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Artists have always loved to sketch!
Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC.
Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used small flakes of limestone as sketchpads!
MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC.
Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used small flakes of limestone as sketchpads!
MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
August 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Artists have always loved to sketch!
Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC.
Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used small flakes of limestone as sketchpads!
MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
Sketch of a sparrow from Egypt dated c. 1479–1458 BC.
Some 3,500 years ago in Egypt, artists used small flakes of limestone as sketchpads!
MMA excavations 1922-23, Deir el-Bahri. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Oh, be careful, Merriam-Webster, lest we suffer vertigo from the dizzying heights of our lexical ground.
June 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Oh, be careful, Merriam-Webster, lest we suffer vertigo from the dizzying heights of our lexical ground.
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
May 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Scientists who study climate don't automatically attribute all changes to human activity. Rather, we carefully investigate every possible natural factor that could explain the planet's warming.
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
Could these be the real culprits?
The evidence is in--and the answer is NO.
This thread explains! 🧵
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For an extra burst dopamine from my photo below look for the 6-petalled forget me not. If you have f-m-n in your garden look closely at the centres of the flowers. If they’re yellow they contain nectar,but when they’ve been pollinated they fade to white-tiny bees know which flowers have a snack in 🐝
April 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
For an extra burst dopamine from my photo below look for the 6-petalled forget me not. If you have f-m-n in your garden look closely at the centres of the flowers. If they’re yellow they contain nectar,but when they’ve been pollinated they fade to white-tiny bees know which flowers have a snack in 🐝
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[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - Rhett A. Butler]
"The world’s oldest creatures carry the weight of wisdom, experience, and resilience.
Yet, these elders are vanishing."
"The world’s oldest creatures carry the weight of wisdom, experience, and resilience.
Yet, these elders are vanishing."
The wisdom of the elders: Why the oldest animals matter
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the twilight of their lives, the world’s oldest creatures carry…
news.mongabay.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
[FOUNDER'S BRIEF - Rhett A. Butler]
"The world’s oldest creatures carry the weight of wisdom, experience, and resilience.
Yet, these elders are vanishing."
"The world’s oldest creatures carry the weight of wisdom, experience, and resilience.
Yet, these elders are vanishing."
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A good politician would make policies that reduce harm.
The Trump administration wants to change what legally counts as harm so they can, through creative accounting, say that less harm is happening.
This is Orwellian pseudoscientific bullshit and we should oppose it.
The Trump administration wants to change what legally counts as harm so they can, through creative accounting, say that less harm is happening.
This is Orwellian pseudoscientific bullshit and we should oppose it.
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
April 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A good politician would make policies that reduce harm.
The Trump administration wants to change what legally counts as harm so they can, through creative accounting, say that less harm is happening.
This is Orwellian pseudoscientific bullshit and we should oppose it.
The Trump administration wants to change what legally counts as harm so they can, through creative accounting, say that less harm is happening.
This is Orwellian pseudoscientific bullshit and we should oppose it.
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Every hatched egg is hope for the iconic condor, which is the continent's largest land-based bird and is important in ceremony, mythology, and of course its ecosystem.
Oregon Zoo welcomes first 2 California condor chicks of 2025
Oregon Zoo welcomes first 2 California condor chicks of 2025
The first two California condor chicks of 2025 have hatched at the Oregon Zoo.
www.kptv.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Every hatched egg is hope for the iconic condor, which is the continent's largest land-based bird and is important in ceremony, mythology, and of course its ecosystem.
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Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications
Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
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And the work is absolutely BRUTAL, mentally. That part isn't really recognized (or supported) beyond the superficial. We're all expected to carry on as normal.
And it seems like nothing changes. Every year it's the same - more plastic, more necropsies, more tears.
bsky.app/profile/thel...
And it seems like nothing changes. Every year it's the same - more plastic, more necropsies, more tears.
bsky.app/profile/thel...
March 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
And the work is absolutely BRUTAL, mentally. That part isn't really recognized (or supported) beyond the superficial. We're all expected to carry on as normal.
And it seems like nothing changes. Every year it's the same - more plastic, more necropsies, more tears.
bsky.app/profile/thel...
And it seems like nothing changes. Every year it's the same - more plastic, more necropsies, more tears.
bsky.app/profile/thel...
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In the early hours of March 14th, 2025, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the entire continent.
March 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In the early hours of March 14th, 2025, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the entire continent.
