The journal PeerJ has retracted a study that attempted to capture tourists’ “authentic responses” to venomous snakes by putting plastic models and dead vipers around popular hiking destinations and secretly watching how people reacted to the encounters.

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Bees are essential to California’s almond industry, but, as @jenniedurant.bsky.social suggests in her new book, Bitter Honey, it has forced a change across beekeeping operations, which now look more like factory farms. @sarahashemi.bsky.social reviews:

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My first story for @nytimes.com: a profile of Rachel Reid, bestselling author of Heated Rivalry. Still pinching myself!

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(3/n) Also check out this recent article from @sarahashemi.bsky.social on Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: www.theguardian.com/environment/... #France #SaintPierreEtMiquelon

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How do you move a village? Residents of France's last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea - @sarahashemi.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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