Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker A former abattoir worker describes her job and the effect it had on her mental health.

CW: #animal #death
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“At the end of the #slaughter line there was a huge skip & it was filled with hundreds of #cows' heads. Each 1..had been flayed, with all of the saleable flesh removed. But 1 thing was still attached - their #eyeballs.”: buff.ly/EAtRZdc

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#slaughterhouse #FoodChain

Never forget that #spurs sacked Poch just so they could bring Mourinho in before Arsenal could get their hands on him. Only to then sack Jose 5 days before a cup final. Well done Levy 👏🏼👏🏼😂 #spursy #foodchain

Molecular insights into cadmium transport and micronutrient crosstalk in rice: Towards minimizing grain Cd This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the uptake and transport of cadmium and essential micronutrients in rice. It examines the molecular mechanisms underlying their interactions an....

☠️Understanding the molecular mechanisms governing #cadmium uptake in #rice is critical to mitigate human #health risks.
🌾Yue et al. review what we know and explore where newresearch might take us!
🍚 doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantScience #agriculture #FoodChain

🍔 Burger King AI Tool Tracks How Often Employees Say 'Please' and 'Thank You' 🍔

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#burgerking #burgerkingnews #burgerkingtech #burgershops #burgerrestaurants #fastfood #fastfoodnews #tech #technews […]

Presumably, after the dinosaur killing asteroid, there was a 10 year winter, and it was this that preserved, like a fridge, the dead plant/animal material. This allowed the surviving small mammals to have a source of food until photosynthesis could restart the food chain? The asteroid impact at the end of the Cretaceous period, about 66 million years ago, triggered a global "impact winter" due to massive amounts of dust, soot, and sulfur aerosols ejected into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight and causing widespread darkness and cooling. Recent modeling based on fine silicate dust from the Chicxulub crater suggests this atmospheric blockage persisted for around 15 years, with global temperatures dropping by up to 15°C (59°F). Photosynthesis was severely disrupted or halted entirely for nearly 2 years in many regions, leading to a collapse of primary production and the base of the food chain. Earlier estimates varied, with some suggesting the most intense cooling and darkness lasted months to decades, but the 10-year figure you mentioned aligns broadly with the decade-scale blackout described in several analyses. Your idea about the cold preserving dead plant and animal material "like a fridge" is a reasonable inference, though not always explicitly framed that way in the literature. The drastic cooling would have slowed microbial decomposition, allowing organic detritus (dead vegetation, carcasses, and other biomass) to persist longer as a food source in the absence of fresh plant growth. This detritus-based food web likely played a key role in sustaining survivors during the initial years of recovery, before ecosystems could rebound. Small mammals (our distant ancestors) were among the groups that endured, but their survival rate was low—only about 7% of mammalian species made it through the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary. Key factors in their success included: Small body size: Most survivors were rat- or mouse-sized, requiring less food and energy. This allowed them to burrow underground or shelter in protected microhabitats, shielding them from immediate post-impact effects like infrared radiation pulses, wildfires, and tsunamis. Generalist diets: Unlike specialized herbivores or carnivores that perished, surviving mammals were often omnivorous, able to scavenge detritus, seeds, fungi, insects, and decaying matter. This flexibility was crucial when live plants and prey were scarce. Habitat preferences: Ground-dwelling or semi-arboreal species fared better than fully tree-dependent ones, as the impact devastated forests globally through fires, acid rain, and blocked sunlight. Once the dust settled and sunlight returned, photosynthesis gradually restarted, enabling plant recovery and the rebuilding of food chains. In the ensuing Paleogene period, mammals rapidly diversified, increasing in size, species richness, and ecological roles—eventually leading to the dominance we see today. This opportunistic explosion filled niches left vacant by extinct dinosaurs and other groups.

Presumably, after the #dinosaur killing #asteroid, there was a 10 year winter, & it was this that preserved, the dead plant/animal material.
This allowed surviving small mammals to have a source of #food until #photosynthesis could restart the #FoodChain? x.com/i/grok/share...

This Tiny Crab Is Speeding Up Microplastic Breakdown — and Potentially Sending Nanoplastics Into the Seafood We Eat A recent study tracked fiddler crabs in heavily polluted mangroves in Colombia. The crabs accumulated plastic at levels far higher than the surrounding sediment — and as they fed, their grinding diges...

Another worrisome article about #nanoplastics entering the human #foodchain

Crabs Are Creating Nanoplastics That Can End Up in Seafood We Eat share.google/bn9IVWOyeBUM...

Our British Woodland Ecosystem paper model is flying off the virtual shelves! Explore the #biodiversity that lives in Britain, without getting wet🌧️. Learn more here: buff.ly/UEBopgs

#EduSky #britishwoodlands #woodlands #geography #scienceteacher #iteachbio #foodchain #foodweb #energypyramid

Former US officials warn of impending 'widespread collapse of American agriculture': 'Our farmers and ranchers … can't compete with the world' The challenges imposed by government policy are compounded by a wildly erratic climate.

#Discover #WorldNews #Agriculture #Farming #Farmers #FoodChain #Ranchers #AmericanAgriculture #Ranches #America #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Worldwide #Tariffs #World #Trade #TradingPartners #Trump'sTariffs #China #Canada #UK #EU

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A #metaanalysis led by researchers at University of New South Wales found that #PFAS concentrations can double at each step of the #foodchain, resulting in much higher chemical loads in top predators and humans.

phys.org/news/2025-12...

And now I’m doing it to you #FoodChain

In Morrison Formation, Very Young Sauropod Dinosaurs Fueled Food Chain | Sci.News New research led by University College London paleontologists shows that newly-hatched long-necked giants were prey for multiple carnivores long before Tyrannosaurus rex emerged.

