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If you've seen a bird looking worse than usual or maybe just a little out of sorts for its species, there's a good chance it's molting season for that particular bird, especially as summer winds down. Penguins may experience molts of wrath or just look a bit moth-eaten.Adventures in bird molt, a lecture. Title of post taken from the molts of wrath link.

How the quiet war against press freedom could come to America (Washington Post editorial from A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, commentary by Kevin Kruse)

What should you do if you're attacked by a kangaroo? The answer might surprise you. A woman who came face-to-face with an aggressive kangaroo while on a run in Victoria, and a passer-by who came to help her, spent 40 frightening minutes trying to escape. So how should you deal with an angry roo? Wildlife carers share some tips.

After a more than a decade of work (previously and previously on the blue) Bret Victor has unveiled his vision of a Communal Science Lab and a tactile, collaborative computing-without-computers environment called Dynamicland.

Although archaeologists have yet to thoroughly study Kastelli, its architectural similarities to the mythical maze, combined with evidence of ceremonial offerings and communal feasting found at the site, may suggest that it was part of the story's origin [Smithsonian]

Balatro Mobile announced - But what is Balatro? A deckbuilding poker roguelite, with a blaseball-esque feel (RIV), and distinctive pixel art style. It's all fun and games until you figure out your first combo invoking scientific notation. Then it's math and fun and games.The Nerve of Balatro For Being This Good Can I Get Better At Balatro Without Being Weird About It? - Aftermath

Nobody Reads Ads. "A small archive of old and new print & outdoor ads + ONE thing each ad does well. Curated and snackable copywriting breakdowns by Miguel Ferreira."

None of what follows will make sense absent a single social fact: The field of paleontology is mean. It has always been mean. It is, in the words of Uppsala University professor Per Ahlberg, "a honeypot of narcissists." It is "a snake pit of personality disorders." "An especially nasty area of academia," the Field Museum's Jingmai O'Connor calls it. ... It would take years...

With semi-finals today at the 2024 Paralympics, you might want to get caught up through the 3rd day of scheduled matches . Are you like me and wondering how this incredible feat of human ability is played? NBC has answers for you: Each team is made up of four outfielders, all of whom must be visually impaired, and a goalkeeper who must be partially...

Rare Endangered Lynx Spotted in Vermont for the First Time Since 2018. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has only confirmed seven sightings of the wildcats since 2016. "Canada lynx are endangered in Vermont and threatened nationally," Brehan Furfey, a wildlife biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, says in the statement. "That makes any verifiable lynx sighting in our state important. This...

Does what it says on the tin. Smac McCreanor (previously) vs. Darwin the parrot.Bonus! 2 minutes of dancing chicks and chickens

From four years ago, Seth Meyers can't resist the call of the Florida Man joke (4 1/2 minutes).

What is Dead Butt Syndrome? NYT: "After a long workday at your desk or hours in a car, it's normal to feel a little stiff. It may just be that your hip flexors and lower back are tight. But you could also be experiencing a potentially debilitating condition called gluteal amnesia, or dead butt syndrome...""'The name sounds silly, but the side effects are serious,"...

OK Computer but everything is my voice [youtube]. shonkywonkydonkey covers all of Radiohead's album OK Computer just by recording and processing his own voice.I like this version as much as the original.

What's Hidden Inside Planets? (interview with Sabine Stanley) and What if Fungi Win? (interview with Arturo Casadevall) are open access titles launched at Project MUSE in the past few years. Miscellany of the South Seas: A Chinese Scholar's Chronicle of Shipwreck and Travel through 1830s Vietnam is a remarkable shipwreck narrative there too. The "Deities, Spirits, and Clergy" chapter in A Ming Confucian's World...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is terminating the supply-and-confidence agreement his party made with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.The move does not necessarily mean an imminent election. The confidence and supply agreement had been set to last until June 2025.

The idea that Mercadona might be a prime location for meeting potential partners was first popularised by Vivy Lin, a TV personality who shared a video on TikTok. According to Lin, many people head to Mercadona between 7 pm and 8 pm with more than just grocery shopping on their minds... They're hoping to find love in the aisles.La rebelión de los amantes del...

Deer gather at Adelaide's doorstep. Feral deer are increasingly being seen by bushwalkers and gardeners in the Mitcham Hills in Adelaide, where it is estimated about 300 exist around Brown Hill Creek and Crafers West. An eradication program is underway to rid South Australia of an estimated 40,000 deer state-wide.

Sperm whales are extra­ordinarily intelligent animals with deep family traditions and the ability to communicate across oceans with sonic clicks. But when Rowan Jacobsen had a close encounter with one in the Caribbean, he saw a creature far stranger than he'd ever imagined. Rowan Jacobsen at Outside Online.

You may remember Salad Mug being posted here to MF (checks watch)...a few years ago. That was episode 1 (part 1) of Dynamo Dream, a (sporadically updated) episodic film? series? created by user IanHubert and posted to youtube. Part 2 of episode 1 has just been uploaded: Prepare for Execution. In all, there are now four short films in the series.If you haven't seen...