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The nutrient spiral in stream ecology. For a forthcoming book Streams: An Illustrated Guide, to be published by Yale University Press in 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🪶 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #freshwater #NutrientSpiral
www.instagram.com/reel/DN3fX27... The Quiet Breakaway: How US Governors In 12 States Are Practicing Coordinated “Soft Secession” From Trump's America— Legally
And still sees himself as irresistible to women.
Squirrel cuckoo (Piaya cayana), found from northwestern Mexico through Central America to northern Argentina, Uruguay, and Trinidad. Prefers short glides over flying. #birds #nature #biology #wildlife
phys.org/news/2024-Top 10 plant and fungal species named new to science in 2024.
This is not good. The observations and the projections from much better models than existed 20 years ago are downright alarming.
Lightning near the Deschutes River. The background is a chain of volcanoes in the Cascade Mountains. #nature #storm #lightning #photo
gizmodo.com/japanese-pow... Scientists believe saltwater could become a reliable source of renewable energy through a process known as osmosis. Japan has now taken a major step in that direction. #climate #nature
Permanent Chains: When Surveillance Becomes Guilt hartmannreport.com/p/permanent-...
People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. (Published Dec. 2024)
Inverness, United Kingdom. Taken by Luis del Rio Camacho. Years ago National Geographic put this photo out as a wallpaper. #nature #forest #moss #geography
Male Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) endemic to the Philippine island of Palawan. They take insects, mollusks, small vertebrates, seeds & berries. #birds #nature #photo
www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-warns... the Phantom Hacker Scam, which has cost Americans over $1 billion since at least 2024, according to the agency. The FBI said the scam targets senior citizens and warns that victims could lose their "life savings."
Trump Burger' founder becomes second MAGA restaurateur detained by ICE as his dark past emerges www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Every year since, participation has increased and now includes the world’s largest shipping companies. The incentive? Ship staff don't want to kill whales AND the companies value the public recognition: www.sierraclub.org/sierra/when-... (no paywall) and bluewhalesblueskies.org. 🌎
The European bee-eater is highly migratory. It breeds across southern and central Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. Diet is primarily composed of flying insects, with a particular focus on bees, wasps, and hornets. #birds #nature #wildlife #photo
Kirkjufellsfoss is on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. It's also a part time actor, Kirkjufell ("Church Mountain") in the background appeared as "Arrowhead Mountain" in the TV series Game of Thrones. #iceland #geography #nature #photo
Texas is stealing 5 seats—more red states are lining up. California can’t carry this fight alone. We need more blue states stepping up on redistricting. If you live in a blue state, contact your governor now Here’s why 📌CA: Up to 5 seats possible 📌IL: 0–1 seat possible 📌NY: 1–2 seats possible
#meme #climate #science 🧪 #food #weather
Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis). Native to Asia. They take berries, insects, nectar and are opportunistic predators- like another bird's eggs. #birds #nature #wildlife
www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/t... The global wind energy market size was valued at $174.5 billion in 2024, while the global solar energy market revenue was estimated at $95.45 billion in 2024. For mysterious reasons the GOP has a reputation as the pro business party.
Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa). Way to remember: very large, round facial disc with concentric rings. #owls #birds #nature #photo
hackaday.com/2025/08/19/v... As the BBC reports, this option is now available in the UK, with customers offered the option to pay £16.50 per month or £165 annually, or opt to shell out £649 for what is reportedly a ‘car lifetime’ subscription. #technology #cars
6:52 PM CST, August 18, 2025 Although forecasters are confident that the storm won’t make direct landfall in the United States, authorities on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks issued evacuation orders and warned that some roads could be swamped by waves of 15 feet (4.6 meters).
The yellow sacks on the bee's hind legs are called pollen basket or corbicula. The smooth area on the tibia of the hind leg surrounded by stiff hairs, which hold the pollen in place. #nature #bees #insects #science #wildlife
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Yoho National Park, Field, Canada. The name "Yoho" is a Cree expression of amazement or awe. #nature #geography #parks
Schweden, Värmland. Värmland is nicknamed “the lake district” thanks to having an impressive 10,000 lakes. #geography #nature #photo #landscape
UPDATE: 🌊 My colleagues at E&E News used FOIA to obtain a copy of that elusive NOAA report I wrote about. The one Trump used to pause construction of a New York offshore wind farm and bleed the wind company of almost $1B. 😱 All 27-pages they obtained were blacked out.
www.thebrighterside.news/post/new-bla... . A bladeless wind turbine, uses a vibrating upright cylinder to harvest wind power. Nicknamed “the Skybrator” by the internet, this invention skips the blades, oils, and gears, Instead, it turns wind into power through rarely used concept: vortex shedding.
