This is the Ravine between Torreblanca and Alcalá de Chivert "Castellón Norte" in the Valencia region of Spain. This really doesn't look good! 😳 https://t.co/1l5uAkoJRK

A welcome sliver of postive climate news 🌳 @mjflepage says fears that global warming is accelerating faster than models predicted are probably overblown. Quoting @ClimateOfGavin, @rowhoop says avoiding doomerism and retaining agency is vital https://t.co/i5IteCfm4C

Colossal, a US firm that is aiming to revive lost species such as the woolly mammoth, says it now has a near-complete genome of the extinct thylacine, writes @mjflepage for @newscientist.

We may be closer to bringing thylacines back from extinction than ever before. @colossal says it has obtained a nearly complete genome of the the extinct marsupial. But @mjflepage says there's a big catch... https://t.co/i5IteCeOf4

Invasive snake is surviving in Britain by living in attics and walls Britain should be too cold for the invasive Aesculapian snake to survive, but it is thriving by exploiting the warmth of attics, wall cavities and compost heaps @mjflepage https://t.co/MsqP04uGDb

This drought is so acute, that rivers across the Amazon have become just a scar in the landscape.

There are at least five major problems with the idea that we can cool the planet 🌍 back down after overshooting the 1.5 target, according to @CarlSchleussner @JoeriRogelj & co With comment from @JamesGDyke https://t.co/Gn7y4QVKf8

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Demis Hassabis is a Nobel winner. This line always stood out to me when we spoke "The Hubble telescope allows us to see further into the cosmos – that’s how I see AI, as a generalised telescope that can help us progress in many areas of science" https://t.co/TlJuEy1rSl

The Nobel prize in chemistry has gone to David Baker for developing ways to design entirely new proteins, and @demishassabis and John Jumper at DeepMind for developing ways to predict the structure of any protein from its sequence https://t.co/BlPnuiIf9E

“A dire assessment is an honest assessment," a group of prominent researchers write in a new report that finds 25 of 35 key climate indicators have reached records this year, from greenhouse gas levels to fossil fuel subsidies. https://t.co/odIVjm0UFZ

The Nobel for medicine goes to Victor Ambros and @gary_ruvkun for the discovery of tiny pieces of RNA called microRNAs. They're important because a single microRNA can control many different genes 🧬 at once https://t.co/luFFIImxaL

I think many people assume unexploded bombs get less dangerous over time but a recent study found this is not the case:

An unlikely friendship 🐙🐟 @mjflepage says octopuses and fish have been found teaming up in an unexpected display of cooperation - just one of several surprising octopus discoveries we've made recently https://t.co/BpwUttRyMa

Of course, there would be even bigger environmental gains if we stopped turning vast quantities of vegetable oil into fuel https://t.co/n3SuiPswSS

Camellia oil is already grown and used for cooking in China, but not many people outside Asia are familiar with it The bad news is - well, just brace yourself before checking its price. But that would come down fast if more countries grew it

A modelling study suggests that if camellia replaced other oil crops on just 11% of land, it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 14%, water use by 5%, land use by 7% and pesticide use by 9% This is because it is a high-yielding shrub that can thrive in fairly poor soil

We're still cutting down rainforest to grow more vegetable oils. So which oil should you buy if you care about the environment - and your health? #climate The answer might be camellia oil, often sold as tea seed oil, which is similar to olive oil https://t.co/SflvuCWFsD

The more we learn about octopuses 🐙, the more impressive they get Collaborative hunting with different 🐠 species is an impressive feat for a solitary animal https://t.co/uezxyeWaUv

It has not yet been shown if the bubbles act as artificial gills, but it's likely - the bubbles of aquatic insects and spiders 🕷️ act as gills BTW, if you want to know why there are no artificial gills for human divers, this is the feature for you: https://t.co/xcmjOMYjwN