Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it? theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

An amazing baby in my plankton sample. When this 0.5 mm tall creature was first discovered in the 19C it was thought to be an adult animal and named Actinotrocha. Later, it was realised to be the larva of a horseshoe worm and is now also called a phoronid larva. ZEISS Microscopy

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Despite China’s claims of supporting sustainable development in the region, we found the 🇨🇳 fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing & human rights abuses in the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO).

There needs to be more scrutiny of China's investments in the region.

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It is worth watching this CNN video from the moment Emory Econ Professor Caroline Fohlin came across the violent arrest of a protester on campus and asked the police, with shock, 'What are you doing?' That's all that prompted an officer to hurl her to the ground and handcuff her.

We all need to try and eat less meat and dairy for the sake of the planet: Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers theguardian.com/environment/20…

I hope duo lingo isn’t having premonitions. This morning’s effort included ‘Bhí timpiste sa tsaotharlann…’ 😱

Conservationists condemn France’s protest over UK’s bottom-trawling ban theguardian.com/environment/20…

Viruses in #Antarctica !

In our new study we provide a draft genome for a novel Iridovirus (large dsDNA #Virus ) from an Antarctic seaspider (Pycnogonida) doi.org/10.1017/S09541…

First virus from a #seaspider , and possibly the first iridovirus from the Southern Ocean benthos 🇦🇶

I think this may be my new favourite terrestrial animal 😀 bbc.com/news/world-aus…

We’re not getting the info we need to understand impact of bycatch. A repeated call for increased targeted bycatch monitoring of fishing vessels (electronic or observer) by ICES for at risk & rarely caught species doi.org/10.17895/ices.…

Is it time to attack the Fire Nation? #nicheTweet #TotalEclipse

Given that I can code in R better than ChatGTP (and I am really rubbish at R) the thought of using AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets is frankly terrifying theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Rishi Sunak has today given a knighthood to Tory mega-donor Mohamed Mansour.

Mansour is a former minister to Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. His firm recently paid a seven-figure settlement after being investigated by HMRC.

Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around | Zoe Williams theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Girl Power! This is such an awesome achievement: ‘British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris is first woman to finish Barkley Marathons’ theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar…

The crowds flocking to Banksy’s latest work are missing the point: the damaged tree at its heart theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I think this sums it up: “The government arrogantly went for different wording”

Irish referendum fiasco puts future of lauded citizens’ assemblies in doubt theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…