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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>

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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/

  • 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

  • Post #3951921

    Renewable energy: QUB flow battery breakthrough - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dyd4l8250o

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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&#39;t real? Why aren&#39;t our national leaders acting now to protect us all (and the planet!)? #ClimateDiary

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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/

  • 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/

  • 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/

  • 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/

  • 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

  • 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

  • Post #3603202

    &amp;#39;Hotter and hotter and hotter&amp;#39; - Europe&amp;#39;s new climate in seven charts - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e2j0j87reo #ClimateDiary

  • Post #3603201

    China boosts prestigious grants for young scientists — will it ease competition? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01989-5

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Post #3603195

    Scientist restoring Wales&amp;#39; peatlands in climate change fight - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy498d400pro

  • Post #3603194

    UK weather: Temperatures forecast to exceed 30C as another heatwave is imminent - BBC Weather https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c621j44jwe1o

  • Post #3603193

    An ocean of stars | The Planetary Society https://www.planetary.org/the-downlink/an-ocean-of-stars

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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/