This guy couldn’t get a B on a Bio101 final.
White- crusted turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) is a bluish-black bird native to Central African forests and woodlands. They eat berries, fruits, and invertebrates. They live in small family groups of flimsy nests. #birds #nature #wildlife
Gladiolus, occasionally called “sword lilies," with an unidentified hummingbird. #birds #reels ##nature #spring #gardening
Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrusmocinno).Native to the cloud forests of Costa Rica and other parts of Central America. They're crucial for spreading avocado plants which they regurgitate and spread pits. #birds #nature #biology #photo
The reports will no longer call out governments for abuses like restrictions on free and fair elections, significant corruption, or serious harassment of domestic or international human rights organizations.
The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) is a small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling rodent from Mexico to Panama. It has long hair hiding sharp quills, a prehensile tail, and feeds on fruits, seeds, and leaves. Arboreal and docile, it faces habitat loss from deforestation. #nature #wildlife
Aspen, United States by Nathan Anderson. C.C., but must give credit to Nathan. #aspens #autumn #stream #nature
China’s artificial sun has achieved a world record in nuclear fusion, sustaining temps of over 100 million degrees Celsius for more than 1,000 seconds—sending shockwaves through the West & sparking concerns about global energy dominance www.smh.com.au/business/the... #environment
Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor), also known as the changeable lizard, Indian garden lizard, or common garden lizard.Preys on small vertebrates, such as other lizards (like geckos), rodents, and even small birds or their nestlings. #nature #wildlife #reptiles
Purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus), nectar-feeding bird found in parts of the Arabian Peninsula and South and Southeast Asia. They are known for their fast hover like a hummingbird while feeding on nectar. #birds #nature
BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.
Diamond Beach ( also called Breiðamerkursandur), located near the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon on Iceland’s south coast. #earth #natue #photo #climate #geography
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia. The park is famous for its sixteen lakes arranged in cascades, which are separated by natural dams of travertine, a form of limestone. #nature #forest #ecolgy #photo
Great Spotted Woodpecker on the Somerset levels #birds
Ashy Bulbul The ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala) is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. 📸: @sachinpawar244
Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii).Found in Southeast Asia. They have a specialized brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar from flowers & a variety of insects. #birds #nature #wildlife #animals #photo
Paphiopedilum micranthum ( Lady's Slipper or Terlik Orkide, is a small, decorative orchid native to southwest China and northeast Vietnam. #nature #flowers
There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches. - Ray Bradbury 🌎 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.zmescience.com/science/news... The study analyzed over 100,000 young adults from 40 countries and found that those who received their first smartphone before age 13 were much more likely to report suicidal thoughts, aggression, and emotional instability by age 18 to 24 #psychology #technology
Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. Its ability to mimic orchid flowers—a camouflage that helps it both avoid predators & ambush pollinating insects such as butterflies and 🐝. #nature #wildlife #science
Pam Bondi reportedly told Donald Trump in May that he's named in Epstein files www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
theconversation.com/comparing-ic... "Comparing ICE to the Gestapo is less a historical judgment than a reflection of modern anxiety — a fear that the U.S. is veering toward authoritarianism reminiscent of 1930s Germany." - Holocaust Historian Daniel H. Magilow, University of Tennessee #ice #fascism
Mike Johnson once said something that wasn’t a lame predictable aphorism . Probably junior high.
Male Painted Buntings are famously colorful, with a brilliant blue head, red underparts, and a green back. Females and juveniles are much more subdued, a uniform lime green, bits of yellow andwith a pale eye-ring. #birds #nature .#wildlife
Grandala (Grandala coelicolor) is a thrush renowned for its its cobalt-blue plumage. Found across the Himalayas, parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and western China. #birds #nature #wildlife
Many have been wondering how USFS could ever meet new massively increased timber targets w/reduced staffing. This is how -- farm out timber sale prep & admin work to states + other 'good neighbors'. National forests will still be public lands, but the trees will be liquidated for private profits. 🌏
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Brazil is an otherworldly landscape of undulating white sand dunes interspersed with thousands of turquoise & emerald freshwater lagoons. Seasonal rains cause temporary pools create an otherworldly "desert" that's not actually a desert due to high rainfall. #nature
www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal... incredible happened: they regenerated essential vision cells for a whopping six months.
Trump AG Bondi to seek release of Jeffrey Epstein case grand jury transcripts www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/t...
Just giving Democrats another opportunity to point out the mountain of evidence that Trump & Republicans plotted a coup that including hanging VP Pence.
