Gone for 240 Years, the UK’s Largest Bird of Prey Just Returned to English Skies with a Growing Body Count

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Did 25 vultures in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri die due to poison meant for free-ranging dogs?

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Scotland's smallest distillery to release first single malt made in 171 years Scotland's smallest distillery is set to release a limited run of its first single malt whisky.

Scotland's smallest distillery to release 320 bottles of first whisky | The Herald

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Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late | Frances Ryan If new claimants don’t meet strict criteria, they’ll lose half of the health element of universal credit. Don’t ignore that: in life’s lottery, that could easily be you, says Guardian columnist France...

“Ministers justified reducing support for people too disabled or ill to work by arguing it would remove the “perverse incentives” that discourage employment… as if a twentysomething bedbound with ME just needs “incentivising” to get back to the building site”
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How an engineer brought degraded wetlands back to life in drought-hit Bangladesh The moment A.K.M. Fazlul Haque learnt that the government had declared two wetlands —Bharardaho Beel and Patuakamri Beel — located in Bangladesh’s northern district of Rangpur as the Special Biodivers...

How an engineer brought degraded wetlands back to life in drought-hit Bangladesh

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Palang: How the leopard influenced centuries of Persian poetry and folklore As the Iran-Israel-US war continues and the global spotlight remains fixed on the West Asian country, Down To Earth decided to cast the spotlight on Iran’s leop

Palang: How the leopard influenced centuries of Persian poetry and folklore

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A South African reserve shows how carbon can catalyze rewilding conservation TSWALU KALAHARI RESERVE, South Africa — From high on a promontory in the Korannaberg Mountains, a mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) peers down to the west across the green-dappled plain below, t...

A South African reserve shows how carbon can catalyze rewilding conservation

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Bluesky's 2025 $100M Series B Lays Foundation for Open Social Web - Bluesky In April 2025, Bluesky raised $100 million in Series B funding led by Bain Capital Crypto. Since our Series A, we've grown from 13 million to over 43 million global users.

Last April, we raised $100M in Series B funding. This round gives us the ability to scale our team to meet the rapid growth of Bluesky and the AT Protocol. Read more: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Himalaya: Ice loss in the last 50 years equivalent to a six-storey building The glaciers in the Himalayan region — consisting of the western, central and eastern Himalaya as well as the Karakoram range — have lost ice equivalent of near

Himalaya: Ice loss in the last 50 years equivalent to a six-storey building

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Amazing and all the best with the network. Disability people are so used to starting all over again so it certainly will be ok as your followers and connections are here to support you all the way.

Does a changing climate increase the risk of rhino poaching? Yes, say experts That poaching has always been an ever-present threat to the greater one-horned rhino population is a known fact. But in today’s world, climate change is increas

Does a changing climate increase the risk of rhino poaching? Yes, say experts

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Two columns, each with five items in it. First column titled What People Think Accessibility is: 1. Eliminating complicated features 2. owned by DEI, Compliance and Accessibility Teams 3. Disability “Days” 4.Hiring People with Disabilities 5. Unnecessary, because “we don’t have disabled customers” Second Column titled What Accessibility Actually is: 1. Using Disabled Personas, Performing Usability and Accessibility Audit. 2. Injecting Disability Inclusion Throughout the Organization 3. Baking Accessibility into all Organizational Activities, Every day. 4. Getting Disabled Employees Accommodations 5. User Research- Finding Disabled Customers, and Telling their Stories.

Courtesy: Sheri Byrne-Haber (disabled)

#a11y #DisabilityInclusion #WeAreBillionStrong #Accessibility #AXSChat #DEI #DisabilityRights

India Joins Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey and Others as Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Riyadh, Jeddah, Muscat, Dubai, Doha and More See Flights Resume with Air India, IndiGo, Air... Amid delays in transit visas and airspace closures, 40% of flights to West Asia are operational, boosting tourism between India and destinations like Saudi Arabia and Oman.

