Nikita Kuckuck
@nikitakuckuck.bsky.social
Mystery/thriller writer. Thru-hiker. Sporadic poster. (She/her)
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts www.popsci.com/environment/...
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.
www.popsci.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts www.popsci.com/environment/...
Got my covid vaccine this weekend!
As someone who typically gets side effects, I’m so grateful vaccines allow me to plan ahead for a weekend where I lounge in bed reading while my immune system goes to threat ID school. Yay science!
As someone who typically gets side effects, I’m so grateful vaccines allow me to plan ahead for a weekend where I lounge in bed reading while my immune system goes to threat ID school. Yay science!
September 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Got my covid vaccine this weekend!
As someone who typically gets side effects, I’m so grateful vaccines allow me to plan ahead for a weekend where I lounge in bed reading while my immune system goes to threat ID school. Yay science!
As someone who typically gets side effects, I’m so grateful vaccines allow me to plan ahead for a weekend where I lounge in bed reading while my immune system goes to threat ID school. Yay science!
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AFTER A YEAR OF SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY, A ROCK SAMPLE ON MARS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO CONTAIN A POTENTIAL BIOSIGNATURE!!!!
September 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
AFTER A YEAR OF SCIENTIFIC SCRUTINY, A ROCK SAMPLE ON MARS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO CONTAIN A POTENTIAL BIOSIGNATURE!!!!
Hello to September and the beginning of my favorite season! 🍂☕️
September 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Hello to September and the beginning of my favorite season! 🍂☕️
I just finished reading THAT DEVIL, AMBITION and I have to say that dark academia is the perfect way to begin fall (yes, September = fall in my mind).
August 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I just finished reading THAT DEVIL, AMBITION and I have to say that dark academia is the perfect way to begin fall (yes, September = fall in my mind).
People who have played Outer Wilds looking at this news like 👀
That small dot moving left to right is 3I/ATLAS.
It's a comet that was discovered on 1 July 2025.
It's travelling at 58 km PER SECOND and isn't gravitationally bound to the Sun.
Which means you're looking at a comet that formed around another star, passing through the Solar System.
It's a comet that was discovered on 1 July 2025.
It's travelling at 58 km PER SECOND and isn't gravitationally bound to the Sun.
Which means you're looking at a comet that formed around another star, passing through the Solar System.
July 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
People who have played Outer Wilds looking at this news like 👀
Daylilies looking spectacular on my walk to the metro!
June 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Daylilies looking spectacular on my walk to the metro!
Personal update since I've been mostly absent here: I'm in the middle of a prescribed gluten challenge in advance of a celiac test, and it turns out my body really, REALLY doesn't like gluten!
I will be back to posting about books & random stuff next month after I've survived The Great Bread War!
I will be back to posting about books & random stuff next month after I've survived The Great Bread War!
May 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Personal update since I've been mostly absent here: I'm in the middle of a prescribed gluten challenge in advance of a celiac test, and it turns out my body really, REALLY doesn't like gluten!
I will be back to posting about books & random stuff next month after I've survived The Great Bread War!
I will be back to posting about books & random stuff next month after I've survived The Great Bread War!
This is exactly what 10 year old me loved about birding. I keep thinking I should pick up the hobby again.
I’m really only just getting into it but I genuinely love birding as a hobby. The entire goal is to look at the bird. Is there a bird? There is a bird! Look at the bird! If you are very keen you can learn what to call the bird so that you can properly thank it for the joy you feel when you see it. 🪶
May 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is exactly what 10 year old me loved about birding. I keep thinking I should pick up the hobby again.
I had a blast with #DCBookCrawl today for Indie Bookstore Day!
April 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I had a blast with #DCBookCrawl today for Indie Bookstore Day!
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Okay this is it. Time for the power of book friends. Do delay; shop indie bookstore day on the 26th of April!
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Okay this is it. Time for the power of book friends. Do delay; shop indie bookstore day on the 26th of April!
Today on my morning walk I passed both lilac and honeysuckle flowers, which are my two favorite flower scents. Smells like spring!
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today on my morning walk I passed both lilac and honeysuckle flowers, which are my two favorite flower scents. Smells like spring!
My best friend and I have a two person book club where we each pick a book and read/annotate, then do the same with the other's pick.
Anyway I just got my copy of The Starless Sea back with both our annotations, and reading them in conversation is SO MUCH FUN.
Anyway I just got my copy of The Starless Sea back with both our annotations, and reading them in conversation is SO MUCH FUN.
April 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My best friend and I have a two person book club where we each pick a book and read/annotate, then do the same with the other's pick.
Anyway I just got my copy of The Starless Sea back with both our annotations, and reading them in conversation is SO MUCH FUN.
Anyway I just got my copy of The Starless Sea back with both our annotations, and reading them in conversation is SO MUCH FUN.
