David Whittle
DaveWhittle@mastodon.social
<p>Retired after 48 years in science education, as a teacher and then an LA adviser. Still interested in lots of stuff. Not grumpy yet!</p>
Posts
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Post #4494891
AI just created a virus not found in nature, and scientists are worried | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-just-created-a-virus-not-found-in-nature-and-scientists-are-worried/
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Post #4306859
Speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/speed-of-climate-crisis-devastating-crops-say-farmers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #ClimateDiary
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Post #3951921
Renewable energy: QUB flow battery breakthrough - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dyd4l8250o
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Post #3812137
‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02154-8 #ClimateDiary
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Post #3738410
Harvest time has arrived – and it’s three weeks earlier than 20 years ago https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/country-diary-harvest-time-has-arrived-and-its-three-weeks-earlier-than-20-years-ago?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3738406
‘Death sentence’: EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/10/epa-rollback-endangered-habitats-logging-mining?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3732904
Forget all the hard data, just a quick scan of news reports from around the world would tell you our climate is broken. How much must you be paid to claim that climate change isn't real? Why aren't our national leaders acting now to protect us all (and the planet!)? #ClimateDiary
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Post #3717306
Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying https://theconversation.com/heatwaves-why-british-trees-are-shedding-branches-and-dying-286701 #ClimateDiary
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Post #3621102
Super Typhoon Bavi makes landfall on US Pacific islands with huge wind gusts - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7xpgx50jxo
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Post #3603208
The White House goes all in on aliens with new UAP Science Advisory Council | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-white-house-goes-all-in-on-aliens-with-new-uap-science-advisory-council/
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Post #3603207
I0 What will happen to the moon in the far future? | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-will-happen-to-the-moon-in-the-far-future/
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Post #3603206
The biological dogma that women don’t make new eggs after birth may be wrong | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-biological-dogma-that-women-dont-make-new-eggs-after-birth-may-be-wrong/
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Post #3603205
Archaeologists uncover new history from the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American Revolution | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/archaeologists-uncover-new-history-from-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-the-first-major-battle-of-the-american-revolution/
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Post #3603204
70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit https://theconversation.com/70-years-on-from-the-killer-smog-what-clean-air-laws-teach-us-about-power-pollution-and-profit-284749
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Post #3603203
The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-turning-250-and-trump-is-making-it-all-about-him-284563
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Post #3603202
&#39;Hotter and hotter and hotter&#39; - Europe&#39;s new climate in seven charts - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e2j0j87reo #ClimateDiary
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Post #3603201
China boosts prestigious grants for young scientists — will it ease competition? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01989-5
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Post #3603200
Cornwall van dwellers face homelessness amid council crackdown https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/04/cornwall-van-dwellers-face-homelessness-council-crackdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3603199
Deaths in France surged 30% during hottest week of record June heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/03/deaths-france-surged-hottest-week-record-heatwave-june?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3603198
Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic – new research https://theconversation.com/why-antarctica-froze-millions-of-years-before-the-arctic-new-research-286589
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Post #3603197
What’s holding back Britain’s green energy revolution? – a visual story https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/jul/04/britain-green-energy-revolution-a-visual-story?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3603196
I used to revere the great experiment that is the United States. After Trump, I’m not so sure https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/03/united-states-constitution-donald-trump-washington-dc?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3603195
Scientist restoring Wales&#39; peatlands in climate change fight - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy498d400pro
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Post #3603194
UK weather: Temperatures forecast to exceed 30C as another heatwave is imminent - BBC Weather https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c621j44jwe1o
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Post #3603193
An ocean of stars | The Planetary Society https://www.planetary.org/the-downlink/an-ocean-of-stars
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Post #3603192
Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/04/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-byzantine-city-in-egypts-western-desert?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3603191
Norfolk Island’s unique corals under triple threat from disease, El Niño and now government-approved dredging https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/05/norfolk-islands-unique-corals-under-triple-threat-from-disease-el-nino-and-now-government-approved-dredging?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3573862
Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/04/hunting-tardigrade-sequencing-dna-life-earth-invertebrate-year?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Post #3550087
Global ocean temperatures are entering “uncharted territory,” climate scientists say | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-ocean-temperatures-are-entering-uncharted-territory-climate-scientists-say/ #ClimateDiary
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Post #3543589
This planet survived the death of its star—and kept its atmosphere | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-planet-survived-the-death-of-its-star-and-kept-its-atmosphere/