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AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

And now this is reality. Tragic

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Ontario judge halts murder trial, ends prosecution of man after slamming Crown's 'apathy' and 'negligence' | CBC News Two Hamilton Crown attorneys made such critical mistakes during a murder trial that a Superior Court justice has issued what she called an "extremely rare" judicial stay, effectively stopping all proceedings...

"#HamOnt Crown attorneys made such critical mistakes during a murder trial that a Superior Court justice has issued an 'extremely rare' judicial stay — effectively stopping all proceedings and letting the accused off the hook for one of Canada’s most serious criminal charges." www.cbc.ca/9.6939312

'I just don’t think management cares.' Family members protest after residents moved from group home | CBC News Central West Specialized Developmental Services provides support for people with disabilities, including group homes in Ontario's Halton region. At the start of October, it relocated residents from to...

Family members of people living in Halton-area group homes say their loved ones were moved to an Oakville, Ont., facility without family consent, prompting concerns for their wellbeing.

Goldenrod and other native plants enclosed by a wire fencing in an urban front yard

Immature anise hyssop and other native plants in pollinator garden

Goldenrod, anise hyssop and other native Ontario pollinator plants in a garden with a laneway and lawn behind it

Leaving to move (temporarily) to BC for work and I've said goodbye to many friends and partners I care for. And to my pollinator garden which is entering its 4th fall season. Spent some time watching the bees that live in my leaf litter pollinate and buzz around the flowering Goldenrod. 🍃🍁

Mayfly on a glass window.

Paleozoic vibes out here in NW Michigan.

#herpers #herper #herps #herpetology #thanatosis #Natrixhelvetica #grasssnake #snakes 🐍

Me: "God, is there anything more annoying to photograph than a snake that just will not sit still?

God

A small orange and brown turtle with high, domed carapace is sitting at the side of the road.

On my way to Costco, I stopped to render assistance to two turtles on the road leaving our neighborhood—first two
of the season. #herps

First was a juvenile eastern box turtle…

Because bsky can always use some more #herps...

Happy #sturgeonsaturday. Please celebrate responsibly.

an illustration by madison detailing the changes in the gill during development in lake sturgeon. There are illustrations for GO terms in 3 bubbles. One bubble for each population and one bubble showing shared changes for both populations. there is a small sturgeon growing to a larger a sturgeon illustrated at the top.

#sturgeonsaturday on a thursday 😱 whaaaaat!! 🧪🌎👩🏻‍🔬🦑

new paper and illustration 🥲

we investigated what happens to the gill transcriptome during development in lake sturgeon

turns out bb sturgeon are using epigenetics (histone mods & dna methylation) and cell death (apoptosis) to make grown up gills

happy #earthday!

we’re gonna do #sturgeonsaturday everyday this week!

I’m in northern BC on the Nechako river, with a super endangered population of white sturgeon with no babies seen in 70 years! 😭

I’m here to assess stressors in this population while we fish for hatchery broodstock 🧪🌎🌐👩🏻‍🔬

#sturgeonsaturday all week! 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌐🌎

because there are no larvae surviving in the Nechako river, the mandated hatchery releases 2 y.o. sturgeon to increase the population

it took trial & error in deciding what size to release sturgeon, turns out small sturgeon are otter snacks 🦦

3 y.o. sturgie 👇🏼

Den stora älgvandringen I flera tusen år har älgarna vandrat samma leder för att komma till sommarens rika betesmarker. For several thousand years the moose have walked the same path to get to the rich pastures of summer. F...

www.svtplay.se/den-stora-al...

24/7 Moose Migration livestream in Sweden

Tracking Senate Votes 2025

# of times voted with Trump

HIGHEST:
Gallego: 29
Fetterman: 27 (would be higher if not for absences)
Hickenlooper: 27
Rosen: 26
Shaheen: 26
Hassan: 25
Peters: 24
Kelly: 22
Slotkin: 22

LOWEST
Hirono: 2
Markey: 2
Merkley: 2
Warren: 2

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.

I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.

Very much this.

Gold dust Gecko on bananas - Big Island, Hawaii

Gold dust Gecko on bananas - Big Island, Hawaii #herps

A pair of frogs, one on top of the other are surrounded by green filamentous pond plants. The female on the bottom is a mottled brown colour, while the male has a large white chin, and is a more uniform pale olive colour. They're both head on looking directly at the camera.

At last!
Our frogs are back (again), and they're not wasting any time. Several dozen frogs in two of our #ponds, and as of mid-afternoon, several clumps of #FrogSpawn. 😍
@arc-trust.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social @judywebb.bsky.social #UKWildlife
🐸🐸

Short eared owl perching on an overhead wire with the moon above. The owl is looking down at the camera with its beautiful yellow eyes.

Bird on a wire with moon at sunset. 🦉🪶🌙
#ShortEaredOwl
#birdsofbluesky
#SkagitValley
#NikonZ9
#RockskipperPhotography

Got any plans for next Friday? Cancel them and do this instead, we need you. ❤️🇺🇸

If constant phoning pressure is working on Sen. Thom Tillis (RRR-NC), then maybe others are not all that far behind.🤞

Tillis is brave to go against Trump, as his family and he will have many death threats from now on.

Let's continue to keep up the pressure in all states.

Calls work 📞

IT’S WORKING!!!! KEEP SHOWING UP, MAKING YOUR VOICES HEARD!!!

The people are not the same as the administration!

In Annapolis' largest #50501 protest yet, hundreds protest president Hundreds of protesters converged at the Maryland State House to protest President Donald Trump's actions since taking office.

www.wbaltv.com/article/prot...

An anatomist, a skeleton, and a skull in the lab.

Won a little teaching award (nominated by students which makes it really meaningful to me) at my college and they do a photoshoot to celebrate. Kind of fun! A little light in rather dark times for #HigherEd.

#AnatomyEdu #ITeachAnatomy 🍎🧪

Mr. Owl supervised the installation of his new home from his old house. Hopefully this new and improved box will bring him a new mate and protect their baby screechies. See thread for box upgrades. 🦉 🌎

A photo of a canyon wren perched on a rock by the river. The wren is a small, round bird with a long tail and a long, slender beak. It has a white throat and is rusty-brown elsewhere.

"Okay, I'm ready for my photo. But hurry up. I have a lot of important wren business to get to."

#birds 📷