Firefighters intervened to rescue a man who was overcome by a swarm of bees in Arizona last month. The attack was the latest in a series of similar episodes. Here’s what experts want you to know about the attacks and how to avoid them.
Experts discuss the threat and how to escape aggressive bees. Hint: Don’t jump in water.
Great explainer of the arcane, mind-numbing way that rule changes by the Office of Management and Budget could devastate scientific research in the U.S. in ways that go way beyond funding cuts.
Don’t go numb. Your public comment is desperately needed:
Gift link:
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Would love to see an ascendant outlet to pick up E&E News, which was acquired by Politico some years ago. Crazy idea: The Onion (ala it’s nonsatirical AV Club)
@bencollins.bsky.social
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Another “high quality” choice to lead my former office. ODNI will need to be seriously reconceptualized after all of this is over (which would be frankly necessary anyway).
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Hmm I think we'll have a strong El Nino this year.
The horn of Africa is grieving because their
-Their farms are no longer yielding
-Advancement of desert is alarming
-Our major rivers are drying
-Proliferation of pest and pathogens
-Development of tropical diseases.
-Our crop are dieing out.
Climate change is a reality.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈
First time I’ve listened to Lolita Nation by Game Theory (1987) all the way through in at least ten years, probably longer. What a strange and beautiful piece of work by Scott Miller (RIP) and company.
This map is rather unsettling and the screwworm situation is possibly already out of control. The DOGEing of USDA has crippled our response, unfortunately.
#ecologicalsecurity
It seems many people don’t recognize how absurdly large a billion is compared to a million.
A millions seconds is 11.5 days (a long vacation). A billion seconds is 31.7 years (a career).
A million dollars stacked is about as tall as the Statue of Liberty. A billion stacks past the edge of space.
President Trump named William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In tapping Pulte, Trump turn…
