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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The marbled polecat (Vormela peregusna) looks like a ferret dressing up as a cheetah for Halloween. They're native to a semi-desert grassland strip from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Like a skunk, they can spray a foul-smelling fluid from anal glands. Let's talk about them. (📷: Petra Prager)

A marbled polecat photo from Petra Prager. It looks almost exactly like a ferret, but the arched back is sort of orange with brown dots on it similar to a cheetah, and the head has a white stripe that reminds me of a skunk, with a long floofy tail and dark limbs. This one looks alert and at rest.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A&E made a documentary about this called No Greater Law. I have my History of Alternative Medicine students watch it. It's a lot of tough stuff to grapple with.

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"No Greater Law" explores the struggles between an Idaho-based faith healing community and a Sheriff investigating the deaths of children from the community.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am continuing my advocacy for autumn velvet with a sapphire blue gown trimmed with both golden sleeve baubles and sparkly beaded floral motifs. Lots to see and cosy cloth to boot. Dates to c1883, sold via #AugustaAuction #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Back view of the top half of a sapphire blue bustle dress with ruched skirt and a row of gold passementerie baubles running down the back of each arm

Side by side image of the side and front of the early 1880s blue velvet bustle dress which shows the large beaded floral motifs on the front of the skirt

A close up of the beaded sparkly blue flower with green leaves decorating the skirt of the blue velvet bustle dress

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Witch Doctor @witchdoctor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

5yo: 108, 109, 1000! Me: 110! 5yo: What? Me: 110. 5yo: No, it’s definitely 1000. 1001, 1002, 1003…

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 04/04/2024

There is a balance in this world. A serene equilibrium.

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Nick Tankard @nicktankard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎃 Brand new work to celebrate it being October! 🎃 ‘Halloween in the Suburbs’. Black pen and acrylic inks on off white paper. Unsigned Giclee Prints: £50 +P&P Signed Giclee Prints: £70 +P&P Illustration size: A4 Email Nick at: nicktankardart@gmail.com 🎃👻

An illustration of a small old wooden house with a little porch. Its windows are illuminated by the light within. The house sits on a street in suburban America, it is Halloween. The neighbourhood is active with spooky goings on, ghosts in white sheets on the street and in the windows of the house, mummies amble about, glowing pumpkins on the sidewalk and porch. A black cat strolls in front of the house, a black crow sits on top of the little house. On the porch a little witch with her black dress, broom and crooked hat knocks on the door, trick or treating? Going to a party? Or an unwanted guest?
The illustration is done in black crosshatch pen on white paper, the pumpkins are orange with yellow glowing eyes in stark contrast to the black & white. Whimsical and celebratory…Halloween in the Suburbs!

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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Air to Ground Message: WILL YOU LET XXX X KNOW THAT HE LEFT HIS BRAIN IN THE HOTEL RECEPTION. THANK YOU. Area: Stockholm, Sweden Type: Airbus A320neo A: #a4a6ac08a92 F: #fa0a1801b15

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 30/09/2026

Our Smile mission is ready for science. Its ultraviolet camera has already captured this substorm rippling through the northern lights around Earth’s North Pole. @science.esa.int 🧪🔭

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning! 🪶

Burrowing owlet about to pounce on a dirt mound.

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Colchester Museums @colmuseums.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

How accurately do our devices depict an ancient amphora? Our curator Ben Paites has inspected every version, and the results range from “solid Greek amphora” to “What in the Minecraft?!” Swipe for expert analysis, questionable handles and one surprisingly respectable 9/10. 🏺🧵

Blue graphic showing nine amphora emojis from different platforms arranged in a grid around the title: "Roman ceramic curator rates every amphora emoji". The emojis are labelled Facebook, JoyPixels, Skype, Twitter/X, Serenity OS, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and WhatsApp.

