#Science

[prokopetz]

I've seen posts going around claiming that petting animals is basically tricking them into thinking they're being groomed, and it's bugging me because, like, there's no trickery afoot. Petting and scritching are grooming activities. They help to dislodge loose fur and foreign objects and more evenly distribute protective oils, among other things. Primates are social groomers, and the human impulse to scritch is the legacy of our primate ancestors. We see an animal we like, even a dangerous one, and the monkey brain says "groom that thing".

#science #biology #zoology #animal behaviour #grumping

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for New Scientist

#mathematics #recycling #cartoon #science #books

[without-ado]

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#science #aurora #aurora borealis #northern lights #informative #earth science #illustration

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Aurora Borealis, Czech Republic

#astronomy #night #sky #space #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #cosmos #aurora borealis #czech republic

[interesting-factz]

Python installed successfully 🐍😎

#science #funny #memes #scifi #snake #solid snake #venom snake #snake art #python #coding #developer #software development #software #programming #student #student life #studying #university #study motivation

[tinagodiva]

Kanada 🇨🇦 📸

#nature #photography #art #culture #history #movies #music #science #student #travel

[theofficialastronomy101]

#antenna #geomagnetic storms #galaxies #galaxy #astronomy #nasa #astronomers #universe #astrophotography #nasa photos #astrophysics #outer space #nasawebb #hubble space telescope #deep sky #sky photography #sky #planet earth #the universe #our universe #i love astronomy #astronomy facts #astronauts #space exploration #science #space #james webb space telescope #telescope #science facts #planetary science

[apsciencebydan]

Ms Obeza floridana made an appearance yesterday. Very silly creature on very serious wasp business. I love her, of course.

#nature #animals #photography #bugblr #science #invertebrates #entomology #wasps

[carbonmonoxide-detector]

After a series of solar flares within the past week, what was earlier forecast as a G4 Severe Solar Weather event has been upgraded to G5, the highest on NOAA's scale. Aurora are possible as far south as the state of Alabama in the US.

More here and here

#science #space #solar storm #solar flare #g5 solar storm #noaa

[maviyenot]

#maviart #nature #photography #nature photography #sunrise #curators on tumblr #sunset #sky #sunshine #sun #mountains #moon #my post #beatiful #nice #nail art #vintage #colorful #light #happy #design #drawing #science #paradise #awesome #artwork #trees #forest #storm

[herpsandbirds]

Active Periodical Cicada Broods of the United States

Andrew M. Liebhold, Michael J. Bohne, and Rebecca L. Lilja

USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station and Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry (May 2013)

via: Wayback Machine (archive.org)

#cicada #entomology #brood xiii #maps #science #zoology #insect #hemiptera #animals #nature #north america

[mindblowingscience]

Vaccination saves lives – an astounding 154 million of them since 1974 when the World Health Organization (WHO) launched its expanded global immunization programme, according to new research. The goal of the programme was to make vaccines available to all children, and while there are enduring challenges in that regard, the upshot is abundantly clear in the multitude of deaths that were averted in the past 50 years, the vast majority of which children under 5. "We also discovered that measles vaccination accounted for 60 percent of the total benefit of vaccination over the 50-year period, which was also the greatest driver of lives saved," says Andrew Shattock, an infectious disease modeler at the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia, who led the study.

Continue Reading.

#Science #Health #Medicine #Biology #Immunology #Vaccine #Vaccines

[lyricabelachium]

Wanted to do something like a fan picture for once, and not just ocs! Donie and Shelly workin' on the cat. perfect father son bonding time!

#rottmnt #tmnt #riseofthetmnt #saverottmnt #unpauserottmnt #rottmntdonnie #rottmntshelldon #shelldone #donnie #donatello #science #clipstudiopaint #clipstudioart #timelapse

[neat-deadandlive-things]

Establishing myself as the dominant STEM bisexual on my floor by walking around like this.

#There's a joke about finger strength here somewhere... stonger fingers for carrying your full nalgene #queers in STEM #science #BI-ology

[the-wolf-and-moon]

Aurora Borealis, Czech Republic

#astronomy #sky #night #space #stars #nasa #science #universe #nebula #galaxy #cosmos #aurora borealis

[amnhnyc]

🐜 These ants didn’t grow up in a small town—they’re from the big city! 

🏙️ In pavement cracks, roadside medians, and parking lots, there are incredible miniature civilizations booming within concrete jungles. In the latest episode of Insectarium, join host and Museum Curator Jessica Ware as she explores what life is like for ants that live in New York City. Follow along as Ware joins Amy Savage, Ph.D., in a search of some tiny neighbors—and find out how urban ants are doing things a bit differently in street medians than they would in a more rural setting.

#science #nature #natural history #entomology #did you know #fact of the day #pbs #cool animals #women in stem #insects #new york city #nyc #amnh #nyclife #Youtube