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#science #paleontology #ecology #foodchain #dinosaurs #sauropods

In the Wild with Bears — Schoolyard Films Descriptions of Schoolyard Films and companion K-12 Study Guides available for Web-Streaming and Downloading using links to the National Science Foundation's Digital Library (NSDL) on Apple's Podcasts...

📽️ Free films for classrooms
🌎 Real science, filmed in the wild
🎒 Learning that sparks curiosity

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#environmentaleducation #STEM #scienceteachers #scienceresources #foodchain #lifescience #biology #environmentalscience #k12

Crazy Robert's Poems and Potential Song Lyrics Crazy Robert's Poems and Potential Song Lyrics - Kindle edition by Barrows, Robert M.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Crazy Robert's Poems and Potential Song Lyrics.

For #PoetryatWorkDay (1/13/26):Check out some #work related #poems I wrote called #ComputerControlled #FoodChain #ItusedtobeMadeinAmerica #SalesCalls & #Thinktank.
You can see them in “Crazy Robert’s Poems and Potential #SongLyrics." You can download the book for $1 at www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2UDYNC

#hypvoidart #art #artwork #circleoflife #foodchain #Andyouthoughtxenomorphshadalotofmouths

Ecological Food Dynamics and Veganism Zoologist Jordi Casamitjana discusses how ecological dynamics and concepts such as food chains or trophic levels are viewed from the veganism perspective Natural systems are complex. As part of the…

Ecological dynamics and concepts are sometimes used to criticise veganism, but when understood, they reinforce it. 🌱

#ecology #veganism #vegan #foodchain #blog 

#Otters ➡️ #WaterMatters 💚

🦦 #Otters are a good way of monitoring the health of our #waterways... chemical pollutions build up in an animal over time, often at trace levels in #water so they can't be detected in samples. But if you test the top of the #FoodChain, they become detectable 🦦

Campaigns & Projects

From the deck of #CaptPaulWatson "Captain Paul Watson Foundation desperately needs a new inflatable boat and crane for the Bandero as we aim to confront the escalating crisis of #krill harvesting in the Southern Ocean" www.paulwatsonfoundation.org/campaigns-pr... Marine #habitat #foodchain #whales

Picture of a man standing in front of a PowerPoint presentation on food spoilage biofilms

Harold Natano, the first PhD student to join my lab @scelse.bsky.social NTU Singapore presented his work on #foodchain #biofilms and #microbiomes at the Bacterial Ultra Group (BUG) meeting today - he totally smashed it! #proudsupervisor 🧫🧪🦠 #microsky #microbiome

Tritium: Japan's Radioactive Water-Dump Lies, Tritium Truth Japan plans to dump radioactive tritium-contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific. How bad could it be? Marine biologist explains the risks.

#SeaToLandTransfer
#OrganicallyBoundTritium
#FoodChain
#Bioaccumulation
#RNA #DNA
#ProtectOurOceans
#PhaseOutNuclearEnergy

Fukushima Daiichi meltdown particles were found in tuna off of San Diego & Napa, CA wine.

Marine Biologist Tim Deere-Jones:

nuclearhotseat.com/podcast/japa...

Food drive sponsored by Fayette County Democrats featuring Kentucky Lt Governor, Jacqueline Coleman. Saturday 11/8/25. 501 W. Sixth St. Suite 105, Lexington, KY. 11am

Join the @fayettedemocrats.org with Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman tomorrow! #UnitedWeStand #FoodDrive #FoodChain @kydemocrats.org

Shorten the #foodchain and #buylocal from farmers markets.

🌟 NEW MODEL🌟 Explore the Sonoran Desert with our latest #ecosystem paper model! Look at the amazing plants & animals that live there and their strategies for survival in this harsh climate! Learn more here: buff.ly/PuSUFgi

#EduSky #foodchain #foodweb #iteachbio #geography #scienceteacher

#ChaosInternational #collage #digitalcollage #foodchain

Study Shows How Plastic Pollution Enters Produce Research from the University of Plymouth has demonstrated the ability of nanoplastics to infiltrate the edible radish root, which raises questions about the food safety and public health implications ...

Nanoplastics can move from soil or water into plant roots, pass the Casparian strip (a natural barrier), and build up in edible tissues like radishes. This study shows a direct route for plastics into the food chain.

tinyurl.com/2avvs5ad #PlasticPollution #FoodSafety #Food #FoodChain

Baking without the freezer: Austrian bakeries cut energy use by up to 35% by skipping dough deep-freezing—fresher logistics, less waste.

Follow EENOVA for more food-sector sustainability facts. #EENOVA #BakeryEfficiency #FoodChain

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Nanoplastics Detected Inside Vegetable Tissues, Study Shows

A University of Plymouth study found that about 5% of nanoplastic particles (≈1‑millionth of a cm) entered radish roots, with a notable fraction reaching the edible part. getnews.me/nanoplastics-detected-in... #nanoplastics #vegetables #foodchain

#ClimateCatastrophe
"Sockman's and others' findings about insect declines should raise alarm bells about a potential for insect populations to fall so much that it affects the global #FoodChain."

A Kestrel in a grassy field hunting worms. It has a worm in its beak and is pulling it out of the ground

A front-on view of a Kestrel in a grassy field

I spotted a Kestrel hunting worms in a field 🪱 Never seen that before!

It also showed me its fancy feathered trousers!

#DailyNature #Birds #BirdsOfPrey
#Kestrel #Worm #FoodChain

Hmm. I'm just going to leave this one to chance. Peace! #birds #reptiles #fencelizard #kestrel #prey #goodluck #badluck #cyleoflife #foodchain #falcon #peace