Notices by David Whittle (davewhittle@mastodon.social)

Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/majority-back-british-museum-exhibit-on-transatlantic-slave-trade

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/nov/21/private-and-state-school-pupils-gcse-results-are-now-the-same-study-finds

Hubble Takes a Look at Tangled Galaxies: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-takes-a-look-at-tangled-galaxies/

Emissions from private jets are soaring: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03687-6

Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/02/spain-apocalyptic-floods-climate-crisis-worse-big-oil-cop29?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#ClimateDiary

How to climate-proof crops: scientists say the secret’s in the dirt:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03480-5

Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth
https://theconversation.com/apophis-a-new-european-space-mission-could-get-up-close-with-a-large-asteroid-thats-set-to-brush-by-earth-242467

Tool kit to make limb-saving devices set to transform treatment in crisis zones:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/13/tool-kit-to-make-limb-saving-devices-set-to-transform-treatment-in-crisis-zones

Just in case you weren't sure - they really don't care about our planet.
‘Very concerning’: BP dilutes net zero targets as global retreat from green standards gathers pace
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/13/very-concerning-bp-dilutes-net-zero-targets-as-global-retreat-from-green-standards-gathers-pace
#ClimateDiary

Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/10/harvest-in-england-the-second-worst-on-record-because-of-wet-weather

Will the UK ‘give up’ Gibraltar next? In Spain, we’re more worried about Brexit’s absurdities
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/10/will-the-uk-give-up-gibraltar-next-in-spain-were-more-worried-about-brexits-absurdities?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/10/slash-and-burn-is-private-equity-out-of-control?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/a-huge-loss-is-it-the-end-for-the-ship-that-helped-us-understand-life-on-earth

Hurricanes like Helene twice as likely to happen due to global heating, data finds:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/hurricane-helene-milton-global-heating-study

Scientists create surgical stitch to aid healing by electrical stimulation:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/08/scientists-surgical-stitch-sutures-electrically-stimulate-wound-aid-healing

What if Marie Curie’s greatest legacy was not her two Nobel prizes?
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03261-0

Lethal Marburg virus is on the rise in Rwanda: why scientists are worried https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03275-8

New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasa-new-insights-into-how-mars-became-uninhabitable/

You can count female physics Nobel laureates on one hand – recent winners have wisdom for young women in the field:
https://theconversation.com/you-can-count-female-physics-nobel-laureates-on-one-hand-recent-winners-have-wisdom-for-young-women-in-the-field-239030

Wanted: expedition botanist to follow in Darwin’s footsteps and look for plants
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/06/wanted-expedition-botanist-to-follow-in-darwins-footsteps-and-look-for-plants