glomar

Take me roller skating so I know it's real

[roystory4]

do you ever get the feeling that horses know

[loppyness]

horses do not have the mental capacity to know. that sparkle you see in their eyes, however, indicate that the vessel is being piloted. and that pilot does know

[thursday]

[burntpolitics]

Online media vs online polls

[zacharydean-blog]

THIS IS WHY YOU NEED TO VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES. DO NOT BE SALIENT. DO NOT BE LAZY

[blackfemmejeanvaljean]

I love my generation

[cynical-jerks-r-us]

Grammar

“Bite me, asshole” = grammatically correct and scathing

“Bite me asshole” = kinky pirate

[thecommonchick]

Kendall Jenner third wheeling is me 

[nevahosking]

[meowjuana-deactivated20180407]

[versaillesadness]

[onlyonereason-deactivated201909]

[bassiter]

*straight man voice* you want me to EAT my ice cream with a PINK spoon???? you might as well shove TEN COCKS right up my ASS

[pleatedjeans]

[youknowyourebritishwhen]

[2rb1e]

Can you imagine the conversation though?

Queen: I’m going

Chief of Staff: But, Your Majesty, the security risks…

Queen: I’m going I want cake 

Chief of Staff:

Queen: 

Chief of Staff: 

Queen: I want cake

[refinery29]

Bernie Sanders says Black Lives Matter

[tastefullyoffensive]

[lizclimo]

Thanks, Tastefully Offensive! Have a safe and happy Halloween everyone!! 

[lizclimo]

IT’S OCTOBER!!! 

[oprahpinky-blog]

[unclefather]

What does this mean

[liminals-deactivated20181204]

um we’ve all seen hannah montana i think we know what this means

[arianogrande-blog]

[skunkbear]

On April 26, 1986, a power surge caused an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine. A large quantity of radioactive material was released.

On May 2, 1986, the Soviet government established a “Zone of Alienation” or “Exclusion Zone” around Chernobyl – a thousand square miles of “radioactive wasteland.” All humans were evacuated. The town of Pripyat was completely abandoned.

But the animals didn’t leave. And a new study, published this month in Current Biology, suggests they are doing fine. “None of our three hypotheses postulating radiation damage to large mammal populations at Chernobyl were supported by the empirical evidence,” says Jim Beasley, one of the researchers.

In fact, some of the populations have grown. These photos (mostly taken by Valeriy Yurko) come from the Belarusian side of the Exclusion Zone, and area called the Polessye State Radioecological Reserve. Kingfisher, elk, boar, baby spotted eagles, wild ponies, moose, rabbits, and wolves all make their home in the park. In some ways, human presence is worse for wildlife than a nuclear disaster.

Image credits:

1986 Chernobyl - ZUFAROV/AFP/Getty Images

Wildlife photos - Valeriy Yurko/Polessye State Radioecological Reserve

Ponies in winter - SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images

[npr]

An interesting look at how wildlife has returned to a place humans have abandoned. -Emily