Tiny forest
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Tiny forest
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In 1977 NASA launched the Voyager spacecraft, including a CD with the song Johnny B. Goode, on a mission to study the solar system & beyond.
The extraterrestrials who open it will get another CD every month from Columbia House at full price and be hounded for life by intergalactic debt collectors.
The extraterrestrials who open it will get another CD every month from Columbia House at full price and be hounded for life by intergalactic debt collectors.
February 3, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Tell me five classes you took in college:
History of garbage
Landscape analysis
Wildland soils
Rangeland Ecology
Native American Agriculture
History of garbage
Landscape analysis
Wildland soils
Rangeland Ecology
Native American Agriculture
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Germanic Literature (various)
Central European History (various)
French, Russian, Chinese
French Essayists
Film Criticism
Germanic Literature (various)
Central European History (various)
French, Russian, Chinese
French Essayists
Film Criticism
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
History of garbage
Landscape analysis
Wildland soils
Rangeland Ecology
Native American Agriculture
History of garbage
Landscape analysis
Wildland soils
Rangeland Ecology
Native American Agriculture
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THIS RED ARC IS NOT AN AURORA: During last week's severe geomagnetic storm, red auroras danced across the skies of Europe. This red arc, however, was not one of them spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...
January 31, 2026 at 8:56 AM
THIS RED ARC IS NOT AN AURORA: During last week's severe geomagnetic storm, red auroras danced across the skies of Europe. This red arc, however, was not one of them spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...
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Just saw someone replace seppuku with sudoku in an analogy, and now I want to see this version of Shogun.
January 31, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Just saw someone replace seppuku with sudoku in an analogy, and now I want to see this version of Shogun.
I’m so ready for this
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
The Muppet Show: this thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed
Sabrina Carpenter fangirling Miss Piggy, Beaker losing his eyes … yes, Kermit and co are back for a trip down memory lane – and it’s a perfect, saucy joy
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I’m so ready for this
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Planetary Nebula Abell 7 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26012...
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Planetary Nebula Abell 7 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26012...
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare
Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare
Abolish ICE. Defer your taxes.
A person who said they witnessed federal agents shoot and kill Alex Jeffrey Pretti submitted a sworn statement in court disputing the federal government’s account of the shooting. “I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong,” the person said in the statement.
In Court Filings, Witnesses Describe Fatal Minneapolis Shooting of Alex Pretti
The filings raise further questions about the federal government’s narrative of what happened before federal agents shot Alex Jeffrey Pretti on Saturday.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Abolish ICE. Defer your taxes.
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NEW: Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk, Alaska, adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of coastal villages facing climate change.
Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
w/ @adn.com
Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
w/ @adn.com
Documenting an Alaska Village, Before and After the Storm That Destroyed It
The story of Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of Alaska coastal villages facing down climate change.
www.propublica.org
January 24, 2026 at 1:58 PM
NEW: Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk, Alaska, adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of coastal villages facing climate change.
Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
w/ @adn.com
Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
w/ @adn.com
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The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
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Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are experiencing high levels of water stress, with 39 of these sitting in regions of “extremely high water stress”, new analysis and mapping has shown.
Water stress means that water withdrawals for public water supply and industry are close to exceeding available supplies, often caused by poor management of water resources exacerbated by climate breakdown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
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A decline in wine consumption runs deeper than the broader change in views of alcohol. It also reflects a move away from the slower, shared meals and smaller gatherings that once defined evenings
Falling wine sales reflect a lonelier and more atomised world
It’s not just health-conscious youngsters who are saying no to Bordeaux
econ.st
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A decline in wine consumption runs deeper than the broader change in views of alcohol. It also reflects a move away from the slower, shared meals and smaller gatherings that once defined evenings
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Wooden remains of a later prehistoric trackway at Lisheen, Ireland, damaged during industrial peat extraction #Woodensday
Peatlands preserve organic archaeological remains but face many threats. We need to act now to save this fragile heritage.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Peatlands preserve organic archaeological remains but face many threats. We need to act now to save this fragile heritage.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Wooden remains of a later prehistoric trackway at Lisheen, Ireland, damaged during industrial peat extraction #Woodensday
Peatlands preserve organic archaeological remains but face many threats. We need to act now to save this fragile heritage.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Peatlands preserve organic archaeological remains but face many threats. We need to act now to save this fragile heritage.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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Something beautiful for the weekend! ✨
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Something beautiful for the weekend! ✨
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology
A rare rock crystal tool made by Neanderthals between 200,000 - 40,000 years ago.
From a Mousterian level at the Merveilles rockshelter, Sergeac, Dordogne, France. 6 x 3.3 x 1.5 cm.
Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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The aurora tonight from Fairbanks, Alaska filmed in real-time (not sped up). Insane show!
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
The aurora tonight from Fairbanks, Alaska filmed in real-time (not sped up). Insane show!
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So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher
So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher
Veronika’s improvised grooming device has caused great surprise – but that tells us more about humans than cows, says science writer Helen Pilcher
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM
So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special? | Helen Pilcher
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A handful of billionaires have redesigned our politics for their own profit.
We keep watching, we keep scrolling, we keep fighting — and they keep getting richer.
Fight the system, not your neighbor.
We keep watching, we keep scrolling, we keep fighting — and they keep getting richer.
Fight the system, not your neighbor.
January 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A handful of billionaires have redesigned our politics for their own profit.
We keep watching, we keep scrolling, we keep fighting — and they keep getting richer.
Fight the system, not your neighbor.
We keep watching, we keep scrolling, we keep fighting — and they keep getting richer.
Fight the system, not your neighbor.
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The Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104) is in the Virgo cluster & is 1 of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. It's 50,000 light-years across & is 30 million light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA/ESA & The Hubble Heritage Team
More info: esahubble.org/images/opo03...
More info: esahubble.org/images/opo03...
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104) is in the Virgo cluster & is 1 of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. It's 50,000 light-years across & is 30 million light-years from Earth. Credit: NASA/ESA & The Hubble Heritage Team
More info: esahubble.org/images/opo03...
More info: esahubble.org/images/opo03...
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Maybe it’s just that I’m 38 but are 38 year olds cute now? Are we all cute??
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Maybe it’s just that I’m 38 but are 38 year olds cute now? Are we all cute??