Alex Ross

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First responder, search and rescue, forager, bushcraft, science and philosophy, prehistory, sustainability, rewilding, silly old romantic!

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Feels like if you're repeatedly firing any number of mass casualty weapons into areas packed with civilians you've tidily answered any questions about what your intentions were.

“Weapons experts said the shrapnel and wounds are consistent with Israeli-made weapons designed to create large numbers of casualties unlike more conventional weapons used to destroy buildings. The experts question why they are being fired into areas packed with civilians.”

Israeli weapons packed with shrapnel causing devastating injuries to children in Gaza, doctors saywww.theguardian.com Surgeons who worked in European and al-Aqsa hospitals describe extensive wounds caused by ‘fragmentation’ shrapnel experts say are designed to maximize casualties

What if supermarkets where forced to accept returns of all non-recyclable/compostable packaging?

20% voted for Starmer?! This is significant for what it could mean outside Westminster. PR would have shown it directly. The speculative atmosphere now will make the wider conversation confrontational due to the lack of clear representation. Still, always interesting insight from Peter Osborne.

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Check out the Do Something about Climate Change starter pack from @costasamaras.bsky.social ! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Tories gotta Tory. May can't rewrite history - or Cabinet minutes on Brexit decision-making. Vote Out to Help Out.

This is illuminating on the mindset of the Tories, from Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman’s account of Theresa May’s Brexit troubles. The Cabinet decided the party was more important than the country.

EPIC, doesn't quite do the story justice. Best doc' I've seen yet targeted towards the layperson. Still could use some practical demonstrations/examples of the features people are looking at, but still, very well done. #glaciology youtu.be/Yto0uFCRne0?...

Chasing Lake Missoula (Original Documentary: 2021). Learn about Ice Age Megafloods!youtu.be The epic Lake Missoula Floods, caused by the violent collapse of the ice dam that dammed the Clark Fork River at the end of the last ice age, were one of the...

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While not quite as anomalous as 2023, #Antarctic sea ice extent once again remains way below average for this time of year... More graphs: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...

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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 12th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 160,000 km² above the 2010s mean • about 590,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,280,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,940,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

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That's climate change, folks. Warmer water = more energy

BREAKING: Beryl reaches Category 4, the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in June

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It’s my birthday so I wrote about the history of birthdays, explained why people die more often on their birthdays (wish me luck today!) and included some interesting brain food about how AI is being used to save zebras. www.forkingpaths.co/p/another-tr...

Another trip around the sun OR Raphael's deadly debauchery and the AI Zebraswww.forkingpaths.co In the immortal words of Dwight Schrute: "It is your birthday." I'm spending part of it with you fine folk, giving your brains something that I hope will be worthy of celebrating.

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#Paleontology

Stunning photos show 44,000-year-old mummified wolf discovered in Siberian permafrostwww.livescience.com Scientists perform necropsy on an ancient wolf pulled from Russian permafrost that may still have prey in its stomach.

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youtu.be/MOyLJQcdP5Y?... ‘Dawn birds sing, sing me a lullaby …. ….’ Good night! 🌕

Summer Lullaby Will Cooksonyoutu.be From the album A Cowgirl's Story Orginal SoundtrackQueen Elizabeth II https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk/the_queen

Yr.no used to do this wonderful 'animasjon' of blended satellite pictures. It wasn't anywhere as smooth as this, but it REALLY helped visualising what was happening and covered the whole Northern Atlantic. Is there another today? #meteorology #metsky www.instagram.com/reel/C7VGJLJ...

Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere on Instagram: "In the southern plains, severe thunderstorms fire up along a dryline situated in west Texas and western Oklahoma. Several tornado w...www.instagram.com 4,723 likes, 109 comments - cira_csu on May 23, 2024: "In the southern plains, severe thunderstorms fire up along a dryline situated in west Texas and western Oklahoma. Several tornado warnings...".

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My Housekeeping Style Is Best Described As Scurryfunge! amzn.to/2GXjthv The scurryfunge, that last-minute cleaning frenzy before company arrives. The perfect attire if housekeeping doesn't become a priority until people are on the way! Available in a variety of colors. #cleaning #ad

Ignore the dramatic branding 🙄 This was, I think, the most sober and true analysis of how things are in Britain today. youtu.be/PwHTd7AnZ7c?...

