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tomvdp.bsky.social
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Voor vogels geboren in 2025 is dit hun eerste regen. Bij mij voelt het ook een beetje zo.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Is red meat bad for you? New meta study of 44 studies finds it depends on the sponsor. If the sponsor was impartial, most studies find it's bad for you. If the sponsor was the red meat industry, most studies are structured to find no problems. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40379522/

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

Harde conclusie. Ik wist niet dat het zó erg gesteld was met de toestand van ons leger.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

🧵 🧪 This is my 3rd thread on the incarceration of computational scientist and microscopist Kesenii Petrova, and it’s intended for journalists covering the story. I want to say more about the frogs she’s accused of smuggling. Other biologists please chime in. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

submitted 13 days ago • 11 comments

I dislike analyses like these, which claim to estimate the "share" of climate change that is "caused" by the wealthiest 10%, 1%, or whatever. They are rarely what they seem to be -- especially in popular media. www.carbonbrief.org/two-thirds-o...

submitted 22 days ago • 7 comments

"Limburgse natuur meest geholpen door mestverbod."

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

The United States of North Korea in America. apnews.com/article/army...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

submitted 30 days ago • 631 comments

In 🇺🇦 the length of the (military) innovation cycle currently is between 2 weeks and 3 months. That means, between thinking of a new weapons systems and having is in operational use on the battlefield, between 14 and 90 DAYS. Continual both incremental and leap-style innovations are crucial 1/

submitted 32 days ago • 3 comments

De reis van de Kanjers. Machtig filmpje over hoe de immense betonnen tunnelelementen gebouwd werden in Zeebrugge en over zee naar Antwerpen gebracht zullen worden om er naadloos op elkaar aan te sluiten. Technisch huzarenstukje, top engineering. youtu.be/VW3S0YYHfrc

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

The Shredder: students in Russia who fail their exams may soon be mobilized. One federal university has reportedly already received an official proposal, according to Russian media. Looks like failing a class could now mean a one-way ticket to the trenches.

submitted 42 days ago • 11 comments

An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪

submitted 43 days ago • 27 comments

Esteemed scientist, prof. Steve Hydrocarbon responds to @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's outrageous CEO-shaming posters, on behalf of the fossil fuel industry.

submitted 47 days ago • 13 comments

Trump on Gaza: I think it’s an incredible piece of important real estate. And I think it’s something that we would be involved in…controlling and owning the Gaza Strip would be a good thing… if you move the Palestinians around to different countries, you really have a freedom zone.

submitted 52 days ago • 178 comments

#daylightsavingtime #ochtendmensendictatuur 😞

submitted 60 days ago • 4 comments

"Being friendly to the world is what got us in this mess." Specifically where and when did that hurt the US?

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

EU countries most exposed to the already announced new US tariffs on cars, pharma, and steel exports: Ireland, Belgium, Slovakia, Germany, Austria. via @danielkral.bsky.social

submitted 62 days ago • 1 comment

The IEA has released a new analysis on energy use in 2024, and it's full of interesting data and insights. I urge people to check it out. Here are my top-line reactions to it, below. A thread.... www.iea.org/news/growth-...

submitted 64 days ago • 6 comments

Another piece of science showing that grass-fed or "regenerative" beef is not a climate solution. In fact, grass-fed beef emit *more* carbon than feedlot beef. The best solution? Less beef. A lot less. www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/03/rese...

submitted 64 days ago • 14 comments

If they're accidently sharing secrets with journalists, imagine what team trump are deliberately sharing with me.

submitted 66 days ago • 19 comments

Kleinigheid vergeten te vermelden @vrtnws.bsky.social ?

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Een nieuw seizoen, nieuwe ellende met de Stad Leuven bij de Abdij van 't Park. Men besloot deze week de knotwilgen te -welja- knotten èn ter plaatse het hout te verhakselen. Alleen… zit naast die wilgen een kolonie blauwe reigers die al broeden + een ijsvogelnest (beide beschermd) 😑 1/5

submitted 71 days ago • 10 comments