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As a Canadian who uses the idiom "gong show" all the time, I had no idea it was a Canadianism. I remember watching the show as a kid and it was straight out of Hollywood, so I just assumed it was an Americanism. Apparently not! Fascinating read!

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Conservation officers now believe the recent bear attack on a school group involved a grizzly sow and her cubs. This does not mitigate the traumatic nature of the incident, but raises questions about why the BC Wildlife Federation would call for a hunting season so early, write two experts.

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My latest labor of editing love is this stunner by @christianelliott.me about herbicide drift, a silent ecological crisis ravaging the remaining native hardwood trees of the U.S. Midwest. Sadly I did not get to use my preferred hed, The Fast and the Furious: Midwest Drift

Life Finds a Way, Even on Inactive Hydrothermal Vents In the darkness of the deep sea, animals flourish on hydrothermal vents that have gone cold. by Elyse Hauser www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...

Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race

A crossing guard was killed by the driver of a dump truck yesterday. absolutely heartbreaking. Look at our intersections, look how hostile these are for people/children - this is what we continue to build and defend at all costs. These aren't accidents, these are results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

By the mid-1970s, only 200 American crocodiles remained, their habitat largely gobbled up by sunseekers. But hope lurked in the shadows of a nuclear power plant—the same facility built to air-condition the homes that had led to the reptiles’ demise. Read more about this unlikely partnership:

Strange things are afoot in the forests of Madagascar. @inkfish.bsky.social investigates for @biographic.bsky.social! 🧪 www.biographic.com/investigatin...

Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”? by @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social www.biographic.com/critical-min...

Why do people put glassware in their cupboards upside down? Why would you put the rim of your glass, which you touch to your mouth, on a surface you probably haven't cleaned in years?

I've been saying it for years. theconversation.com/cyclists-may...

What kind of parties do you think I attend?

Dear Google, Why would you do this? The menu is not too long and having these available in the menu is an accessibility issue. For example, right this minute I was eating a cookie in my left hand and mousing with my right. Why remove these from the menu. There is no advantage. Please do better.

A remarkable and quiet ecological movement has been slowly growing for decades in Tucson, Arizona. Instead of only focusing on restoring degraded habitat, it encourages people to reimagine and reconnect with their local landscapes—beginning by accepting them on their own imperfect terms.

PSA

An all time classic World Series. It’s a shame someone had to lose.

Discovered tonight we could watch the World Series on regular cable and, honestly, it is way too stressful

A creepy photo for Halloween 🎃 Is it an alien's eye? 👽 Is it two aliens emerging from their spaceship? 🛸 The truth is out there. 🔦 And no less creepy. 👻 (And by out there, I mean at the following url.) www.biographic.com/a-novel-demi...

"You’d be hard pressed to find a single instance of police anywhere in Canada recommending that drivers stay home."

Just in time for Halloween! 👻🎃 e360.yale.edu/digest/southern-ocean-new-species

After 263 African elephants were moved from one national park to another, the animals began wandering out - destroying property and killing people. My latest for @biographic.bsky.social, on the complexities of conservation in an increasingly crowded continent. www.biographic.com/the-wild-ele...

So what someone pays to buy a bottle of water from a vending machine is about what these companies pay for a _million_ litres of water.

Happy pub day to our contributing editor @hillaryrosner.bsky.social! At the link below, read an adapted excerpt of her new book, "Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World." 🦌🦥🐆🦍🐢🐅🐘 www.biographic.com/the-beauty-a...

Adding to my "English Makes Perfect Sense" list

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404 also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car. Our car culture summed up in one video.

🍄🧪🚨GLOW-IN-THE-DARK TREE SCIENCE🚨🧪🍄 Scientists have identified 125 species of bioluminescent fungi, and there are likely many more. One of the latest discoveries is a species that doesn't just glow on its own -- trees interlaced with its filaments also emit an ethereal greenish light (!!)

There are about 1 billion dogs on the planet - but most of them (80%!) are not pets. What can their success teach us about how animals adapt to human landscapes, and how to make our environments more welcoming to them. My story for @biographic.bsky.social 🧪 www.biographic.com/canis-famili...

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🌺 In-depth @biographic.bsky.social article by @toughcitywriter.bsky.social on #pollen banking for plant #conservation; fun, thoughtful, with voices of 3 pollen bankers worldwide. 🌴 Pollen banking is a critical tool for conserving plant diversity. www.biographic.com/banking-on-p...

Ibis on the Move As tropical birds flee their overheating homes, biologists worry for the imperiled species they might displace by Michael Adams www.biographic.com/ibis-on-the-...

This is a great story!

Work Slack message today: "oh my GOD LOOK AT THE VIDEO" [linking to video of parasitic worms under a snail's skin] XKCD today: xkcd.com/3140/

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Some plants are super reluctant to having their seeds saved so....how about pollen banking? From the talented @toughcitywriter.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/banking-on-p... 🧪🌍 #conservation

For more fun borb facts:

TIL abalone have weird little faces www.biographic.com/fighting-for...

30 years later and I still love this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G_L...

Really interesting article. Well done @zoeyunker.bsky.social

“This ecosystem is predicated on balance—we need a certain combination of species to make it function.” Powerful @craigwelch.bsky.social story in @biographic.bsky.social on sea star epidemiology. www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

I love orcas and they absolutely are iconic. But, also, kind of an obvious and boring choice.

Get out and vote, BC! The least consequential but funnest vote of the summer.

Please take time to journey into bumblebee land in the latest @biographic.bsky.social feature—I had no idea this buzzy world was so complex. Thank you to a writer's best friend, editor @shannabaker.bsky.social. And thanks to my photography pal, Grant Callegari. www.biographic.com/plight-of-th...

Sea stars—26 species—have been dying by the *billions* from Mexico to Alaska, their arms tearing off, their bodies dissolving, w/huge consequences for the sea. No one knew why. So we tagged along while scientists unraveled the mystery. Now can we save them? Thanks for the share, @longreads.com!