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2024-07-05 @ 9.59.36 ∈ In English

(From last week)

Butterflies cross Atlantic ocean on 2,600-mile non-stop flight never recorded in any insect before
Painted lady butterflies discovered in French Guiana — thousands of miles from their usual habitats — got there through a Herculean transoceanic flight.
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2024-07-05 @ 9.54.39 ∈ Suomeksi

Poliisi pyytää apua kuolleen henkilön tunnistamiseen
Helsingistä Tammasaaren edustalta löytyi kuollut henkilö aamulla maanantaina 1. heinäkuuta. Hänen henkilöllisyytensä ei ole toistaiseksi poliisin tiedossa. Kuollut henkilö on noin 170 senttimetriä pitkä mies, ja hänellä on mustat, lyhyet hiukset.
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2024-07-01 @ 14.28.07 ∈ In English

What’s your alternative?
The position here is that one can’t argue against something without offering a viable, vetted, and validated alternative. While excellent for alliteration, it’s not as rational a position as it sounds.
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2024-07-01 @ 14.21.14 ∈ Lorem ipsum

kim_harding ✅ (@kim_harding@mastodon.scot)
⚡️Incredible footage of a lightning bolt hitting and decimating a large tree in Augé, western France earlier today. Credit：Benjamin Estrade
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2024-06-29 @ 12.55.59 ∈ In English

In alphabetical order:Geranium sylvaticum, Hypericum maculatum, Knautia arvensis, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus acris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Stellaria graminea, Succisa pratensis, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens.

Pollinators’ 10 favourite Nordic plants
“In this context, we've examined which plants wild bees and hoverflies prefer in semi-natural meadows and roadsides in Trondheim. It was clear from our recordings that pollinators have different preferences,” says Line Johansen.
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2024-06-27 @ 11.17.36 ∈ In English

Search iNaturalist Photos With Text · iNaturalist
This demo enables you to search a snapshot of 10 million iNaturalist photos using text queries. For instance, typing in ‘a bird eating fruit’ will return matching photos ranked by their relevance to your query.
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2024-06-27 @ 11.14.53 ∈ In English

Frog ‘saunas’ help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease
The research team found artificial 'hotspot' shelters built from readily available materials, such as bricks and PVC greenhouses, can allow frogs to quickly 'bake off' infections with the chytrid fungus. When frogs shifted to hotspot shelters, chytrid infections were reduced significantly.
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2024-06-24 @ 17.09.37 ∈ Suomeksi

Tajunnanvirtaa uraanista
Vaikka uraanin käyttö ydinvoimalaitosten polttoaineena on yleistä tietoa, aihepiirin ympärillä on myös paljon mystiikkaa ja epämääräisiä väitteitä. Tämä kirjoitus käsittelee uraania alkuaineena, sen tuotantoa, sekä käyttöä reaktoripolttoaineena.
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2024-06-23 @ 16.09.10 ∈ In English

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How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords
If there’s one thing cult leaders do, it’s talk. A LOT. Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient.