Kilauea Caldera, Halema'uma'u crater, big island of Hawai'i, current status

Do the authors understand irony? Or maybe that's their hidden point of publishing behind a paywall

happy holidays from The Atlantic

Results are nicely summarized in this infographic put together by the Earth Commons @ Georgetown University

So thrilled to share this week's Science cover! 🌎https://www.science.org/toc/science/382/6668

why do they call them proboscis monkeys? Adult male. Endemic to the island of Borneo

This express international package to Japan just cost me $78, and after 3 days it only made it to the #NewarkAirport. This is why Americans think the US Postal Service under #DeJoy is terrible.

This crimson sunbird felt like deja vu after seeing 'apapane and 'i'iwi on 'ō'hia over the years. Almost like a hybrid of the two, no?

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I’ll be hunting for spiderhunters – sunbirds that specialize on spiders not merely to eat, but to steal their silk to build the most wondrous hammock nests underneath banana leaves. (Shelford 1916)

In honor of Gary Larson's birthday repost a Far Side you love.

Another for the scientists 🧪