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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One more octopus thread for World Octopus Day.🐙 All octopus species are venomous, even this little flapjack octopus. Most make neurotoxins specific to arthropods, called 'cephalotoxins'. Let's learn about another component: OCTOPAMINE! Our story starts in 1948... (📷: Schmidt Ocean Institute)
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hawaiian indy filmmaker G.B. Hajim captured this footage of a Persian carpet flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi) The elaborate color patterns help them recognize each other for mating/battle rituals in reef environments. See, Pseudobiceros engage in 'penis fencing'. (📷: G.B. Hajim)
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Cinders and Teddy are having grapes for breakfast. That is all. We now resume your regular programming. (📷: Mandi Griffith, Walter's "Waltorf Batoria" Rescue, QLD Australia)
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Your Moment of Zen: Martin Gregus Jr. captured this polar bear swimming alongside a pod of beluga whales on drone footage in the Arctic. Polar bears are occasional predators of belugas (ambush at airholes), but they know they can easily outrun the bear in open water. (📷: mywildlive on IG)
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Finnish nature photographer Lassi Rautiainen followed a female grey wolf (Canis lupus) & a male brown bear (Ursos arctos) for 10 days. They played together, shared meals, napped together. Both were young adults. They appeared to be... friends? (📷: Lassi Rautiainen, www.wildfinland.org)
A brown bear and a grey wolf on a green grassy plain, both looking in the same direction, with strange wispy trees out of focus and concealed in fog in the distance.  The suggestion is of a land of magic where bears and wolves are friends.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Oreo is a rescue badger (Taxidea taxus) at the Northwest Wildlife Sanctuary in Oak Harbor, WA. www.northwestwildlifesanctuary.com She's being offered her favorite snack: cheese, to lure her from the safety of her dark void. Audio on for badger hissing. 🦡❤️🧀
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
How your email finds me.
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Colleen Frakes @colleenfrakes.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is my favorite thing I drew today
A cartoony drawing of an octopus flying through the air crying "waaaah!"
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 28/07/2026
This is such a great visualization of the carbon cycle and of how humanity has completely altered it within a geological instant. Visualization by @rarohde.bsky.social. 1/
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A pigeon built a nest for her kitty friend when the cat became pregnant. This unusual act of interspecies care highlights the remarkable capacity for empathy and connection that can exist between different animals. 😍❤️❤️🐈🐦‍⬛
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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Our queen of the night cactus had a dozen flowers open on the same night this week. It was quite a show, worth staying up to see, plus the scent of so many flowers at once was incredible.
A close up phone pic of two large, white epiphytic cactus flowers blooming at night. The one in the foreground is resting lightly on the ground. A picture of a green epiphytic cactus plant against a wooden fence at night. Six large white flowers are blooming on the plant.
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵
A photograph of multiple fire service vehicles parked on moorland. In the background, white smoke from multiple fires is rising.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Facing federal science budget cuts, biologist Daniel Blumstein resorted to uploading marmot videos to OnlyFans to raise funds for his marmot research. However, when he uploaded his driver’s license for verification, OnlyFans informed him that his appearance didn’t match the marmots in the videos.
nytimes.com
‘OnlyMarms’: Marmots Are on OnlyFans to Raise Money for Research (Gift Article)
A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/07/2026
Happy to report the milkweed we planted is doing its job
A monarch butterfly sitting on one of our milkweed plants
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
How armadillos gather foliage for their nests
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026
NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
a chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforea chart showing google's rising energy consumption - huge, and rising faster than ever beforeGoogle's total energy consumption more than new zealand
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Euronews @euronews.com · 02/07/2026
Should animals have a say in urban planning? Milan’s quirky animal parliament gives pigeons, foxes and bugs a voice. ➡️ l.euronews.com/oSEL
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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 25/06/2026
The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.
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Dwegmull @dwegmull.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I love this oldie but goodie: youtu.be/NGgpSWcaV1U?...
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Perfect One-Pot, Six-Pan, 10-Wok, 25-Baking Sheet Dinner
YouTube video by The Onion
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Dr. Evan J. Gowan @evangowan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How's this for a feedback loop? Ice sheets build up lowering sea level → reduced water load leads to increased mid ocean ridge volcanism after a 10-20 kyr lag → volcanism releases iron → iron causes plankton blooms → atmospheric CO₂ goes down → ice sheets build up www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ocean iron fertilization from enhanced mid-ocean-ridge volcanism due to ice-age sea-level falls - Nature Geoscience
Increased hydrothermal iron inputs from mid-ocean ridges, triggered by ice-age sea-level falls, supported higher surface primary productivity during the last two glacial terminations, according to pro...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It’s a baby fricken whale, Jay!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
The former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on ­ post-
­ traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more com-
mon and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than
combat veterans. He wrote me, “The science on the subject is pretty
clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about
four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a ­ moment— being raped is four times more psy-
chologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and
blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural nar-
ratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow he-
roic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater.”
