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My grandmother always grew these, and they give me such a pang of nostalgia. So beautiful.
Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
August 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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If you don't want your $$ paying for the #Cleveland Browns' new stadium, get your unclaimed funds before the Haslams do:
ohio.gov/residents/re...

Full article:
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/07... #Ohio
July 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stop for a moment and watch this little roadrunner utterly ecstatic to show his mama the treasure he found 🥹🥹🥹
June 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Been awhile since I did this talk, but I saw some particularly egregious examples today, so it’s time for…

*drumroll please*

DON’T TRUST THE PLANT TAG 2025
May 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Aha! Fetching the blue tooth speaker that my spouse had quietly relocated. Wanted to listen to music while working.

Bonus. Started laundry.

My wfh days are super exciting.
I just came upstairs.....why? Hm.
May 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I just came upstairs.....why? Hm.
May 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Just came face to face with a hummingbird, for like a second.

Then it was off again.
May 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Rereading the murderbot series. Hoping the upcoming TV adaptation will be good.
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I can only scroll for so long. Then I get so depressed.
April 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Last weekend I was at the Cincy art museum and today am passing through Indy's New fields. Both have been packed with visitors. ❤️
March 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Key takeaway from DOGE:

There’s less government fraud/waste than expected.
March 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The people who will teach, who will solve problems, who will...

We're cutting our own legs out from under us.
A whole generation of early career scientists and physician-scientists, including colleagues and myself, are particularly vulnerable to these funding freezes and cuts, with jobs and careers depending on federal grants.

#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky

www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos
Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard
www.science.org
February 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Last year, we reported on creative ways people are making a difference for the environment in their local communities in a six-part newsletter called "Tiny Nature Triumphs."

Here’s a roundup of the stories we shared:
6 Creative Ways People Are Preserving Nature—And You Can Too
Read a roundup of stories about creative ways people are preserving and protecting nature from our “Tiny Nature Triumphs” newsletter.
buff.ly
February 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM