False dichotomy.

What happens when you put a snake in shag carpeting with some little soft, bendable posts in the way (and also it can't see the posts). If you answered: "It behaves like a light particle moving through a diffraction grating" then congratulations! You win! Let's talk about SNAKE DIFFRACTION.

Without alloparenting, the burden of raising the next generation to full independence would be heavy. Many hands, or *trunks* in this case, make light work. Elephants are highly empathetic: they engage in mutual play together, imitate each other's behavior. They even comfort each other in grief.

Specifically, they're employing 'aposematism' (threat display), rare in such a small animal. They also use their bold colors & loud noises to advertise THREAT & their response to larger animals is to run /towards/them. If cornered, they will attack with a surprising ferocity.

Under polarized light, as in this video by ​Chloé Savard (Tardibabe, IG), raphides show "birefringent properties", meaning they split the light into component colors, like a crystalline prism, which is essentially what they are. And you're putting THIS on your pizza, folks. 😞

Screech owls fully replace their feathers every year, usually in late summer & are known for "catastrophic" molting where they lose non-flight feathers in big patches all at once. So Sassafras here gets to go through an 'awkward haircut' phase for a few weeks every year.

Here's a slower version with a compact crocodilian. Note that the limbs are tucked to the body & the leverage comes from the neck and tail working against each other. This is purely instinctual & baby gators can do this from birth. It gets less cute as they grow 😬

Karl's shell is also well-adapted to the Life Aquatic, with softer leathery skin like a freshwater softshell turtle, but with the high dome characteristic of ocean dwellers. But it's this last detail that I find most intriguing, and I'll let David Attenborough demonstrate it...

Toby the African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) is taking a dust bath at the Cincinnati Zoo. Birds secrete oil from a uropygial gland ('preen gland') that is antimicrobial, conditions & adds waterproofing. A dust bath helps remove this oil so a fresh layer can be applied.

During this phase, the collective organism starts acting as one & is able to respond (collectively) to its environment via chemotactic signals. And that's the part you're seeing as dog vomit, or pink toothpaste or wolf's milk.🤢 These are the brief periods when a bunch of amoebae join forces.

Following the trend that we are seeing across the country, data center developers are now attempting to bring data centers to Minneapolis. Over the past month, lobbyists have been visiting City Hall and making it clear that they want to open new data centers soon.

#IORnews 👏 Arianna Baggiolini, Group Leader of the IOR Stem Cells and Cancer Laboratory, has been awarded the prestigious Young Investigator Grant from the Helmut Horten Foundation. Read the news: ior.usi.ch/events-news/...

Rescuing A Northern Gannet In Ocean City NJ #OceanCityNJ #NorthernGannet #AnimalRescue #Wildlife ##Fishing

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Sly Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer and producer whose precision grooves helped define reggae, dub, and dancehall, has died at 73. His influence echoes through thousands of recordings worldwide. Visit https://legcy.co/4a6wl13 to read his obituary. #legacyremembers #theirlegacy

"Living with Humans" by Kal Fulsom a.co/d/ddaGXP1 Book 02 of the SHIFTERS series. A compelling story of two species, Humans & Elysians. A science fiction tale, weaving together personal relationships, cultural clashes, libertine lifestyles, new technology, and futurism.

🧪 Gigantic amount of lithium in the Appalachians 👉 Researchers have (possibly) found enormous lithium reserves in the American Appalachians. These could help make the U.S. less dependent on imports, the idea goes. New... 🔗 whyrwe.com/@26/0501-1850 #️⃣ #whyrwe #factuallyfun #science

I love it when technology helps stressed-out anime otakus relax! Check out the new PUNI ANA ROID fully automated ero toys we posted during our new sale! jli.st/3XgfYdk Sauce is Eva.

🔥 After a courtship that might take days and a prolonged pre-mounting ritual, a giraffe's mating act lasts but a second or two

Income Protection is a cornerstone of robust financial planning. Learn how to better articulate its value to your clients in the new Money Talks podcast series. https://www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk/podcast/money-talks-building-protection-into-everyday-planning-conversations/

What can you do to make change? March 28th No Kings- Find 5 friends, make you signs, and peacefully raise your voice! What else? Sign up with Volunteer Blue and find your 2026 midterms volunteering niche!

Fox: "The market is open, and it doesn't really like what's happening on the energy front. The market is down about 666 points right now, The strikes in Iran are sending crude oil to over $100 a barrel for the first time in four years."

