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A very interesting paper on social learning in animals: rdcu.be/rcx7os9Z8Xfa
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October 8, 2026 at 1:58 AM
A very interesting paper on social learning in animals: rdcu.be/rcx7os9Z8Xfa
I tried to identify this growth on a floating piece of seagrass for a while, and finaly iNaturalist helped. Turns out it's discolored red algae called seagrass laver, Smithora naiadum. Victoria, British Columbia.
September 24, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I tried to identify this growth on a floating piece of seagrass for a while, and finaly iNaturalist helped. Turns out it's discolored red algae called seagrass laver, Smithora naiadum. Victoria, British Columbia.
I photographed all gentian species of New Jersey!
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September 20, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I photographed all gentian species of New Jersey!
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I am getting close to having seen all freshwater fish species in NJ :-)
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I am getting close to having seen all freshwater fish species in NJ :-)
September 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM
A few more photos from snorkeling trips:
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I am getting close to having seen all freshwater fish species in NJ :-)
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I am getting close to having seen all freshwater fish species in NJ :-)
My friend and I tried a drift snork through Bashakill NWR Saturday night. The plan was to float 3.5 miles down Basher Kill, but the river proved too slow and overgrown so we only snorkeled 2 sections. Got just one lousy photo but it was a beautiful fish: juvenile ocellated bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).
September 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My friend and I tried a drift snork through Bashakill NWR Saturday night. The plan was to float 3.5 miles down Basher Kill, but the river proved too slow and overgrown so we only snorkeled 2 sections. Got just one lousy photo but it was a beautiful fish: juvenile ocellated bowfin (Amia ocellicauda).
The rich are more likely to lie and cheat: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
But what is the cause and what is the effect?
But what is the cause and what is the effect?
Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior | PNAS
Seven studies using experimental and naturalistic methods reveal that upper-class
individuals behave more unethically than lower-class individuals....
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September 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The rich are more likely to lie and cheat: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
But what is the cause and what is the effect?
But what is the cause and what is the effect?
There are probably 10 times more species of parasitic wasps than parasitic flies. Yet flies evolved to use vertebrates as hosts multiple times, but wasps never did. Why? It would be so much fun.
September 11, 2026 at 11:45 PM
There are probably 10 times more species of parasitic wasps than parasitic flies. Yet flies evolved to use vertebrates as hosts multiple times, but wasps never did. Why? It would be so much fun.
Rabies in fur seals: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
I've only been bitten by a marine mammal once, many years ago. It was a harp seal; I didn't even think about rabies shots but perhaps I should have.
I've only been bitten by a marine mammal once, many years ago. It was a harp seal; I didn't even think about rabies shots but perhaps I should have.
Rabid seals bite at least 176 people as fatal disease spreads, threatening other species
At least 176 people have been bitten by Cape fur seals during the marine rabies outbreak along the western and southern coast of South Africa. Scientists warn that the disease is now endemic to this s...
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September 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Rabies in fur seals: www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...
I've only been bitten by a marine mammal once, many years ago. It was a harp seal; I didn't even think about rabies shots but perhaps I should have.
I've only been bitten by a marine mammal once, many years ago. It was a harp seal; I didn't even think about rabies shots but perhaps I should have.
So Netanyahu knew about October 7 in advance and decided to let it happen, likely expecting the same popularity boost Bush got after 9/11. I wonder if European leaders are inviting Russian attack for the same reason.
September 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
So Netanyahu knew about October 7 in advance and decided to let it happen, likely expecting the same popularity boost Bush got after 9/11. I wonder if European leaders are inviting Russian attack for the same reason.
In the 1930s the Nazis came to power without ever winning the elections.
Almost a century later, they might win them.
By permitting the rushed German unification, Gorbachev left a time bomb that's going off now. Merkel, then the Nazis. Germany will be paying for its mistake for generations to come.
Almost a century later, they might win them.
By permitting the rushed German unification, Gorbachev left a time bomb that's going off now. Merkel, then the Nazis. Germany will be paying for its mistake for generations to come.
September 6, 2026 at 5:42 AM
In the 1930s the Nazis came to power without ever winning the elections.
Almost a century later, they might win them.
By permitting the rushed German unification, Gorbachev left a time bomb that's going off now. Merkel, then the Nazis. Germany will be paying for its mistake for generations to come.
Almost a century later, they might win them.
By permitting the rushed German unification, Gorbachev left a time bomb that's going off now. Merkel, then the Nazis. Germany will be paying for its mistake for generations to come.
Al-Jazeera English used to be one of the most interesting media sources online (as opposed to AJ Arabic, a cheap propaganda rag). That's no longer the case, but sometimes they do publish interesting stuff. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia
Saied’s promised path to self-reliance has deepened Tunisia’s economic crisis rather than resolving it.
www.aljazeera.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Al-Jazeera English used to be one of the most interesting media sources online (as opposed to AJ Arabic, a cheap propaganda rag). That's no longer the case, but sometimes they do publish interesting stuff. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Crickets can smell bats and avoid them: elifesciences.org/articles/110...
Crickets evade bats via olfaction beyond acoustic cues
Olfactory bat avoidance in crickets uncovers an overlooked sensory axis in this classic system and a functional eavesdropping strategy across phylogenetically distant predator–prey interactions.
