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Wide-ranging dilettante with a focus on progressive social issues and cute animals

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The Drift @thedriftmag.com · 19/08/2026
Andrew Baker was also a “token black professor” at Bates College. But his perspective on the events Tyler Austin Harper recounts in his Atlantic cover story is very different. Read Baker’s side of the story online today. newsletter.thedriftmag.com/p/racism-and...
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Racism and labor at Bates: the other side of the story
Andrew Baker responds to Tyler Austin Harper
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Nicola Griffith SHE IS HERE out now! @nicolaz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SLOW RIVER on sale for $1.99! Today and US only, all platforms. Go buy it: a) At that price why not?! b) It's stuffed with visual and emotional set-pieces: very cinematic c) It's more relevant today that when I wrote it—and suffused with hope. Lots more reasons in the post...
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Today Only! Slow River = $1.99!
SLOW RIVER is on sale for $1.99. Today only, US only, all platforms. It's the lowest price in—literally—decades! You should buy it because a) At that price why not?! b) It's stuffed with visual and emotional set-pieces: very cinematic c) It's suffused with hope—and more relevant today that when I wrote it.
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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The vitamin K shot provides reliable, long-lasting protection with a single dose. One shot at birth offers the best protection during a baby's most vulnerable first months of life. Learn more about the importance of vitamin K at birth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Mara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The face of fraud in Minnesota is Aimee Bock. There is evidence she’s trying to get (sympathetic!) gop reps to help her in her sentencing. Fascinating. share.mprnews.org/jDXF/x83fe2mu
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Feds: Feeding Our Future ringleader tried to ‘minimize her starring role’ by leaking secret documents from jail
Federal prosecutors say Feeding Our Future leader Aimee Bock leaked sensitive case documents to elected officials and reporters in a “public relations campaign” to minimize her leading role in the COV...
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Society for Freshwater Science @freshwaterscience.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Help shape the first of its kind assessment of U.S. lands, waters, wildlife and the benefits they provide. The full draft of the Nature Record is now open for comment. The authors are looking for your ideas, insights, and experiences to strengthen the report. naturerecord.org
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The Nature Record
Now it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making.
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Cleveland Review of Books @clereviewbooks.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"The Great Black Swamp" is a call for readers to research their own hometowns’ forgotten environmental histories that have planted ticking public health time bombs across the land. Matt King on "The Great Black Swamp" by Patrick Wensink clereviewofbooks.com/shrugs-that-...
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Shrugs That Kill: On Patrick Wensink’s “The Great Black Swamp” - Cleveland Review of Books
A million-acre wetland of towering oaks, six-foot-deep mud, wolves, and malaria, northwest Ohio was arguably the most inhospitable piece of land in the world.
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Corpus Christi was already low on water when it invited water-guzzling fossil-fuel industries to take whatever it had left. It’s a familiar example of exactly how not to prepare for a hotter world Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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This Texas City Shows How Not to Manage Water
Corpus Christi, Texas, is about to run dangerously short of water, a development nobody saw coming aside from all the people who have seen it coming for decades.
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S(pooky) @vidiot.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
URL appears to be here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=obX-... Streams from the 12th to the 18th!
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The Importance Of Being Earnest (Full Show) | Take Your Seats | National Theatre at Home
YouTube video by National Theatre
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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 17/02/2026
“Jefferson’s life and legacies cannot be fully understood without understanding American chattel slavery, nor can it be understood without understanding the lives of the hundreds of enslaved individuals that lived and labored at Monticello,” ~Andrew Davenport www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2026...
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During Black History Month, Monticello reflects on America’s founding
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello commemorated Black History Month with a series of events centered around sharing the history of Monticello's enslaved community.
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 03/02/2026
The Seattle Times is hiring a photojournalist for their newsroom; to cover a variety of assignments, from major league sports to spot news to magazine features. seattletimes.applytojob.com/apply/GeY4AJ...
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Photographer - The Seattle Times - Career Page
Seeking a creative Photographer to support our Visuals team.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The South Carolina measles outbreak is growing at an astounding speed More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states
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'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
A good place to start is to subscribe to my NFL starter pack. Instant sports! So much sports! go.bsky.app/8RH6KbH
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Danielle Clarke @rhetorician.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This is a stunning resource, beautifully presented - congratulations to Ros Smith Kathy Acheson and their team emwmlibrary.com
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The Library of Early Modern Women's Marginalia
The Library of Early Modern Women's Marginalia.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
decided to bring this to life
the "two people on a bus" meme, with Curt Cignetti's face looking determined and angry and Fernando Mendoza sticking his tongue out
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/12/2025
On January 13, the Supreme Court will hear our case defending trans kids' right to play the sports they love. Join us and our partners outside the court to rally in support of transgender justice and show trans youth they aren't alone in this fight. RSVP at act.aclu.org/a/bpj-hecox-...
