Fish on! Sign up now for the Inshore Fishing Workshop October 13 – 15. Learn fishing techniques from the experts! This 3-day hands-on workshop ends with a fishing expedition to Cape Lookout. Here is the link for all the details and to register: ncaquariums.com/pks-special-ev…

A whale shark gliding through bioluminescent algae appears to be swimming in space. 📽: Mike Nulty

The process of making a traditional clay teapot is pure art! 🙌 😲🫖

I was explaining to a student recently how we did literature searches in the 1980s and 1990s. We had to look up articles in a printed copy of Index Medicus, and then pushed a trolley around the library to collect the journals so we could photocopy the articles. We also had to

That's a great game for children's concentration. x.com/finetraitt/sta…

Opening this weekend in the Norris Reading Room of the Historical Medical Library - "Illustrating Medicine" 🖋️📚🖌️ Offering a glimpse at the #art of #illustration as a means of #medical & #scientific #education, our newest #exhibit showcases works from our #library #collections!

Mary Fields aka Stagecoach Mary was hired as a mail carrier because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of six horses. She was the first black woman employed as a mail carrier in the US and the second woman to work for the US Postal Service. —Mary Fields was born

A baby otter enjoys the water for the first time.

tardigrade with volvox algae

"Fire phoenix": a man made a phoenix kite controlled by a drone, and flew it in the sky x.com/Solocuriosos_1…

Did you know raccoon dogs exist. This is a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), aka the tanuki or mangut. This dog is native to East Asia.

Please share! Funded PhD position Fisheries & Wildlife at Michigan State University I am recruiting a student to collaborate on innovative research about: ^Social-ecological system dynamics after collapse ^Social-ecological transformations ^Small-scale fisheries governance and livelihoods ^Sea cucumber 🌊🥒!

Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in

The face of pure happiness

@ElanaAptowitzer Someone can be pro rights for displaced Palestinians but still utterly condemn the unspeakable terrorism of Hamas. The more people refuse to unequivocally condemn Hamas actions, the harder it is for moderate pro Palestinian voices to be heard.

Change of the guard

This dog named Boncuk waited by the entrance 6 days for his owner patient Cemal Senturk who was being treated at the Medical Park Hospital in Trabzon, Turkey. The security guard said multiple attempts were made to return the dog home but the patient’s family said the dog kept

This is a 3,200 year old attendance sheet from Ancient Egypt. The limestone ostracon covers 280 days of the year with a list of 40 different names and dates written in black. The notes in red are the reasons for being absent, which include the following: 1. Drinking with Khonsu

This snake was in the corner all day as people came and went, never making a sound. While this might sound scarier than it is, this is what happens every time anyone in Arizona goes for a hike. The snakes don't want to see people any more than most people want to see snakes.

Reindeer under the Northern Lights.. x.com/buitengebieden…