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Endangered 'Blue Dragon' of the Caymans Roars Back from the Brink as Population Climbs Above 1,000 Like the dragons of Komodo, these blue dragons, as they're affectionately called, eventually evolved to be the largest native land animal.

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Blue Dragons (with a face only a mother could love) making a stellar comeback in the Cayman Islands.

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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America.

Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America.

So many great Tiny Desk Concerts #coldplay

As usual, Bill Burr doesn’t miss 🎯

Kurt Vonnegut quote, "We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective."

Rappers, sorted by the size of their vocabulary The number of unique lyrics used within artists’ first 35,000 lyrics

Which rappers have the largest vocabulary in hiphop? #hiphopsky pudding.cool/projects/voc...

Indonesian palm oil company sues experts who helped secure $18m pollution ruling JAKARTA — Two of Indonesia’s most prominent environmental experts are facing a lawsuit that activists say is part of a wider trend of silencing scientists who testify against environmental violators. ...

Indonesian palm oil company sues experts who helped secure $18m pollution ruling news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indo...

Seen in Washington State: “Grab him by the Epstein Files” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I’m living this.

85% of us in Gaza are in the fifth stage of malnutrition — a point where even if food comes later, the damage might already be irreversible.

I’ve seen kids digging through trash for scraps. Not on a screen — with my own eyes.

White House moves to kill chemical safety board, despite industry support Citing duplication with OSHA and the EPA, President Trump’s administration is again proposing to eliminate the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, but others disagree

Since 1990 the US Chemical Safety Board has investigated ~120 accidents and produced more than 100 safety videos that are used worldwide. Trump tried and failed to kill it in his first term but may succeed this time. Industry isn't asking for this. cen.acs.org/safety/indus...

Egg-citing news! Nine fuzzy California condor chicks hatched at our wildlife conservation center this season. Eventually, they'll be released into the wild to boost the population of this critically endangered species.

A red headed woodpecker stands on a tree branch. The light blue sky highlights the stark red of its feathers

A few years ago, the red headed woodpecker was near threatened. Conservation efforts helped it make a comeback, but current funding and policy changes will very likely harm its population.

#birds #nature #wildlife #photography #blueskymonday #woodpecker #redhead #protectnature #conservation

Andrés Muñoz secures the save which means another $200 for Seattle Area Feline Rescue! Current season total: $4200

Washington State Is About To Have the First Pro-'Woonerf' Law in America — Streetsblog USA Washington state is making it legal for cities to have people-centered streets in a first-in-the-nation law.

Washington State Is About to Have the First Pro-"Woonerf" Law in America.

Cacao agroforestry in Belize hits the sweet spot for people and nature The Maya Golden Landscape in southern Belize is a patchwork of protected areas, agricultural lands and small communities, part of the greater Maya Forest, the second-largest tropical forest in the…

In Belize’s Maya Golden Landscape, small farmers have partnered with conservation groups to establish the country’s first forest reserve agroforestry concession, growing shade-tolerant cacao while protecting forest cover and biodiversity.

WA denied federal request for data on food stamp recipients • Washington State Standard Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s request for personal data on residents who receive or apply for food stamps.

Washington state refused to comply with the federal government’s recent request for personal data on residents who receive or apply for food stamps. washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/06/26/w...

Maybe the Democratic establishment will start to understand that progressive policies are pretty damn popular to a large base

In this house, we love and respect conservation activist Jimmy Buffett

FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV shot. What to know The FDA approved Gilead's HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, a twice-a-year injectable medication that clinical trials show prevents new infections.

A bit of positive news today. FDA has just approved Lenacapavir for PrEP in the US. In clinical trials one injection every 6 months was close to 100% effective in preventing HIV transmission.
PrEP is for everyone who needs it.
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BBC Wildlife Crew Broke the "No-Intervention" Rule to Save Trapped Penguins

NATIONALS NEWS FOX. BRUCE THE BAT DOG TO BE CALLED UP NATIONALS NO. 1 GOODEST PROSPECT

Major news alert

New honey bee energy bar tested in Washington offers hope for struggling hives Washington State University researchers are testing a new artificial food for bees that could help hives survive and thrive on nutrient-poor farmland.

An international team, including researchers at Washington State University, has developed a new supplemental food source that could keep bee hives strong when deployed on agricultural land. 🐝

Nene is the rarest goose in the world. Hawaii's State bird, they almost went extinct in 1952 with only 30 individuals left. After conservation efforts, populations increased to more than 3K today. Conservation works. And science deniers can go fluck themselves.
#needlefelted
#birds
#birdart
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The Topps Griffey rookie all star card Tshirt tho 👌

Many sharks die after being accidentally caught in fishing gear, but can retention bans help? 🦈🔍 A new study analyzed 160+ reports to predict survival rates for 341 species. Turns out, bans help, but more action is needed to truly protect sharks. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Photo of the side of a building with a large mural of a girl tipping a watering can, beside the building a real small tree grows, giving the impression the girl in the image is watering it

Natalie Rak, also known as Rak, is a Poland based street artist #WomensArt
#Monday

There is one place, however, where Musk, with the help of his minions, achieved his goals. He did indeed shred U.S.A.I.D. Though a rump operation is now operating inside the State Department, the administration says that it has terminated more than 80 percent of U.S.A.I.D. grants. Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.

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For folks unfamiliar with medical research, these are easily the top three medical journals in the US and in the top five internationally.