Black graphic with orange stripes at the top and bottom. A black and white photo of the Supreme Court, and white and neon text: Join us, Rally for Trans Rights (West Virginia v. BPJ), January 13, 2026 at 10:00am at the Supreme Court.
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Caroline Hooton @carolinehooton.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
As the nights grow longer, and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to curl up with a book that sends shivers down your spine. Check out our new Spooky Season reading list, with 25% off selected titles until the 3rd November 2025: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/10... #Halloween
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Kim Connor @theotherkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
William & Mary is looking for a Linguistic Anthro with experience working with Indigenous communities in the US! 🏺📂
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Linguistic Anthropology)
Job Requisition: JR100833 Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Linguistic Anthropology) (Open) Job Posting Title: Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Linguistic Anthropology) Job Family: Faculty - Te...
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 04/09/2025
#Recall: URMYWO Baby Loungers Sold on Amazon by Pomona. Multiple violations of the mandatory standard for Infant Sleep Products. These violations create an unsafe sleeping environment for infants, posing a risk of serious injury or death. Get full refund. Full notice: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2025...
Recalled urmywo baby lounger.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Years ago, at a workshop we held on changing wildfire risk in western Washington, I was struck by the analogy that preparing communities for megafires in our fuel-rich forests is similar to tsunami: rapid evacuation, because they can't be fought. Nice coverage by @rdzombak.bsky.social. Gift link.
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Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.
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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This Wednesday, Gretchen Felker-Martin (BLACK FLAME) and Wendy N. Wagner (GIRL IN THE CREEK) join me on Fearmongers. Let’s get spooky. July 30th at 8 PM/ET. Register via Zoom here: bit.ly/4eTvkvw @scumbelievable.bsky.social @wnwagner.bsky.social
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Things we don't need: AI Chatbots that claim to provide mental health advice and end up counseling patients to commit suicide or murder. futurism.com/ai-therapist...
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AI Therapist Goes Haywire, Urges User to Go on Killing Spree
AIs claiming to provide therapy are providing wildly inappropriate advice, video journalist Caelan Conrad found in new testing.
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Dorothy Berry @dorothyjberry.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Are YOU the most depressing book plate ever? YES, You ARE!
Bookplate with a series of six images illustrating a stick figure from the purchase of their first book to their books being unceremoniously tossed after death. Text reads "EX LIBRIS KNUD SCHØNBERG"
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fuzzybee.bsky.social @fuzzybee.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Back in high school civics when discussing social security one kid asked why the elderly got “free money.” Another kid responded his dad, a US historian, had researched how the rate of starvation deaths of elderly people decreased after its introduction
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And-Boo 👻 Jacobs (he/him) @drewjakeprof.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
glitches resolved, download to your heart's content for the rest of July!!
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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Many NAmerican forest types are experiencing similar demographic declines, with little/no reproduction. Examples include oak forests in CA and the Midwest, whitebark and western white pine in the West, cottonwoods in some dryland settings. Forests of the 'living dead' are all around us.
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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 01/07/2025
This fall, The Greenhouse is offering three 5 ECTS micromodules @unistavanger.bsky.social, based in environmental history & humanities, online and open for all to take. #envhist #envhum
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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
To distract you from the terrible political news, here's something else to worry about: organic blueberries. The initial recall was last month but the FDA just upgraded the risk level after tests showed a particularly nasty strain of listeria.
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Blueberry recall update as FDA issues most severe risk level
Alma Pak International LLC issued a voluntary recall for 400 boxes of its organic blueberries on June 9 due to possible listeria contamination.
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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I do not understand why Michelle Wu would agree to an interview about motherhood with Emily Oster, who opposed PEPFAR from the start. If you killed every child in Boston five times; that’s about how many will die without PEPFAR in the next 5 years.
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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · 25/06/2025
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 24/06/2025
did you know if you preorder SIMPLICITY thru your local comic shop, there is a free floppy by yours truly!!!! final order cutoff is 7/7!!!!!
A picture of SIMPLICITY and the accompanying one-shot, ESCAPE FROM ZILLIONAIRE ISLAND
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A photo of a little boy swimming
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/06/2025
i think these professional antivaxxers are literally demonic www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers
Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Dismissed, appealed and delayed: Survivors of former Ohio State physician Richard Strauss enter 8th year of litigation with university www.thelantern.com/projects/pro...
