If you are interested in changing your perspective, I recommend scientist Frans de Waals book "Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?" and his lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O4k...

#animalBehaviour #NatureMatchCuts #intelligence

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

I'm always mildly surprised when scientists are suddenly suprised that animals other than humans and great apes could be intelligent. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
#NatureMatchCuts #intelligence #animalBehaviour #cow #anthropocentrism

The World Needs Baby Goats Disclaimer: If 2025 is too hard for you, jump to 2026. Now imagine a big shredder where we could tear the year 2025 into tiny little pieces and keep only the beautiful

My last #newsletter in 2025 about the importance of #cute baby #goats, some changes in 2026, and with a link for my #zine as a #gift for free (until the end of the year): steady.page/en/naturemat...

#blog #nature #resilience #newYear #weAreMany #NatureMatchCuts #culturalHeritage #sciComm

Evidence Of Life: Expedition To A Green Planet Who would turn down such an opportunity: an expedition to a distant planet where strong evidence of life had been found: the planet Elder 0815, part of the famous ...

This photo reportage is genuine, created in a real Homo sapiens brain, and produced without any AI rubbish: an #expedition to a distant green planet steady.page/en/naturemat...

#nature #hiking #biodiversity #space #NatureMatchCuts #moss #natureWriting #solarpunk #hopepunk #sciFi

Digital Mini Zine (pdf) Reconnection For Aliens - NatureMatchCuts's Ko-fi Shop Learn how to experience nature with a new perspective: 'Reconnection For Aliens' is a joyful inspiration for children and adults for nature contacts. ...

After a break of 40 yrs, I produced my first mini #zine: ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138 and I'm so nervous now! More: www.cronenburg.net/zines/

#nature #solarpunk #sciComm #cartoon #reconnection #NatureMatchCuts #zines #moss #fungi #education #noAI #art

Many Hands United You're all familiar with the phenomenon: someone proudly shows a huge patchwork quilt (you only have the patience for a napkin-sized piece), or has built a cupboard (you…

Did you ever join a #community project of #crafts? I did and experienced the #happiness, #cooperation, and why #participatoryArt can be important for #activism: steady.page/en/naturemat... You can subscribe to my free newsletter!
#craftivism #embroidery #textileArts #socialPractice #NatureMatchCuts

Resisting You can ask people where you want, more and more feel overwhelmed: by world politics, eco grief, or the feeling of acceleration by social media. I searched for solutions…

My #newsletter is out! You can ask people where you want, more and more feel overwhelmed: by world politics, eco grief, or the feeling of acceleration by social media. I searched for solutions. steady.page/en/naturemat...

#resist #activism #activists #empowerment #NatureMatchCuts #resisting

Slow Looking And Soil’s Hustle Bustle I just learnt a new word reading a scientific study: Slow Looking. Did you ever look slower than usual? Some inspirations how to do it, in museums, galleries, or nature.

I discovered a buzzword important for #nature, and every #museum and #gallery: #SlowLooking. Here's my article how to do it, great for kids: steady.page/en/naturemat...

#NatureMatchCuts #soilLife #soil #NaturePhotography #woodlouse #biodiversity #naturalist #reconnectWithNature

Humans are #silencing #nature by the loss of species. Will we also need sound recordings to survive one day? Or for our children to know what is lost? Are we aware of how much we change the natural soundscapes?
#ecology
#biodiversityLoss
#extinction
#biodiversity
#NatureMatchCuts
#baseline

A well watered, glibbery green moss with brown, ripe sporophytes just before opening.

