Commercial bowhead whaling ended in the early 20th century, but the industry’s lasting effects on the whales’ genetic diversity are leading to declines again

#Whales #Whaling #genetics https://www.newscientist.com/article/2428699-bowhead-whales-still-harmed-from-whaling-that-ended-a-century-ago/

The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise about $313 billion a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality & global heating

#wealth #TaxTheRich #Billionaires https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/04/g20-ministers-global-wealth-tax-billionaires-gabriel-zucman/

boy, are they stupid!

The #SCOTUS justices seem to think that the #power they apparently just gave to #DonaldTrump can’t be used against them someday

https://newrepublic.com/article/181032/supreme-court-trump-immunity-sealed-fate

Uncovering The Genomic Secrets Of Color Variants In Female Cuckoo Birds | LMU München, CUNY + more, published by Science Advances

by @grrlscientist

#birds🦉 #ornithology🪶 #genomics🧬🖥️ #evolution #color🎨 #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/04/28/uncovering-the-genomic-secrets-of-color-variants-in-female-cuckoo-birds/

ever since i saw sweet tooth on netflix, i simply HAD to read a good series of graphic novels, so here's helen, like a mind-reader & MITpress with The Curie Society (2 books so far) in my mailbox today

#MustRead #books📚 #science https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262539944/the-curie-society/

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544375/the-curie-society/

The Netherlands🇳🇱 Is Losing Its Insect-Pollinated Flowers | study from University of Leiden & Naturalis Biodiversity Center, published by Journal of Applied Ecology

by @grrlscientist

#SciComm🧪 #ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #pollination🐝 #plants🌺 #insects🪲 #ecology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/04/24/the-netherlands-is-losing-its-insect-pollinated-flowers/

Mentally Stimulating Occupations Are Key To Avoiding Dementia, study out of ColumbiaMSPH & Folkehelseinst published by Neurology

by @grrlscientist

#cognition🧠 #dementia #aging #Jobs💼 #Neurology #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/04/23/mentally-stimulating-occupations-are-key-to-avoiding-dementia/

Our population has become so large that the Earth cannot cope. There are now more than 8,000,000,000 people on Earth

It took until the early 1800s for the world #population to reach one billion. Now we add a billion every 12-15 years

#overpopulation https://populationmatters.org/the-facts/

this is kinda freaking me out: insects, such as flies & beetles, may carry #H5N1

#PublicHealth🛟 #epidemiology😷 💉 #birdflu https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/animals-susceptible-to-h5n1-hpai/eng/1375992449648/1375992451039#a1

hahaha

#trump #TrumpTrial #pecker #chyron

Allowing the government to fine & imprison people for being #homeless will do nothing to solve the nation’s #homelessness crisis. And it’s astoundingly cruel—as Sotomayor said, these towns seem to want homeless people to just “kill themselves.”

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/supreme-court-grants-pass-homeless-case.html

a sweeping & uniquely American🇺🇸 legal doctrine: felony murder, which sends thousands of people to prison for life for murders they didn't commit

“It’s truly one of the cruellest ideas in the American legal system”

#felony #murder https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/18/felony-murder-laws

soon there will be NONE LEFT

#BiodiversityLoss🦤 #BigCats🐅 #conservation🌍 #endangeredSpecies

How Conservative Policies & Rhetoric Kill People

Study after study shows it: Right-wing #policies & #rhetoric lead to more #homicides & #suicides. Why don’t more people know this?

#PoliciesOfHate #Hate #Hatemongers https://newrepublic.com/article/180829/conservative-policies-rhetoric-kill-people

#Trump has spent most of his life being immune to consequences for his unethical & illegal acts, so it is a relief to see the American🇺🇸 legal system FINALLY treating him like the #career #criminal that he is

#politics #LegalSystem https://newrepublic.com/article/180824/utter-joy-watching-trump-watch-people-despise

The Oldest Tree in the World

imagine what this spectacular #tree has seen & experienced in its more than 5,000 years on earth

#trees🌲🌳 https://www.treesatlanta.org/news/the-oldest-tree-in-the-world/

As Mumbai swelters, #birds🦉 fall from the sky, 40 undergo heat-related treatments

“In most cases, they endure heatstroke, dehydration, and fever, with body temperatures surpassing 45°C"

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCollapse #India🇮🇳 #heatwave🥵 #EarthDay2024🌏 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/heat-birds-affected-illnesses-treatments-9266685/

Have we lost our humanity? Why would anyone want to criminalize #homelessness?

#HomelessnessIsSolvable #BasicIncome💰 https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/21/politics/supreme-court-debate-cities-punish-homeless/index.html

“When there is a realistic possibility of conscious experience in an animal, it is irresponsible to ignore that possibility in decisions affecting that animal. We should consider welfare risks and use the evidence to inform our responses to these risks.”

#GoVegan https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-push-paradigm-animal-consciousness-151744245.html

“CSI, but for parrots.”

Bringing together #criminology & #conservation🌏, Dr George Olah is creating a forensic genomic toolkit to help authorities to track illegal trade routes

how #forensic #genomics🧬 is helping to stop #wildlife #trafficking

#parrots🦜 https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/research-stories/free-bird-how-forensic-genomics-helping-stop-wildlife-trafficking