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Michael Bazaco @mcbazacophd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s that time of year, folks! Annual reminder that we have a very safe and highly effective #vaccine to prevent HPV, the cause of genital warts and some forms of cancer (cervical, penile, anal, throat) and you can get more info here: www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con... #IDSky 🧪 #PublicHealth

A pile of orange pumpkins with warts in them.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The graded shading that radiates outwards from the hip has created the impression of a firework launched into the night sky in a starburst of silver. You can almost hear the crackle of the sparks as they fade. Early #1920s #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A flapper style 1920s evening dress of black chiffon decorated almost entirely with silver beadwork in a firework design. It centres over one hip and then burst outwards in shaded silver lines

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

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m really thrilled to share details of a special day-course that we’re running at @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk ‘Toil and Trouble’: Early Modern Witchcraft Sat 27 Feb 2027 - Oxford Speakers include Dr Laura Kounine, Dr Tabitha Stanmore and myself. lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/toil...

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'Toil and Trouble': Early Modern Witchcraft - Oxford Lifelong Learning

Explore the history of witchcraft belief and persecution during the early modern period in this special study day.

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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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Ryan @ryanwright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is how I remember the order of Henry VIII’s wives.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Two design powerhouses here with soft lemony drapery by Halston and a pearly tasseled belt by Diane Von Furstenberg combining into a mid #1970s gem #FIDMMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Partial view of a layered pale yellow evening dress with a deep v neck and side that is gathered in with a pearl tasseled belt

Full length view of a pale lemon chiffony draped dress with a layered, fluted hem from the mid 1970s

Fabric detail of the mid 1970s pale yellow dress which shows the tasseled end of the pearly belt

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

From the Fort Worth Zoo: Raani the Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) admires her baby, newly hatched. The Fort Worth Zoo had 8 (!) babies hatch this season. The population of these critically endangered crocs is less than 1000 globally, so every hatchling matters. (📷: Fort Worth Zoo)

From a 2023 Facebook post by the Fort Worth Zoo:
"HISTORY IS MADE🚨
The Zoo is thrilled to announce this monumental conservation success - the hatchings of four critically endangered gharial crocodiles. The Fort Worth Zoo is the only institution in the United States to have produced multiple offspring of this critically endangered species. (To date, only one other institution has produced a single offspring in 2016.) In the wild, it is estimated that only about 200 reproducing adults remain. We are so proud of our ectotherms team for this historic achievement!"

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Laura Bundesen @laurabundesen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Back to the really big brain piece 😉 #HandEmbroidery #FiberArt #SciArt

Detail of Hand embroidery inside drawn lines that are mostly ribbons of satin stitch in gold tones with one rainbow ribbon

A square of canvas with embroidery in upper right quadrant - Hand embroidery inside drawn lines that are mostly ribbons of satin stitch in gold tones with one rainbow ribbon

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great short piece by Prof Christine Grandy on the 25th anniversary of Wikipedia -- for me, it's one of the great human achievements of the 21st century, despite its flaws Published in the always-excellent @historytoday.com www.historytoday.com/archive/behi...

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25 Years of Wikipedia

Wikipedia turns 25 this year. Its success was not a given and reveals much about our changing relationship with information online.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Kind of amazing, and vaguely disappointing, that the brilliantly-marked young Aztec spur-throat matures into the most drab mid grasshopper you’ve ever seen. (Texas)

Macro photo of a brightly marked black, yellow, and orange grasshopper on a green leaf.

Side view macro photograph of a brown grasshopper with large eyes standing on a prickly pear bud.

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wyotitania @wyotitania.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And a salt cathedral carved around 2000 in a salt mine in Italy. The Realmonte salt cathedral was dedicated to the patron saint of miners and feature and is apparently a small part of a still operating halite salt mine.

images from inside a cathedral carved into a salt mine.

Source: https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2023/01/subterranean-cathedral-of-salt-in-sicily.html

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In our latest blog post two volunteers reflect on the painstaking work of cataloguing Roman coins discovered during an excavation in Great Staughton and the unexpected discoveries careful museum work can reveal to researchers: www.maadigitallab.org/blog/2026/09... 📸 Image credit: Lily Pencliffe.

