c0nc0rdance
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Molecular biologist from Texas, here to share my meanderings on nature, science, history, politics, and zombies. Long threads a specialty.
This rather unremarkable pasture near the River Tay in Scotland joins together Ancient Rome and the legacy of the Atomic Age in a surprising way.
Let's talk about the Roman legionary fort at Inchtuthil and how it affects nuclear waste storage around the globe.
Let's talk about the Roman legionary fort at Inchtuthil and how it affects nuclear waste storage around the globe.
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This rather unremarkable pasture near the River Tay in Scotland joins together Ancient Rome and the legacy of the Atomic Age in a surprising way.
Let's talk about the Roman legionary fort at Inchtuthil and how it affects nuclear waste storage around the globe.
Let's talk about the Roman legionary fort at Inchtuthil and how it affects nuclear waste storage around the globe.
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Never talk to me or my giant plastic wife *ever again*.
April 25, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Never talk to me or my giant plastic wife *ever again*.
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In 1995, NASA's historic 100th crewed mission, STS-70, was to send Space Shuttle 'Discovery' to dock with the Russian Mir space station & do a crew rotation.
The mission launch had to be delayed from June 8th to July 13th because of horny endangered woodpeckers.
The mission launch had to be delayed from June 8th to July 13th because of horny endangered woodpeckers.
April 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 1995, NASA's historic 100th crewed mission, STS-70, was to send Space Shuttle 'Discovery' to dock with the Russian Mir space station & do a crew rotation.
The mission launch had to be delayed from June 8th to July 13th because of horny endangered woodpeckers.
The mission launch had to be delayed from June 8th to July 13th because of horny endangered woodpeckers.
What looks like a xenomorph egg, has jelly like texture, is covered in slime? This thing... uh, whatever it is?
Some people pull Excalibur from the lake. To others is given the Blob of Destiny.
Let's talk about the CURSED GUMMI BEAR, bryozoans.
Some people pull Excalibur from the lake. To others is given the Blob of Destiny.
Let's talk about the CURSED GUMMI BEAR, bryozoans.
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What looks like a xenomorph egg, has jelly like texture, is covered in slime? This thing... uh, whatever it is?
Some people pull Excalibur from the lake. To others is given the Blob of Destiny.
Let's talk about the CURSED GUMMI BEAR, bryozoans.
Some people pull Excalibur from the lake. To others is given the Blob of Destiny.
Let's talk about the CURSED GUMMI BEAR, bryozoans.
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
That's a very nice stick, though.
Laerke the polar bear found the perfect winter toy: a giant stick! ❄️🐻❄️
📹: Keeper Russell
📹: Keeper Russell
December 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
That's a very nice stick, though.
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) is just this little guy.
The smallest of the armadillo family, they live in the deserts of Argentina, burrowing through dry sand with giant paws, almost as fast as a fish can swim.
The armor is greatly reduced, but the pink fairy has THICK FUR.
The smallest of the armadillo family, they live in the deserts of Argentina, burrowing through dry sand with giant paws, almost as fast as a fish can swim.
The armor is greatly reduced, but the pink fairy has THICK FUR.
August 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM
The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) is just this little guy.
The smallest of the armadillo family, they live in the deserts of Argentina, burrowing through dry sand with giant paws, almost as fast as a fish can swim.
The armor is greatly reduced, but the pink fairy has THICK FUR.
The smallest of the armadillo family, they live in the deserts of Argentina, burrowing through dry sand with giant paws, almost as fast as a fish can swim.
The armor is greatly reduced, but the pink fairy has THICK FUR.
Relatable.
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Relatable.
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Emergency Caturday
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Emergency Caturday
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Oh, Adenine
Why can’tcha be true?
Why can’tcha be true?
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Oh, Adenine
Why can’tcha be true?
Why can’tcha be true?
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Fun DNA fact:
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
the word dna is displayed on a screen with a glowing background .
Alt: the word dna is displayed on a screen with a glowing background and double helix animation behind it.
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June 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Fun DNA fact:
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
Five main nucleotide bases are A, G, C, T & U:
A - Adenine - 'ADEN' is Greek for "gland", found in pancreas
G - Guanine - found in bird GUANO
C - Cytosine - calf thymus, but named for CELLs
T - Thymine - Also isolated from calf THYMUS.
U - Uracil - isolated from URINE crystals.
ALERT: Emergency Caturday has been declared.
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
ALERT: Emergency Caturday has been declared.
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
Special holiday edition. 🎄🐈
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Closeup of a nurse shark skin. Beautiful. 🧪🦈
You guys, check out this close-up of nurse shark skin! They have a reputation for being kinda dull brown, but it's really a beautiful sandstone mosaic pattern, and they range pretty widely in color! (That's me on the right in a neon shark print bathing suit during a research workup).
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Closeup of a nurse shark skin. Beautiful. 🧪🦈
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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
October 9, 2024 at 10:54 AM
The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) lives in ocean depths between 100-1000 m, where it uses its superbly sensitive snout to detect prey electrical fields with 'ampullae of Lorenzini'. It can grow to 6 m (20 ft), although most are 3-4 m.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
Let's unpack the common name & talk about its unique jaw.
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The Fort Worth Zoo is one of the few programs to successfully breed Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in captivity, with the first zoo-reared group hatched in 2005.
They've been so successful, they've been able to release them back into the wild to bolster declining wild populations.
They've been so successful, they've been able to release them back into the wild to bolster declining wild populations.
