Told y’all.

Archaeologists discovered P. falciparum DNA in both 16th century Medici skeletons. 🦟🏺🧪

Ancient DNA from 85 Iron Age Scythians reveals elite power was often inherited through extended family lineages. Monumental kurgan burials marked dynasties that maintained leadership across generations, reshaping our understanding of Scythian society. 🏺🧬

Ancient DNA can be preserved on materials from archaeological floor deposits such as bones, sediments and artifacts. A study in Nature Communications investigates whether Palaeolithic wall art can preserve human DNA for study. go.nature.com/44uyl0J 🏺🧬🧪

Ancient DNA and archaeology data suggest the Scythians had elite family dynasties, according to a new study. 🏺🧪

Most epigenetic-editing platforms, rather than making changes to the DNA itself, modify the markers attached to DNA go.nature.com/4vEIxQg

Hunting the tardigrade: one small step in sequencing DNA of all life on Earth

Tour #Scotland travel photograph and video Blog of the The #Labour #Corps stained glass memorial window on #ancestry, #genealogy, #history visit and trip to #Riverside #Methodist #Church in #Blairgowrie, #Perthshire tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2023/02/memo...

Can we really trust a birth certificate? Or a census? Or even a gravestone? This article explores one of the most important skills in genealogy: separating evidence from truth, and why even official records deserve to be questioned. open.substack.com/pub/chiddick... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

One Thousand Words skcgs.blogspot.com/2026/07/one-thousand-words.html #Photo #Mystery #Clues #Picture #Hint #Family #Archives

💙🫂🙏🐾🐑🕊 #rumi #kindness #understanding

I am ecstatic! After 14 years of looking, I finally found the name of my 2nd great grandmother, Bessie (Pulliam) Dalton’s father. His name was Joseph F. Lytle. I am ready to go down a rabbit hole of researching his ancestors. 😜 #genealogy

A Positive News Story of the Day. 🥰 @yellowstonenpgeek.bsky.social @cuppaoptimism.bsky.social @mfcarter.bsky.social @lucagalletti.bsky.social @chantingcrow.bsky.social

Hat off, full respect to Justice Sonia Sotomayor for calling out the six political lackeys on the Supreme Court….

🌱 "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." —Aldo Leopold

Happy 100th birthday to comedy legend Mel Brooks! 🎂✨ From spoofing Westerns and horror films to creating Broadway hits, his comedy has been making audiences laugh for more than 70 years. 👏

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Welcome home, PFC Richard Walker Young. Honored to have researched your family (in 2001!). #Hero #KoreanWar

Today’s decision in Slaughter will destroy the independence of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which will have a cascading effect on all federal employees, who have been free from political interference for 150 years. The spoils system is back, baby!

#genealogy 🐀📜🐀

“The researchers analyzed the genomes of 258 people who were buried in what are called row graves in the modern-day German states of Bavaria and Hesse, 112 of whom were interred at the Bavarian village of Altheim. Most dated to between 450 and 620 AD” #ISOGG #DNA www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Dr. Whit Athey attended the DNA reveal in Baltimore yesterday for the Revolutionary War solider killed at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. The reveal made the front page of today’s Baltimore Sun but you need a subscription to read it. #Camden #DNA #Pumphrey #ISOGG

"Charlotte's" Web skcgs.blogspot.com/2026/06/charlottes-web.html #Clue #Collateral #Family #FANclub #Link #Obituary #Puzzle #Relationship #Story #Web

Morning world! It’s a beautiful day, get out in nature and enjoy it! ❤️ #tahoe #nevada #california #nature

The best garden assets? Time, microbes, and patience.

@jamestalarico.bsky.social is what a politician should be.

Stopped by one of our favorite old barns in the Mission Mountains last week…🏔️ #photography

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Our relationship with nature makes us sensible to Her— to this unity with Her. #Photography #Philosophos

This is actually a good example of a concept that I have called 'enparishification'. It's where you conflate a parish with a town or village of the same name. David John Davidson was born in the parish of Coldingham but not in the village of Coldingham which is more than 5 miles from Greenburn Farm.

The Strawberry Moon. Artistic nightscape capturing the full moon isolated in a deep indigo sky. The composition relies on heavy negative space and low-key lighting, documenting twilight mist and sharp silhouettes of trees on the horizon #luiscordobapharchive #moon #scape #night #photography

🚨VICTORY: Supreme Court holds that federal Election Day statutes do not prevent Mississippi from counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterwards A huge victory for our clients and the Elias Law Group team. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"The Angry Tree" - Photographed April 24, 2026, in Manteo. North Carolina. 📷 #tree #nature

Donald Trump's idea of "The worst of the worst". ICE arrests Catholic nun from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy congregation while she was on her way to Sunday Mass. South Texas lawmakers scramble to intervene with ICE to get her released: www.tpr.org/news/2026-06...

Good morning, Bluesky! Another warm, sunny day here in the Seattle area!🌞85f Puget Sound, Seattle skyline and Mt Rainier from the Kingston/Edmonds ferry. Mt Rainier is approx 120 miles away in this photo

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

Some people have it Some people don’t … The Barack Obama Presidential Center Reflecting Pond

Your ancestors built your past now you can build your future #FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy [email protected]

The Trump regime has killed at least 210 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all.

The record executive was instrumental in shepherding the successful careers of a number of monumental music stars, including Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston. n.pr/3SdSBBb

Grace got this one. I thought it was so cool. 🥰

Your job is to collaborate with nature, not control it.

Absofreakinlutely 💯%, This Here... 👇👇

Brent Suter, Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher, is speaking out against fossil fuel advertising in sports: “As an athlete, I care a lot about promoting companies that share my values, and I also care a lot about our planet … I want to represent companies that want to be part of the solution.”

Lets get started! #FamilyResearch #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Ancestry #DNA #GeneticGenealogy [email protected]

Mark Elias Is A Soldier, Fighting For The Constitution, And democratic Values.......

🔥 Sometimes all you need is a Yosemite view and a few deep breaths. This place is a reset button for your soul