Nick Easton

UK has worst water quality in Europe. UK is only Country in the world to outsource water management.

Yesterday I was asked: “what are the 5 things you think everyone needs to know?” So, I thought I’d share them here too: 1. This chart from the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis report, released this week, shows just how far away we are from limiting warming to below 2C: (1/11)

Just looking back at this paper link.springer.com/article/10.100… by @TimBlackburn66 and @KevinJGaston for a tutorial I'm running on Monday - this really is an extraordinary figure isn't it? 49% of Britain's bird biomass in August is pheasant.

Replacing the fuel in UK planes ✈️ with hydrogen would require more than 2x as much renewable power as the country currently generates. This rises to 5x as much for other alternative fuels. And we would still need a whole electricity system to power everything else... 1/

John Steinbeck is trending so now's as good a time as any to talk about Sanora Babb... 1/11

I recently had a thermal imaging survey done of my house, to help us prioritise our budget on the best things to do to help keep our home warm. Here’s some of what we found: 🧵

I’ve written a longish read here about rivers, love, loss, belonging & what we can learn by following water, upstream or down, in body & mind #TheFlow theguardian.com/books/2022/aug…

@morkgood Strong opener

hot af rn

Message to Tory MPs. This is who you're voting on.

“Can we just say how great the @BBC is? You’re not going to get that live every night in the United States.” We just can't get over @tomhanks showing his love for @BBCSpringwatch on #TheOneShow 😍👏 @BBCTwo @bbcpress @ChrisGPackham @michaelastracha

1/ Naked molerats are comprehensively amazing and horrible, each fact about them is more amazing/horrible than the last 1. They are the only cold-blooded mammal on earth 2. They cannot feel pain. Literally do not have the receptors for it. 🧵

The situation for the Conservative Party is worse than you think. The difficulty lies, however, in explaining how serious it is without falling into the language of hyperbole. So, I shall simply list some developments as dispassionately as I can. 🧵

@BiologyCarly Not sure if you can get this is the US, but this is vital listening! For those that menstruate, and those that know someone who does… so everyone podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/28i…

Gave a lecture on the menstrual cycle in my senior biology class today and the most basic information blew their minds…

"When you get it right for women, everybody in society benefits." All too aware of the inequalities in research and care, Dame Professor Lesley Regan has dedicated her career to fighting for better health outcomes for women all over the world.

BBC iplayer would be one of the best streaming platforms if it didn't put stuff up for a limited time

Guys (yup, guys) I really think you should give this a listen. Frankly, we all should have all been taught it at school. And if menstruation isn’t intriguing enough, how about history, politics and society as we know it. #28IshDaysLater @elliesans @IndiaRakusen

Join @IndiaRakusen in this new taboo-busting podcast from @BBCSounds covering topics including science, drama, history, personal stories and politics - all relating to the menstrual cycle. 28ish Days Later launches 21st March, listen to the trailer now🩸 bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b…

This may not be what you expect to see in your local river, but for @JackPerksPhoto it is totally normal! 🐟💙🤗 #Springwatch

Once again Barbados PM Mia Mottley has been the one who has delivered the speech the world needed. May she be heard, may we rise. Take 8 minutes to listen to the whole thing. Share the lines that grabbed you most. #COP26