Lucy Bailey

Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly During the last decade, the rate at which Earth warmed increased substantially After removing the influence of known natural variability factors, the increase of the warming rate is statistically...

The paper: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A sickening society is clear in these statistics

So why is it not in the news?

Powerful wake-up call from @chakrabortty.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Live updates: Israel hammers Beirut and Tehran as Iran attacks more Israeli targets U.S. President Donald Trump called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" Friday as Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon and the Islamic Republic, and oil prices rise.

Iran's president apologized for the attacks on regional countries. His statement aired after repeated attacks Saturday on Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Follow AP's live updates.

That was horrible really. We played poorly, but defended stoutly 2nd half.

But it's a HUGE night in the title race, a massive win for Arsenal and City have dropped points. Results wise, it could hardly be better.

And Fabian Hurzeler is very unhappy, which adds the icing to this particular cake.

BIG. BIG. WIN.

Who profits from an energy crisis in the wake of the war on Iran?

The 1%.

Thanks @nytimes.com @hclairebrown.bsky.social for covering our research.

Link to coverage: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/c...

Link to our article:www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

Are you, or do you know, a masters/undergrad looking to take part in a cool research project in bird behaviour, in a lovely field site? Look no further! 👇
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It was a pleasure to write this with input from PhD students @evehallett.bsky.social and Priyanshu from the @sheppardlab.bsky.social

Epistasis and co-adaptation in bacterial genome evolution Nature Reviews Genetics - Bacterial genome evolution is shaped by epistasis, which can constrain or promote specific evolutionary paths. The authors review how integrating the effects of epistatic...

I’ve spent a lot of time over the past two years thinking about genome evolution and how recent research revealing complex gene-gene interactions has complicated traditional ‘gene-centric’ genomic approaches to evolution. So here is a review that consolidates these thoughts!

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The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky!

@ehrlr.bsky.social

Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...

Today marks the first day of Women's History Month; yesterday was the last day of Black History Month.

Every day is for women's history and Black history and Black women's history.

Because these are not histories that are separate from histories of war and economy.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would likely be replaced by hardline figures from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), two sources briefed on the intelligence said.

Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say reut.rs/4l9SCAs

Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump Plans Visit to Beijing

You might have missed this with all the other news happening, but it is Trump giving the Chinese government a massive win and further degrading the value of the US as an ally. This should be a major story. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

Iran Is Built to Withstand the Ayatollah's Assassination The U.S. and Israeli militaries are targeting Iran’s leaders—but that may only strengthen the state.

“Iran Is Built to Withstand the Assassination of Ayatollah Khamanei -

The U.S. and Israeli militaries are targeting Iran’s leaders—but that may only strengthen the state.”

Democracy will not survive without strong independent media Trump and his allies are rapidly taking over our major news outlets.

Not long ago, independent media felt like a luxury. Specialized news subscriptions that provided in-depth information, opinion and analysis were costly and time-consuming. They were purely optional, even indulgent.

That is no longer the case. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...

The Washington Post sacked all of its Middle East correspondents a couple of weeks ago. Useful.

Notable that the UK reportedly did not participate in the attack.

And consistent with reporting last week that the UK viewed a US attack as illegal and did not to be complicit, including through the use of UK airbases.

German rail operator and union reach wage agreement, averting strikes Germany's Deutsche Bahn and the GDL train drivers' union reached a wage agreement on Friday, averting strikes that had threatened to hit passenger and freight transport at a sensitive moment for the state-owned rail operator.

German rail operator and union reach wage agreement, averting strikes reut.rs/46XoSRi

This is Beau. He is a textbook example of a golden retriever. They really will try to be friends with anyone. 13/10 for both (IG: beaugoesoutside)

DOJ to Review Whether Epstein Files About Trump Were Improperly Withheld The Justice Department didn’t release notes from several interviews a woman gave to FBI agents in 2019.

NEW: WSJ now confirming my reporting that the DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with a woman who told the FBI that Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a child
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Dozens of FBI records apparently missing from Epstein files, including Trump accuser interviews | CNN Three interviews related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago appear to be among the missing files in the DOJ release.

NEW: CNN also confirms my reporting — and furthers the story — that the DOJ withheld at least 3 FBI interviews with a woman who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a child

www.cnn.com/2026/02/24/u...

There it is

DOJ has not released some Epstein files related to a woman who made an allegation against Trump The files do not include records from three FBI interviews with a woman who said Jeffrey Epstein abused her and who also made sexual abuse allegations against President Trump, according to an NBC News...

NEW: NBC News also now confirming my reporting that DOJ is withholding at least three FBI interviews with the woman who accused Trump of assaulting her when she was a child nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Hungary's leader orders extra security at energy sites, claiming Ukraine plots disruptions Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered extra security at critical energy infrastructure sites after claiming Ukraine was attempting to disrupt Hungary’s energy system.

Viktor Orban is now 20 points behind in the polls - and so he has ordered the military to guard “key energy facilities” against a possible Ukrainian “attack.” Hungarians fear he plans a fake national security emergency or false-flag incident before the April 12 election
apnews.com/article/hung...

Arctic Hot Takes Need a Cold Reality Check At –40°F, cold is not a condition simply to be managed. It is a constraint that governs everything. Equipment fails, humans slow, and mistakes compound.

Enhanced presence and sustained deterrence are easy phrases. Operating at -40°F, in darkness and isolation, is the harder truth strategy must confront.

Why big tech billionaires are trying to make dystopian science fiction into reality The Nation’s Jeet Heer on how Thiel, Musk, and Bezos are animated by Heinlein, Rand, and Campbell

Instead of watching Trump lie and ramble for an hour tonight, you should watch, listen, or read the latest Theory of Change episode in which @jeetheer.bsky.social and I discuss how tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are literally basing their politics on sci-fi novels.

🇺🇦 The Eiffel Tower was illuminated in blue and yellow

How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits

From @theguardian.com 'How Trump’s big climate finding repeal could actually hurt big oil'

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...