Malawi government suspends coal miner’s license over river pollution The Malawi government has suspended the mining license of a coal company for dumping mining waste into two rivers that communities rely on for water. The suspension follows an uproar by one of the…

The Malawi government suspended the license of 'Coal & Minerals' after finding evidence of contamination of two critical rivers, affecting domestic & agricultural water supplies.
The suspension highlights the growing push for mining accountability in the region.

Charles Mpaka reports for #Mongabay.

A vaccine for Lyme disease could be on the horizon The vaccine candidate is the furthest any shot has gotten since the last one was pulled in 2002. Scientists are testing other ways to block infection.

New clinical trial data from vaccine makers show that their Lyme disease vaccine reduced cases by about 70%.
www.sciencenews.org/article/lyme...

photo of a brewer's blackbird on a diagonal branch. he is in profile facing left and has a very large (2 inch at least) stonefly in his beak.

#BirdOfTheDay is Mr. Brewer's Blackbird with a Salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica) (AKA Giant Stonefy) NOM!

I can't find a pic right now, but sometimes the Brewer's will roll the salmonfly in birdseed for extra cronch!

#birds #becurious

Congrats University Challenge Winners!!

WINNERS 🏆💜

We couldn’t be prouder of our incredible team for winning University Challenge!

This win marks a special milestone. With five victories, we’re the most successful university in the history of the competition, joint with Imperial College London.

Well done team 👏🏆

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

Medical students in Gaza restore one of the oldest libraries after it was bombed by the Israeli occupation.

Buy Books Spend less money on cigarettes more money on books, groceries, flowers, books, books, books, books.

Finally caught the brilliant Noah Davis exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum
of Art this past weekend. I appreciated this bit of wisdom he left behind:

Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

A Pennsylvania court on Monday said that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion while striking down a decades-long law banning the use of state Medicaid funds to cover abortion costs. www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/pennsy...

Bear is a black pup with tan spots. Mixed Breed www.pspca.org

Meet Bear, he loves people and would like a forever home where another dog can teach him the ropes. Bear is playful and would love to meet your family!
Head to the Philadelphia PSPCA today!
www.pspca.org
#AdoptDontShop
🐾

Judicial district says decisions on ICE presence at Philly courthouse are the sheriff’s ‘sole responsibility’ The presence of ICE in and around the Criminal Justice Center has provoked controversy, as activists insist the sheriff has let the agency to turn the property into a 'hunting ground'

People were loving the comments by Philly's sherrif Rochelle Bilal last week, but here's a gift link to an article that lays out that it's still going to have to be the people who make us safe.

share.inquirer.com/sRwdjx

So the ‘smoke’ was always for us and never for ICE and she put the entire city at risk to talking nonsense to make it seem like she was actually good at her job.

No ICE Philly protesters staged a sit-in at the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office and demanded that Sheriff Rochelle Bilal act to stop ICE arrests at the Criminal Justice Center. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

Analilia Mejia is sworn in! Let's goooooo!

RIGHT NOW -- Veterans are being arrested in #washingtondc after peacefully demanding an end to the War on Iran. @vetsaboutface

Trump's trans healthcare ban is affecting Americans in Canada • Celeste Trianon U.S. international students studying at McGill now need to contend with the fact that if they are transgender, they can't get trans-specific healthcare on campus until they turn 19.

SCOOP: McGill University's on-campus doctors are now refusing to prescribe hormones to trans youth and adults under age 19... if they're U.S. citizens.

They claim liability issues, but this isn't the first time U.S. EOs have interfered with Canadian doctors.

My report: celeste.lgbt/en/2026/04/d...

New filing: "Chicken Soup for the Soul v. Anthropic (Book publisher sues AI labs over training)"
Doc #39: Stipulation and Proposed Order

Download PDF | View Full Case

#CL72505713

Street View image of post office

JUNCOS: 1 CALLE MUNOZ RIVERA, JUNCOS PR 00777-9998

In August, Jay Bhattacharya said “Training future biomedical scientists” was the 1st priority for his version of NIH.

But talk is cheap. Let’s see how JB’s doing. 🤔

NIH supports trainees mostly via fellowship (F), training (T), and career development (K) awards.

Here are funding curves for each.🧵

I AM OK

#art #ceramics #vase #pottery

Entomologist Keeps Watch Over Quarantined Insects - ecoRI News Tucked behind a residential neighborhood on Ford Street, is a quarantine facility. Drive up, and a chain-link gate bars your entry. With admittance, you enter a courtyard with three gray buildings. Po...

What Forest Service R&D site is closing in Ansonia, Connecticut?

If it’s the USDA Forest Service Quarantine Lab — that seems like important work?

Where would this work be done instead?

Will it be done at all?

The Forest Service owes the public answers.

Aksi Nyata Kelompok Perempuan di Tengah Karut Marut Kelola Sampah Jakarta Situs berita lingkungan

Melalui Koperasi Kompos di Jakarta Timur, sekelompok perempuan berhasil mengolah 1,5 ton sampah rumah tangga per bulan menjadi pupuk untuk berkebun, menciptakan solusi mandiri atas krisis sampah di ibu kota.
mongabay.co.id/2026/04/20/a...

Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙

Lesson here for the techbro eugenicists who are worried about population decline.

Esta viñeta de @atxe.bsky.social siempre es de actualidad #cambioclimático

@andreuescriva.bsky.social

The crescent moon at sunset. #astronomy #astrophotography

Swedish researchers are desperately looking for Johnson's Baby Oil Gel with Chamomile in order to continue their research into biting midges - the product has been discontinued and so will the research unless fresh bottles (new and opened!) are found. I can't help them - can you?

Monochrome photograph featuring a sitting white woman holding a card with an oval hole to her eye, facing right wearing a dark dress

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837-1899), Italian aristocrat & pioneering figure in the early history of photography #WomensArt

The Cave of Crystals is nestled nearly 1,000 feet underground below a mountain near Naica, Mexico. Luminous beams of selenite bigger than telephone poles extend out in all directions.

r/ScienceNcoolThings
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of...