Manu

when he was just a little baby boy

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

This guy saves a seagull stuck in a lamppost.

Google Earth satellite image showing a sinuous, ephemeral (currently dry), braided stream that is pale gray with trees within the channel. Red eolian sands are to the south (bottom) of the stream, whereas folded, black bedrock mantled with light brown to tan sediment lies north (top) of the stream.

A red eolian dune field to the south (bottom) of a sinuous, dark line marking a stream channel. To the north (upper half) is a desert of variagated back bedrock and light tan sediment. There is a dome popping out of the ground, looking like an eyeball, in the middle, upper 1/3 of the shot.

The 2025 Google Earth imagery is wild. We live on such an astoundingly beautiful planet.

Namibia (-23.6551610, 15.2430470). Close-up and wider view. In wide view: a structural dome popping out to say hello. Note the different eolian sediment compositions to N and S of the stream channel.

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Doctors tested a common drug on COVID. The results are stunning A cheap, inhaled drug may revolutionize treatment for COVID-19 and other deadly lung infections. Date: September 28, 2025 Source: King's College London Summary: Inhaled heparin significantly lowers the risk of death and ventilation in COVID-19 patients while also showing potential against other respiratory infections. With its unique triple-action benefits, it could serve as a powerful and accessible treatment worldwide.

A new international study led by the Australian National University and King’s College London found inhaled heparin, a cheap and widely available drug, halved the need for ventilation and lowered death risk in nearly 500 hospitalized COVID patients across 6 countries.

Source: archive.md/Uifo9

This is a box crab 📦🦀, likely Calappa calappa (from a Malay word meaning "coconut").

They're also called 'shame-faced crabs' because they pull their massive claws (chelae) in front of their face when alarmed.

Why are they squirting? This is a way of moving water over their gills to keep them wet.

What Brett Sutton is saying now is nothing new. He was one of the few CHOs who openly stated that #COVIDisAirborne even in the early crisis years of the pandemic. This is an official Victorian Dept of Health video from 21 Dec, 2021.

More on this here—World #AlzheimersDay
www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

🚨PLEASE SHARE 🚨 #Missing 14year old from #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Canada
Beca is described as:
EYES: Brown HEIGHT: 5'0" WEIGHT: 100lbs Thin build
#MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert #CanadaSky

www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...

did someone order a box of cat

The Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) is a large, ribbon-shaped comb jelly, or ctenophore, known for its transparent and gelatinous body.

Smog in the brain: Dirty air speeds Alzheimer's decline
->ScienceDaily | #Smog | More info from EcoSearch

Nasal spray shows promise in preventing COVID in clinical trials An over-the-counter nasal spray, long used as a treatment for seasonal allergies, may offer potential in preventing COVID, according to clinical trial results released today.

"Researchers have found that Azelastine Nasal Spray works against a variety of illnesses, including the flu, RSV and the virus that causes COVID. Despite these promising findings, experts emphasize that the nasal spray should not be considered a substitute for vaccinations."

DENVER (KDVR) — Police are seeking the public’s help in locating missing 13-year-old girl, Fort Collins Police said in a post on X Monday evening.
If anyone has seen or has information about Mia’s location, Fort Collins Police asks them to contact the police at 970-221-6540 kdvr.com/news/local/f...

Dog realises when the point has been won and celebrates. #bluesky #dog #dogaday

Mia’s two tone colouring continues inside her mouth which I have always found interesting

Pseudomalus triangulifer (Chrysididae). Only safely separated from the very similar P. auratus by its longer mid antennal segments. 28/7/2025 Topsham, Devon.

These little beauties are often very tricky to photograph but managed a few of this in the garden recently: good enough to get it IDed on FB BWARS site as Pseudomalus triangulifer. Apparently only recently recognised as a UK sp. so I've no idea how common it is.
#wasp
#hymenoptera

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 28/8/2025 Turf Lock, Devon.

Just in case there aren't enough photos of this lovely bird here's my Wryneck photo. Just happened to be walking past Turf Lock, didn't know it was still here - so not really twitching is it?
First I've ever photographed so happy it stayed on and behaved so well.
#DevonBirds
#LowCarbonBirding

good morning
*yes of course I said big stretch as required by law

#7A3.4
#AMOC Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is part
oceans_and_ice 's global currents.
#TP12.2
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Person wearing a mask sitting by an airplane window, using a smartphone, under a notice from CDPH recommending masks to reduce respiratory virus risk.

Traveling soon? Stay protected during the COVID-19 surge by wearing a high-quality mask in crowded or indoor spaces like an N95, KN95 or KF94. Learn more: www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...

ME/CFS resources

PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Come work with us!

Fully funded #PhD position in global change ecology - working in a cross-disciplinary cohort of 8 PhD students studying mountains in transition. 🧪🌐🏔️ @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

A pika sits on a mossy rock.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

MaskTogetherAmerica Founder Julie Lam volunteering at the Make-A-Scene festival for a documentary project. She is in the group photo with the organizers and attendees of the event, all masked up to protect each other.

A Big Shoutout to the Make-A-Scene Festival, a really fun COVlD-cautious roleplaying game event in Minnesota! Cheers to @makeascenemn.bsky.social‬ organizers and attendees for masking for Community Care! 📸😷Julie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social #MaskTogetherAmerica

COVID reinfection may raise risk of persistent symptoms by 35%

"COVID reinfection may raise risk of persistent symptoms by 35%"

"U.S. adults reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 may be at a 35% greater risk for long COVID than those with one-time infections"

#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

A meme worth repeating:

"Science is hard. You gotta prove it, test it, and reproduce the results.

Pseudoscience is easy. You make it up, add some fear, and watch ignorant people spread it."

Bird climbing up the side of a tree. Striped back. Red on back of neck. Spotted breast black moustache.

Flicker having a look
#Photography

Want to learn something about #water and #climate change?
A simple approximation is that for every degree C of warming, the atmosphere holds 7% more water. That's one factor behind the growing number of extreme flooding events.

Vaccine triggers fierce response to fight brain tumor » McKnight Brain Institute » University of Florida UF-developed mRNA vaccine quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack glioblastoma.

Five years ago, a very close relative died of a glioblastoma brain tumor at the age of 13. Today would have been his 19th birthday. And now comes news that an mRNA vaccine is being trialed to treat this very (incurable) malady. Fingers crossed.

mbi.ufl.edu/2024/05/01/v...