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• Post #1808272

  There is some good advice here on handling yourself in isolation or in an enclosed environment with others. Lessons from astronauts. https://futurism.com/surviving-isolation-lesson-astronauts

• Post #1808271

  Encouraging and heartening to see the stories of Indian women being told, by women, and being so well received. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdekxz2g630o

• Post #1808268

  Some cheer - resurrecting an almost extinct species of snail (recently actually feared extinct). https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxqep4zk3o

• Post #1808267

  Racial and religious harmony must be the bedrock of societies with a diversity of racial and religious groups. Singapore leads the way in this, and is a model of how to set up for and navigate the ongoing challenges of maintaining this. In comparison, Sri Lanka has over the years struggled with this. Recently though, a recalcitrant (repeat offender) Buddhist monk that had repeatedly incited religious hatred in Sri Lanka, was sentenced to imprisonment. A good precedent. https://www.bbc.com/new...

• Post #1808266

  Floods in northern Queensland, Australia. Expected to be the worst in decades, over half a century. The climate crisis is upon us. #climateemergency https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4z2py8448o

• Post #1808265

  Quite the shenanigans relating to the Zulu monarchy. Highlighted by some very questionable and unaccountable behaviour by the current king. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e63930qxo

• Post #1808264

  How one person can catalyse a leap forward in #science. Big up, Tim Friede! #snakes #antivenom https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5d0l7el36o

• Post #1808263

  Celtic Rainforest - yet another at-risk habitat, among so many. We're causing so much pain and damage to our planet. Entire micro-ecosystems are at risk. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7873ynnn57o

• Post #1808262

  Last weekend - tornadoes in Missouri and Kentucky killed 25, possibly more. 5,000 buildings damaged. Imagine if this damage was experienced a few times each year. It's getting to that point. The #ClimateEmergency is here. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70nw7v5ykyo

• Post #1808261

  A fascinating look at #venom harvesting, and #antivenom production, in #Australia. Such important work that saves so many lives each year. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lnp3ny4wro

• Post #1808260

  An intriguing crime. Awful, and such harm too. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c071myeve25o

• Post #1808256

  The #ClimateEmergency is here to stay. Expect massive destabilisation in the Indian subcontinent going forward. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wdr08wq2zo

• Post #1808254

  Philippines is being hard hit by sea encroachment in communities. Land subsidence exacerbates this. Many communities will become unviable. #ClimateEmergency https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/against-the-tide-filipinos-battle-rising-sea-on-sinking-island

• Post #1808253

  Fighting invasive fish species in Malaysian rivers to stabilise and protect riverine ecosystems. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/hooking-a-menace-anglers-target-aquatic-invaders-threatening-malaysias-native-freshwater-species

• Post #1808252

  22 villages vanished, dozens more cut off in aftermath of cyclone that hit Indonesia's Aceh. The #ClimateEmergency is here. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/22-villages-in-aceh-vanish-after-cyclone-senyar-dozens-remain-isolated