Last year, I posted about an incredible event in 2023: a megatsunami in Greenland triggering an initially baffling 9-day seismic pulse across the whole planet & a terrific piece of collaborative international scientific detective-work. Now there's a sequel. And holy hell, it's even BIGGER. 1/

moved from drought to 'drought' - after decades of growing xeric (drought-resistant) plants to conserve water, I'm now in a place that is in a drought but the yard is full of roses and rhododendrons and doesnt need watering. the world is a wondrous place. #rose #garden #flower

important in USA today - make sure you can vote for what you believe in. www.vote.org/am-i-registe...

Masayo Fukuda, contemporary master of kirie, or Japanese paper-cutting, crafting hyper detailed creatures from single sheets of paper #womensart

Regardless of the madness coming from Washington, Minnesota will continue to be guided by science and medical expertise.

About this going around today: it looks like if you have all the AI stuff turned off in Chrome then it won't download that local AI to your machine. I've been using Vivaldi (better features, layout and appearance) so I just uninstalled Chrome. Haven't been using it anyways because it's a memory hog

type your name in - you can type it repeatedly till you get a result you like. cursor over a letter to see where the image was captured : science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

A Harvard study just published estimates Elon Musk's destruction of USAID has already caused 600,000 deaths 2/3 of them children. That is his legacy in this world.

A territorial female red-winged blackbird attacks a great blue heron perched on a fishing pier in Longmont, Colorado. #BirdOfTheDay #Dappled #LowFlying #bird #birdphotography #EastCoastKin #ECK #birds #photography #BirdsSeenln2026

Which is the backwards country now, United States?

“.. There is no refund,” he said. “Only a handful of people are going to be able to access this, and I can almost guarantee it will not trickle down to me. It’s just maddening.” @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/1267...

NASA just dropped more than 12,000 photos from the Artemis II mission. It'll take me a few days to go through them all, but so far it's one stunner after another. Link: eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew (h/t @jonostrower.com)

DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the ancient site to make sure it was protected, a local archeologist said.

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Redwood National Park is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. www.sfgate.com/national-par...

#NJ #NY The unusually hot weather and then frost destroyed much of this year's apple crop in our area. Our small Apple orchards are going to have a difficult year. If they have a farm store please try to purchase from them during the summer season.

Not enough people are talking about this.     The Trump Administration is moving to cut benefits for up to 400,000 disabled Americans — people with Down syndrome, severe autism, dementia — for no other reason than that they live at home with their families instead of in an institution.

Who would have thought the workers were needed. FEMA is reversing job cuts that Noem made as homeland security secretary before she was fired last month. The agency said staff members who had been let go or placed on administrative leave are now needed to prepare for hurricanes and the World Cup.

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Check it out: @vpm.org has a new documentary on the iconic Shenandoah National Park, exploring its geology, wildlife, and history. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to visit the park soon—Virginia is beautiful in the spring. www.vpm.org/shenandoah

‘Beyond COP’ climate summit puts scientists at the centre of the action www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Don't forget to register by tomorrow for the BGC Float Data and Science Workshop - August 17-21 at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. 👉 More info & registration by the end of April: www.go-bgc.org/event/go-bgc... #Argofloats #Oceanscience

Crikey, what a week! Thank goodness it's Friday.

This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...

Ministers from nearly 60 countries are gathering this week in Colombia for what is billed as the first global conference on phasing out fossil fuels. The U.S. was not invited.

Trump just fired the entire National Science Board. The members will be replaced with the most malignant anti-science shitbirds imaginable. I thought science wasn’t supposed to be political, right?

incredibly true on how to help and deal when anyone you care about hits a major life obstacle. www.npr.org/2025/02/23/n...

Leach Garden staying open this year after all! but more donations would help. www.leachgarden.org

There is a huge shift in climate politics happening RIGHT NOW in Santa Marta, Colombia. Countries are meeting to discuss a treaty to phase out fossil fuels -- the one issue that #UNFCCC has studiously avoided for 30 years. 🧵

Fossil Fuel Production is killing us and our beloved planet earth. www.texastribune.org/2026/04/23/t...

Words fail. To my knowledge, an all-out purge like this is unprecedented in the 76-year history of the US National Science Board. Unclear what this means for the National Science Foundation and its purview (which includes the National Center for Atmospheric Research), but I'm feeling queasy.

Pair of little Sassacus papenhoei nugget salticids, which are beetle mimics. I love them so much 🥹 #EmotionalSupportSpood

“I personally have always been a fan of libraries,” said Senator Capito, a Republican whose panel writes the annual bill to fund the Institute... “So, that’s what he does, he proposes, and then we look at it and make our own decisions,” she said. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

🔊 Tackling malaria in the insect stage could help control its spread go.nature.com/3Ooya2V

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

sigh. the tantrum toddlers in charge chasing more petty revenge. www.reuters.com/world/uk/wha...

Many, many books by R.M. Ballantyne – including FIGHTING THE FLAMES and THE LIGHTHOUSE – can be downloaded for free from @gutenberg.org #C19 #kidlit 💙📚 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho...

A Wood Duck shot from yesterday. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK

Yes, Swiss scientist Fritz Zwicky coined the term “dark matter” which is impressive, but he also coined the term “spherical bastard” to describe people who are bastards no matter which way you look at them, and I think that should be celebrated more.

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The #seedof a #wildlfowerwaiting to hitch a #rideon the #legof an #animalor #walkerin #sale#waterparkin the south of #Manchester#flower#flowerphotography#photooftheday#PictureOfTheDaysee more at www.darrensmith.org.uk #local#photographer#macrophotography

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