This story by Phoebe rosa is a great discussion of the pros and cons of assisted migration, but Dr Marcus Rhodes thinks it’s too generous to the pro-side. His counterblast touches on the buffering effect of microclimates and calls instead for “more, bigger, better, joined”.

👀 Prof Carl Sayer Surprised Eel Historian, PhD

NEW: we may have passed peak obesity 🎉📈📉🙏 In what might be one of the most significant trends I have ever charted, the US obesity rate fell last year.

Can you believe the Netherlands now has over 100 wolves, with 11 packs? An incredible result for one of the most densely populated countries in the world, a global food producer, and not exactly known for its 'wilderness' 🐺 dutchnews.nl/2024/09/dutch-…

Incredible story. Hidden terms and conditions mean an “anytime” ticket can’t actually be used with an under-25 railcard before 10am, or in August, and NORTHERN 🚆 is PROSECUTING people who accidentally break this rule (saving a total of £1.90). It’s a scandal Louise Haigh

Russia must immediately disclose the circumstances of the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian custody after being detained by occupation authorities in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, CPJ Europe and Central Asia says. cpj.org/2024/10/ukrani…

It’s incredibly worrying when RUSI is publishing this. We need to listen rusi.org/explore-our-re…

Europa & Io moons orbiting Jupiter, captured by the Cassini space probe

A reasonable-counterpoint to the usual glass-half-empty-ism about Ukraine's difficulties (of which I am certainly guilty).

This woman voted in Moldova’s election on Sunday, then asked a surprised election monitor where she gets paid. So I decided to ask what she’d been promised… The authorities believe Russia has been channeling-in money to buy votes: that Moscow has not ‘let go’ of #Moldova

Is it "bonkers" that Defra UK is permitting the export of critically endangered eels to Russia? theguardian.com/environment/20… Chris Packham Charles Foster 🇬🇷 There is a petition about it here: change.org/p/stop-export-…

Steart is often described as a “rewilding” project, but Ms. Laver prefers not to use that term. The terrain has been returned to nature but it has been engineered by human ingenuity and curated by human hands. nytimes.com/2024/10/22/wor…

So heres exit polls in Georgia- the far left and far right ones are independent ones. Notice the difference with the state TV ones in the middle:) State media adding 15 percent to the ruling party…

One of the most remarkable images out of Spain yesterday is from this town in Aragón. That's a lot of water, but the dam — which was ordered built by the Emperor Augustus — held firm, just as it has for the past 2000 years. Roman concrete: Never leave home without it.

Parrot Waxcap mushroom 📷

‘Andrey Kurkov agrees that notions of Russian cultural supremacy and its political imperialism have become inextricably intertwined: “Pushkin statues in Ukraine are not about literature but about marking Russian territory,” he says.’ amp.theguardian.com/culture/2024/n…