As a child, I loved digging in the dirt and discovering all sorts of stones and shells. I never lost my fascination for fossils, bones, stones, plants or anything having to do with our planet. Our planet is a gift and we must protect it at all costs. #planet #nature #bivalve #fossil #fossils 

Jeremy Peña flashes the leather! 🤩

🎥 #TedTurner (1938 - 2026), founder of CNN and ex-husband of actress Jane Fonda, has died, He was 87. (via @variety.com) variety.com/2026/tv/news/ted-turner-dead-tv-mogul-philanthropist-1236739318/ #RIPTedTurner #JaneFonda #MediaMogul #CNN #TBS #TNT #TCM

Van Weel: er zit een politiek motief achter de aanslag. “Je gooit wat bij een politieke partij naar binnen, dat doe je bewust en niet omdat je toevallig een cobra in je hand hebt. Het lijkt me heel sterk dat er wat anders achter zit dan een gerichte aanval op @d66.nl

🎙️He learned to wear diapers, but he couldn't say "hurray" three times. TASS has already deleted the video, but the archive has been preserved. the 🤡 has a banana stuck in his throat. Lmfao 😭

This is a good review. I'm glad that we got more development for Roxie + for Taylor. More of that, please. 🤲 Also need more of Blue & Taylor as I want to see them grow individually as well as together. I feel like a lot of #Blaylor growing their connection has been unfairly offscreen. #911Nashville

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Thanks for including me, Doc MurphyDog! ✨💫💙🇺🇸💫✨

The cost of your flight went up because you searched for it twice. Your rideshare costs more because your phone battery is dying. This is surveillance pricing – corporations using your own data and behaviors against you. In the US Senate, I’ve got plan to ban it.

How did I miss the Dennis Schröder for the Cavs last night? He went absolutely ballistic to close that game out for the Cavs! The scorecards are from the our app @joinoffside.bsky.social

Rhyne Howard sidestep #WNBA

In local communities across America, Moral Mondays are bringing people together to say, “We don’t want a government that takes from the poor to give tax breaks to the rich.”

Asked if she opposes sending LAPD to train in Israel, Nithya Raman gives a non-answer about "guaranteeing the safety of Angelenos."

On this International Women's Day, what do wome want? We want to: -Walk home without fear -End Gender Based violence -Equal pay -Equal access to health -Support for ALL women -Our successes celebrated -our fears recognised #internationalwomensday #IWD #women #genderbasedviolence #transrights

the brainwashed worship at the feet of people like this

“The most motivated are people who are angry, grieved, and want to separate.” Jen Gerson, political columnist and co-founder of The Line, warns that Danielle Smith may be underestimating how quickly Alberta’s referendum debate could escalate. Full panel: youtu.be/pgsQEgsvvE8

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Heard false or misleading claims about fraud in California lately? 🤔 CalHHS Secretary Kim Johnson sets the record straight. California is committed to administering programs across health & human services with: ✅ Accountability ✅ Effectiveness ✅ Integrity

#caturday 🌱 hope i can save my discount store knockout rose from Frankie & Lulu long enough to transplant it outside

The moment I hear Damon Albarn's...'singing voice'... #TOTP

Los recuerdos no se olvidan… se transforman en identidad. LIENZO DE RECUERDOS Próximamente disponible en plataformas musicales. #LienzoDeRecuerdos #FCMiranda #ProsaPoetica

The obtaining of transcripts from family courts can be the difference between justice and injustice, and long delays are pushing people into financial hardship. I'm glad to hear the government is working on it but I will keep pushing Ministers to ensure change is achieved as fast as possible.

Can I bounce for you? 😲💚 #video #reel #girl

Canadian Government Supplying kids with Cocaine Snort Straws. #RegimeChange

💥🏀Why Antman 🐜 was ejected in Timberwolves vs Nuggets on Christmas ▶️🚪#timberwolves #nuggets #anthonyedwards #jokic #nba

Kneestrike from Shida! #AEWCollision

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REPORTAGE au Sud-Liban, sous les bombes israéliennes ⬇️

Fun times in the basement #DeadbyDaylight

“I’d like to live a happy life,” a Black trans woman declares in this hopeful documentary portrait of her life. Director Nikolai Ursin’s - Behind Every Good Man (c. 1967) provides a glimpse into the life of an African-American #trans woman. 🏳️‍⚧️🖤🏳️‍🌈

We all learned about this in school but seeing it live is a completely different experience! 😭 Tinikling is the Philippines' national dance for a reason. 🇵🇭

Super-Soul Sundays: "Leather Edition" **sadly, I learned this lesson the hard way. But I survived.

Please share your thoughts on my Starter Pack. 😉

California exempted Linux from its age verification law. Then the same bill extended age-gating to browsers and the open web, which reaches a lot more people. The privacy cost didn't go away. It moved. Thread below. #privacy #surveillance #digitalrights Sources + article: s.vp.net/wv0fJ

This is what survival in this economy looks like. Good for her😆 🤣 😂 😹.

Glad at least the people living in Lower East Side of Manhattan have taken the time to review the Epstein Files and report back on what they found: