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Pigeons are the sexiest bird it's true I don't make the rules. @rosemarymosco.com does. And she is correct. Nothing beats the swagger of a male pigeon, shining in the sun, following ladies around like "can HE offer you the iridescence I can???"

I just realized that anatomically speaking, when hockey players do that very awkward and somewhat suggestive hip stretch, they are doing the human version of a sploot.

Washington Capitals Alex OvechkinAlt: Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin. I don't know who this guy is. But he's splooting.static.klipy.com

DEEP nerd moment: I want a 3 hour biopic of Hildegaard of Bingen with custom soundtrack (absolutely necessary). The Testament of Ann Lee would be NOTHING in comparison. It walked so Hildegaard could run.

This is super comforting to me. Why yes, I can and will hold forth at great length on the efforts to get rid of the brown tree snake in Guam and how they stuffed dead baby mice full of Tylenol and shot them out of helicopters. I did the work. The work was weird. But I did it.

If writers won't listen to arguments from creativity or morality...how about the potential to get caught and have your deals pulled? Great points from Scalzi here.

Did you know North and South America used to have a sea between them? South America was the Australia of the early Miocene, marsupials and all. Then, they joined at the Isthmus of Panama. And mammals from the north flooded south. Uh oh... www.sciencenews.org/article/mamm...

Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in MexicoAncient mammals may have had an easier time moving across the Isthmus of Panama from north to south thanks to Mexico’s climate.www.sciencenews.org

Did you know that of the 217 modern mammal genera in South America, more than HALF are from North America. Hey you say, that makes sense...but what if I told you that of all the mammal genera in North America, only FOUR are from the South?! What gives? www.sciencenews.org/article/mamm...

Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in MexicoAncient mammals may have had an easier time moving across the Isthmus of Panama from north to south thanks to Mexico’s climate.www.sciencenews.org

Ow. I've been attacked. Also such happy memories.

OK set the scene. Society for Neuroscience meeting. 2009 (I think). My grad lab was in hot scientific argument with another lab in Russia over a very, VERY niche aspect of pharmacology. The postdoc was presenting his poster on it. We were all waiting for the other lab at the poster. 🧵

I always knew I was a trash panda at heart but this animal's appreciation for butter tarts and plums makes the comparison exceptionally clear. Well done sir I could not have eaten better myself.

I gave up on NYT's The Daily years ago mostly due to being unable to stand Michael Barbaro. Reporting? Dangerously naive at best. Vibe? "Wow..." Yesterday I learned he's been besties with Ross Douthat (aka 3 conservative lobbyists in a trenchcoat) since high school. So my loathing? Justified.

This is so neat to watch! It's WILD how much the colors change as they dry.

In desperation, scientists turn to OnlyFans for funding. But it's not Hot Scientist Feet. No. It's HOT MARMOT SUMMER. OnlyMarms. It makes me both sad for the state of funding, and also...I mean good on ya, that is creative thinking! www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Calif. researchers turn to OnlyFans as their funding dries upBut it's not what you think.www.sfgate.com

Also yes, your body is incredibly weird! It's weirder than weird! No one has your EXACT morphology and physiology and truly you are a wonder of medical science! I love that people are fascinated by their bodies. But also, it's, um, it's ok to have things that are really normal. Preferable even!

I love posting about anatomy on the internet but some of the comments like: I get it, you just want to be righter than right. You want to show everyone you knew the thing first. You are indeed the bestest and the smartest and we are all very impressed. Happy now? 😂