A break from commissions to draw a bird form my own back garden - The Tree Sparrow

What if I just kept on posting Star Wars stuff all week?

NEW 1/1 Minted on @Foundation Incomplete circuits, A girls eyes blink with raw promise, A woman, yet incomplete. W.I.P Art and poem by AprilYFU

In my latest video I showed these "bad derivations" of de Broglie's wavelength that sadly can be found in some #physics and #chemistry textbooks. I share here why these derivations are inconsistent. Friends don't let friends use these "derivations" of de Broglie's wavelength ⚛️🧪🎢 #ITeachPhysics

All surface temperature products for 2024 are now live. All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly). The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC. It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.

The major climate groups monitoring global temperature released their estimates for 2024. The anomalies range from +1.46 to +1.62°C, likely the first post-industrial year with Earth +1.5°C above pre-industrial conditions. The 30-year climate average is still ~1.2°C but obviously increasing 🧪 +...

254nm #Shortwave UV/Full Spectrum Light split-screen. The pinkish white to green is Willemite, what turns orange-red is Calcite and the non #fluorescent black #mineral is Franklinite. From the Sterling Mine, the other end of the Franklin Mine ore body, the type location for Franklinite. 🧪 #geology

Chemical manufacturers are trying to decarbonize their electricity supply by purchasing or generating their own low- carbon energy. But they must increasingly compete with technology firms scooping up fossil-free electricity to power an explosion of new data centers. cen.acs.org/energy/Chemi... 🧪

Here's one perspective on the climate spectrum. It's an update of the classic version from Mitchell published in 1976. Attribution studies are used to determine what causes climate effects on various time scales. That's how we can link observation and modeling studies to theory and process. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋

But of course, meteorologist, climatologists, paleoclimatologists, paleolimnologists and other climate scientists study weather and the climate system over a range of timescales. This provides insights across the climate spectrum 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 +... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Climate is the long-term average of weather. It is defined by a 30-year period referred to as a "normal", which is updated each decade. It's necessary to calculate long term averages to remove the impact of short-term weather fluctuations. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋+... www.climate.gov/news-feature...

The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025

Resting in the Mastodon River is the Fluvial Needle, a starstone instrument that is said to have been used to sew the dry lands together with threads of water and fill them with life. Hexalege #ttrpg #hexcrawl #cartography #art #fantasyart

Good morning! 🪶

Crescent in the Crescent City 🌙🌑⚜️🪶 (feat. Black-bellied Whistling Ducks)

Asclepias viridiflora, our Green Comet Milkweed, blooming off Highway 128 #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 3 🌿

Friday Morning Blast o Cute! Dark-eyed Junco Oregon form #birds #becurious 🪶

Good thing Pine Siskins are adorable 'cause I still have A LOT of them! #birds #becurious 🪶

Some murmuring blackbirds in Yolo County this PM #Birds

Fearsome velvet ant (not really, it beetle)

B-roll Merlin from Tuesday morning 🪶☀️🌵

Chonky girl with yum yums found in the botanical gardens.

From yesterday's walk, a Song Sparrow in a gorgeous afternoon glow. #birds 🌿

Quote skeet with a bird on a sign. Four ducks on duty, ensuring you keep your dog on the trails. #Birds #Photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Ducks

A nice view of the spectacular bill of the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch from yesterday at Medio Queso, Costa Rica #birds

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Stellar's Sea Eagle

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." —George Carlin

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (10/20) 🧪🪐📚💙

Giant Hairy Pitcher Plant Discovered In Northern Borneo | Sabah Forestry Department, Cairns Botanic Gardens & Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, published by Australian Journal of Botany by @GrrlScientist #NewSpecies #botany #plants #conservation #Borneo🇮🇩 #SciComm🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...

Hindlimb biomechanics of Nothronychus: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 🧪 (📷Smith)

🧪Data from the CDC:

What the dude doesn't know is that images of Mars are almost always white-balanced, => the reddish hazy sky (owing to ubiquitous toxic dust) looks whiter, less hazy & the surface features sharper than they would if you were there. 🧪🔭🛰️🚀 It would NOT be fun. (image v @realmaddox.bsky.social)

Free radicals #6: Nitrogen dioxide is a free radical, while ozone is not. They are very strong oxidants and toxic components of air pollution. While the lung contains various antioxidant compounds, including vitamin C from the diet, their effectiveness is insufficient to protect against damage.🧪

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I have art for all the mushroom lovers out there, a whole section of my shop dedicated to this fascinating art subject. Visit today and see them all! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeOwlArt #fungiFriends #mushroomSky 🍄 #FungiFriday #OriginalArt #Drawing #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #bsnm #ArtShop

Man with a Toque, 1876 https://botfrens.com/collections/44/contents/11382

Good morning! Good morning! Good morning! Good morning! Good morning! Have tremendous fun today!

Pileated Woodpecker on today's walk!!! She was swooping around overhead checking different trees for food. I appreciate that she was calling out periodically so it was easy to spot her. Although she did make me late getting home 😅 #birds 🌿

“There are enough donuts here to last a lifetime!” thought Jerome, his nose twitching with excitement. Three hours later, he found himself sprawled on his back in a shallow puddle of milk at the bottom of the bowl, staring at the ceiling, feeling overwhelmed by shame and regret.

🧪💉 Flu Vaccines Save Lives A study of 15,728 US children (2015–2020) found flu vaccines reduce risk of emergency visits, hospitalisations, & critical illness by over 50%. This research highlights the need for increased uptake in children. 🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jama... #SciComm #VaccinesWork

Last I looked plastic outweighed plankton in the oceans by about 17:1, according to this ↓ livestock outweighs wildlife by 13:1. This can't go on. Let's stop prioritizing the subsidized destruction of the West and start prioritizing wildlife safe public lands.

The #penguinpicoftheday #PPOTD is a couple of emperor penguins standing in the evening sun at Cape Crozier earlier this (austral) spring. Crozier is beautiful but harsh and unforgiving. It’s an amazing place. 🧪🌎🦑🦉

It is indeed the realm of the tardigrades. I filmed this one not far from where that picture is taken.

Something I should be used to but am still totally delighted by: receiving emails from people while they’re doing fieldwork in the middle of Antarctica 😊 Here’s the view from the tent from one of my collaborators today:

oskaloosa apples, painted by william henry prestele, 1894