Petra van Cronenburg
Petra van Cronenburg#LakeRouge in #Canada suddenly vanished. "The #Quebec government concluded Lake Rouge’s disappearance was natural and has not studied it." -
Scientists want to study now if it was natural by #geology or human-made by the combination of #wildfires and #clearcuts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/10/quebecs-lake-rouge-vanished-but-was-it-a-freak-natural-event-or-caused-by-human-actions
#ecology #water #lake
Petra van Cronenburg#FotoVorschlag: Gedreht // Turned
Pure paper: turned into threads and ropes - or turned from threads and ropes into open forms.
#AtelierTetebrec #paperArt #paper #paperJewellery #paperJewelry #paper #artistsOfMastodon #artJewellery
Petra van Cronenburg#FotoVorschlag: Gedreht // Turned
#Replica from #BronzeAge #jewellery, Museum Of Archaeology, #Warsaw.
#spirals #copper #pendant #museum #archaeology #experimentalArchaeology #Poland #jewelry
Petra van CronenburgIt took some time but at least: "France says military operation behind Maduro's capture goes against international law." https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/03/caracas-explosions-venezuela-maduro-latest-news-updates-live?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69592f3c8f087b8b68f6081f#block-69592f3c8f087b8b68f6081f
Petra van CronenburgBrilliant, I just discovered that Mastodon's #translation feature automatically translates the alt text, too.
This feature opens up a whole new world for me. I can follow people whose language I wouldn't otherwise be able to decipher. A place where machine translations are helpful.
#machineTranslation #languages #connection #Mastodon #altText
Petra van Cronenburg#FollowFriday If you are interested in the current research of #MEcfs #CFS etc. follow @tomkindlon@disabled.social and @IrishMECFSAssociation@mastodon.ie for news and informations.
And please be aware that the gup.pe groups for these topics no longer exist! Someone should open a Fedigroup: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/
#LongCovid #Covid #health #healthResearch
Petra van Cronenburg#GoodNews Moins de #PFAS dans vos placards. A compter de jeudi, les cosmétiques, les farts de ski ainsi que les vêtements, chaussures et leurs imperméabilisants contenant des "polluants éternels" seront interdits à la fabrication, à la vente et à l'importation en #France. https://www.franceinfo.fr/economie/smic-conge-de-naissance-dpe-controle-technique-ce-qui-change-a-partir-du-1er-janvier-2026_7701784.html
A lot of products containing PFAS are now prohibited in France, also their import.
Petra van Cronenburg"Death and taxes are supposed to be the things we can depend on in this life." This article intro is brillant. Because the article shows that all that hype about #ColossalBiosciences and it's "de-extinction" is gambling for money and personal fame, not for nature: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/31/colossal-ben-lamm-deextinction-dire-wolf-dodo-tasmanian-tiger-aoe
"Colossal are preying on people’s desire to undo the sins of the past."
#extinction #conservation #biodiversity #ethics #greed
Petra van Cronenburg🧵
Do you know that feeling when you keep making the same mistakes in a foreign #language and you know exactly that they are wrong? But it happens again and again. How do you get the right answer into your head?
For me, it's always “mites” eating my jumpers, even though I know it's “moths”. When I write about the insects, in biology texts, everything is correct. But in connection with jumpers or wool, it's always wrong.
Now it becomes fascinating: I don't use the
#languageLearning #languages
Petra van Cronenburg🧵 English word "mites" but talk about English spoken French "mites" (which is the French word for moths)!
I don't do that mistake in scientific texts because I write science, I don't talk about it in English in everyday life. But I talk a lot about jumpers in French because this is my everyday language.
So ... and now I have to cut this wool thread in my brain! 🤯
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Petra van Cronenburg🧵 Do you know that feeling when you keep making the same mistakes in a foreign #language and you know exactly that they are wrong? But it happens again and again. How do you get the right answer into your head?
For me, it's always “mites” eating my jumpers, even though I know it's “moths”. When I write about the insects, in biology texts, everything is correct. But in connection with jumpers or wool, it's always wrong.
Now it becomes fascinating: I don't use the
#languageLearning #languages