Ever wonder what the sweet call of the red-winged blackbird sounds like when there are hundreds of them singing all at once? Cacophony! You're welcome 🐦
#redwingedblackbirds #birdmigrations #birding #birds #birdsong #nature #ornithology
#redwingedblackbirds #birdmigrations #birding #birds #birdsong #nature #ornithology
March 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ever wonder what the sweet call of the red-winged blackbird sounds like when there are hundreds of them singing all at once? Cacophony! You're welcome 🐦
#redwingedblackbirds #birdmigrations #birding #birds #birdsong #nature #ornithology
#redwingedblackbirds #birdmigrations #birding #birds #birdsong #nature #ornithology
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Classic "I will absolutely disappear instantly if you come closer, but also, I'm a wee bit curious??" salticid posture 🖤
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
March 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Classic "I will absolutely disappear instantly if you come closer, but also, I'm a wee bit curious??" salticid posture 🖤
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
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Reposted by Loretta B
In my latest “Bad DOGE” episode, we look at Idaho’s universities. Our Big 3 have $250M in federal research grants at risk. These grants fund profs, researchers and students, and meet critical needs from dairies, to forests, to semiconductors. Cuts would be devastating
vimeo.com/1063864389/c...
vimeo.com/1063864389/c...
Bad DOGE: Idaho Universities
In this episode of "Bad DOGE" we look at the impact of funding cuts to Idaho's 3 universities: UofI, ISU and Boise State Univ. They rely on $250M…
vimeo.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In my latest “Bad DOGE” episode, we look at Idaho’s universities. Our Big 3 have $250M in federal research grants at risk. These grants fund profs, researchers and students, and meet critical needs from dairies, to forests, to semiconductors. Cuts would be devastating
vimeo.com/1063864389/c...
vimeo.com/1063864389/c...
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It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
Read the Full Text of Obama's Speech in Selma
The President spoke on Saturday in Selma, Ala.
time.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
Seems like this should be posted, periodically, just until everyone has seen it.
Leaders who are blocking policy and actions to address these issues? They are not serving us.
#globalclimatechange #earth #ecology #climate
Leaders who are blocking policy and actions to address these issues? They are not serving us.
#globalclimatechange #earth #ecology #climate
Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries
Transgression of planetary boundaries by human activities have now brought humanity well beyond a “safe operating space.”
www.science.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Seems like this should be posted, periodically, just until everyone has seen it.
Leaders who are blocking policy and actions to address these issues? They are not serving us.
#globalclimatechange #earth #ecology #climate
Leaders who are blocking policy and actions to address these issues? They are not serving us.
#globalclimatechange #earth #ecology #climate
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I've been following the insect decline. I've written about it. And still. This line made me sick to my stomach:
In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human baby to grow into a young adult, the country has lost 22 percent of its butterflies, researchers found
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human baby to grow into a young adult, the country has lost 22 percent of its butterflies, researchers found
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near You
Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I've been following the insect decline. I've written about it. And still. This line made me sick to my stomach:
In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human baby to grow into a young adult, the country has lost 22 percent of its butterflies, researchers found
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human baby to grow into a young adult, the country has lost 22 percent of its butterflies, researchers found
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A small Proboscis Bat hanging out along a waterway in the Amazon river basin. These bats can be found in small groups along rivers and streams and range throughout much of South America east of the Andes Mountains. Check out the tiny tail! 🦊
#ThowbackThursday
#ThowbackThursday
March 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
A small Proboscis Bat hanging out along a waterway in the Amazon river basin. These bats can be found in small groups along rivers and streams and range throughout much of South America east of the Andes Mountains. Check out the tiny tail! 🦊
#ThowbackThursday
#ThowbackThursday
Butterflies are ambassadors to the insect world. Let's support research and policy to protect them.
This checkerspot was in the mountains of Western Idaho, where tall conifer forests are interspersed by wildflower meadows and talus slopes.
#butterfly #InsectThursday #nature #ecology #conservation
This checkerspot was in the mountains of Western Idaho, where tall conifer forests are interspersed by wildflower meadows and talus slopes.
#butterfly #InsectThursday #nature #ecology #conservation
March 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Butterflies are ambassadors to the insect world. Let's support research and policy to protect them.
This checkerspot was in the mountains of Western Idaho, where tall conifer forests are interspersed by wildflower meadows and talus slopes.
#butterfly #InsectThursday #nature #ecology #conservation
This checkerspot was in the mountains of Western Idaho, where tall conifer forests are interspersed by wildflower meadows and talus slopes.
#butterfly #InsectThursday #nature #ecology #conservation
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Stunning new visualization of global temperatures since 1940, from @hausfath.bsky.social
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizin...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizin...
March 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Stunning new visualization of global temperatures since 1940, from @hausfath.bsky.social
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizin...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/visualizin...
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New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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As DOGE pushes to fire more federal employees, this map might be helpful as a way to see how many jobs we're talking about in each Congressional district (I'll share the percentage of all jobs in the district below). 🧵
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
As DOGE pushes to fire more federal employees, this map might be helpful as a way to see how many jobs we're talking about in each Congressional district (I'll share the percentage of all jobs in the district below). 🧵
What a day to leave my camera at home! Spotted a prairie falcon and later, an American goshawk, yesterday on our winter raptor survey routes.
I haven't seen a goshawk in years. This one was sitting on a bare branch, preening and being extremely cute (as opposed to murderous) #birds #birding
I haven't seen a goshawk in years. This one was sitting on a bare branch, preening and being extremely cute (as opposed to murderous) #birds #birding
February 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM