Today, I want to share a message with my powerful Afghan sisters. You are fighting back against the Taliban’s crimes, as they ban you from going to school and try to erase you from public life. You continue resisting. Your courage is a source of inspiration.

The menhir of Bissin in Guérande (Loire-Atlantique), also known as Le Caillou de Gargantua, is slab-like measuring 2m wide at the base of the broad sides but less than a metre thick. It stands 3.5m tall. This card by Chapeau from before 1909 shows one of the narrow faces.

Thrilled that my paper “Free Wheeling: Women Artists and the American Print Renaissance” has been accepted on the “Women Artists in Modern Movements Panel” at CAA Advancing Art & Design 2025! I am excited to share my research on the vital role of women in transforming printmaking ✨

That’s a wrap: we've concluded our second research voyage in Southern California’s Channel Islands this year with Blancpain! ⛵ Now, we're shifting our focus to analyzing our findings to better protect this ecosystem and #ocean #biodiversity here. Stay tuned for more!

17 September 1928 | Polish Jewish boy, Chaim Grosbard, was born in Lublin. He emigrated to France. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Beaune la Rolande on 5 August 1942. He did not survive.

The U.S. Endangered Species Act was enacted over 50 years ago - and over those years, it's benefitted thousands of species! oceana.ly/4d8t0hw

Piglet said they were just trying to think of a way to get the bounces out of Tigger, because however much you liked him, you couldn’t deny it, he DID bounce. “There’s too much of him,” said Rabbit, “that’s what it comes to.” ~A.A.Milne #wednesdaythought

Check out this drone footage of our Eyemouth Shannon class, Helen Hastings, on a navigation training exercise 😍 Our crews train to be ready for anything, ensuring they're prepared to save lives at sea whenever the call comes. 📷 Andrew Jamieson #RNLIEyemouth #RNLI

Our all-women Beaumaris RNLI crew is set for the Great River Race in London on September 21st, rowing 21.6 miles to fundraise for our 200th anniversary. With support from Joanna Scanlan, they aim to raise £7,325 💪 Support their journey 👉 rnli.social/3BafLj8

Sightseeing scallops? 👀 Yes indeed! Scallops can have up to 200 small eyes. Interestingly, the number of eyes that a scallop species has is actually correlated to how much it moves around the ocean, with higher mobility species sporting more eyes than more stationary ones!

19 September 1934 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Ise Wilk, was born in Leiden. In December 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

The stream had grown up, so that it was almost a river, and, being grown-up, it did not run and jump and sparkle along as it used to, but moved more slowly. For it knew now where it was going, and said to itself, “There is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ~A.A.Milne

The dolmen of Bouéry in Mailhac-sur-Benaize (Haute-Vienne) has a roughly circular capstone 4m in diameter with a slightly domed upper surface with 40 cupules pecked into it: hence an early description of it being like a giant tortoise shell.

'More breathing space' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

Historic lifeboat H.F. Bailey is on the move! After years at the Henry Blogg Museum, Bailey is heading to storage during building repairs. Used by lifesaver Henry Blogg, Bailey's return is scheduled to coincide with the boat's 90th anniversary of arrival on service. Cromer RNLI

Spotted the supermoon this week? 🌕 It’s causing extra high spring tides, with some reaching 13.5 metres! Remember, tide times and heights vary daily—what was clear yesterday may be covered today. Always check tide times before heading out and stay aware of your surroundings.

WATCH: There's no other animal in the ocean quite like the narwhal! 🦄 Learn more about these Arctic whales: oceana.ly/3zs1XA6

The beauty of ancient Roman glass! A 1,700 year-old translucent cobalt blue flask, mould-blown in the shape of a youth’s head. Blowing glass into moulds was a 1st-century AD innovation which enabled ancient glassmakers to produce glass with intricate relief decoration and mass

Strawberry Nets, Eric Ravilious, 1932. This watercolour was commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Fry at his country home Oare House, near Pewsey, in #Wiltshire. The original artwork is in a private collection.

44 days. That’s all the time we have left until Election Day. Kamala Harris has the vision, strength, and compassion to lead this country forward. Make your voice heard—make a plan to vote early, vote by mail, or head to the polls. go.kamalaharris.com