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Pteranodon ready for takeoff at the Academy of Natural Sciences #FossilFriday
January 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Pteranodon ready for takeoff at the Academy of Natural Sciences #FossilFriday
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Fiery vanadinite cubes on goethite
Taouz Mine, Morocco
#vanadinite #goethite #taouzmine #Morocco #mineral #mineralspecimen #geology #crystals #cubes #nature #beauty #orange
Taouz Mine, Morocco
#vanadinite #goethite #taouzmine #Morocco #mineral #mineralspecimen #geology #crystals #cubes #nature #beauty #orange
January 16, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Fiery vanadinite cubes on goethite
Taouz Mine, Morocco
#vanadinite #goethite #taouzmine #Morocco #mineral #mineralspecimen #geology #crystals #cubes #nature #beauty #orange
Taouz Mine, Morocco
#vanadinite #goethite #taouzmine #Morocco #mineral #mineralspecimen #geology #crystals #cubes #nature #beauty #orange
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The second installment of Scott Ritchie's favorite bird photos of 2025.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The second installment of Scott Ritchie's favorite bird photos of 2025.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/01/16/r...
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Male seahorses are unique in that they give birth; they carry the embryos in a pouch until they are ready to be released. This process can involve the male expelling up to 2,000 babies at once, and sometimes the birthing can take several days.
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Male seahorses are unique in that they give birth; they carry the embryos in a pouch until they are ready to be released. This process can involve the male expelling up to 2,000 babies at once, and sometimes the birthing can take several days.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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7-13-2024 in Barney, North Dakota
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
7-13-2024 in Barney, North Dakota
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Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail
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Sun setting over Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Reservation
#photohour #eastcoastkin #monumentvalley #navajonation #arizona
#photohour #eastcoastkin #monumentvalley #navajonation #arizona
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Sun setting over Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Reservation
#photohour #eastcoastkin #monumentvalley #navajonation #arizona
#photohour #eastcoastkin #monumentvalley #navajonation #arizona
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My personal favorite Dinosaur ever.
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
My personal favorite Dinosaur ever.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26011...
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The Whirlpool Galaxy apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26011...
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. At only 30 million light years distant and fully 60 thousand light years across, M51, also known as NGC 5194, is one of the brightest and most picturesque galaxies on the sky
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1/13/1810 — b. Ernestine Rose, Polish-American feminist, reformer, freethinker, lecturer. Early suffrage leader; co-founder, Assn of All Classes of All Nations (1835). Called for “political, legal + social equality w/ man” at the first Natl #WomensRights Convention(1850) #womenshistory #PolSky #BOTD
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
1/13/1810 — b. Ernestine Rose, Polish-American feminist, reformer, freethinker, lecturer. Early suffrage leader; co-founder, Assn of All Classes of All Nations (1835). Called for “political, legal + social equality w/ man” at the first Natl #WomensRights Convention(1850) #womenshistory #PolSky #BOTD
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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Who else feels like just wandering aimlessly?
Pogonip, Santa Cruz, California
#photography
#nature
#trails
#redwoods
Pogonip, Santa Cruz, California
#photography
#nature
#trails
#redwoods
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Who else feels like just wandering aimlessly?
Pogonip, Santa Cruz, California
#photography
#nature
#trails
#redwoods
Pogonip, Santa Cruz, California
#photography
#nature
#trails
#redwoods
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First Aurora of 2026
📸 Nick Bull
📸 Nick Bull
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
First Aurora of 2026
📸 Nick Bull
📸 Nick Bull
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Might want to put some protections in place for this tree frog.
January 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Might want to put some protections in place for this tree frog.
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An eerie scene this morning on the bay.
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
An eerie scene this morning on the bay.
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From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths
6 Otherworldly Deep-Sea Images from 2025
From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths
www.scientificamerican.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos from the ocean’s depths
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January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
www.geological-digressions.com/mary-somervi...
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Fuck it.
It's not Friday, but I'm going to share fossils.
This is Porocrinus, an echinoderm from the Ordovician Maquoketa formation near Eldorado, Iowa.
The arms are missing, but the calyx is very unique.
It's not Friday, but I'm going to share fossils.
This is Porocrinus, an echinoderm from the Ordovician Maquoketa formation near Eldorado, Iowa.
The arms are missing, but the calyx is very unique.
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Fuck it.
It's not Friday, but I'm going to share fossils.
This is Porocrinus, an echinoderm from the Ordovician Maquoketa formation near Eldorado, Iowa.
The arms are missing, but the calyx is very unique.
It's not Friday, but I'm going to share fossils.
This is Porocrinus, an echinoderm from the Ordovician Maquoketa formation near Eldorado, Iowa.
The arms are missing, but the calyx is very unique.