The failure of Neoliberalism and how to solve it | George Monbiot interviewyoutu.be George Monbiot came by JOE Towers on the launch day of his new book The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control You...

So the stream here carries clay over sandstone and picks up on rich iron deposits. Dear #Paleosky , how can I use the clay (total beginner here,) and, with this deep red algae so abundant, surely I can make something like an ochre of some kind? (Total beginner here too!)

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If it weren't for last year, we'd all be talking about how bonkers Antarctic sea ice is at the moment... Looks like we're in for another crazy winter.

Antarctic sea ice extent anomalies, by year

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Recently we've seen a vibrant debate on when the world will firmly pass 1.5C. Over at @carbonbrief.org I weigh in with a new analysis, finding that it will most likely occur in the late 2020s or early 2030s in a world where emissions do not rapidly decrease. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-wha...

Could currently serving British ministers be vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes? Mat Kennard, again, being one of the most sane voices in this [insert your own adjectives] world. youtu.be/ymCaO45Zxo0?...

How the war on Gaza has destroyed our political system | Matt Kennard interviewyoutu.be Matt Kennard is an author and head of investigations at Declassified UK. He came by JOE Towers on the release of his new book The Racket to chat about Americ...

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I prefer to remember people on their birthdays than their death days but since I saw folks giving Bourdain his roses today, 6 years after he left us. Here’s a gift link to what I wrote then

Opinion | Anthony Bourdain Was the Kind of ‘Bad Boy’ We Need More Of (Published 2018)www.nytimes.com He was never afraid to speak plainly about injustice or to stand up for marginalized people.

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“AI will replace movies. I can make my own version of Star Wars where I’m the hero and Obi-Wan doesn’t die.” The problem is we’ve allowed a society where adult men can say things like this without being shunned from the village to starve as a pitiful outcast.

Well I learned a thing or two here. Japanese knotweed - eat it! www.instagram.com/reel/C5g2NJ6...

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Hierapolis at sunset is a very photographically satisfying place🏺 Photos from different times, the last time I visited was years ago

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Byline Times and the Bylines Network are sisters but separate. Here’s how they differ, and how you can support both | Dr Mike Galsworthy

Independent news, citizen journalism, and the Bylines Networkbylines.scot Byline Times and the Bylines Network are sisters but separate. Here’s how they differ, and how you can support both

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Germination postfire (9 months; left) and postvolcano (2.5 years; right). La Palma (Canary Islands) is a paradise for disturbance ecology. cf Adenocarpus viscosus 🧪🌍🌿🌾🔥🌋wildfire

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I’m not telling you to vote Green but Zach Polanski seems to understand more of what the UK actually needs to not be the place it’s become.

Surely there must have been dinosaurs with similar adaptations for similar sonar hunting? www.instagram.com/reel/C4OPwBG...

Whales Nation on Instagram: "How would you react if a huge sperm whale approached, opening its massive jaws and directing a series of powerful clicks at you? 🐋 📽️ @bluescape.th x @b.blanked Despite ...www.instagram.com 340K likes, 2,591 comments - whalesnation on March 7, 2024: "How would you react if a huge sperm whale approached, opening its massive jaws and directing a series of powerful clicks at you? 🐋 📽️...".

How must it's neurology work?! Truly magnificent creatures. www.instagram.com/reel/C5Xe0N_...

Ocean Destinations on Instagram: "Art in nature… 🤩🐙🤯 This octopus shows us how effectively it can change color to match its surroundings as scuba diver @ibrahim.elhariry slowly approaches it. The ...www.instagram.com 182K likes, 2,537 comments - ocean.destinations on April 4, 2024: "Art in nature… 🤩🐙🤯 This octopus shows us how effectively it can change color to match its surroundings as scuba diver @ibrah...".

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Rish!'s carbon footprint continues to burn up. Vote Out to Help Out.

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Biodiversity Day! How many plants can you see on this photo of a dry-mesic grassland? Answer in the alt text 3rd photo My research 🧪🌍 #plant #biodiversity