Not sure if you noticed, but as of yesterday, the UK only had one coal-fired power station remaining UK coal use is now the lowest it's been since 1757 carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…

You have got to be shitting me. A company headed by a #UAE prince is seeking to buy ONE FIFTH OF ZIMBABWE'S ENTIRE LANDMASS to sell junk carbon credits This global southwashing is getting out of hand bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

oh, to be a peaceful little plant sleeping in the ground

there's another solar storm on its way to earth, so keep an eye out for the aurora in the next couple of days! here's my guide to spotting the northern lights newscientist.com/article/239413…

When I wrote 1491, I began by describing the big earthworks ("geoglyphs") in western Amazonia. Now a 220-person(!) team uses Lidar to find 20 more all over the river basin, and uses computer modeling to argue there are 10-24k more hidden in the forest. science.org/doi/full/10.11…

JWSTs discovery of bright high redshift galaxies led some astronomers to doubt cosmological model. This assessment was based on naively applying our understanding of star formation in the nearby universe to the observations. More sophisticated approach: simonsfoundation.org/2023/10/05/bur…

Rest in Peace Roland Griffiths.

McKinsey is offering free consulting to the UAE ahead of COP, how generous france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Was dark matter forged in a distinct moment of cosmic creation? Some cosmologists think so, and what’s more you can imitate this “dark” big bang by simply flipping the switch on your kettle… newscientist.com/article/mg2603…

Would you bring someone you love back from the dead as a chatbot or digital avatar? 🧵

A fascinating and nuanced story by George Musser on recent experiments testing the Orch OR theory of quantum consciousness. Even if the idea is wrong (which it probably is), that doesn't mean the theory has no value... newscientist.com/article/mg2613…

As #Oscars voting ends, I wrote about one of the nominees for best feature doc. BOBI WINE told me the film has given the #Ugandan opposition "a new lease of life." Shout out to Bwayo Moses for putting himself in v real danger for 5yrs to make this film❤️theguardian.com/global-develop…

Oh hi! I’m back at work after a year & a half(?!) off following a brain injury. Getting back to it in style with an International Women's Media Foundation reporting trip on #abortion rights in #Brazil. Editors, lmk if you’re interested in any stories on this/coverage of the #WomensDay2024 march in Rio. Obrigada!

An exciting moment for animal consciousness research: we are launching today the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness (nydeclaration.com) with 39 initial signatories, world-leading experts on🧠🐦‍⬛🦜🦇🐟🐙🦀🦞🐝🪰. We now invite anyone with relevant expertise to sign.

Our latest newsletter is out! We tackle qs like: can we blame social media for the rise of the far right? Should we be freaking out about #deepfakes? Why are pro-#Russian ads on fb in #France rn? Why is Alice McCool dog so happy? #dogsatpollingstations blog.peoplevsbig.tech/the-people-vs-…

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Daniele Oriti’s pursuit of a theory of quantum gravity has led him to the startling conclusion that the laws of nature don’t exist independently of us – a perspective shift that could yield fresh breakthroughs. newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists? newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

The universe could vanish at any moment – why hasn’t it? newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

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