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Happy World Ocean Day! The ocean is the heart of our life support system, without which we’d all be dead. It’s taken up >90% of the heat from global warming and 30% of our CO₂ emissions. In return, we give it 11 million tonnes of plastic annually, which animals ingest and also become entangled in.
theatlantic.com
Oceans Awash in Plastic Waste
On a day that many might be headed to the beach, take a moment to consider some of the widespread impacts of all of that plastic, and the ongoing efforts to clean it up.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a chrysalis hangs from a branch in a tree. Panel 2: inside the chrysalis is a small room. A caterpillar is sitting on the floor looking exhausted and frustrated with its head in its hand. Scattered on the floor around the caterpillar are large parts of butterfly wings in boxes like pieces of furniture that require assembly, and an electric drill, and a beer.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Classicist here to inform you all that this is ancient Greek for summoning a cat
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Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP) @sussexkelp.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A few moments of beauty under our Sussex waves 🤎💛🩷🩵 #InternationalSeaweedDay
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Trees are for shade
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'Vitiforestry': French winemakers plant trees in bid to counter climate change
Winemakers across France are experimenting with the ancient practice of "vitiforestry" – growing trees alongside vines – to tackle the modern issue of climate change, and many are impressed with the…
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I discovered a Long-legged Spider Crab on a night dive. It decorated itself with nearby seaweed, creating camouflage and mimicking its environment. Luckily, I had my macro lens.🍀 #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Stay gold squiddy bois, stay gold 🫡 💛🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑💛🫡 #caribbeanreefsquid #squidsquad #cephalopodsofcoralcity #staygoldponyboy #coralcitycamera
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: a snail climbs up onto a frisbee laying in the grass. The snail says, “what a strange flower…” Panel 2: the frisbee is lifted off the ground by a person standing outside of the frame. The snail, still perched on the edge of the frisbee, remarks, “eh?” Panel 3: the snails eye stalks are blown backwards as it is suddenly thrusted forward. From the snail’s perspective, it looks like stars stretching radially from the center, as if traveling at warp speed.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The thing w solar geoengineering, aside from its immediate side effects: you have to keep doing it forever, or else all the heating from any post-geoengineering emissions hit all at once, in what’s called a “termination shock” (a scarily apt pun, if you ask me). That’s why we can’t start it. 1/2
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 08/05/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "what the ever christing shit-stirring jesus fuck is happening"
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
become ungovernable
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
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rru.eurosky.social @rru.eurosky.social · 28/04/2026
The relationship between #rewilding and butterflies is nicely illustrated by @jeroen-helmer.bsky.social for @ark-rewildingnl.bsky.social . Free to download in multiple languages for educational purposes. winkel.ark.eu/sites/defaul...
richly coloured illustration of various butterflies and their interactions with plants & animals
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."
Richard Brooks photographed the three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a local church one evening in July after staking out the site most evenings over a three week period. Anglia News on 23 February 2010.  http://www.richard-brooks.co.uk/3BarnOwls.html
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Season of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Change your focus, change your life. ~•~ Male Globemallow Bee (Diadasia diminuta) in Apricot Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua). 🌿 #Invertebrates
The small native bee’s barely visible head with blue eyes and antennae poking out of a tightly closed orange Apricot Globemallow flower.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The rainfall of Namibia, 🇳🇦 where millions of water lilies bloom all at once
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Given Trump’s Easter threats to carry out new war crimes in Iran, we should think one or two steps ahead about a coup attempt connected to the war. And then deter it. (1/17)
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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.
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Jonas Haslbeck @jmbh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
🚨 Techno-optimism reduces willingness to address climate change 🚨 In a new preprint, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @fdabl.bsky.social, and I examined the causal effect of techno-optimist beliefs on the willingness to contribute to addressing climate change. 🔗 Read the paper: lnkd.in/eE847_jK
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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
#InvertebrateShitposting as per @joabaldwin.com's request
6 bad doodles with text under each one.
horseshoe crab is literally the animal horseshoe crab.
shoehorse crab is a crab riding a shoe, cowboy style.
crabshoe horse is a horse wearing literal crabs as shoes.
shoecrab horse is a horse telling a crab to go away.
crabhorse shoe is a pair of shoes, left one crab shaped, right one horse shaped.
horsecrab shoe is literally the same pair of shoes, flipped.
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The optimist vs pessimist divide in #climate debates isn’t usually about the data. It’s about how the same graphs are read, what people emphasise, what they discount, and how they interpret pace and stakes. Here’s what I mean 🧵👇
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On this cold January 23, please enjoy this baby Canada Goose testing her mighty wings on a June 23 #birds 🌿
Two floofy yellow goslings in shallow water at the edge of a pond. One is standing up flapping its comically small wings.
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We hear it all the time: Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically. This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe But it's simply not true! Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
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