august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Leaky fire hydrants can be reported to the PWD emergency line! 215-685-6300 Just tell them the cross streets / the address it's near and they'll put in a work order 🫡 041
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialGeorge Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Black Bryony digital painting 3357101
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialPhil Knutson, PhD @philknutson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lignin chemistry!! I’ve drawn a line tree with the lignin polymer behind it. I’ve drawn it as one single polymer throughout! This messy, highly irregular biopolymer gives plants structural strength and helps protect their cell walls. #sciart #chemsky 313534
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialMycology and Microbiology Center @myco-microbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Eight years and thousands of samples later, results from one of our biggest long-term projects are finally published! 🌍💧🍄 The FunAqua dataset brings together aquatic fungal biodiversity data from 1,452 sites across 87 countries. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems - Scientific DataScientific Data - The FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems 1148
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 17/09/2026As a teen, S faced a felony charge over a vape pen. 5 years later, that charge—& the routine dehumanization of navigating the criminal legal system—would trap S in her anti-abortion state & force her to give birth. For some groups, abortion travel bans are already here—we just don’t call them that:jessica.substack.comShe Wanted An Abortion. The State Wouldn’t Let Her LeaveTravel bans are already here—we just don’t talk about them 116654
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.sociallxigh @dotorion.bsky.social · 13/09/202699% of ruminators quit right before they would have had a life-changing epiphany 02703580
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialAinsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today in great scientific figures: the flight path of two midges, immediately preceding ❤️romance❤️ 526973
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2 171410895
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comUN finally admits global warming will shoot past 1.5 ºC climate limitEarth will breach a long-standing target before the end of the decade, report says. 121
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialKieran @toadally.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Candygloss Fossil 81055376
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 02/09/2026A floating mass of trees and vegetation in British Columbia’s Williston Lake attracted international attention after it was filmed this summer by boaters—and then seemed to disappear.404media.coHow the Hell Did an Island Suddenly Appear, Then Vanish?A floating mass of trees and vegetation in British Columbia’s Williston Lake attracted international attention after it was filmed this summer by boaters—and then seemed to disappear. 818338
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialGeorge Outhwaite @georgeouthwaite.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Midday paintings Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter 161387414
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 19/08/2026need to be self-medicating with chaw rn 010
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialKness @kness.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🐋 While I'm working on the website, I stumbled upon this painting I created a while back. It's called *40 Whales Left* : The North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) has a population that summers in the Bering Sea, and it has less than 40 whales left. It's on www.inprnt.com/gallery/kness/ 7571180
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialrochel 🃏 @pronouns.bsky.social · 18/08/2026if philadelphia was a city of cats it would be. kittenhouse square park 071
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialpseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Today is August 7, which is my birthday. Please observe the feast by mindfully completing no fewer than one of the following rituals: • sleep in/take a nap • eat something delicious • draw something for fun • wear something that makes you feel beautiful 1191041115
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialalicia 🍳 NYCC AA I-24 @acorviart.bsky.social · 03/08/2026x-ray #ceramics drop on aug 8, 2pm CT 71544397
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialRory Carroll @rorycarroll.bsky.social · 23/07/2026water feature at the Wendy’s drive thru 5643
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 23/07/2026fun fact: the grapefruit was completely unknown until very recently. when charles darwin found out about grapefruit spoons, he deduced the existence of a large citrus variety that would match the spoon's specialized beak. when the grapefruit was finally discovered, it was named after the spoon. 314231
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialalice @aliceduke.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Some guys who belong at the beach but I see either flying past or joining the herring gulls looking for worms in the fields 312635
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It's fucked up when expensive perfumes are good 030
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Looks like they've now reached a tentative deal that members will vote on ! 120
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialNANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller June 04,1956 231555281
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026whyy.org/articles/pec...whyy.orgPECO workers strike starts amid Fourth of July heat waveThe strike centers mainly on wages and benefits. PECO says it has “comprehensive plans” to maintain service during the strike. 130
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialDerf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The Prairieland cartoonist/zinester who got 30 years for making a zine. Still short of the goal for funding his fight against this total travesty of justice. A gullible rural jury brainwashed by rightwing media, and the most fascist judge in the country. Donate & push this over the finish line.gofundme.comDonate to Help Artist Des Revol and His Family, organized by Jonathan RochkindOur friend, Daniel "Des Revol" Sanchez Estrada, has been wrongly arrested and c… Jonathan Rochkind needs your support for Help Artist Des Revol and His Family 110601238
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Hooning might be the only real cure for depression 🚗❤️🩹 120
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialJulian Miholics @pansybeast.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Some new trinket dishes all set to go for the Forest and Found artisan market at Side Launch Brewing today! #ceramics #horseshoecrab #ptarmagin 11493141
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialrochel 🃏 @pronouns.bsky.social · 16/06/2026FRIDAY 6/26 7:00 PM EST WE NEED MORE S.A.F.E. SPACES FOR WOMEN! A film by Rochel Goldman and Cody Sooy VIRTUAL PREMIERE www.youtube.com/@queervideography 031
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026delawareriverkeeper.org/the-secret-p...delawareriverkeeper.orgThe Secret Plan for a Massive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export Facility – Delaware Riverkeeper Network 010
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 10/06/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comA 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone - NatureResearchers uncovered an enormous deep-sea accumulation of whale remains in the southeastern Indian Ocean, showing long-term, specialized ecosystems and an extensive fossil record that offers new insi... 020
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026walking into the medical clinic and telling the receptionist “I’m scared” 424924
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 21/05/2026A combination of factors (chugging a double espresso, muggy weather, mild illness, wearing lab PPE) led to me completely sweating thru my undershirt. i had to put it in the dryer at work :( 020
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialrochel 🃏 @pronouns.bsky.social · 17/05/2026read some original writing by me and other cool Philly trans fiction writers right here! 033
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialsteph @fkareynolds.bsky.social · 15/05/2026pretty impressive reality court show playing in this waiting room.. an ASMR performer is being sued for breach of contract because he was hired to give a speech and spoke too quietly lol 081
Reposted by @august-yay.bsky.socialisidore, a fool in many ways 🌔 @astraldastard.bsky.social · 09/05/2026i am cohosting this free event at the Rotunda in Philly on Sunday the 24th! it's going to be really cool. if you're interested, further details and RSVP here: luma.com/w9zx0rhu 054
august-yay.bsky.social @august-yay.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Cyanobacteria filament? Very blurry here ,,, 020
