This exactly, by Brian Kateman: 'To expand our deeply flawed society would only mean replicating our mistakes, our failures, and our acts of cruelty on a much larger scale.' #Mars #space #space colonization #anthropology (@FastCompany what's with term 'mankind' in this piece?!)

Living your life to the fullest does not have to involve selfies with bison.

One of those days when I get the shot I wanted! Brown thrasher, southeastern Virginia. #birds #birdphotography #nature #animals

Ready to witness a breathtaking celestial event?

Watch the 2024 total solar #eclipse live with us. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

I'm only in an 80% totality area here in Virginia, but that's still cool; am I excited that so many people are excited for... science?! Yes. And if you're at #totality pay attention to colors. Here's why: npr.org/sections/solar… #Eclipse2024 #SolarEclipse #science

'It is widely known, after all, that real life takes place in movement.' - this week's #SundaySentence is from Olga Tokarczuk's FLIGHTS. This novel is structured in fascinating bits and pieces all connected through people who move, who travel, who are.... in flight. #amreading

This vegan salad is making my day! #plantbased #reducetarian

On #Caturday , oh yes: 'We found evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with dogs but no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.' livescience.com/health/sleep/c… #cats #dogs #anthrozoology

Aside from journalism, almost every day we cook meals to feed the displaced in schools in North Gaza. With our very limited supplies, we cook and distribute meals to hundreds every day. We appreciate all the aid workers who were killed while trying to help us in Gaza, but our…

Can confirm Absolution includes the true story of the first expedition into Area X.

Very exciting to see the first box turtle emerge in our yard this season! Somewhat young, and I think female? We generally have 5-6 box turtle residents. #turtles #wildlife #animals #nature

This from Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (important to read whole thing) is very helpful--knowing that the U.S. #COVID risk is *relatively* low in the next 4 months helps me plan. I'll still mask in public indoor spaces- that's helped a lot in avoiding respiratory illness of all kinds. #health

Thank you UN Human Rights ! #intersex #humanrights

Just seeing this now- very cool! 'The study published in Nature details an intricate chart detailing 93 million years of evolutionary relationships between 363 bird species, or about 92 percent of all bird families.' popsci.com/science/bird-e… #birds #evolution #animals

My dear editor! She's a muse, even while unconscious. #cats #amwriting #writing