Théophile Robert-Rimsky @robert-rimsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Last year Hiemstria and others published a "stratigraphy" of the Anthropocene using birds' nests, where they found human materials. Here, the author notes that birds using anthropogenic materials have been an object of interest for quite a while: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comFeathered architects: Collecting histories of anthropogenic material in birds' nestsNumerous examples of birds incorporating artificial or anthropogenic materials into their nests – from anti-bird spikes in the Netherlands to fiber op… 010
Théophile Robert-Rimsky @robert-rimsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Interesting article on pigeon racing in Indonesia: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com“TO HELL WITH SYMBOLS!” Men, Pigeons, and the Violence of InterpretationThis article examines men who race pigeons in the back alleys of an Indonesian neighborhood amid government crackdowns on gambling. It introduces the equivocal pigeon: a bird these men present as a-s... 010
Théophile Robert-Rimsky @robert-rimsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Media consistently fail to report on the role of climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMost UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisisExclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating 020
