Felix Dies Ludi Piscatorii!
Today is the Roman holiday celebrated by fishers to honour the Tiber. Apparently we have to sacrifice all fish caught today at a Temple of Vulcan (the fire god's temple, of course)
Historic victory for nature as Kangaroo Island declared feral pig-free
invasives.org.au/media-releas...
The @ec.europa.eu just wrote about our research!
Has Earth reached its limit?
cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...
I've always loved the mathematical perfection of perwinkle (Lunella undulata) opercula #Fibonacci
Hello, beautiful!
Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) on Kangaroo Island
Mental disorders now affect 1.2 billion people worldwide
- main causes: anxiety & major depressive disorders
- higher in women
- highest in 15-19-year olds
- some worst-affected nations: Netherlands, Portugal, Australia)
www.healthdata.org/research-ana...
1.2 billion was global population ~ 1830
World’s largest successful island-wide eradication of invasive pigs
Just over two years ago I reported the 'likely' eradication of feral pigs from Australia's third-largest (4,405 km2) island — Kangaroo Island. I indicated 'likely' because the program still required the proof-of-eradication phase…
The NeoFailure of Neoliberalism link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Felix dies Agonalia!
Today is the Roman festival of Agonalia. Apparently we have to sacrifice a ram to the guardian gods of the state