A volunteer examines a Roman coin under a bright light in an attempt to read the inscription on it. He is sitting in front of a laptop in the museum's Archaeology workroom and is wearing green gloves.

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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The black robin, called kakaruia in Māori, was once the world’s rarest bird. An extraordinary conservation project brought it back from brink of extinction. The tiny bird is found only in the Chatham Islands, 800km east of mainland New Zealand. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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The black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the year

Fondly known as the ‘goth’ of New Zealand’s bird world, the black robin now has a population of 350 adults thanks to a pioneering breeding programme

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Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight.

From meteorologist Eric Snitil

**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights**

"Heads up birders, I would not be surprised if the biggest bird migration night of the year happens over the next 2 nights. Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. That is a lot, but the pattern could not be better for migratory birds. A massive area of high pressure will turn the low level winds from the northeast to the southwest across most of the US. The last time we had anything similar to this in the fall was early October last year when a record 1.25 billion birds were in flight. I doubt we get to that level, but I suspect the number will top 500 million especially Monday night which looks to be the bigger of the two nights. You can help by turning off those outdoor lights on big migration nights, and the next 2 nights is about as big as it gets."

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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 17/09/2026

PRECIOUS BABY SCAMPERING!!! 🐣 🪶

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Australian macro photographer Daniel Meier captured this video of a common blossom bat (Syconycteris australis) eating a meal of banana nectar/pollen. Although they're in the megabats (suborder Megachiroptera), they're tiny, just ~20 grams. Let's look at their tongues! (📷: lepilens on IG)

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 14/09/2026

Cookie dough? Nope, just the chocolate chip sea cucumber. Found throughout warm, shallow waters in the Atlantic, this species grows about 1 ft (30.5 cm) long. Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 species of sea cucumbers! Photo: Matteo Cassella, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

A photo of a chocolate chip sea cucumber. The organism is long and loaf-like and covered in spots.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Science! Curse thee, thou vain toy; and cursed be all the things that cast man’s eyes aloft to that heaven

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hydrangea Forest, Japan

Tumbling in soft, pastel cascades down a shaded woodland slope, a dense carpet of hydrangeas (ajisai) transforms a towering cedar grove into a sea of muted color. Rounded mophead clusters in shades of cerulean blue, lavender, deep violet, and blush mauve crowd the understory, their delicate petals luminous against dark, moist earth and lush foliage. Soaring vertically through the floral expanse, the straight, dark trunks of Japanese cedar (sugi) create a rhythmic structural grid, filtering soft, diffused light through the high canopy to bathe the forest floor in a cool, overcast glow.

Native to Japan, the hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) has long been celebrated as the definitive herald of tsuyu—the early summer rainy season. Frequently cultivated in woodland precincts and temple grounds—giving rise to the beloved moniker Ajisai-dera ("Hydrangea Temples") across regions like Kamakura and Kyoto, as well as expansive mountain sanctuaries like Michinoku in Iwate—the flower thrives in acidic, damp soil. In classical Japanese literature and poetry, ajisai is known colloquially as nanatenge ("seven transformations") due to the way its petals shift hue from pale green to brilliant blue or violet as the rain changes the soil chemistry. This dynamic shift made the flower an enduring symbol of transformation, patience, and gentle resilience through the damp, mist-laden months of June and July.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Black on black was never more effective than scrolling over the surface of Balenciaga’s 1947 evening dress. The texture of the sequins, embroidered by Rebé, flashes, the only colour a swoop of red velvet around the sleeves & hem #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

The upper half of a sheath style black evening dress embroidered in scrolling black sequin motifs. The inside of the full short sleeve is lined with red velvet

Full length view of the front of the embellished black dress by Balenciaga, with short full sleeves that hang at the back in a short cape style construction

Back view of the Balenciaga black evening dress which shows how the short full sleeves create a cape like shape at the upper back

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James Hengst @fctikignome.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#BlueSkyArtShow #Undulating Photo taken June18, 2026 Chihuly Garden and Glass Glasshouse

An orange and yellow sculpture made of wavy circles of glass hangs from the ceiling of a glass pavilion resembling a cathedral.

