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Ctenophores Rock! @ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 21h

October 4th (10/04 or "Ten-O-Four") is #CtenophoreDay for those that use the MM-DD format 🪼 Celebrate the occasion by sharing your favorite comb jelly photos and videos throughout the day! And don't forget to add the hashtag #CtenophoreDay to your posts 😊 #ctenophore #combjelly #scicomm #marinelife

A lobate comb jelly in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: Chad King/NOAA

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sass Jordan has died. Born in 1962 in England, she grew up in Montreal. Jordan had several hit songs in Canada including Rescue Me and Tell Somebody. A Juno Award winner, she also served as the honorary colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron. (Announced on her Facebook page)

Sass Jordan in a denim jacket looks back over her shoulder while leaning on a wooden bar counter in a warmly lit, sticker-covered pub.

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

"Recurring heatwaves, made hotter and more common by climate breakdown, killed tens of thousands of people across the continent while ruining harvests and shutting power plants." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says

The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/10/2026

🧵 1/ The Ebola outbreak in the DRC, with >8,000 confirmed cases and nearly 4,000 deaths, remains uncontrolled. There are treatment units but not enough health care workers to staff them. Those who are there face risk of infection, exhaustion, and trauma, some while not even being paid.

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Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control, WHO Says

One treatment center requires about 300 health professionals, said WHO representative

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 01/10/2026

Canada should be investing in electrification and clean power, not another oil pipeline. The Pacific Link pipeline will increase emissions and is a risky bet for public funds, as long-term oil demand weakens. It should not be designated as a project of national interest. 🔗 buff.ly/BbuAlfq

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.

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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 30/09/2026

The first U.S. federal appeals court to examine fair use in AI training has sided with Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright win against the AI startup Ross Intelligence. buff.ly/UclLmsM

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Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win

On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross…

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Chase Cain @chasecain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This El Niño keeps going *OFF THE CHARTS* hot 🌡️ That region of the Pacific just hit 5.8°F above average! 🔥 What will this mean for California this winter? WATCH ⏩ youtu.be/PLUUZ86pK6w?...

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 30/09/2026

How do we restore the natural world? There is no single answer – in fact, there are a multitude of ways to engage and be #GenerationRestoration. Whether big or small, every effort makes a huge difference. Here are three ways to help nature thrive: ow.ly/IomJ50ZSXnW

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 30/09/2026

Thanks for highlighing @blueactionfund.org & its upcoming €17million investments in the state of world's mangroves report 💶🌱🌊. ➡️ ogy.de/mno4 @oceansteinmann.bsky.social @oceanweigand.bsky.social

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2026

A formal complaint says the European Commission is keeping data center energy and water use under wraps, breaching the public’s right to know. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Global sea level rose by 3.8 mm/year between 1999 and 2025, accelerating to 4.2 ± 0.3 mm/year over 2012-2025. The 10th Copernicus Ocean State Report shows how local trends can differ, including across the Mediterranean. #SeaLevelRise #Copernicus 🔗 doi.org/10.5194/sp-7...

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SP – Volume 7-osr10, 2026

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PLOS One @plosone.org · 30/09/2026

In a new @plos.org blog post for our 20th anniversary series, Senior Editor @joannatindall.bsky.social looks at research published in @plosone.org that explores the changes associated with the Anthropocene, from species distributions to regime shifts to direct risks for people. plos.io/4ylGjGL

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Environmental change in the Anthropocene - EveryONE

This blog post was prepared by PLOS One Senior Editor Joanna Tindall. The Anthropocene is a geological epoch defined by human actions…

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

He just said that Indigenous knowledge will help the government to ensure that the ocean waters “remain safe, sustainable and healthy for future generations and for all the life that lives in them.” WHAT ABOUT THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS YOU’RE GETTING POWERS TO DRIVE TO EXTINCTION MARK? MARK???

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Communist Party of Canada @compartycanada.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bill C-39 is designed to gut the right to strike, silence Indigenous nations, and fast-track corporate pollution. We demand the immediate withdrawal of the "Building Canada Strong Act" and call for escalating action to defeat the bill. Full statement 🔗 communist-party.ca/defend-the-r...

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 29/09/2026

I don’t claim to understand the financial market but reading about a loss-making company that warns its product might wipe out humanity does not motivate me to buy their shares.

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Prof William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We invite everyone (nonscientists) to endorse the Declaration of a Planetary Emergency, part of the upcoming World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice. Add your name and share widely. Endorsement helps show public concern about the future of our planet. forms.gle/vAARd7mv2yS7...

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Traffic interferes with bird communication, territory defense, mate attraction and predator detection. Nature increasingly has to justify itself by providing a measurable human benefit.

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Mood-boosting benefits of birdsong drowned out by traffic noise, study finds

Even low levels of traffic noise can negate the benefits of listening to natural sounds, researchers say

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🐠 Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires, . A Amsterdam, Chez Reinier & Josué Ottens, 1754.. [Source]

Historical illustration showing five vibrantly colored fish with exaggerated features. The largest fish at top left has a bulky body with bold stripes in pink, yellow, and blue-green, sharp teeth, spiny dorsal fins, and rounded tail fins. Below it, a rounded angelfish with a prominent, bulbous head displays a pink body, green face, and yellow-striped fins with black dots on the chest fin. Other fish include a slender, striped fish with fin rays resembling spikes, a stout fish with vivid pink, green, and yellow markings, and the smallest, a yellow fish adorned with black diamond patterns and green fins. Each fish is labeled with number and French descriptions.

