Notices by Bethany Brookshire (beebrookshire@mastodon.social)

Yes, it's really freaking freezing out in North America.

But did you know there's a place where it's not...QUITE...freezing?

Under the snow, in the temporary ecosystem called the subnivium, life continues! Very, very slowly. https://www.snexplores.org/article/subnivium-life-under-snow-climate-risk

Appreciate this from @kendrawrites.com, more and more people are living in the wildland-urban interface. A place with lots of burnable stuff.

And it's not unreasonable! Housing is less expensive. You can live near nature, we all WANT THAT. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-09/eaton-and-palisades-fires-show-more-people-moving-to-danger-zone?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNjQ2NTg0NywiZXhwIjoxNzM3MDcwNjQ3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUFRTRlBUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5NUFFRTA2Q0Q1NjM0NTM4OTBFQjZGNDE2M0FCMTQ4NiJ9._TdTshtuhIpsRjihdBvRU88bcB-Wp69Gq6fyH_2zEio&leadSource=uverify%20wall

Super neat from @science.org we know the brain clears stuff out during sleep, but how? The blood vessels squeeze to keep fluid flowing! https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-uncover-how-brain-washes-itself-during-sleep?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ScienceAdviser&utm_content=distillation&et_rid=51388002&et_cid=5488327

So many good points in here.

When women begin to enter fields, first people cheer the pioneers. Then women do it more...and men get nervous.

And then men run.

And then they declare they NEVER wanted to do it anyway. Education is for GIRLS. https://celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-dont-go-to-college?triedRedirect=true

This is something we really don't think about enough: Victorian novels are full of children dying.

FULL of them. Full of diseases that we can now prevent with sanitation and pasteurization and vaccines!

And we wanna go back WHY? https://theconversation.com/infectious-diseases-killed-victorian-children-at-alarming-rates-their-novels-highlight-the-fragility-of-public-health-today-242273

I so appreciate the brave source who shared her story of weight discrimination in health care. (She's not tagged because people are mean).

This is why we need weight-neutral health. And here's how to get it no matter what doctor you have: https://www.prevention.com/health/a61902322/kinder-care-for-bigger-bodies/

If you needed ANY more evidence that komodo dragons are straight out of a DnD campaign, a fantasy novel, or both:

They tip their own teeth in IRON. Like freakin serrated spearpoints.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02477-7?

"What a pest or weed really is, often, is an animal or plant that is thriving too close to us. In a world where our actions routinely drive plants and animals to extinction, they are a success. Their resilience is frustrating, yes. But it’s also intriguing." https://www.bbg.org/article/understanding_the_pests_in_your_garden