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Witch Doctor @witchdoctor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“You just have to wear your helmet, put your feet on the pedals, and move your feet in a circle. I can teach you how!” -My 4yo finding out I don’t know how to ride a bike.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The wedding dress never worn by a bride, this Hartnell design from 1928 featured in an edition of The Graphic as ‘the wedding dress of 1928 but was then given to the London Museum. You can read all about Hartnell’s team of makers in Dressing the Queen #LDNMuseum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A pale pink satin dress embellished with metallic edges floral appliqués. It has a long lace edged train and hanging sleeves

Embellishment detail of the 1928 wedding gown by Norman Hartnell showing the metallic trimmed floral appliqués

A black and white photograph of a model wearing the gown before it was given to the London Museum in 1928

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Dark and rainy day here, so here’s a few moments of Blue Jay bath from yesterday. Such enthusiasm! #birds

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #LaborDay Mortuary Professions for Ladies: 1889-1910. Digging graves, making burial clothing, renting smelling salts... thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2018/09/03/m...

A woman in a dress with sleeves rolled up, stands in a hole in the ground in a cemetery next to several picks. There are monuments and bushes in the background. She is measuring to dig a grave.

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Witch Doctor @witchdoctor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today I woke up to my 4yo telling me, “Cthulhu is excited to see his friend basking shark!” #TinyJoys

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Season of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

These two pictures are of the same thing. Just arranged differently. Tiny Sweat Bee (Halictidae) on Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleomella serrulata).🌿 M16 in the constellation Serpens. 🔭

Small native bee collecting green pollen on a purple wildflower with long stamens that end with green pollen

The Eagle Nebula in a dark sky through an Astrophotography telescope.

From Wikipedia: The Eagle Nebula is a diffuse emission nebula, or H II region, which is catalogued as IC 4703. This region of active current star formation is about 5700 light-years distant. A spire of gas that can be seen coming off the nebula in the northeastern part is approximately 9.5 light-years or about 90 trillion kilometers long.

The cluster associated with the nebula has approximately 8100 stars, which are mostly concentrated in a gap in the molecular cloud to the north-west of the Pillars. The cluster's age has been estimated to be 1–2 million years.

The descriptive names reflect impressions of the shape of the central pillar rising from the southeast into the central luminous area.

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binp @binp.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

understandable

Bloody urine (haematurea) was recorded by Ancient Egyptians in papyri 5,000 years ago. They called it Aaa. The first scientific report

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A lady in red with a great silken swirl of skirt to mark the day of Jacques Fath’s birth, this a cocktail dress designed in the early #1950s. The small black details punctuate the scarlet #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A full skirted, long sleeved red cocktail dress in red satin with a narrow black belt. It has a fitted square necked bodice with black buttons and a black velvet neck tie

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Cordoba Luis Photographer @cordobaluis.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

Art and nature fuse. The exotic Passiflora ligularis, defined by purple fringes and complex patterns. A stunning documentary of botanical beauty captured in its natural harmony #botany #passiflora #flora #naturalhistory #biogeography #luiscordobapharchive #fineartphotography #flowers

Detailed close-up of a Sweet Granadilla flower (Passiflora ligularis) hanging amidst green foliage. The shot captures the intricate purple and white variegated filaments of the corona and the lime-green sepals. Natural light highlights the complex geometric patterns and botanical textures. Optimized for botanical science and natural history indexing

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/09/2026

if it can't tell a person is obstructing the automatic door, I sure as hell wouldn't trust my life to its driving

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The academy’s annual budget is ~21 million. The city spent 15 million on a 4th of July concert. This is a matter of political will.

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

Look at that pearly luster! 😍 Toxic, but beautiful with a rich history and modern industrial uses to boot! #TeamOrpiment #MinCup26

Orpiment sample. From https://www.mindat.org/gm/3021

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