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Dismissed, appealed and delayed: Survivors of former Ohio State physician Richard Strauss enter 8th year of litigation with university
The Independent Student Voice of Ohio State
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dlgarbern.bsky.social @dlgarbern.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
"“If there’s one thing OSU is good at, other than football, it’s deceit,” Ilann Maazel, a lawyer involved in ongoing civil litigation against Ohio State University, says in Surviving Ohio State."
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‘Surviving Ohio State’ Details Dr. Richard Strauss’s Decades of Sexual Abuse
Director Eva Orner on her powerful HBO documentary: “They knew that there had been complaints made. They weren’t investigated, and nothing was done for a very long time.”
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Douglas Main @dmain.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
"The researchers found that in response to the [sound of bees buzzing], the snapdragons increased the volume of nectar and its sugar content and showed altered expression in genes that govern sugar transport and nectar production" ! By @hannahdevlin.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Plants produce more nectar when they ‘hear’ bees buzzing, scientists find
Researchers suggest buzzing noises could be used as environmentally friendly way to enhance crop pollination
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 16/06/2025
The Senate reconciliation bill retains the trans healthcare Medicaid/CHIP ban. Call your Senators, we still have a good shot at killing this provision. Hundreds of thousands of people rely on this care.
SEC. 71117. PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP
18 FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ITEMS AND SERV-
19 ICES.
20 (a) MEDICAID.—Section 1903(i) of the Social Secu-
21 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(i)) is amended—
22 (1) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and
23 inserting a semicolon;
24 (2) in paragraph (27), by striking the period at
25 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’;

(3) by inserting after paragraph (27) the fol-
2 lowing new paragraph:
3 ‘‘(28) with respect to any amount expended for
4 specified gender transition procedures (as defined in
5 section 1905(ll)) furnished to an individual enrolled
6 in a State plan (or waiver of such plan).’’; and
7 (4) in the flush left matter at the end, by strik-
8 ing ‘‘and (18),’’ and inserting ‘‘(18), and (28)’’.
9 (b) CHIP.—Section 2107(e)(1)(O) of the Social Se-
10 curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(O)), as redesignated
11 by section 71103(b)(1)(A) and amended by section
12 71109(a)(2), is further amended by striking ‘‘and (22)’’
13 and inserting ‘‘(22), and (28)’’.
14 (c) SPECIFIED GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES
15 DEFINED.—Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42
16 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
17 lowing new subsection:
18 ‘‘(ll) SPECIFIED GENDER TRANSITION PROCE-
19 DURES.—
20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 17/06/2025
Tax prep companies spent big on lobbying and campaign contributions to try to keep you buried in paperwork, and prevent the IRS from offering you a free and easy way to file your taxes. They just scored a massive victory for themselves in the new Senate tax bill released today.
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fuzzybee.bsky.social @fuzzybee.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
I saw an out of context joke about this comment and had assumed it was just a joke
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Pirate Nana🔪🏴‍☠️☠️🦄🐙 @amladydragonfly.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Vex! It’s just beautiful‼️ 💜🏴‍☠️💜🏴‍☠️
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Jim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
We once thought smoke from wildland fires was no big deal because it was "natural." However, over the last 20 years or so, I can't think of one bit of science that hasn't shown urgent and increasing concern about the risk of smoke exposure. 1/
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 15/06/2025
This is a good piece (gift link) on how the federal government ghosting Northwestern on congressionally-appropriated funding for three months is affecting the university...and will affect medical research more broadly.
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How Trump Blew Up Northwestern’s Business Model
The federal government froze the university’s research funding. It hasn’t offered the school a way to get it back.
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Erica Gies / SlowWater.world @ericagies.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Thanks very much to hosts Claire Wiley and Chris Cherniak for having me on @npr.org station KPCW's show "This Green Earth." If you didn't hear it on the radio in Utah, it's available for a listen here: www.kpcw.org/show/this-gr...
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What does water want?
Award-winning environmental journalist Erica Gies shares her book, "Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge," which centers around the question of what does water actually want?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/06/2025
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose. “They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
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Botanical University Challenge @bucbotany.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🌱🌾🌵🌳🌴🌺🌍🌎🌏🧪🌻 #SeedDispersal 25th anniversary Millennium Seed Bank Kew Gardens & Wakehurst Place. Not just food plants, now 40,000 species, 275 partners, 100 countries, 2.5 billion seeds! New storage methods. Celebration events summer 2025. www.kew.org/wakehurst/wh...
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Millennium Seed Bank
As we celebrate 25 years of seed banking, learn how we use our collections to combat biodiversity loss and climate change through scientific research while restoring habitats with our global partners.
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Merv @merv1965.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Heron's catch, Chew Valley Lake.
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