Heatwaves are getting stronger and our cities and villages are feeling it.

Trees and green spaces in urban areas make a real difference.

They don’t just look pretty, they:
🌳 Create shade and cooler streets during heatwaves
🌳 Reduce air, water and noise pollution
🌳 Support our physical and mental wellbeing

We are supporting towns, cities and communities across Europe to bring nature back into everyday life and build resilience against climate change.

https://link.europa.eu/QThtcM

Ho deciso. Sarò un leone da pastiera.

@EUCommission Dear European Commission,

I appreciate the initiative, but I have concerns. Will the platform use AI to detect AI-generated content? As an artist whose work was trained on without consent for 20 years, detection tools now incorrectly flag my human-made art as "likely AI-generated" ( see: https://framapiaf.org/@davidrevoy/116941001377913004 ).

What safeguards exist to prevent this?

🌐 Happy World Wide Web Day!

Created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, the World Wide Web transformed how we share knowledge online. In 2025, Sir Tim was honored as an Internet Archive Hero Award recipient for his lasting impact on the web.

Learn more 👇
https://blog.archive.org/2025/11/05/celebrating-sir-tim-berners-lee-2025-internet-archive-hero-award-recipient/

#WorldWideWebDay #InternetArchive #Wayback1T

Japan officially has joined Horizon Europe, our flagship research and innovation programme.

Japan is the 23rd associated country and the most populous, bringing one of the world’s most advanced research ecosystems to our scientific network.

Japanese researchers can now participate on equal terms with EU teams to tackle global challenges in health, digital transition, and climate neutrality.

Science thrives when talent, ideas and innovation cross borders.

More 👉https://link.europa.eu/YP7MtB

Did your working week feel long?

In 2025, 20–64-year-olds in the EU worked on average, 35.9 hours a week in their main job.

Working hours may vary, but certain rights don't. Because every EU worker is guaranteed:

✅ Health and safety at work
✅ Equal opportunities for women and men
✅ Protection against discrimination
✅ Fair working conditions

Take a look at the latest data here: https://link.europa.eu/djjpx3

#trump ha rotto l'America
#infantino ha rotto la FIFA
ed entrambi hanno rotto il cazzo

Even with 80's songs, it looks awesome 😍

#shuffle #cuttingshapes #dance #shuffledance #technodance #dancing #music

Ukraine’s courage is unshakeable. So is our support.

We have disbursed a further €3.47 billion to Ukraine to meet its urgent defence needs.

This funding, under the defence window of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, will help delivers vital equipment to protect Ukrainian airspace:

🔹 Jet-powered long-range drones
🔹 Air defence systems and missiles
🔹 Gripen fighter jets

By ensuring Ukraine can defend its people, we are securing Europe's future.

👉 https://link.europa.eu/XjWjvH

Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes
Image Credit & Copyright: Gonzalo Laserna Vargas

Explanation: What's connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are connected by representing a mythical prince and princess who engaged in a forbidden romance. Beneath the ground, the two peaks are not known to be connected by a common pool of hot magma, and neither volcano has erupted in the past 1000 years. Above the ground, there is usually nothing in the sky that connects them -- except if you use careful timing and look from a specific location. The featured well-planned image was captured from Bolivia in mid-April with a series of camera exposures taken on the same day and from the same location. Then, Barnard's Loop appeared to connect the volcanic peaks. Also visible in the image is the Orion Nebula in the center, the star Betelgeuse on the right, and the Rosette Nebula on the upper right.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260728.html #apod

Italy and Austria united beneath the Alps 🏔️

⚒️ With over 220 tunnel kilometres excavated, the completion of the EU co-funded Brenner Base Tunnel is one step closer! 🇦🇹 🇮🇹

Miners have now connected Austria and Italy via two main railway tunnels.

The BBT will better connect Italy and Austria while boosting rail transport connections between northern and southern Europe upon completion in 2032.

This is EU cooperation and engineering at its best. 🇪🇺

© Schnittraum Tirol

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Sources and bonus timelapse: https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/miniFantasyTheater/063.html

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

IBAN il Terribile.

Sennar Penduline-Tit

A tiny drab bird with a sharp bill, a dull olive-gray back, buff underparts, and a black-speckled forehead. Found in dry savanna and thornscrub, usually in pairs or small flocks. Tame but inconspicuous. Similar to Yellow Penduline-Tit, but much duller: buffy rather than yellow below, without white edges on the wing feathers. Vocalizations include high-pitched “sit” notes and long dry trills.

Link: https://ebird.org/species/septit1
Photo Location: Senegal

The potential detection of Betelgeuse B will prompt astronomers to investigate how the companion could affect Betelgeuse's anticipated supernova explosion.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2611/

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While there were indications for this companion's existence, including a possible direct detection with the Gemini North Telescope, this is the strongest evidence yet for Betelgeuse B.

The new observations also revealed that Betelgeuse B has two to three times the mass of the Sun.

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📷 ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin.

The brightness of Betelgeuse changes periodically. For decades astronomers had suspected that some of these variations could be due to a companion star orbiting around it.

Now, the VLT has captured the clearest image ever of Betelgeuse B, a faint star orbiting Betelgeuse.

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📷 ESO/M. Montargès et al.

The conclusion of a century-long quest 😲

Our VLT obtained firm evidence that Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the Orion constellation and one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone!

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📷 ESO/M. Montargès et al. Background: N. Rissinger (skysurvey.org)

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

#GhostInTheShell #GITS Fuchikomas are #funny #revolution

The art of the European summer break 🥷⛱️☀️

How we structure school calendars varies across our union, reflecting different local traditions and lifestyle models.

Italian students enjoy nearly 14 full weeks of summer bliss. Over in Denmark, summer is a breezy 6 weeks, balanced with clever mini holidays throughout the school year.

If you were back in school, which one would you prefer? 👇

https://link.europa.eu/F3kQPM