Did you ever talk about #moss se.x? I did: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

#NatureMatchCuts #podcast #nature #diversity #biodiversity #reconnectWithNature #mossy #tardigrade #gardening #ecology #sciComm

How to gild moss I promised you the comeback of my podcast NatureMatchCuts with a fluffy topic - and here it is: Moss - The Emerald Treasure. You can listen it with your favourite…

Did you ever gild #moss? I did! Look behind the scenes of producing my podcast episode about moss and how moss took revenge (I don't know why): steadyhq.com/en/naturemat... Of course you can listen to the episode now!
#NatureMatchCuts #podcast #ReconnectWithNature #plants #biodiversity #SciComm

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I recently stumbled upon @NatureMC's podcast #NatureMatchCuts, in particular the episode on moss. Very engaging and worth a listen! I would love something like that in German for my daughter.
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#PodcastTip #mosstodon

Moss - The Emerald Treasure Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · 05/10/2025 · 56m

Did you know that #moss is one of the most important #carbon sinks? How it helps #forests regenerate after #wildfire? Dive into the wonder world of #mosses: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

#NatureMatchCuts #climateCrisis #biodiversity #ecology #bryology #podcast #nature #naturelovers #climate

Season 01 Ep 04 Sitting With Your Beloved Sourdough Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · 11/24/2022 · 49m

Memories: That time when we were so isolated that we talked to our #sourdough (well, at least me but suddenly Mme Hoppla had a jailbreak!) and #bacteria: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

#NatureMatchCuts #podcast #microorganisms #microbiome #soil #soilhealth #nature #moreThanHuman

Moss - The Emerald Treasure Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · 05/10/2025 · 56m

Let's dive into the emerald green magic #moss worlds of this primordial #plant and #climate champion, play voyeur at their courtship, and meet moss-lovers around the globe! Moss: The Emerald Treasure podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... #NatureMatchCuts #podcast #biodiversity #sciComm #nature

How to gild moss I promised you the comeback of my podcast NatureMatchCuts with a fluffy topic - and here it is: Moss - The Emerald Treasure. You can listen it with your favourite…

Did you ever gild #moss? I did! Look behind the scenes of producing my podcast episode about moss and how moss took revenge (I don't know why): steadyhq.com/en/naturemat...
#ISeeMoss #podcast #nature #NatureMatchCuts #naturelovers #green #sciComm #carbonSink #biodiversity #tardigrade #kinship

The #podcast is scripted. The #NatureMatchCuts comeback episode about the emerald wonders of #moss will be produced tomorrow. And woe betide the neighbour if he noises with his leaf blower or brush cutter!

Tardigrade meme: Tardigrade lying on their back and playing violin.

'Imagine a human being downsized to our mighty body size, having to find prey in a watery environment, while connecting all your ganglions with your brain and your body has only about 1.000 cells! Wouldn't you be wobbly, too?' Mrs Tardy in my coming #NatureMatchCuts episode. I love her. #tardigrades

When Gardeners Run Wild II. Podcast Episode · NatureMatchCuts · 02/01/2024 · 57m

The #BatAppreciationDay reminds me when I once had to interview a #bat and a #cactus (I have a special device for that): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
#podcast #NatureMatchCuts #bats #pollinators #gardening #natureWriting

2 different arum plants, one with black spotted leaves, growing beside a bird bath inmidst of wild herbs.

#LazyGardening: birds have introduced the native #Arum maculatum at their drinking place. A fascinating #plant catching drain flies as #pollinators. #Birds eat the red berries at the forest edge and excrete the seeds. More #gardening #animals podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #NatureMatchCuts

Wrought iron spiral with moss in the gaps

A "landscape" of different mosses on elder tree bark. Some mosses look like ferns.

Conglomerate of sandstone boulders, overgrown with moss, in the sunlight.

Freen sporophytes of moss, macro.

After reading Robin Wall Kimmerer's 'Gathering #Moss" years ago, I bought a magnifying glass and since then discover mini #landscapes, fluffy pet-like #plants, and their #culturalHeritage. After the comeback, my next #NatureMatchCuts #podcast episode will bring you the fascinating world of #mosses.

Nature Match Cuts – The Podcast Reconnecting You With Nature – Petra van Cronenburg NatureMatchCuts is exploring marvels of biodiversity and fascinating cultural heritage. Listen to inspiring stories from the intersections of science and nature writing, cultural knowledge and art! In...

#Introduction #newhere

#NatureMatchCuts: #podcast and #community for #naturelovers. Reconnect with #nature, change perspectives with #NatureWriting, #art, #culturalHeritage and #science
Posts by Petra van Cronenburg, journalist and volunteer in a cultural heritage centre.
#biodiversity #ecology