Big news for human-based science: The NIH just launched ORIVA, a new office dedicated to advancing human-based, nonanimal research. This is a huge step forward for science that better reflects human biology and improves patient outcomes. 🔬 Read more: www.pcrm.org/news/news-re... #NIH

There’s a free mushroom walk that will be held at Green Hill Park in Worcester this Sunday, May 31st at 10 am sharp. Hope you can make it! baystaters.org/worcester-mu...

Why did place names on a map of Canada matter to geographers in London? In the 1880s, a new railroad connected eastern Canada to British Columbia. As the railway expanded, Indigenous place names were added to official maps - including this 1886 map - which became a point of contention at the RGS.

This lab is located in downtown Worcester.

My and @warren.senate.gov’s Statement on the House-Passed Farm Bill Provision That Would Preempt State Animal Welfare and Agriculture Protections.

Green Hill Park is looking rather nice even on this gray, drizzly day.

Today, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to advance the Farm Bill, which maintains “business as usual” for an industrial factory farming system that subjects billions of animals to intensive confinement and slaughter every year.

Joe Macken built a miniature New York by hand—it took 22 years to create, but only a week to get 10 million views on TikTok. Writer Monica Uszerowicz gives us the backstory on the 50-foot replica, now on view at the Museum of the City of New York.

"Our Little Fluff Ball' etching by contemporary printmaker Faith Chevannes #WomensArt

Rodenticides pose a serious threat to bald eagles, owls, foxes, and more. Lawmakers and advocates say that they are on the verge of a breakthrough on Beacon Hill. trib.al/KelXHNg

The Mass GOP convention is being held at DCU Center this weekend. Avoid downtown and come to New England VegFest at Worcester State instead on Sunday - free admission plus great food and merch vendors and tables with info about compassionate causes. www.nevegfest.org

An elite Wall Street law firm has apologized to a federal judge for submitting a court filing replete with errors created by artificial intelligence, including “hallucinations” that fabricated case citations. nyti.ms/3OtR0pf

Yet another bald eagle in Massachusetts has died due to poisoning from anti-coagulant rodenticides. There is pending legislation at the state house that would result in meaningful change on this issue.

This Burrowing Owl had 3 surgeries following severe barbed-wire injuries. Thankfully Ojai Raptor Center gave a bright prognosis saying "he/she is looking good for recovery and release!" Want to donate to Ojai Raptor Center? ojairaptorcenter.org/donate Source: fb.com/333877986956... #owlsintowels 💛🦉

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

MA residents: Please take a moment to contact your state senator to ask that they support anti-rodenticide legislation that will keep our birds of prey and other wildlife safe from these poisons. Action needed by this Wednesday, 4/15. It’s easy: mailchi.mp/98d4e87088a5...

Another great tour of an historic Worcester building via Preservation Worcester. This is the Norton Co. Administration Building on New Bond St. The murals were painted by Arthur Covey.

Planet Labs “voluntarily” decides to restrict Mideast imagery. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...

heeeeeeere’s kitty

Holy cow!

Petition to save 'Dinosaur' pigeon statue at High Line elevated park in Manhattan abc7ny.com/post/petitio...

Telling. Quantity of male versus female dialogue in best picture films of recent decades (by @puddingviz)

Everybody's asking

The Worcester Aud is incredible, inside and out. I hope the funds that are needed to restore it can be found. Here’s a mural by Leon Kroll inside taken during Preservation Worcester’s tour.

Today feminists gathered in Albuquerque, rallied at the gates of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, rebuilt the memorial survivors created, and demanded the DOJ stop shielding powerful abusers from accountability. Thanks for showing how it's done, ABQ! PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Wasson/Getty Images for Women’s March

Unbelievable. The Feds never searched Epstein’s NM ranch. It’s only now being done. 7 years after he was arrested.

103 day exposure of the rising sun over Boston's Fenway neighborhood made from the Lansdowne commuter rail station. cc @universalhub.com #solargraphy #pinholephotography

Looking at times like some kind of strange fusion of De Stijl abstraction and Tetris, behold the enigmatic "color analysis" charts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel from her 1901 book Color Problems: A Practical Manual for the Lay Student of Color. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/c...

It’s once again time for March Meowness at the Worcester library! Be sure to send them a photo of your cat ([email protected]) for the Wall of Cats! Also, non-perishable food items for humans and pets can be dropped off at any Worcester library this month.

A little rescued owl is having a big impact on social media while helping the founder of Cape Ann Wildlife receive treatment for a serious illness.

Those looking for an out-of-the-ordinary pet are in luck! https://www.news10.com/news/berkshire-county/berkshire-co-takes-in-surrendered-rats-163-rescued/ 

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Conan O’Brien and Denis Leary had an extended conversation about their Worcester roots on Conan’s podcast. It’s pretty funny! youtu.be/gYbyKkfErMY?...

Worcester is #6. What an honor?

Throughout history, color has been used on maps for a number of different reasons 🎨 This free showing will be hosted Friday, February 27 in the Learning Center with a staff member from the Leventhal Center available to answer questions. Drop in any time between 2PM - 4PM. No reservation is required

Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

In an internal memo in May, Meta laid out its plans to release facial recognition in its smart glasses, to the blind first, & then to the general public. “Civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

📣 NEW! I’ve just released the BIGGEST and perhaps most creative project I’ve ever worked on! “Searching for Birds” searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com 🐤 A project, an article, an exploration that dives into the data that connects humans with birds, by looking at how we search for birds.

I have a few questions.

Four Massachusetts State Police Academy training staff face indictments for involuntary manslaughter in the 2024 death of Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia.

🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.

I just typed “does anyone think” into Google and the auto-complete was “the Patriots will win?” That was actually what I was going to ask. #superbowl

This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)

Kristi Noem needs to go. President Trump needs to end these ICE operations. And Congress needs to hold them accountable.

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, was a registered nurse who worked in the ICU at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He wanted to be helpful, to help humanity and have a career that was a force of good in the world,” a colleague said. trib.al/0Yb3jXF

Based on analysis of multiple videos, Pretti was disarmed BEFORE he was shot and killed by ICE agents.