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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This Pacific Baza appeared totally oblivious to us as it hunted its breakfast. It's the first time I've seen one with a frog and definitely one of the highlights of today's 55 species early morning walk. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

A Pacific Baza eating a small green tree frog. It took it a while to get the frog down, but as soon as it did it was off hunting again, tracking movements with its bright yellow eyes.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 02/10/2026

This will never stop blowing my mind. A 12-year sequence of real telescope images of a star 133 lightyears away. And around it, four planets slowly orbiting. Four real exoplanets, each more massive than Jupiter, imaged as they move around their host star.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Qingshan Lake Water Forest in Lin'an District, Hangzhou is a viral attraction sometimes called "Matcha Lake" for the emerald green duckweed (subfamily Lemnoideae). These black swans (Cygnus atratus) & their cygnets are enjoying a nutritious buffet of aquatic plants. Let's learn about duckweed.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A little repurposed restoration 🧵 (This is So Cool!) My neighborhood was developed in the 40s. So whenever I see curb debris from a kitchen renovation I always look for drawers. They are typically made from old growth wood which usually has lots of great grain and figure. #Curbfind #Restoration

Picture of a narrow kitten drawer held at arm length while standing on a neighborhood street. 3 quarter view. Drawer has a white painted front with a silver pull handle. Unfinished sides.

Picture of a narrow kitten drawer held at arm length while standing on a neighborhood street. Top down view. Drawer has a white painted front with a silver pull handle. Unfinished sides. The bottom of the drawer is covered in self-adhesive flowery shelf paper.

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Martin Tomsky @mtomsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Mistakes were made and I've made a much moodier batch of octopus brooches than I intended. As the colours are off, these guys have are going for almost half price and have become a limited edition item. www.martintomsky.com/shop/moody-o... #octopus #brooch #limitededition

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An incredible satellite view of a monstrous Category 5 Hurricane Polo this morning.

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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 21/09/2026

Did you know the wasabi in most sushi restaurants isn't wasabi? Or that a chemical synergy between dried seaweed and raw fish enhances sushi's savoury flavours? Learn more about sushi science with this infographic, as requested by my sushi-mad seven-year-old 🍣 wp.me/s4aPLT-sushi #ChemSky 🧪

This infographic titled "Sushi chemistry: nori, wasabi and sticky rice" explores the science behind sushi. It features three main panels with illustrations, chemical structures, and explanations. The left section explains how amylopectin in rice creates stickiness and how acetic acid from vinegar aids gelatinisation. The middle panel covers umami flavours from glutamate, inosinate, and guanylate found in nori and raw fish, displaying their molecular structures. The right panel discusses allyl isothiocyanate in wasabi and horseradish, along with gingerol and shogaol compounds in pickled ginger (gari). Photos of six different sushi rolls line the bottom.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ok I think I’m maxing out on handle bar space for accessories. 😁 #Biking

Picture looking from the back of a bike to the front handlebars. Mounted on the handles, from left to right, is a cup holder, a cellphone holder and a rear view mirror.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waxing gibbous moon paired at sunset with some high thin pink clouds. To my minds eye the clouds look like a flying fire breathing dragon with the moon held in its claws. 🐉 #astrophotography #Moon #dragons.

Picture of a still blue sky over the top of some trees at sunset . In the sky is a bright gibbous moon paired with some feathery thin pink clouds.

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saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And I'm back! There are three pet ghost jars left! The pet ghosts are always a hit at the market. I actually think that covers all of the new items in the shop actually. www.whimsystation.com/product/pet-...

Four jars with pairs of ghosts hanging in them, floating above the moss.

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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A little response to the many comments on yesterday's mushroom photos.

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

1/x In the 1840s, a lame American naval officer, grounded at a desk in Washington, cut weeks off the world's ocean voyages without inventing a single machine. His raw material: a warehouse of logbooks nobody had ever read. Matthew Fontaine Maury, Pathfinder of the Seas. A 🧵 #maritimehistory

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass. It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots. This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is so cool! I encourage everyone to open the full version on the biggest screen you have. Just embrace and delight in the vista from a totally different planet. #Astrophotograpy #Nasa #Curiosity

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.

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Andre the Chemist @andrechemist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dear Sherbet Company, As a scientist, I would like to give some feedback on your so-called "Rainbow Sherbet" product: 1. three colors is a pretty weak rainbow 2. could you at least PUT THE COLORS IN RAINBOW ORDER?!?!

A container of rainbow sherbet with lemon (yellow), lime (green), and orange (orange) flavors. The container has the colors in yellow-green-orange order

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 18/09/2026

I'm finally so excited to share this! My second PhD paper, and what I've spent the last year working on ... We've discovered not one, BUT TWO, profile change events on the closest and brightest millisecond pulsar (MSP) to Earth! www.spaceaustralia.com/feature/disc... Let's jump ito a 🧵👇 🔭📡

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’ve been getting into riding my bike more as of late. Found this curb find bike pet trailer the other day. It’s been sitting outside for a while apparently and the cover was kind of rotted out. Removed the cover and cleaned it out. #Curbfinds #Biking

Picture of a pet bike trailer with an orange and gray covering. The top is open and filled with leaves and dirt.