July 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The Fort Worth Zoo is one of the few programs to successfully breed Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in captivity, with the first zoo-reared group hatched in 2005.
They've been so successful, they've been able to release them back into the wild to bolster declining wild populations.
They've been so successful, they've been able to release them back into the wild to bolster declining wild populations.
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This is as expected.
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Texas use Trump-backed gerrymandered maps in 2026
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is as expected.
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
What we're not gonna do is give up on Texas. It is not a red state, it is a vote suppressed and gerrymandered state. Our job now in caring for each other is to find out how we can help get out the vote in Texas. I suggest following @andreagrimes.com
If you live in certain counties in Texas or Arkansas (among others), Prohibition never really ended.
Wet counties/cities permit alcohol sales.
Dry counties/cities do not.
'Moist' counties have barriers to sale/purchase, like alcohol only served in restaurants or 'private clubs'.
(🧑🎨: Mr. Matté)
Wet counties/cities permit alcohol sales.
Dry counties/cities do not.
'Moist' counties have barriers to sale/purchase, like alcohol only served in restaurants or 'private clubs'.
(🧑🎨: Mr. Matté)
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If you live in certain counties in Texas or Arkansas (among others), Prohibition never really ended.
Wet counties/cities permit alcohol sales.
Dry counties/cities do not.
'Moist' counties have barriers to sale/purchase, like alcohol only served in restaurants or 'private clubs'.
(🧑🎨: Mr. Matté)
Wet counties/cities permit alcohol sales.
Dry counties/cities do not.
'Moist' counties have barriers to sale/purchase, like alcohol only served in restaurants or 'private clubs'.
(🧑🎨: Mr. Matté)
There's not much I can say about Alan Turing's cryptography in WWII that Benadryl Cabbagepatch didn't already cover in "Imitation Game."
But did you know he explained how the tiger got its stripes, why hair parts on one side & why your heart tilts to the left?
Let's talk about Turing patterns.
But did you know he explained how the tiger got its stripes, why hair parts on one side & why your heart tilts to the left?
Let's talk about Turing patterns.
December 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There's not much I can say about Alan Turing's cryptography in WWII that Benadryl Cabbagepatch didn't already cover in "Imitation Game."
But did you know he explained how the tiger got its stripes, why hair parts on one side & why your heart tilts to the left?
Let's talk about Turing patterns.
But did you know he explained how the tiger got its stripes, why hair parts on one side & why your heart tilts to the left?
Let's talk about Turing patterns.
Greenland without its ice sheet looks like a big bath tub. Inside the ringing mountain ranges, the ice, covering 85% of Greenland, is a mile thick (1.7 km) on average.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
December 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Greenland without its ice sheet looks like a big bath tub. Inside the ringing mountain ranges, the ice, covering 85% of Greenland, is a mile thick (1.7 km) on average.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
The weight of this massive layer of frozen freshwater pushes down on the land, meaning the bedrock is mostly under sea level.
I can't speak to the accuracy of this map showing the most popular Kraft-brand dressing in the 'lower 48'
I will point out that 13 states prefer RANCH dressing & they cluster in the south & upper Midwest.
Let's talk about WHY Ranch got so popular. It actually starts in Alaska ...
I will point out that 13 states prefer RANCH dressing & they cluster in the south & upper Midwest.
Let's talk about WHY Ranch got so popular. It actually starts in Alaska ...
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I can't speak to the accuracy of this map showing the most popular Kraft-brand dressing in the 'lower 48'
I will point out that 13 states prefer RANCH dressing & they cluster in the south & upper Midwest.
Let's talk about WHY Ranch got so popular. It actually starts in Alaska ...
I will point out that 13 states prefer RANCH dressing & they cluster in the south & upper Midwest.
Let's talk about WHY Ranch got so popular. It actually starts in Alaska ...
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The sentence:
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
is a 'pangram' because it uses every character in the English alphabet.
It's used in teaching touch-typing, in displaying fonts, testing keyboards/typewriters.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
is a 'pangram' because it uses every character in the English alphabet.
It's used in teaching touch-typing, in displaying fonts, testing keyboards/typewriters.
April 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The sentence:
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
is a 'pangram' because it uses every character in the English alphabet.
It's used in teaching touch-typing, in displaying fonts, testing keyboards/typewriters.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
is a 'pangram' because it uses every character in the English alphabet.
It's used in teaching touch-typing, in displaying fonts, testing keyboards/typewriters.
"M-owl-iryn Monroe"
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
an owl is standing on a white box in front of a flat screen tv
Alt: an owl is standing on a white box in front of a flat screen tv. The fan, I guess, is blowing up the lower part of the owl so it looks like a skirt blown from beneath?
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December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"M-owl-iryn Monroe"
Is this anything?
Is this anything?
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Agar: Science or Magic?
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Agar: Science or Magic?
Pay careful attention to the SHAPES of the scales on this saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
See how they're regular on the neck & back, but irregular polygons on the face/head? Why do you think that is?
As of 2012, we have an answer! A special process guides scale formation on the head.
See how they're regular on the neck & back, but irregular polygons on the face/head? Why do you think that is?
As of 2012, we have an answer! A special process guides scale formation on the head.
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Pay careful attention to the SHAPES of the scales on this saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus).
See how they're regular on the neck & back, but irregular polygons on the face/head? Why do you think that is?
As of 2012, we have an answer! A special process guides scale formation on the head.
See how they're regular on the neck & back, but irregular polygons on the face/head? Why do you think that is?
As of 2012, we have an answer! A special process guides scale formation on the head.