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#Magnolia 🌸🌳| Did you know? Wageningen is home to the largest magnolia tree in the Netherlands! Have you explored this natural wonder yet? Or do you know any other beautiful trees around Wageningen? Share your stories! 🌿👇

This family of smooth-coated otters hold a territory in the very centre of the city in Singapore. Named the 'Zouk' family after the nightclub they were first spotted by, they patrol their territory to protect it from other otters. 📸 BBC Studios' Natural History Unit #Mammals

Sir #DavidAttenborough explains why restoring biodiversity is crucial for all life on Earth, for tackling the climate emergency, and for keeping the food we eat in supply. It’s not too late. Let’s bring nature back. Video via UN Biodiversity and WWF

A recent #SciencePerspective by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD and Eric Topol identifies key issues that need to be prioritized in the study of #LongCovid. Learn more on #WorldHealthDay: scim.ag/6vn

“Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-levelrise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go” by Randall W. Parkinson. The Conversation, 8th Apr 2024 - w/three options applicable in some places. theconversation.com/coastal-wetlan…

Win-wins identified in this meta-analysis.

Come along and find out more about herps, herping, and Herpetological Society of Singapore from me! And I’ll do my best at the mystery ID, no promises XD

A nitrogen-fixing organelle, or “nitroplast,” has been identified in a marine alga. This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary transition from endosymbiont to organelle. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/6yX

From our archives: Ethicist Peter Singer says that science has eroded the boundaries between humans and other creatures, showing that animals can experience joy and also suffer. Knowing this, he says, we are ethically bound to avoid causing them pain. e360.yale.edu/features/peter…

Scientists have discovered that octopuses can remember people, plan ahead, and solve complex problems. A deeper understanding of octopus intelligence is fueling opposition to a planned octopus farm in Spain. e360.yale.edu/features/octop…

A mostly experienced team for reforestation at LCK so 102 coastal saplings planted in 75mins by 37 volunteers with joy, gusto and skill. No debris, soft soft and saplings weren’t large. Still, it was beautifully done❤️💪🏽 Join us! More dates: toddycats.wordpress.com/2024-calendar/

Keen to read this.

Smooth-coated otters on our airport tarmac. "Changi Airport Group said that the otters were "safely dispersed into a canal" and there were no further sightings after. …their wildlife management team continues to monitor and be alert to such situations." mothership.sg/2024/04/otters…

Several mammal species live in cold-water environments thanks to adaptations like blubber and large size. A notable exception is the sea otter—so how does it stay warm? A 2021 Science study found an answer: skeletal muscle thermogenesis. scim.ag/7a7

Planting and maintenance dates with Toddycats NUS in Jun-Jul 2024 - thankful for the One Million Trees movement which makes this possible at three sites. Details at toddycats.wordpress.com

We can improve the success of mangrove restoration if we learn from previous experiences The new Mangrove Restoration Tracker Tool does just that! 70 authors from around the world, led by Yasmine Gatt, Rowana Walton, Tom Worthington Download it here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I was fortunate to help make a film for tonight’s BBC The One Show . It started as a film about history/natural history inspired by a remarkable true story in a book by Nicholas Milton , but it’s really a tale of the indomitability of the human spirit . We all cried .