Picture of the pet bike trailer with the covering removed and cleaned up.

Picture of the pet bike trailer all folded up.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Banger of a morning walk curb find. It’s wild out there. 🤣 #squirrel #Christmas #Curbfind

Picture of a ceramic Christmas Santa sled with a separate ceramic squirrel sitting atop the sled. The squirrel is holding a cob of corn and has a very evil smile.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yikes, HF acid is some nasty stuff. It doesn't take a huge amount of skin exposure to concentrate HF to potentially cause cardiac arrest. Sloppy labeling practices and poor controls can lead to deaths.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026

Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).

A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Lol, just had my daughter watch this for the first time last night. It was funny watching her trying to help them along. She was so worn out by the end. 😂

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy Star Trek Day! Throwback to when my pride themed badges went viral. After the initial surge of orders (500+) my daughter and I staged a red shirt down photo op. 😅 #StarTrek #Redshirt #Pride.

Picture of a pride rainbow themed star trek Com badge with a silver frame.

Picture of multiple stacks of pride rainbow themed star trek Com badges without the silver frames attached. Frames are stacked to the side awaiting attachment.

Picture of my daughter laying facedown on the living room carpet. She is dress in back long pants and a red long-sleeved shirt. She is surrounded by loose trek pins, bubble wrap and packaging envelopes. In her is hand is a pack taping gun.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026

Isaac Newton famously wrote “if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Academic progress is always iterative and builds on the work of others, and a key component of academic culture is proper citation & attribution. It would be a travesty to let LLMs destroy that.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Home Improvement Saturday New artwork for the guest bathroom

Photo of a bathroom wall above the toilet. A black-framed painting of a cat peering in from the right side of the frame, with text above and below it that reads "Welcome to the Bathroom A Cat will be with You Shortly"

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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Lapilli raining down on an Indonesian fishing boat ⚒️

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I had quote reposted a picture of a Shirt I wanted. A reply to the OG posted claims to be the designer of the FUCK TRUMP T-shirt. I pointed out that her account on X is pro right and transphobic. @Nicholeducouer.bsky.social then deleted her post and block me. Consider blocking her.

Screenshot of me replying to a post from Nicole Ducouer where she claims to be the designer of a FUCK TRUMP T-shirt. I pointed out that her account on X is pro right and transphobic on X.

Screen shot of @Nicoleducouer.bsky.social account indicating that I have been blocked.

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saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There is one haunted library left in the shop! This one has a cute little ghost in residence and probably the largest of the plants! www.whimsystation.com/product/haun...

A little library in a wooden box with colorful polymer clay books, a polymer clay plant, a stone, and a cute little ghost. The edge of the box is painted with stars and sparkles.

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Robert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 21/08/2026

I know why you people are tagging me with this and yet I'm still really mad about it

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Physghoul 👻 🎃 @physgal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I was a stage crew kid. F them.

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

!!!!!!!!!!!!! (what you are watching for is a horizontal line appearing across that lawn, things on the far side of it move away from the camera, things on the near side stay as-is relative to the camera, modulo the shaking because there's an earthquake)

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Pᴜʀᴇ Dᴇᴀᴅ Gᴀᴍɪɴɢ @puredeadgaming.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Fair play to Danny León, the Spanish Olympic skateboarder. This shot may never be eclipsed.

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Ned @nedman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Picture from last night’s Perseids meteor shower. Meteor paired along side Milky Way. Met up with some peeps from my makerspace for a little viewing party. Saw some pretty big meteor streaks Veiwed from Fort Fisher, NC. Credit @hardikp1.bsky.social #Persides #Meteorshower #Astrophotography

Picture of the night sky showing the Milky Way galaxy paired with the bright green streak of a meteor.

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Richard Kaczynski @richardkaczynski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Discovered this amazing mural while running work errands today. For a moment there I actually thought the figure on the ground was a live person touching up the mural. It’s that good (or my glasses are that bad 😂).

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Judy Schmidt @geckzilla.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Made a nice new version of NGC 5972. Hubble and Legacy Survey data. HST Proposal 12525 (@ngc3314.bsky.social) flic.kr/p/2suiAkm

A disturbed galaxy with an incredible green and red glowing gas feature shaped like a figure eight in its center. The glowing feature is at least half as long as the galaxy itself, meaning it's very, very large. Faint swooshes of galaxy can also be seen at the periphery. The galaxy does not look like a spiral or any other normal galaxy shape. The shape of the figure eight feature looks like it was possibly a disk at one point, but is now twisted and contorted by its past gravitational interactions. Few other objects such as faint Milky Way stars and faint background galaxies also dot the image in a few places.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I've finally found it. The most painful science montage in movie history. Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (2009) Yes, Gen X, that is singer Debbie Gibson as oceanographer 'Emma MacNeil'. But the important thing is: she's keeping an accurate lab notebook.

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