Notices by kim_harding ✅ (kim_harding@mastodon.scot), page 3

Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed
https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/secret-of-why-greenland-sharks-live-so-incredibly-long-finally-revealed
Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.

Melon Husk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/eu-says-elon-musks-paid-verification-deceives-x-users-threatens-big-fines/
Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says.

Loss of India’s vultures may have led to deaths of half a million people
https://www.science.org/content/article/loss-india-s-vultures-may-have-led-deaths-half-million-people
Find could offer lessons for conserving key species in other places

Labour voters want Starmer to ditch his Brexit red lines and rejoin single market
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-labour-starmer-single-market-b2576534.html
New polling reveals that Starmer is under pressure from Labour supporters to reverse key parts of Brexit

New Zealand’s sea temperatures hit record highs, outstripping global averages
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/10/new-zealand-sea-temperatures-record-highs-global-average
Experts say the new figures dispel the notion that the country is protected from extreme temperatures and raise fears for local marine life

Just how many more warnings do we need?

Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00816-z
Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed.

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #climatecrisis_is_now

The search for lost change: Belgians urged to empty their pockets https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/07/09/the-search-for-lost-change-belgians-urged-to-empty-their-pockets
Putting forgotten coins back into circulation can cut government expenditure, as well as helping the environment, Belgians are told.

Belgians are being encouraged to start spending their hidden coins so that there is no need for new production.

On Monday, the Treasury launched a #spendyourchange campaign on social media, which urges individuals to dig out their forgotten pennies.

Apple Shuts Down 25 VPN Apps in Russia Amid Putin's Internet Crackdown
https://uk.pcmag.com/vpn/153139/apple-shuts-down-25-vpn-apps-in-russia-amid-putins-internet-crackdown
Putin has been going after VPN services for years to prevent people from accessing services with content critical of Russia

Tories 'highly alarmed' by network of pro-Russian Facebook pages interfering in UK election https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-29/uk-election-pro-russian-facebook-pages-coordinating/104038246

Odd how they were less worried about it when Johnson was trying to stop the Russia Report being published...

‘Why the Media Is To Blame for Just Stop Oil Protests’
https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/04/why-the-media-is-to-blame-for-just-stop-oil-protests/
‘For the media to be interviewing political leaders and not even asking the questions is shocking’

"What I’ve learned about Open Source community over 30 years" Jim Hall
https://opensource.net/lessons-learned-open-source-30-years-freedos/
Open source projects are about more than lines of code; they’re fuelled by passionate people creating lasting change.

Oldest living culture: new research shows an Indigenous ritual passed down for 500 generations
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-oldest-culture-indigenous-ritual-generations.html
We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, "the oldest living cultures in the world." But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into the mists of time?

India’s Modi heads to Moscow for first visit since Ukraine invasion https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/indias-modi-heads-to-moscow-for-first-visit-since-ukraine-invasion/

How the hot water that fuelled Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hurricane-beryl-ap-atlantic-caribbean-colorado-state-university-b2572166.html
Hurricane Beryl’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early storm shows the literal hot water the Atlantic and Caribbean are in right now and the kind of season they can expect

⚡️Incredible footage of a lightning bolt hitting and decimating a large tree in Augé, western France earlier today. Credit：Benjamin Estrade

#Lightening #LighteningStrike #Thunderbolt

The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous “Educated Proletariat”
https://theintercept.com/2022/08/25/student-loans-debt-reagan/
In 1970, Roger Freeman, who also worked for Nixon, revealed the right’s motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education.

The Oldest-Known Burial Site in The World Wasn't Created by Our Species https://www.sciencealert.com/the-oldest-known-burial-site-in-the-world-wasnt-created-by-our-species
Palaeontologists in South Africa said they have found the oldest-known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behaviour.

Homo sapiens think they are sooo bloody special, but the evidence keeps on saying that we aren't that special...

Singapore has world’s most powerful passport, ahead of Japan. US 8th on Henley Passport Index
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3268536/singapore-has-worlds-most-powerful-passport-ahead-japan-us-8th-henley-passport-index
Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide, with the ability to visit 195 countries without a visa.

Always good to remind Americans that they are not the most welcomed people in the world...

She’s Electric and Everything Electric join forces for women-centric eBike push
https://cyclingindustry.news/shes-electric-and-everything-electric-join-forces-for-women-centric-ebike-push/
Loud Mobility is working with the Fully Charged show to bring its She’s Electric experience to home energy and electric vehicle show this year, at the Everything Electric Events.

The move will help Loud Mobility to hit its goal of reaching 1 million women in 2024.

How infrastructure is hindering scale up of cargo bikes in last mile delivery
https://cyclingindustry.news/how-infrastructure-is-hindering-scale-up-of-cargo-bikes-in-last-mile-delivery/
Growth in the delivery market has been matched by the demand for sustainable options. Cycling has some ready-made alternatives, not least cargo bikes in last mile delivery, but there are some challenges – and opportunities – before it can scale up and become an even more viable and attractive option.