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The Pentagon has abruptly scrapped its entire social science research program. The decision “is short-sighted and harmful to U.S. national security,” @jaylyall.bsky.social told me. It “suggests they don’t care about better understanding threats the U.S. faces,” says @busbyj2.bsky.social.

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In our latest Editorial we discuss the continuing damage being done to US science, and its impact on researchers and the environment 👇 Deep cuts: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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It’s hard to celebrate public schools gaining full funding. Its hard because kids now in kindergarten must wait till Year 10 before their education is fully supported. Its also hard when most private schools remain overfunded. Its hard to celebrate inequality. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Dean Karlan, USAID's chief economist, has resigned and gives his story to NPR: www.npr.org/sections/goa...

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We are often told that we need to keep exporting gas to places like Japan, or risk a geopolitical disaster. Dr Yuki Tanabe explains to the #ClimateIntegrity Summit why Japan doesn't need Australia's gas.

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“...to care is an act not of weakness, but of strength.” The Lancet response: bit.ly/4jRb5Av

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What could you do with $13,000? Is every Australian, adult and child, feel comfortable that they are sending, on average, over $13,000 of their money to the USA for some submarines. We had two in the First World War, AE1 and AE2, they did nothing, and brave Australian submariners died.

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If you want to know what the hell is happening in Germany atm, this is an excellent summary. 👇

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Here we go! The first issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity is now live🥳🎉🥂. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and community for the support! We hope you enjoy the reading. www.nature.com/nrbd/volumes...

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Join our news team as a science reporter based in Berlin or Sydney! Applications close January 20th👇🏻 Please help spread the word @nature.com @natureportfolio.bsky.social

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Also from Emily Nicholson and colleagues on the role of the Red List of Ecosystems in the KM-GBF #ESAus2024 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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For a primer on the KM-GBF monitoring framework that Emily Nicholson just discussed at #ESAus2024, see www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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I'm really looking forward to attending #ESAus2024 next week. I'll be cycling in through Royal Park every morning. Happy to chat about @natureecoevo.bsky.social so please say hi.

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