My brain refuses to accept just how BIG elephant seals are, with male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) reaching 4,000 kg (8,000 lbs).

They also, apparently, have strong views on internal combustion engines.

But I want to talk about how they dive WHILE SLEEPING.

My first thought as well but on reflection maybe this is partly "leaders know what they're doing" or similarly "if it's happening there's a plan."

A batfish (family Ogcocephalidae), a bottom-dwelling fish that walks along the seafloor using its fins. [📹 animalkingdomike]

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Toll-like receptors, shear-sensitive triggering and edibility. I freaking love biology.

Comic. [Gravestone for Joseph Paul Overton with list of years underneath. 1960-2003 is in black at the top and crossed out in red. Underneath in red is 1965-2011, crossed out, then 1973-2018, crossed out, then 1982-]

Overton

xkcd.com/3230/

Wow!

OK so you're going to hoover up a cell and harness its metabolic innovations as a mitochondria. Then develop specialized subcellular structures. Once that's dialed whittle cells back to a small size - but with option on largest organism ever - then WORLD DOMINATION.

Can confirm.

America: really going through some things.

Relatedly. Why a Civil War before recognizing - sorta kinda - basic humanity? Or a Depression before a New Deal? feels like we could just decide to have nice things directly.

Witness the elegance of the swimming Feather Star, a crinoid that dates back to the Ordovician era, over 480 million years ago. A true marvel of evolution in our oceans.

Hiroyuki Arakawa: A timeless bond: Japanese diver regularly meets and feeds the same fish he saved 30 years ago | - The Times of India Trending News: A Japanese diver’s long-running interaction with a wild fish has drawn global attention, offering a rare, well-documented example of repeated recognit.

Source: The Times of India
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Aside from the jaw-dropping skill of camouflage on display here, I love how the octopus just keeps trying things, apparently hoping the weird bright light goes away.

Cloning in sci fi always promises endless iterations of you, like a Xerox machine for people.

But an important aspect of mammalian somatic cell cloning is those adult cells often no longer have the 'consensus genomes' of the fetal cells they came from.

Each cell in your body accumulates mutations.

Wow!

This is...really good. Continuing to appreciate your work @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov

Comic. Planets and Bright Stars Identification Chart. [Bright glowing dots over black background with labels underneath: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Sirius, Procyon, Antares, Altair, Betelgeuse, Vega, Polaris]

Planets and Bright Stars

xkcd.com/3219/

So good.

Aw man I forgot about that and oh my have some things happened since then.

Like rivers for supplies instead of water, except the powers that made them added proprietary stamp forcing stop and transfer if you want to keep going. Neat (and also purposely awful for future generations).

Cool way to look at geography and history. Thanks @cthomasjamh.bsky.social for sharing.

Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.

Thank you, internet. jmail.world

I deeply love science (and the curiosity that drives it).

World Nature Photography awards 2026 – in pictures The World Nature Photography awards have announced the winners for 2026 and Australian Jono Allen has taken out the top prize

These nature photographs via @theguardian.com are spectacular. Enjoy :-)

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Via @famousartthief.bsky.social

We will make me think about banks and telecommunications companies. One way to get big and is by harvesting nibbles at massive scale.

<chef's kiss>

This is like, I dunno, science fiction l. Except without the fiction.

@straightarrownews.bsky.social Thank you! (If this is the same outfit)

‘Jmail’ and ‘JeffTube’ present Epstein materials in a new light JeffTube lets you use a clone of YouTube to view videos released by the DOJ that relate to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

This is how I love to see the internet used.

‘Jmail’ and ‘JeffTube’ present Epstein materials in a new light | Read full article at san.com/cc/jmail-and...

Let's learn some surprising things about hummingbird tongues.

First, as you can see, their tongues are forked & feathery, highly specialized for lapping up their liquid diet of nectar.

But it gets weirder up close!

*many

Noticing that the first tongue probe was long, with remainder shorter. Guessing it's more efficient to move smaller amount of mass less distance more quickly? (ofc I haven't read the paper yet).

Also, may kudos for citing primary literature. Big fan.