Kinda cool! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! I'd forgotten about that gem!

Do you have the citation for this chapter?

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by contributor tina9294 on November 2…

Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this "bonus bloom" to understand why lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...

NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapoli...

Lithium ion generated heat?

280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.

Want to reduce your transportation emissions?

Skip the EV and go with an e-bike.

“Electric micromobility…[is] actually displacing four times as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present.”

Bonus: e-bikes are also fun AND healthy 🤯

arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...

This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...

The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI - Our Narratives A new study published in Biology Letters has revealed that bumblebees, with brains smaller than a cubic millimeter, are capable of perceiving and processing

“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

I could be mistaken; a fly?

Congrats! Such enchanting critters!

Air quality alert coming tomorrow

She Studied How Logging Affects Pollinators

An article about a former lab tech in my lab, Kim Ballare, in the new NYTimes "Lost Science" series about impacts of federal cuts. Thanks to @carlzimmer.com for doing this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/s...

5? What fun; thanks!

Look at those raptorial legs! Impressive!

This might be a productive organization for you; www.gnsi.org

My gestalt, knee jerk, identifications would be useless down under! Thanks for your photo treats Alex!

Nothing more grounding than being reminded that we are all part of this good earth! Hope your semester? is a good one.

Thank goodness it split the uprights!

Opinion | Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project

The blind destruction of American scientific research by the Trump Administration seems to indicate a lack of understanding about the true origin of many modern technological innovations.

Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...

Top-down macro photograph of three blocky, black ants on a white background. All the ants are covered in evenly-spaced, silvery hairs, giving a glittery appearance. The ants at left and center have large, plate-like heads, the one at center, the queen, is quite elongated.

My project this evening was this composite photograph showing caste in Texas turtle ants: soldier, queen, and worker. This is one of those twig-nesting ants whose soldiers serve as living guard doors, using that massive head to block the entrance.

An article on Rosalind Franklin published (2001) in the Canadian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science.

Happy birthday Rosalind Franklin (25 July 1920)

Chemist and X-ray crystallographer, Franklin’s work illuminated structures of RNA, DNA, coal, graphite, and viruses.

#WomenInStem

Color me flabbergasted!

Lovely to see.

The reason there is no official merch is that Watterson refused to license it. Said he’d quit drawing the strip if the syndicate insisted. They gave in.

The central character is a *stuffed animal.* He could have been Charles Schulz level rich.

If you have the specimen in hand; hemipterans are notable for their piercing mouthparts (looks like a needle). The presence of a triangular shaped scutellum is also a clue. Nice ID!

It's been a bit since I've done a meteorological deep dive, but the devastating flash #flood in central Texas this July 4th/5th deserve a closer look. #TXwx

Yes remnants of #Barry were involved helping enhance moisture. A remnant MCV from Mexico on 3 July also played a role.

Full evolution below ⤵️

It is especially nice to see that these remarkable birds that creep into the SE corner of AZ are still observed! Thanks for the post and photo!!