Jack Valentine

Antenore. 1981

Have you ever seen a tufted pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus whiteheadi)? Found only in Borneo’s mountain forests—at elevations of more than 3,280.8 ft (1,000 m)—this tiny critter is one of the world’s smallest squirrels. It grows up to 3.4 in (8.6 cm) long. And at about 0.8 oz (22.7 g), adults typically weigh less than half a stick of butter! Easily recognizable thanks to its ear tufts, this species feeds primarily on moss and lichens.

NASA just dropped some of the clearest images ever captured of the planets in our Solar System. From the massive storms on Jupiter to the iconic rings of Saturn, these high-resolution views reveal details that were impossible to see just a few decades ago. Modern space telescopes and planetary missions are now capturing planets with insane clarity.

You can spot swirling cloud bands, giant storms larger than Earth, icy rings made of countless particles, and atmospheric patterns moving across entire worlds. Every new image reminds us that these planets are not just distant dots in the sky but dynamic, evolving worlds.

2026 April 30

Waves on Titan Video Credit: Una Schneck Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)

Explanation: Have you ever thought about surfing on an alien world? We can now expand the search for the perfect wave from Earth to the rest of the Solar System, and beyond. Scientists have developed a new model for simulating waves on other planets. Titan is one of the 274 confirmed moons of Saturn to date, and the only object in the solar system (besides Earth) known to have liquid lakes and seas on its surface. The featured video shows a simulation of waves on Earth (right) and on Titan (left), under the same conditions (the scale marker is in meters). A light breeze would create taller, slower-moving waves on Titan than on Earth, because the lakes there are filled with light liquid hydrocarbons, and because of Titan’s low gravity and higher atmospheric pressure. In a couple of years, NASA expects to launch the Dragonfly mission, which will travel for 6 years and send a rotorcraft to explore Titan and study its microbial habitability.

She was a 50 y.o. Siberian woman from 2500 years ago, living a nomadic lifestyle, and look at her tattoos...

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Laura Cranehill: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the wife shaped bodies Edward Lee: yeaaaah boi Lee: that's what I'm talkin' about!! Lee: lemme just put on my 'wife shaped body inspector' shirt

Cranehill: so what if there was a terrible apocolypse Cranehill: not saying what kind Cranehill: but the important thing to keep in mind is all the women died Lee: bro! Lee: bro no way Lee: bro that's terrible! Lee: women are my favorite guy!

Lee: bro i couldn't live in a world without babes Patricia Highsmith: yeah a world without dames, that's like a world without sunshine Lee: to think Lee: never again to see a booby Highsmith: Highsmith: yeah, exactly that Mary SanGiovanni: that would be the worst thing

Bram Stoker: i don't know what you guys are all upset about Stoker: it doesn't sound so bad to me Lee: bro! Lee: bro you take that back bro! Stoker: i'm just saying, it would be easier to get stuff done Lee: you take that back!!! Lee: all women are queens, bro!!!

Cranehill: but what if Cranehill: in this dude world Cranehill: this world of dudes Cranehill: some super smart scientists came up with a solution Lee: oh thank god bro Cranehill: what if they made new women Lee: new women, bro? Cranehill: out of mushrooms Lee: Lee: bro

Lee: bro i don't know bro Cranehill: they're exactly the same Cranehill: they talk, they think, they're just like people Cranehill: exactly like people Cranehill: mostly like people Cranehill: i mean maybe there's some little differences Cranehill: barely worth mentioning really

Cranehill: i mean, they do kinda like grow mushrooms Cranehill: on their bodies Cranehill: that they have to shave constantly Cranehill: but that's the pain of being a woman, am i right girls? Tabitha King: ha ha too true Sonia Greene: lol hashtag relatable!

Cranehill: also Cranehill: technically these mushroom wives ARE poisonous to men Mary Shelley: they're just like me Cranehill: no i mean that they could kill men Shelley: yeah Shelley: i said what i said

Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), male, family Parulidae, order Passeriformes, South Padre Island, TX, USA

The Story Brook Mural

the flightless cormorant, sometimes known as the galápagos cormorant, is a unique cormorant species endemic to the galapágos - they are found along the rocky coastlines of the isabela and fernandina islands. they are the only example of a cormorant that has lost the ability to fly through evolution. this evolution initially occurred due to the birds being found on an island free of predators - however, human introduction of cats, dogs, and pigs has made survival more challenging without flight. they are classified in genus nannopterum, alongside the neotropic cormorant & double crested cormorant. they are the largest living member of their family at 2.5–5.0 kg (5.5–11.0 lb), though their wings are approximately one-third of the size that would be necessary for a bird of this weight to take off. the sexes are similar in appearance, with blackish upperparts and a brown underside; however, males are larger and heavier than females. the flightless cormorant’s keel (an extension of the breastbone, where muscles needed for flight attach) is also significantly reduced compared to other cormorants. however, flightless cormorants are still adept hunters whose webbed feet and powerful legs help propel them underwater in pursuit of their prey. these birds feed near the sea floor, with their diet consisting of fish, octopi, and other small marine mammals. surprisingly, despite being birds who feed by diving underwater, the flightless cormorant shares a trait found across cormorants - their feathers are not waterproof. they spend time after each dive drying off in the sunlight in preparation for their next hunt. their hair-like, dense body feathers trap air, which prevents the birds from becoming waterlogged. the flightless cormorant is currently listed as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN due to their limited range and population size.