Cognitive dissonance is the mental itch that happens when your self righteous clown show, bent values and beliefs clash. #meme #humor #psychology
A fun article - I wrote about all the ways Trump has tried to change the subject on the Epstein files. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
www.today.com/parents/fami... “What would you do if ICE agents approached the kids on your youth sports team at practice?”
More winning from the loser! 🙄
Macro shot of a carnivorous Sundew (Drosera)The droplets that give sundews their name are a highly viscous, sticky mucilage. This sweet-smelling glue acts as a sophisticated flypaper trap. #flowers #nature #photo #biology
Populist governments are mobilizing emotions like nostalgia and resentment to justify eroding academic freedom and reshaping higher education. Scholars who study nationalism, emotion and higher education explore this troubling strategy: theconversation.com/leaders-in-i...
www.washingtoninformer.com/freedom-decl... “His threats to dismantle the First Amendment and seize control of the Department of Justice and federal law enforcement agencies have prompted comparisons to dictatorial regimes.” #democracy #freedom
Crimson finch (Neochmia phaeton), native to Northern Australia & parts of New Guinea. They’re seed eaters, favoring mixed millets, canary seed, and green foods & benefit from some live food like mealworms. #nature #wildlife #birds
I am deeply concerned about the impact that the GOP budget bill will have on New Yorkers. 1.5 MILLION people across the state could lose their Medicaid & ACA coverage all to pay for tax cuts that only benefit billionaires.
The law of momentum. When two objects collide, the total momentum before & after the collision is the same, because the objects exert forces on each other that change their velocities, but the total momentum of the system remains constant. #science #humor #physics
"The sunset is life's way of saying, 'Good job, you survived another day. Now, have a beautiful moment.'" - Unknown #nature #quotes
#epsteinflies #irony #humor #disinformation #propaganda
You get a lot of watered down history, and critical thinking wasn’t a big part of my secondary education. Sad really. I just started reading on my own.
They don’t have a bottom floor for ignorance, the lower the better for their chances of being elected.
#ColdAsICE #ChildWithLeukemiaArrested www.salon.com/2025/07/14/c...
Blue -naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea): fragmented across South America. Primarily eats berries and insect larvae, but also takes small leaves and nectar. #birds #nature #wildlife #Reels #biodiversity
www.threads.com/@barbdow56/p... Even farm animals can’t stand ICE. #ice #humor #constitution
Valley of Fire State Park,in Moapa Valley, Nevada. #geography #photo #nature
discoverwildscience.com/solar-panels...
Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) diligently collecting nectar and pollen from a purple flower. They're especially attracted to blue and purple flowers. #bee #nature #ecology #wildlife #insects #environment
Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus). uch of East Asia, including Japan, Korea, eastern China, Taiwan, the Russian Far East, and the Philippines. They're introduced to Hawaii, considered an invasive species impacting native bird populations. #nature #birds #photo #environment
Medieval #Christianity honored saints who rejected gender norms to live more fully into their faith. As one scholar writes: “Transness is not merely compatible with holiness; transness itself is holy.” theconversation.com/christianity... #trans #LGBTQ
Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata).found across a large part of South and Southeast Asia. Takes invertebrates like spiders, ants, beetles, caterpillars, and other arthropods. #nature #wildlife #photo
“Trump’s win was the triumph of capitalism and neoliberalism, and he’s going to wreak havoc… I’m saying, as an environmentalist, we have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems.” 🤷♀️🌍🤞🤦♀️😩😭🧪
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Bryce Canyon isn't actually a canyon -- carved by a single river. Instead, its as a collection of vast, natural amphitheaters. These have been sculpted into the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau by the relentless forces of frost weathering and stream erosion. #nature #geology #photo
Pissed off? Here's what you can do! youtu.be/8kNBK1X4nww
A female or immature Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula). Native to North America. They take a variety of insects, nectar and berries. #birds #nature #photo
She would have to have a functioning conscience to feel any agony.
Playing around with a close-up B&W edit of the best footage I have ever captured on this Earth. Hoping compression doesn't prevent y'all from seeing the incredible rain of debris. Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala (March 2023)
USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-c...
Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, Tucán Andino or Andean Toucan - Andigena hypoglauca. They’re flexible about their habitat, it can be cloud forests, elfin forests, and even secondary forests, preferring high canopy. #birds #nature #ecology
In classic Republican fashion—they've found a way to make their "Big Beautiful Bill" even worse. More cuts to health care. More money added to the debt. More Americans suffer.
It would be an economic win and even considered a victory if Trumpler negotiated a cease fire now, but probably won’t happen because it would be the smart move.
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