India Joins Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey & Others as Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Riyadh, Jeddah, Muscat, Dubai, Doha & See More Flights: Visa Delays & ongoing Conflict in the Middle East : Here’s What you need to Know Now - Travel & Tour World share.google/5Frtrh8f4eKt...

Pain…but a performance to be proud of - Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona A performance to be proud of, but a result and painful ending that sums up so much of our season, as Newcastle conceded with the last kick to draw against Barcelona. We come away from the game slumped...

📝 Pain…but a performance to be proud of – Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona ⚫⚪

Match report from SJP ⬇

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Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses, says a new study published in Cell on March 6, 2026.Using a phylogenetic f

Most pandemic viruses jump to humans without prior adaptation: Study

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He certainly is India's treasure. Great play by india but found the semis with england a much better proformance than the finals.

Drains across the Iranian capital Tehran are continuing to explode after earlier Israeli and US strikes on oil depots and infrastructure.

Medical experts are warning the toxic smoke and runoff has increased the risk of deadly illnesses, including cancer.

"'Persons with disabilities are expected to stay 'quiet,' not be 'sensitive,' not take things 'seriously,' not 'panic,' to just 'ignore' and just let things go. We are told not to 'overthink,' not to 'make a fuss' by calling out Ableism, exclusion,and inaccessibility."- Puneet Singh Singhal

'Persons with disabilities are expected to stay 'quiet,' not be 'sensitive,' not take things 'seriously,' not 'panic,'to just 'ignore' and just let things go.We are told not to 'overthink,' not to 'make a fuss' by calling out Ableism, exclusion, and inaccessibility."- @puneetsiinghal.bsky.social

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Metallica has actively supported Ukraine🇺🇦

Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.

Raising over $1 million for humanitarian aid through its All Within:

"My Hands foundation."

The band donated funds to World Central Kitchen to support the Ukrainian

Language is so important for accessibility. The right message displayed says a thousand words. I visited a bank in India, and this was displayed near a sitting sofa. What are your thoughts? #AXSChat @axschat.bsky.social #disability #accessible #inclusion

Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings Populations of Rüppell’s vultures have fallen by more than 90% over the past four decades. Knowing exactly where these critically endangered birds breed can allow conservationists to put protective me...

Satellite images identify vulture breeding colonies by their droppings

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It’s so complicated

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A person with disability is a person who adapts, improvises, and overcomes the barriers life places in their way.

For that—not because of our disability—we deserve respect.

This is what defines Disability Pride, not the pity you offer to make yourself feel important.

#Disability #HumanRights

Johnny Cassidy, a BBC journalist and co-chair of the Disabled Staff Network, discusses the challenges and triumphs of advocating for accessibility in media, the importance of trust and the need for better representation of disabled voices in decision-making roles
#Disability #Accessibility #axschat

Lynx could return to Scotland – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders? With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs could be affected

Good to see that this article by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social includes a quote from a forest manager (although anonymised)

Lynx reintroductions will have a range of impacts, important that those impacts are understood and planned for.

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Show Your Stripes Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#ShowYourStripes

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Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’ When the Emmy-winning comedy star was diagnosed, her body started giving up on her. She writes about losing control, gaining weight – and refusing to be a ‘good girl’

Christina Applegate on #MultipleSclerosis exhaustion: "It feels as though I’ve been on a 3‑day sleepless bender – and that’s how I feel after a good night’s sleep."

"I don’t have patience for bullshit any more, for things that are meaningless or merely 'extra.'"

#disability

An MRI for MS isn’t just about “spots.”

Neurologists evaluate lesion location, activity, and change over time.

They look for new or enhancing lesions that may indicate active inflammation — and stability that may show treatment is working.

A light burns for the people of the middle east. Stay safe !! 🙏🏼

Experts thrilled after trail camera captures stunning image of iconic creature: 'Fills us with pride' "Highly positive developments."

Experts thrilled after trail camera captures stunning image of iconic creature: 'Fills us with pride'

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