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August 29, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Crickets can smell bats and avoid them: elifesciences.org/articles/110...
One word I think should be incorporated into English is "sel". A Turkic word descending from Arabic "sayl", used in many parts of Asia for catastrophic flash floods of mud, water & rocks. More precise than anything existing in English, just like "tsunami" was a huge improvement over "tidal wave".
August 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
One word I think should be incorporated into English is "sel". A Turkic word descending from Arabic "sayl", used in many parts of Asia for catastrophic flash floods of mud, water & rocks. More precise than anything existing in English, just like "tsunami" was a huge improvement over "tidal wave".
More than 1/2 of bird feathers I find around my house are iridescent wing feathers of blue jays. Why? Not because they're easy to spot: the jays' tail feathers & feathers of red cardinals are as bright plus we have w-peckers, crows, robins etc. Could jays leave them in the open as territory markers?
August 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
More than 1/2 of bird feathers I find around my house are iridescent wing feathers of blue jays. Why? Not because they're easy to spot: the jays' tail feathers & feathers of red cardinals are as bright plus we have w-peckers, crows, robins etc. Could jays leave them in the open as territory markers?
The second coming of the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis. I always thought the original one had been discarded too quickly and might have had a grain of truth in it.
www.academia.edu/2837-4010/4/...
www.academia.edu/2837-4010/4/...
A hypothesis of ape and human evolution based on comparative biology and plate tectonics
There is broad consensus among paleoanthropologists that extant African hominids (Pan and Gorilla) as well as hominins (our direct ancestors following the split from Pan, i.e., chimpanzee and bonobo) ...
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August 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The second coming of the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis. I always thought the original one had been discarded too quickly and might have had a grain of truth in it.
www.academia.edu/2837-4010/4/...
www.academia.edu/2837-4010/4/...
Diving/snorkeling adventures in NJ & Maryland:
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August 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Diving/snorkeling adventures in NJ & Maryland:
Part 1: www.instagram.com/vladimir_din...
Part 2: www.instagram.com/vladimir_din...
Part 3: www.instagram.com/vladimir_din...
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The last batch of our photos from the Alps - lots of Alpine wildflowers:
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August 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
The last batch of our photos from the Alps - lots of Alpine wildflowers:
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In the time I've lived in USA we've lost 2 wars, had 2 pandemics, a still-unfolding climate catastrophe, a major recession, a rule of law collapse, and a coup by a fascist party led by a Russian spy. Nothing caused billionaire-owned media to panic like the rise of Democratic Socialists does. (1/2)
August 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
In the time I've lived in USA we've lost 2 wars, had 2 pandemics, a still-unfolding climate catastrophe, a major recession, a rule of law collapse, and a coup by a fascist party led by a Russian spy. Nothing caused billionaire-owned media to panic like the rise of Democratic Socialists does. (1/2)
More photos from the Alps:
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August 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
More photos from the Alps:
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Marxism was an ideology of rebellion of one social class (factory workers) against its perceived enemies among other classes.
Nazism was an ideology of rebellion of one ethnic group (Germans) against its perceived enemies among other ethnic groups. (1/2)
Nazism was an ideology of rebellion of one ethnic group (Germans) against its perceived enemies among other ethnic groups. (1/2)
August 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Marxism was an ideology of rebellion of one social class (factory workers) against its perceived enemies among other classes.
Nazism was an ideology of rebellion of one ethnic group (Germans) against its perceived enemies among other ethnic groups. (1/2)
Nazism was an ideology of rebellion of one ethnic group (Germans) against its perceived enemies among other ethnic groups. (1/2)
More photos from the Alps:
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July 30, 2026 at 5:29 AM
More photos from the Alps:
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Photos from Italian Alps:
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July 29, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Photos from Italian Alps:
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I often see common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) when I snorkel, and just can't resist photographing them. One thing I learned about them is that they are equally at home in stagnant swamps and fast, clear hill streams.
July 29, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I often see common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) when I snorkel, and just can't resist photographing them. One thing I learned about them is that they are equally at home in stagnant swamps and fast, clear hill streams.
Aerial views of Great Salt Lake, a unique ecosystem critically important for migratory birds. Located in a Republican state, it is rapidly going the way of the Aral Sea. Once it dries out, salt and toxic chemicals carried by winds from the lakebed will make much of Utah unlivable.
July 26, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Aerial views of Great Salt Lake, a unique ecosystem critically important for migratory birds. Located in a Republican state, it is rapidly going the way of the Aral Sea. Once it dries out, salt and toxic chemicals carried by winds from the lakebed will make much of Utah unlivable.
Took the kids to see The Odyssey movie. 4/10. Everything's very professional but it's a 21st century superhero movie that has nothing to do with Homer's epic, and I don't like superhero movies. The script gets really bad sometimes (at one point Odysseus discusses the effects... (1/2)
July 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Took the kids to see The Odyssey movie. 4/10. Everything's very professional but it's a 21st century superhero movie that has nothing to do with Homer's epic, and I don't like superhero movies. The script gets really bad sometimes (at one point Odysseus discusses the effects... (1/2)