Dinosaur Space Program
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If dinosaurs had only had a space program — DASA, let’s say — they’d still rule the earth.
A very nice, neat, and vivid article on the discovery of the Chicxulub extinction event — with a lot of conventional California coastal self congratulation, but hey, what are you gonna do?
Berkeley’s Cosmic Breakthrough and the Alvarez Discovery That Rewrote Earth’s History
A father-and-son quest at UC Berkeley uncovered the cosmic cause of the dinosaurs’ demise—and reshaped our view of Earth’s tumultuous past.
californiacurated.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A very nice, neat, and vivid article on the discovery of the Chicxulub extinction event — with a lot of conventional California coastal self congratulation, but hey, what are you gonna do?
“Magnesium, iron, and calcium isotope signatures of Chicxulub impact spherules: Isotopic fingerprint of the projectile and plume thermodynamics”
— lead author from the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
— lead author from the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
New paper alert / Nueva publicacion disponible (open access)
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September 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
“Magnesium, iron, and calcium isotope signatures of Chicxulub impact spherules: Isotopic fingerprint of the projectile and plume thermodynamics”
— lead author from the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
— lead author from the Centre for Star and Planet Formation, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
You know that asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? Where exactly did it come from?
The origins of the dino-killing asteroid, and remapping the scientific enterprise
On this week’s show: where the impactor that killed 75% of life on Earth came from, and a new series on postcolonial science
www.science.org
September 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
You know that asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? Where exactly did it come from?
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July 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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June 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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July 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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In my latest for the @nytimes.com, I wrote about an adorable new dinosaur with something extremely rare: fossilized vocal organs!
This Dinosaur Probably Tweeted More Than It Roared
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In my latest for the @nytimes.com, I wrote about an adorable new dinosaur with something extremely rare: fossilized vocal organs!
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)'s crest is a pointed tuft of feathers on the top of the head that can be raised or lowered, indicating the bird's emotional state. Photo © Enrique Shore
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #portrait
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #portrait
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) flapping down its wings. Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #flying #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair #wings #feathers
#birds #nature #birding #flying #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair #wings #feathers
May 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) flapping down its wings. Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #flying #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair #wings #feathers
#birds #nature #birding #flying #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #birdsinflight #beauty #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #dancingintheair #wings #feathers
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Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) have 9 functional primary feathers and 9 secondaries (including three tertials), along with 12 rectrices (tail feathers). Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdsinflight #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #wings #feathers
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdsinflight #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #wings #feathers
May 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) have 9 functional primary feathers and 9 secondaries (including three tertials), along with 12 rectrices (tail feathers). Photo © Enrique Shore
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdsinflight #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #wings #feathers
#birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #birdsinflight #chickadee #birdwatching #bird #wings #feathers
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A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) typically weighs around 0.74 ounces (21 grams). Photo © Enrique Shore
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #birdsinflight
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #birdsinflight
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) typically weighs around 0.74 ounces (21 grams). Photo © Enrique Shore
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #birdsinflight
#bird #birds #nature #birding #birdphotography #naturelovers #wildlife #titmouse #beauty #feathers #birdsinflight
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By Reza Farazmand Badly Drawn Lines
June 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
By Reza Farazmand Badly Drawn Lines
Priorities, people
June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Priorities, people
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Thanks to Stephen Ellcock
An early, untitled , eerily prescient work by Glen Baxter (ca. 1970s)
An early, untitled , eerily prescient work by Glen Baxter (ca. 1970s)
June 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Thanks to Stephen Ellcock
An early, untitled , eerily prescient work by Glen Baxter (ca. 1970s)
An early, untitled , eerily prescient work by Glen Baxter (ca. 1970s)
Who’s is the dinosaur here?
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Who’s is the dinosaur here?
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Asteroid Day AZ has just announced the full list of events for June 30, 2025, and I'm even more excited to be participating with a talk and book signing. It's not every day one gets to meet Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart. See you in Flagstaff! www.asteroiddayaz.com/activities
June 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Asteroid Day AZ has just announced the full list of events for June 30, 2025, and I'm even more excited to be participating with a talk and book signing. It's not every day one gets to meet Apollo 9 Astronaut Rusty Schweickart. See you in Flagstaff! www.asteroiddayaz.com/activities
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If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.
June 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.
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Rate it! This stunning owl camouflage.
June 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Rate it! This stunning owl camouflage.
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dinosaur park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
June 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
dinosaur park, rapid city, south dakota, 1987
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June 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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"AI images don’t succinctly or accurately communicate scientific concepts & could undermine public trust in science... inaccuracies wouldn’t fly if they were created by a person, “but for some reason, having this sheen of fake polish that comes with AI kind of erases all of those standards” 🧪#sciart
Illustrators call out journals and news sites for using AI art
Bot-made art undermines research and public trust in science, say illustrators frustrated by inaccurate and outlandish depictions.
www.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"AI images don’t succinctly or accurately communicate scientific concepts & could undermine public trust in science... inaccuracies wouldn’t fly if they were created by a person, “but for some reason, having this sheen of fake polish that comes with AI kind of erases all of those standards” 🧪#sciart
The Nördlinger Ries impact crater — made when an asteroid with a diameter of approximately 26 kilometres struck southern Germany — is still visible from space today, with its rim indicated by the dark green, curved forested areas.
Asteroid impact – the dinosaurs had no space programme
www.dlr.de
June 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Nördlinger Ries impact crater — made when an asteroid with a diameter of approximately 26 kilometres struck southern Germany — is still visible from space today, with its rim indicated by the dark green, curved forested areas.