This spider is appx 1mm long, qualifying it as both "itsy" and "bitsy"

#spider #spiders #MacroPhotography

Österreichische Ortsnamen immer wieder ein Quell der Freude:
Wer gerne am Computer zockt, den zieht's nach Gaming, während die Freunde von Mensch ärgere dich nicht und Co. sich eher in Brettl-Gaming zu Hause fühlen.

Good morning. Summer summers along. #Photography #Today #Bees #Chicago #Summer

@kottke @CuriousMagpie Imagine how much less *everything* would cost if we had universal health care! I’m choosing to relentlessly ask elected officials (and everyone else, too), “How can we make this happen?” rather than saying it can’t.

Republicans always warned against “death panels.” Well, guess what? We have them now — insurance companies. Our current system is literally killing us while also bankrupting us. We deserve better, and we should all be demanding better. Yeah, that requires hard work, but maybe it starts by sending your Congressperson this article. Gotta start somewhere…

https://resist.bot

Maybe having a President of the United States who is literally batshit crazy isn't the best idea. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/donald-trump-threatens-bomb-oman

#Iranwar

Die Waldbrände in Belgien und der Eifel sind bis in die Pfalz zu riechen.
#waldbrand #klimakrise

Retinitis Pigmentosa ist eine seltene Krankheit die meist vererbt wird.

Es haben sich nun 3 Menschen mit RP gefunden zum Erfahrungsaustausch.

Daher wurde eine Threema Gruppe erstellt.

Könnt ihr bitte diesen Troet anschieben um hier Menschen zu erreichen die auxh diese seltene Erkrankung haben und Interesse an einem Austausch haben.

Bei interesse bitte hier private Nachricht schreiben.

#RetinitisPigmentosa #Teilen #FollowerPower #Blindheit #Selbsthilfe

My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
https://theconversation.com/my-unsung-hero-of-science-william-adams-the-bombay-bureaucrat-whose-vision-of-a-solar-future-was-dashed-by-colonial-conservatism-283799

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible

https://piefed.zip/c/technology@lemmy.world/p/1741427/the-pollution-being-churned-out-by-ai-data-centers-is-so-severe-that-it-s-almost-incompreh

Wann benennen wir "Neoliberale" in "Nekroliberale" um?

Did you know that Lego makes special kits for use in hospitals, for building models of MRI machines and radiotherapy suites, so that medics can use them to help explain scanning and treatment to children? Making the treatment process less frightening, especially if they're going to have to be in rooms with big scary machines. I saw one at the Science Museum back in May.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/170401/lego-set-makes-treatment-easier-for-child-cancer-patients-therapy-tom-depuydt
#Lego

Demain, suivez en direct la première sortie extravéhiculaire de Sophie Adenot !

📅 Mardi 18 août
⏰ Dès 13 h
infos : https://cnes.fr/evenements/suivez-direct-premiere-sortie-extravehiculaire-de-sophie-adenot
📺 ESA Web TV : https://watch.esa.int

Nambe Lake from the trail up to Deception Peak.

#MountainMonday #hiking #NewMexico

Wild capuchin monkeys follow ancient tool clues left by others, study finds

Wild capuchin monkeys don’t choose stone tools by strength alone. A new study found they also pay close attention to signs left behind by earlier tool users. Worn stones and broken nutshells guide their choices, even when those stones are not the best option based on their physical features...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/wild-capuchin-monkeys-tool-use/

Follow @archaeology

#archaeology #anthropology #capuchinmonkey #evolution

Gives new meaning to AI "hallucination". 👀

"I was gobsmacked and in tears … it made up that I take psychedelic mushrooms. I have never done mushrooms in my life."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/ai-medical-scribe-error-leaves-patient-devastated/107031672

Voyager 1 is 25.61 billion km/15.91 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 92 days, 18 hours: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth

Voyager 2 is 21.42 billion km/13.31 billion miles away from Earth: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_voyager_2/distance?to=earth

#Voyager1 #Voyager2 #voyager #nasa #space

eine hummel beim fliegen. ok, elegant ist was anderes, aber lange wurde sogar gesagt, dass das aerodynamisch eigentlich unmöglich sein sollte. wie kommt's, dass die das trotzdem tut, recht souverän?
nun, sie spielt nach anderen regeln, nutzt einen anderen teil der aerodynamik als flugzeuge oder vögel, nämlich nicht glatte strömungen und bernoulli-effekt, sondern gezielt erzeugte wirbel, etwas das klassische flugdynamik tunlichst zu vermeiden versucht.

#krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #biodiversity

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/

Miniature birds 25 - Cedar Waxwing

I had a fantastic time camping! Don't get me wrong, I slept HORRIBLY. Especially the second night. But because it was Bortle 1 skies and gorgeously clear, it was something like this:
"ohhhh my neck ohhh my hips owwww..." *opens eyes, looks up at perfect dome of stars*
"ooohhhh wow. Everything is fine. I am a tiny insignificant speck on a mote of dust, my pain doesn't matter."

Repeat every ~30 minutes all night.