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James Boxall 🇨🇦🍁 @jamesgis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why is it I can't stop thinking of Metamucil?

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pratham-lm-3010.bsky.social @pratham-lm-3010.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I found this interesting because I didn’t realize sustainability had been part of the Dietary Guidelines discussion for so long. It also makes me wonder how different factors can influence nutrition recommendations over time.@waiterich.bsky.social @beh353.bsky.social#beh353

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 28/09/2026

Consumer fossil fuel subsidies disproportionately benefit high consumers while stalling clean energy transitions, according to researchers in @science.org. With 90% of subsidy reforms failing within three years, experts urge policies focused on reducing fuel demand instead. mongabay.cc/CalZVt

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Fossil fuel subsidies are the ‘worst energy policy in the world,’ researchers say

In an editorial in Science, U.S.-based energy policy experts Paasha Mahdavi and Michael Ross argue that governments creating consumer fossil fuel subsidies in response to rising energy prices is the…

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan Fires are burning in habitats containing 52% of Borneo's orangutan population, including 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations As of Tuesday, Indonesia had rescued 100 animals, including 53 orangutans phys.org/news/2026-09...

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Indonesia fires threaten critically endangered orangutan: IUCN

Wildfires that tore through Indonesian Borneo's vast tropical forests have increased pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) sai...

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The UK’s annual contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) Palestine fell from $18m (£13.6m) in 2024 to $9.3m (£7m) last year and just $4m (£3m) this year, The i Paper has learned"

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

holy graph crimes Batman! But also, “inadvertently?” Not saying demand destruction was deliberate. But it sure as hell was predictable.

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smitten kitchen @smittenkitchen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Quick, one-bowl, hand-whisked cookies fragrant with vanilla and brown sugar, studded with chocolate, but a little rumpled too. It's a need, not a want. smittenkitchen.com/2009/03/cris...

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 27/09/2026

I just got the news Wolf 1273M of the Rescue Creek Pack has been shot outside park boundaries. Vote Like all our lives depend on it Ours and theirs

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another example of why this government has been disappointing on climate. If you’re so confident that you can meet the targets despite walking back various climate policies then update the plans. Show us how. In line with legal obligations under the Accountability Act. Shouldn’t need a lawsuit.

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Carney government dealt an early blow in climate litigation | CBC News

A federal court refused to strike down a climate lawsuit brought against the Carney government by Canadian youth.

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Should be reposted every month....

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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“And that, my friends, is the new climate denialism to a tee, with an Orwellian spin on ‘sustainability’ and utter defeatism with respect to how to jointly tackle the affordability and climate crises.”

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Canada’s wildfire coverage often focuses on smoke, evacuations and the immediate emergency, but too rarely explains the bigger picture: fossil fuel emissions drive climate change, which is making wildfires more intense. via ReClimate buff.ly/7IXaWT5

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What Canada’s Wildfire Media Coverage Is Missing: Climate Change - Re.Climate

When wildfires strike, the news focuses on what’s happening now. But Canadians also need to understand why wildfires are getting worse and what can be done to solve it.

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 24/09/2026

Did you miss our Nobel Prize Dialogue this weekend? We brought together a group of Nobel Prize laureates, experts and students to discuss AI's impact on the future of science in Seoul South Korea. Watch the full event here: www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-pri…

The image features Craig Mello speaking at a podium indoors. Next to them is a large blue panel displaying a quote: "If AI is going to become self-aware that changes everything.” Below the quote, it reads: Craig Mello, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006.

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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🎉 Open Book Publishers is 18 today! 🎉 To celebrate this milestone & reflect on 18 years of publishing Diamond #OpenAccess books, we share '18 Thoughts for 18 Years' on our experience as an independent, scholar-led #OA press Enjoy & raise a glass of your drink of choice with us! buff.ly/jOJAfYR

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18 Thoughts for 18 Years: A Birthday Message from OBP

Open Book Publishers (OBP) turns eighteen today! As we reach our maturity as official publishing ‘adults’, we have dipped into our story so far and pulled out eighteen pieces of advice for anyone…

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Stephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@theguardian.com This is a very misleading and unfortunate headline, giving the misleading impression that it was a good year for insects. What it's really about was an influx of species from Continental Europe because of the hot weather. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1/2

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The US Senate finds that the fossil fuel industry received $190 billion in tax breaks and subsidies from the Trump regime in exchange for campaign donations. The deregulation and subsidies have increased both energy costs for Americans and the damage from climate change and air and water pollution.

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Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call

Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters

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Amabilis @amabilis-art.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

He doesnt read comments. Tell him more directly how you feel with this form. www.pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...

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Contact the Prime Minister

Right Honourable Mark Carney - Le très honorable Mark Carney

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Ctenophores Rock! @ctenophoresrock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is Bob. They are a hermaphroditic comb jelly that recently underwent reverse development from adult lobate to larval cydippid, following a period of stress. The event reduced our colony to just Bob. Once our food source stabilized, Bob began to flourish & what was 1 Bob is now 500+ Bobettes! 🦑

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There’s an Israeli app claiming to turn a politician’s supporters into “digital fighters” by feeding them AI-generated replies for “rewards.” It was just used for the first time in Canadian politics — that we know of. I'm teaming up with @nationalobserver.com to share @rorywh.bsky.social's scoop!!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?

Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?

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