It's a good day for tiny bugs having adventures.

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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

If NPR has no federal funding I think that means they're allowed to cuss

My favorite two words in the English language: “transcript below”

His smile never reaches his eyes. He's just baring his teeth at you.

Listened to this while baking a plum ginger torte yesterday. An all-around delightful experience.

Wasp nest #SlimeMold

Triangle folks: looks like area Publix stores are scheduling Novovax shots, in case you've been waiting for those to come around.

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Surplus Sid’s is closing forever. Share your Sid’s stories with us

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NPR editorial guidance calls for a truth sandwich, not whatever the hell this is. www.npr.org/sections/mem...

No rapture yet? Check your spam folder.

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Me: Why the fuck did I keep these? Oh, wait…fuck.

North Carolina Audio September Meetup (virtual) 🗓️ Sep 20 🕐 4-5 pm EDT 📍 Virtual 🎟 RSVP via Zoom: bit.ly/3KcXe… Calling all audio makers in NC + nearby! The NC Audio Group meets online to share resources, feedback & community—plus guest speakers & meet-ups. Organized by AIR member Elizabeth Friend.

The word “myriad” can be used as either a noun or an adjective, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. #copyediting

A new study suggests that permanent standard time may reduce obesity and stroke

"What about a trebuchet," is a valid question and we're glad you asked. Unfortunately, trebuchets are also not designed for safe sleep.

Need some positive news today? Some UNC Asheville students helped survey WNC hellbender populations this summer and found a substantial population of these lasagna lizards rode out the worst of the hurricane & are making new little ones 🙌 defenders.org/blog/2025/08...

NEW: Gov. Josh Stein signed an order Friday afternoon allowing eligible North Carolinians to receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine without obtaining a prescription. ncnewsline.com/briefs/stein... By @christinezhu.bsky.social #nc #ncpol

"By challenging the long-held orthodoxy that teeth are locked into the mouth, the spotted ratfish has opened up space for even more innovations in teeth."

Taking photos while out reporting is often a good idea. But, we reporters are rarely taught how to take a good photo. Back in 2014, photographer @amandakowalski.bsky.social gave us her tips. Check it out:

Here’s your first look at our new baby armadillo! 🧪 Backpack is a screaming hairy armadillo, one of only four born in human care since 2020. Born right here at the Museum of Science in Boston, they started out tiny, with a soft shell and a look that resembled a pink gummy bear.

Just heard someone describe Charlotte as "the Panera of cities."

Busy week on the wildlife cameras. In addition to the usual squirrels and deer, we saw possums, raccoons, hawk and... coyote?

Busy week on the wildlife cameras. In addition to the usual squirrels and deer, we saw possums, raccoons, hawk and... coyote?

For #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay I only wish I'd been able to fit in more cool vulture facts. www.theassemblync.com/place/hillsb...

Hey! Did you know it's the best day of the year? International Vulture Day is here!! It's a day to celebrate, share & support vultures, the most endangered (and misunderstood) family of birds in the world. Take a moment to share a vulture with someone just how cool and important they are! #ivad2025

Possibly push pin #SlimeMold? #FungiFriends

It's the end of summer and calls for pitches are returning to the timeline like the swallows to Capistrano, so let's send this feed round again. #editors #pitches #freelance #FreelanceGig

Triangle folks! One of you needs this cat. We recently met when my small chaos dog slipped my grip on a walk and went after the local feral cat colony. This guy got caught up in the mayhem, and it was a rough day for all involved, but everyone is OK. 24petconnect.com/ORNCAll/Deta...

This Day in Labor History: September 3, 1991. A chicken factory in Hamlet, North Carolina caught of fire thanks to nonexistent safety procedures, killing 25 workers and injuring 55, the largest workplace disaster in North Carolina history. Let's talk the criminal conditions that killed workers!

THREAD. A collection of photos I have taken of scarecrows I have stumbled across during walks in the British countryside over the last fifteen years.

It is time once again to put skeletons in things that have never had skeletons before.

It is time once again to put skeletons in things that have never had skeletons before.

Working (and working) is "about a search, too, for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor; in short, for a sort of life rather than a Monday through Friday sort of dying." (2/2) @doktorzoom.bsky.social @wonkettemedia.bsky.social

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Scooby-Doo criming is a lot harder in the era of CCTV

I think these are some types of #SlimeMold, but don't know for sure.

I spent time with Chapel Hill residents whose home flooded during Tropical Storm Chantal. They're trapped in a house no one will buy, watching luxury apartments rise upstream while their land erodes beneath them.