David Harvey
@topladave.bsky.social
I am ever curious, always learning, silly, smart, and creative. I've been everything from a museum blacksmith to an archaeologist, historian, conservator, museum consultant, author, videographer, teacher of online courses. I have walked a wonderful path.
Trump's America: Teddy Roosevelt is turning over in his Grave.
An environmental scientist’s analysis reveals who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands
Who benefits—and who loses—when public lands go private
An environmental scientist’s analysis reveals who will win and who will lose in the push to put federal land into private hands
www.scientificamerican.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Trump's America: Teddy Roosevelt is turning over in his Grave.
Reposted by David Harvey
Record warmth followed by a huge snowfall led to the recent avalanche that killed at least eight skiers
Why warming weather can cause deadly avalanches like Lake Tahoe
Record warmth followed by a huge snowfall led to the recent avalanche that killed at least eight skiers
www.scientificamerican.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Record warmth followed by a huge snowfall led to the recent avalanche that killed at least eight skiers
Reposted by David Harvey
Exotic black hole stars could explain the mystery of Little Red Dots
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Weird ‘Little Red Dots’ in space are something we’ve never seen
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Exotic black hole stars could explain the mystery of Little Red Dots
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
Astronomers are racing to understand mysterious ancient objects that pepper James Webb Space Telescope images
www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
The ex-President's quick-fire-round answer has led to a flurry of comments.
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Obama Said Aliens Are Real – And He’s Right (Sort Of), But No, It’s Not About Area 51
The ex-President's quick-fire-round answer has led to a flurry of comments.
www.iflscience.com
February 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The ex-President's quick-fire-round answer has led to a flurry of comments.
www.iflscience.com/obama-said-a...
www.iflscience.com/obama-said-a...
As outbreaks of the virus are hitting the headlines, we break down how it spreads.
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www.iflscience.com/just-how-con...
Just How Contagious Is Measles? More So Than Ebola, COVID-19, Or Even Smallpox
As outbreaks of the virus are hitting the headlines, we break down how it spreads.
www.iflscience.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
As outbreaks of the virus are hitting the headlines, we break down how it spreads.
www.iflscience.com/just-how-con...
www.iflscience.com/just-how-con...
Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How ‘skull drains’ keep the brain safe from damage and pathogens
Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells, a strange behaviour called ruffling.
www.nature.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature research paper: Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests - Nature
Nitrogen isotope tree-ring chronologies show that rising atmospheric CO2 has reduced nitrogen availability in boreal forests in Sweden, suggesting that elevated atmospheric CO2 is causing oligotrophic...
www.nature.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nature research paper: Rising atmospheric CO2 reduces nitrogen availability in boreal forests
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nature research paper: The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival
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The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival - Nature
Survival of reef-building oysters peaks at specific combinations of fractal dimension and height that reduce predation, showing how optimal three-dimensional habitat geometry can guide more effec...
www.nature.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Nature research paper: The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nature research paper: Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage - Nature
An optical archival storage technology based on femtosecond laser direct writing in glass addresses the practical demands of archival storage.
www.nature.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Nature research paper: Laser writing in glass for dense, fast and efficient archival data storage
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Since their discovery in the early 21st century, giant viruses have drawn fascination.They have overturned the traditional view of viruses, triggering debates about everything from the definition of life to the evolution of complex organisms.
Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories
Researchers identify a complex that hands mimivirus control of protein synthesis in infected amoebae
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February 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Since their discovery in the early 21st century, giant viruses have drawn fascination.They have overturned the traditional view of viruses, triggering debates about everything from the definition of life to the evolution of complex organisms.
The spread of agriculture didn’t just change our diets—it altered our jaws as well, making it easy to pronounce "f"s and "v"s and opening a whole new world of words.
Learn more on #WorldAnthropologyDay: scim.ag/4rEx0hq
Learn more on #WorldAnthropologyDay: scim.ag/4rEx0hq
Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s
How farming reshaped our smiles and our speech
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February 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The spread of agriculture didn’t just change our diets—it altered our jaws as well, making it easy to pronounce "f"s and "v"s and opening a whole new world of words.
Learn more on #WorldAnthropologyDay: scim.ag/4rEx0hq
Learn more on #WorldAnthropologyDay: scim.ag/4rEx0hq
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change. Learn more: scim.ag/4c2FV7V
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change. Learn more: scim.ag/4c2FV7V
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change
scim.ag
February 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change. Learn more: scim.ag/4c2FV7V
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change. Learn more: scim.ag/4c2FV7V
There it is.
Other Countries can do it. Ours Can't.
Other Countries can do it. Ours Can't.
King Charles III said he supported a “fair and proper process” in the investigation of his brother, the former Prince Andrew. Follow live.
UK Police Arrest Former Prince Andrew Over Epstein Ties: Live Updates
The British police on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of criminal activity linked to the Epstein files.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 1:31 PM
There it is.
Other Countries can do it. Ours Can't.
Other Countries can do it. Ours Can't.
Your Daily Gem from Matthew Dowd.
happy bday writer Carson McCullers, b.1917, Columbus, GA.
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.”
“The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.”
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.”
“The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.”
February 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Your Daily Gem from Matthew Dowd.
Your Thursday Morning Zen.
This is Archie. He just came from an epic day of zoomies and fetch at the park. Now waging a heroic battle against sleep in the backseat.
February 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Your Thursday Morning Zen.
Your Thursday Morning Effin' Social Media.
February 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Your Thursday Morning Effin' Social Media.
Your Truth of the Day.
February 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Your Truth of the Day.
