

Blessings Of The Wool Dragon

A miniature oil painting in a tin of the view across the River Exe towards Teignmouth from Exmouth.

BLOG | Restarting housebuilding: Five key takeaways 5️⃣ In this blog, the authors of our latest report series ‘Restarting housebuilding’ @antbreach.bsky.social and @mauricelange.bsky.social highlight five key takeaways from the report trilogy. Read more👇 www.centreforcities.org/blog/restart...

Restarting housebuilding: Five key takeaways - Centre for Cities

The UK has a shortfall of 4.3 million houses compared to other Western European countries. This housing shortage has reduced affordability, growth, and

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An amazing bit of news on its own, but this is also a story about how long-running programmes are critical for science. We would never know wild birds get to be 70+ if we hadn’t tagged and followed Wisdom over the decades, even though we couldn’t have known in 1956 that this would be the benefit.

Martin George@jannerbirder.bsky.social · 2y ago

Wisdom the Laysan Albatross is the oldest known wild bird and she recently laid a new egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii. The announcement came via the United States Fish & Wildlife Service's social media on 3 December. #Seabirds www.forbes.com/sites/amanda...

The map of London cycle parking spots (with photos!) on the website of @stolenride.bsky.social is one of the handiest things on the internet. I’m constantly surprised how many solid racks there are within 50m of where I’m going but around a corner I’d have never checked. Great stuff!

I’ve been loving #Nudivember! Spotting nudis has always been my favourite part of diving, and this is a great second-hand thrill. Something about how beautifully alien they are that makes you remember how weird and wonderful nature is every time you see one, even in photos.

Bugz n Slugz@moistmacro.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just found a few more photos of today’s #Nudivember slug. These are from the end of 2018 in the UAE. For some reason I always found these tricky to shoot - normally at the base of whip coral in a high current area. #Nudibranch #MarineLife #Inverts