Donna Lu

1 week ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Donna Lu

Bad News for Man’s Best Friend: Dogs Are Environmental VillainsDogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised”.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Donna Lu

Gender biases embedded in the way social media algorithms serve us content are well documented: algorithms have been found to amplify misogynistic content and unduly objectify women’s bodies, and are often cited as a driver of political polarisation between young men and women. If you are online and of the male persuasion, you are more likely than me to have encountered videos extolling the supposed masculine benefits of substances such as shilajit and ashwagandha.

1 week ago | motherjones.com | Donna Lu

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised”.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Donna Lu

Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised”. While the environmental impact of cats is well known, the comparative effect of pet dogs has been poorly acknowledged, the researchers said.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Donna Lu

The rainbow lorikeet and its colourful plumage has topped Australia’s largest citizen science event as the most numerous bird recorded across the country. More than 4.1m birds were counted as part of BirdLife Australia’s annual Aussie Bird Count, a week-long event which involved 57,000 participants across the country last October. The vibrant rainbow lorikeet has reigned supreme atop the count since it began in 2014.