Incredible. That’s Frankfurt, London, and the Smithsonian all with calls for herpetology curators open at the same time. Unheard of!

Bioluminescence is utterly commonplace in the open ocean. Meanwhile it's rare on land and all but absent in freshwater. How do we explain this curious distribution? Just one of the topics discussed in our latest episode, w/ Sönke Johnsen! Listen: disi.org/the-sparklin...

Spell X Sword Update! Page 80: spellxsword.com/comic/chapte... Nice to meet you

Send us all the questions you've ever had about volcanoes!

(gift link) There are a lot of unintentionally funny bits in here but the one that stood out to me the most is the idea that central Washington, of all places, is somehow being crushed under the heel of Woke Tyranny. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...

Flower crowns: Cottagecore or cultcore, depending on context 💐 In last week's video, I invented my own folk horror D&D setting using the concept of Domains of Dread! It's got a spooky nature lady, it's got a plague, it even has etymological tomfoolery. Check it out: youtu.be/CeNfF3TKU8c

Today's Awesome: Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale, and "Overcoming the Wall of Awful" is a part of it! Use promo code PREORDER25 at checkout! Additional details: - Ends tomorrow! - Promo is online & members only - Premium Members get another 10% off at checkout - Signed editions excluded

Do you know what happened at Stonewall Inn? The Stonewall riots? I thought I did, and, to be honest, I knew more than most people. But this article is full of fascinating detail I had not been aware of! crimethinc.com/2026/06/17/g...

Today's Awesome: Alex and I turned in the rough draft for workbook that will accompany "Overcoming the Wall of Awful". (Did you know there was going to be a workbook, too? Pretty exciting! It'll drop in February of next year.) www.TheWallofAwful.com

Our guinea pigs, Scrabble (orange) and Parcheesi, taking a rest break in between attempts to determine the dominance hierarchy. Parcheesi is older and thinks he should be on top of the pecking order. Scrabble doesn't care, so long as he's not below Parcheesi

Great episode! I need to order her books asap!

"Wealth is a blind thing, and it blinds all those who gaze upon it." - Menander, Athenian playwright, 4th century BC

I've had this stupid idea for months and I finally have an excuse to take a little time to put it into the world #makeaterriblecomicday2026

I can finally share that I got to do the cover for this lovely book! Go preorder the book about trans comics!

Does anyone out there have access to the digital New Scientist archive? I'm trying to find an article from 1982. Thanks if you can help :)

The reviews are in: Last week's video contains exactly the correct amount of etymological tomfoolery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeNf...

You can watch the Agami Herons working on their nest at Agami Island on our live stream #birds #nature #costarica #herons www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqVc...

The only advice for Prime Day worth listening to.

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This week's show is up! We chat about how DPS, tanking and healing is doing in Midnight and find out how the community is enjoying each role. You can check it out over at pod.co/girls-gone-w... and don't forget to pop a like on it if you enjoy it! #WoW_Partner

At around 12 weeks, new dads' brains started regrowing in regions related to emotional regulation and planning.

A new dad's brain literally shrinks after a child is born, but is that a bad thing? 🧠🧪 In a recent study, researchers used MRI scans to track brain changes in new dads. #FathersDay #Neuroscience #Research #LifeScience #Science

This was so fascinating!

My nine year old asked for a Rosetta Stone cake for his birthday

She's wasting away. *Wasting away*! (the robot feeds her in 10 mins) Every so often she paws at the feeder, probably because we're here making breakfast

Can't wait!

“Go brush your teeth and THEN we can talk about the Holy Roman Empire” is a sentence I always dreamed of getting to say to my child

Every great Polis needs an Agora. Ours is on Discord! 🏺 Join the community to chat with the devs, share your best city layouts, and get exclusive sneak peeks of Theos: Cities of Myth! Step into the temple: https://discord.gg/DHMSCcqr6

This might be a long shot, but does anyone know: - Why only the left chamomile is covered in aphids - How to get rid of these little heckers - If I (re)move the left one, will the aphids shift to the right one? I want to save both — but if I can’t, I want to at least make sure one stays bug-free.

People with “fearful” or “preoccupied” insecure attachment styles had more children, whereas securely attached people had fewer, according to a recent study

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Dani might be a wee bit on edge

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If you know WoW, you know how many locations Anna had to visit to get all the clips 😱

Beaver Swim Session 🦫

These are useful tips! Additionally, I'd add that the style of lingcomm I do (podcast/book) is often more interested in perennial findings that have stood the test of time rather than brand new research papers (which your university's communications folks can help with!)

At #DinoConUK we have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY on 'generative AI'. I shouldn't need to tell you why we feel so strongly about it. It has NO redeeming features whatsoever, not one. At the Furahan Biology blog, the excellent Gert van Dijk explains his thoughts planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2026/06/why-...

I've kickstarted a new Tetrapod Zoology YouTube channel (since the existing one is hard for me to access). There's nothing there right now but this will change in time. Live chats are coming.... www.youtube.com/@TetZooOffic...

If you enjoy these episodes, join our Patreon! It's only $7 per month and you get tons of great bonus content, like Q and As, our Book Club, and live video chats: www.patreon.com/cw/PastLives...

New Past Lives: The Grisly Death of an Ancient Egyptian King. Seqenenre Tao isn't one of Egypt's most famous rulers, but unusually, we have an extremely detailed understanding of how he died - from a flurry of blows to the head with his hands tied behind him. pod.link/1852618120/e...

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Now in one place: all our episodes on human evolution, pre-history, and the challenges of reconstructing the deep past. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/2bM...

Excellent! Now do everything else!

To be honest, there aren't many organisms as tenacious, defiant, unkillable and generally a nuisance as algae, so like yeah. Let's embrace it.

If you enjoyed "Rome" - and you should, because it's probably the best historical TV series ever made aside from "Deadwood" - give it a rewatch with @phoeberoi.bsky.social and @miloedwards.bsky.social and myself on Masters of Our Domain! www.patreon.com/mastersofpod

Wish we were making that up... sadly not. Maybe they read 'antiquities' and assumed riches. This means physical copies destined for the UK and Portugal are delayed until August while replacement stock is produced. Apologies and thanks for your support and patience. Order here: tinyurl.com/SHSABV

🚨GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS 🌿 The Good: Strange Horticulture + Strange Antiquities Switch physical double pack launches 3rd JULY! Pre-order now through Silver Lining Direct (link below). 💔 The Bad: a batch of UK stock was literally stolen off a truck. No joke! ⬇️

I am anti-fascist.

I'm honored by Dr. Neff's words. I'm glad @alexhughescapell.bsky.social and I were able to strike the intended tone, and craft a book that will serve the neurodiverse community well. #WallofAwful #neurodivergent #auDHD #ADHD

We're reading Camilla Townsend's wonderful "Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs" for the Past Lives Book Club! It's one of my favorite histories of the indigenous Americas. Discussion post here, and then we'll have a live video chat about it in a few weeks. www.patreon.com/PastLivesMed...