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some polar pics i saw at the museum of modern art in nyc today <3

the first two are Ponting's pictures from Terra Nova and the last one is Hurley's picture from Endurance!

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There’s Finally Video of a Great White Shark in the Mediterranean

A recent video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea offers the possibility of deriving valuable information for conservation stra

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For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony

The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the severity of that a

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Attack on Iran’s oil released as much pollution as a volcano

Airstrikes on Tehran earlier this year emitted a plume containing almost 30,000 tonnes of sulphur dioxide that reached Asian countries

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/opinion/science-federal-government-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse

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Linda Marrinon, Sorry! 1982

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Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904, French) ~ Fleurs de pommier, 1873

[Source: Christie's]

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Red Fox/rödräv. Värmland, Sweden (10 June 2026).

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Red Fox/rödräv. These two fox cubs live near our house, and they've visited our garden several times. Värmland, Sweden (10 June 2026).

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The Ara Pacis Augustae

The Ara Pacis Augustae (Latin, "Altar of Augustan Peace"; commonly shortened to Ara Pacis) is an altar in Rome dedicated to the Pax Romana. The monument was commissioned by the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC to honour the return of Augustus to Rome after three years in Hispania and Gaul and consecrated on January 30, 9 BC. Originally located on the northern outskirts of Rome, a Roman mile from the boundary of the pomerium on the west side of the Via Flaminia, the Ara Pacis stood in the northeastern corner of the Campus Martius, the former flood plain of the Tiber River and gradually became buried under 4 metres (13 ft) of silt deposits. It was reassembled in its current location, now the Museum of the Ara Pacis, in 1938, turned 90° counterclockwise from its original orientation so that the original western side now faces south.

Photos by Steven Zucker.

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Science confirms: Cats help you only when there’s something in it for them

Dogs spontaneously aid struggling humans the way young children do—whereas cats wait until they stand to benefit

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The people who actually want AI to replace humanity

We need to create a new humanism before the “AI successionists” win.

Excerpt:

“The attendees at the symposium, which took place at the New York Academy of Sciences last September, are part of a subculture that is growing in importance: the AI successionists, who think that artificial intelligence is our rightful heir — the next step in cosmic evolution. Since they believe AIs could become our moral superiors, they argue it’s actually wrong to try to keep the machines down, or even to align them with human values, as most AI companies aim to do. Instead, we should usher in artificial intelligence as a successor to humanity and hand over the world to it. Even if that means we go extinct.

“They know this view is taboo, which is why I was invited only on the condition that I wouldn’t quote anyone other than keynote speakers by name. But suffice it to say that this is not a fringe view. It’s becoming highly influential. People from major AI labs — Anthropic, Google DeepMind, xAI — were in attendance. So were people from think tanks that directly shape the US government’s AI policy.”

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Red Fox/rödräv. Värmland, Sweden (10 June 2026).

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Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry. A plan announced Thursday would spend nearly $700 millio

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What You Need to Know About How Tear Gas Harms Kids

Dozens of kids — many of them far from protest sites — have been harmed by tear gas and pepper spray deployed by federal immigration officer