Massively under-reported science story because there's so much going on right now but...it turns out that we might have figured out what's causing this very scary spike. Quick thread, on how WE'VE BEEN ACCIDENTALLY GEOENGINEERING FOR DECADES...but then we stopped:

non aesthetic things They can copy everything 😂

FUNGUS IN SPACE!!! 🍄🚀 Equal parts cosmic horror and nature being metal, let's talk about the lichen that grew on the OUTSIDE of the International Space Station! Get your tea and curl up, because I PROMISE you wanna hear about these fungal cosmonauts 🧑‍🚀 🧵

I don't think I've read or seen anything star-shaped in fantasy works. Huge missed opportunity there

Calling all artists. This is making the rounds. There is hope for us yet!

Yesterday, Rome turned 2,777 years old. You know the Colosseum already — so these are its lesser-known wonders... 🧵 1. Andrea Pozzo's "3D" ceiling:

A thread of Europe's most spectacular (and unusual) castles... 🧵 1. Hohenzollern Castle, Germany

Can you believe these are real? 10 crazy technological inventions that look like science fiction:

Thank you for saving my love, here is my favorite rock 😭😭😭

non aesthetic things “Since her death in 1979, the woman who discovered what the universe is made of has not so much as received a memorial plaque. Her newspaper obituaries do not mention her greatest discovery. […] Every high school student knows that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, that Charles

On misinformation, plant toxicity, gentle trespassing, and Alicia Silverstone

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye. Thy tyme ys unquantifiable and ys for beautye, not use.

At the height of One Million Checkboxes's popularity I thought I'd been hacked. A few hours later I was tearing up, extraordinarily proud of some brilliant teens. A thread about my favorite story from running OMCB....

Yesss!! My favourite toyyyyy! I never have enough blocks nor space.

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Today is October 3rd.

Watching Gen Z men veer right hits different for Millennials. We lived through Columbine, 9/11, the Iraq War, 2008 crash, 2016 election, covid, abortion bans, & now this. We watched institutions repeatedly fail us while older generations selfishly protected the status quo. 🧵1/