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Looks like the evidence for this weird chemical abundance in an exoplanet atmosphere has gotten stronger with new JWST data: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
April 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Looks like the evidence for this weird chemical abundance in an exoplanet atmosphere has gotten stronger with new JWST data: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/s...
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
Is it really a sign of life? That’s still not clear; lots of analysis left to do. But it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out! 🧪 🔭
This is devastating.
This program isn't just about providing service to communities (although that's certainly a major focus), but also hands-on learning and growth and development of young people.
I did a term with NCCC FEMA Corps shortly after college, and it helped shape who I am today.
This program isn't just about providing service to communities (although that's certainly a major focus), but also hands-on learning and growth and development of young people.
I did a term with NCCC FEMA Corps shortly after college, and it helped shape who I am today.
Exclusive | Scores of volunteers with AmeriCorps youth program let go after DOGE visit
Volunteers were notified that they were being released early “for compelling personal circumstances.”
nypost.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is devastating.
This program isn't just about providing service to communities (although that's certainly a major focus), but also hands-on learning and growth and development of young people.
I did a term with NCCC FEMA Corps shortly after college, and it helped shape who I am today.
This program isn't just about providing service to communities (although that's certainly a major focus), but also hands-on learning and growth and development of young people.
I did a term with NCCC FEMA Corps shortly after college, and it helped shape who I am today.
Wisdom tooth? Removed.
Ice cream? Acquired.
Ice cream? Acquired.
April 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Wisdom tooth? Removed.
Ice cream? Acquired.
Ice cream? Acquired.
I just finished reading All the Water in the World by @eirencaffall.bsky.social, and I found it heartbreaking beautiful. It's left me thinking about the things we try to save when everything comes crashing down - history, memory, hope. What a gorgeous book.
April 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I just finished reading All the Water in the World by @eirencaffall.bsky.social, and I found it heartbreaking beautiful. It's left me thinking about the things we try to save when everything comes crashing down - history, memory, hope. What a gorgeous book.
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Today it’s time to launch a big project I’ve had the privilege of working on: A Quiet Storm—an online art gallery showcasing the artwork of people living with severe ME/CFS. 1/7
www.aquietstorm.me
#MECFS #pwME #OnlineArtGallery #AQuietStorm
www.aquietstorm.me
#MECFS #pwME #OnlineArtGallery #AQuietStorm
a quiet storm - an online gallery
An online art gallery showcasing the artwork of people living with severe ME/CFS
www.aquietstorm.me
April 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today it’s time to launch a big project I’ve had the privilege of working on: A Quiet Storm—an online art gallery showcasing the artwork of people living with severe ME/CFS. 1/7
www.aquietstorm.me
#MECFS #pwME #OnlineArtGallery #AQuietStorm
www.aquietstorm.me
#MECFS #pwME #OnlineArtGallery #AQuietStorm
Finally reading ALL SYSTEMS RED and I'm getting that delightful feeling of falling in love with a character while knowing I have a whole series to catch up on!
April 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Finally reading ALL SYSTEMS RED and I'm getting that delightful feeling of falling in love with a character while knowing I have a whole series to catch up on!
The poinsettia I got for Christmas has stubbornly hung on and started growing?! What do I do with it. I was not prepared to be the parent of a poinsettia tree.
April 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The poinsettia I got for Christmas has stubbornly hung on and started growing?! What do I do with it. I was not prepared to be the parent of a poinsettia tree.
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Somehow it's sounds here that killed me.
April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Somehow it's sounds here that killed me.
The recent dire wolf discourse (they're not dire wolves) makes me think about the one time I saw a wolf in the wild while backpacking. It was only for a few seconds. Still took my breath away.
April 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The recent dire wolf discourse (they're not dire wolves) makes me think about the one time I saw a wolf in the wild while backpacking. It was only for a few seconds. Still took my breath away.
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TIME's cover story this week is about using genetic engineering to bring back a recently-extinct species.
I don't know the technical details of this case, which may or may not be as awesome as it sounds. But some thoughts on this topic in general as a conservation biologist:
🧵
🧪🌎
I don't know the technical details of this case, which may or may not be as awesome as it sounds. But some thoughts on this topic in general as a conservation biologist:
🧵
🧪🌎
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.
time.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
TIME's cover story this week is about using genetic engineering to bring back a recently-extinct species.
I don't know the technical details of this case, which may or may not be as awesome as it sounds. But some thoughts on this topic in general as a conservation biologist:
🧵
🧪🌎
I don't know the technical details of this case, which may or may not be as awesome as it sounds. But some thoughts on this topic in general as a conservation biologist:
🧵
🧪🌎
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Speaking up matters.
The National Park Service has restored the changes to its website about the Underground Railroad following public outcry www.nps.gov/subjects/und...
The National Park Service quietly edited its website about the Underground Railroad to remove key references and quotes from Harriet Tubman and soften its language about slavery
April 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Speaking up matters.