Meeu Rotaru
@meeurotaru.bsky.social
Not lack of focus, many interests. Sharing information about #dinosaurs #primates #whales #insects #anthropology and anything else that sounds interesting
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January’s best science images, as picked by the Nature photo team, include a puffed up Sun, a rescue ship on a stormy sea, and spectacular auroras. #SciArt 🧪
See the Sun expand and contract like a pufferfish — January’s best science images
The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
go.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
January’s best science images, as picked by the Nature photo team, include a puffed up Sun, a rescue ship on a stormy sea, and spectacular auroras. #SciArt 🧪
We now know the #fossils can also be preserved in iron — scitechdaily.com/str... — #spider #paleontology
Strange Red Rocks in Australia Are Challenging Long-Held Ideas About Fossils
Iron-rich rocks at McGraths Flat preserve Miocene rainforest life in remarkable detail, reshaping ideas about how and where exceptional fossils form. Beneath agricultural land in the central tablelands of New South Wales sits one of Australia’s most remarkable fossil deposits, known as McGraths F
scitechdaily.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We now know the #fossils can also be preserved in iron — scitechdaily.com/str... — #spider #paleontology
The role #animal welfare plays in modern #agriculture techniques — scitechdaily.com/gro... — #cow #innovation
Groundbreaking “Dairy Farm of the Future” Provides Cows the Freedom of Choice
A new “dairy barn of the future” merges animal freedom, smart tech, and transparent research to redefine modern farming. Family herds with access to open pastures rather than spending every day in crowded barns under social stress: a national research consortium, including Neubrandenburg Universi
scitechdaily.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The role #animal welfare plays in modern #agriculture techniques — scitechdaily.com/gro... — #cow #innovation
Toothpick use debunked as the earliest known #human habit — scitechdaily.com/pri... — #Anthropology #primates #teeth
Primate Teeth Just Rewrote a Key Chapter of Human Evolution
A large comparative study of primate teeth shows that grooves once linked to ancient human tooth-picking can form naturally, while some common modern dental problems appear uniquely human.
scitechdaily.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Toothpick use debunked as the earliest known #human habit — scitechdaily.com/pri... — #Anthropology #primates #teeth
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HEY! Heard of 'Why Dinosaurs?' It's a great doc. made by a father & son, exploring paleontology and its influence on popular culture. They interview paleontologists, museum workers, film workers, and others with a deep love for dinosaurs. And now it's FREE to watch!
So check it out. Links below.
So check it out. Links below.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
HEY! Heard of 'Why Dinosaurs?' It's a great doc. made by a father & son, exploring paleontology and its influence on popular culture. They interview paleontologists, museum workers, film workers, and others with a deep love for dinosaurs. And now it's FREE to watch!
So check it out. Links below.
So check it out. Links below.
This may be a extraordinary year for many species near extinction — therevelator.org/spe... — #manatee #puma #salamander #birds #insects #goodNews
Species to Watch in 2026 • The Revelator
From orangutans to parrots, hellbenders, and a newly discovered Tanzanian grass, these species — and the threats they face — are sure to make headlines in the year ahead.
therevelator.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This may be a extraordinary year for many species near extinction — therevelator.org/spe... — #manatee #puma #salamander #birds #insects #goodNews
Winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year competition — www.bbc.com/travel/a... — #culture #nature #animals #photo
Travel Photographer of the Year: The world's best travel photos
From sacred rituals to fleeting moments of survival, the winning images from the latest Travel Photographer of the Year competition have been announced.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Winners of the Travel Photographer of the Year competition — www.bbc.com/travel/a... — #culture #nature #animals #photo
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How Soon Is Now? (2008 Remaster)
YouTube video by The Smiths - Topic
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January 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Changes in the #oceans may have driven ancient (and current?) #climateChange— scitechdaily.com/sci... -earth-forever/
Scientists Solve a 66-Million-Year-Old Climate Mystery That Changed Earth Forever
Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs. Scientists have solved a 66 million-year-old mystery, explaining how Earth shifted from a warm, tropical greenhouse planet to the ice-capped world we know today. The stud
scitechdaily.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Changes in the #oceans may have driven ancient (and current?) #climateChange— scitechdaily.com/sci... -earth-forever/
How we’re slowing down the loss of #knowledge — bigthink.com/high-culture... #history #culture #anthropology
The last masters: The international effort to preserve an ancient craft
The revival of Pasto Varnish shows how living heritage can survive if knowledge is passed on in time.
bigthink.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:20 AM
How we’re slowing down the loss of #knowledge — bigthink.com/high-culture... #history #culture #anthropology
On the importance of #alligators to the #wetlands and to the #climate -- therevelator.org/alligators-c... -- #mangroves #climateChange #carbon @ufresearch.bsky.social
Gator Country’s Climate Guardians • The Revelator
A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in protecting their habitats and the planet.
therevelator.org
January 31, 2026 at 11:33 PM
On the importance of #alligators to the #wetlands and to the #climate -- therevelator.org/alligators-c... -- #mangroves #climateChange #carbon @ufresearch.bsky.social
Wish you had become a #paleontologist ? It’s not too late to #volunteer — www.wuft.org/education/20... — #fossil @floridamuseum.bsky.social
They’re really digging it: Volunteers revel in the dirt at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s fossil site
Since excavations began on Nov. 12, 2015, more than 1,000 volunteers have unearthed fossils at Montbrook, according to Dr. Jonathan I. Bloch, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the museum.
www.wuft.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Wish you had become a #paleontologist ? It’s not too late to #volunteer — www.wuft.org/education/20... — #fossil @floridamuseum.bsky.social
People all over the world sometimes experience the same odd hallucination -- www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... -- #mushroom #health #culture
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
People all over the world sometimes experience the same odd hallucination -- www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic... -- #mushroom #health #culture
Who knew #mice #monkeys and #ants could teach us so much about despots www.bbc.com/future/artic... #history
What animals can teach us about overcoming tyranny
Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have lessons for us.
www.bbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Who knew #mice #monkeys and #ants could teach us so much about despots www.bbc.com/future/artic... #history
Service #dogs have been given a new superpower www.fastcompany.com/91478920/thi... #disability #handicap #innovation
This clever button lets service dogs turn on appliances by themselves
10 years in the making, the Dogosophy Button was codesigned by dogs and humans.
www.fastcompany.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Service #dogs have been given a new superpower www.fastcompany.com/91478920/thi... #disability #handicap #innovation
