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The handcrafted tools found in Tanzania were made 1.5 million years ago and were fashioned primarily from the bones of elephants and hippopotamuses.

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100 Fascinating Facts about Jupiter - Inspired to explore the Universe? Get your own telescope here: https://amzn.to/40NGV8Q or use Telescope Finder Tool at https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #STEM

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Here, I articulated some of my thoughts on the goals and purpose of journalism to argue for what I'm calling "pro-biodiversity journalism" – journalism that pulls no punches and has no favor, but isn't afraid to stand up for protecting all life on Earth. 🌎🧪

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So you know how I love pebbles in the cracks between rocks? Well, I found something equally amazing today - pebbles in tafoni holes! Can't believe I've never visited Malarrif before - amazing geology, could spend days exploring the beaches and cliffs. Next time :) #Iceland #GeologyRocks #Geology

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A horse from the Hall of the Bulls, reproduction in Lascaux II. Photo: Jack Versloot

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This is most detailed photo ever of an extragalactic object.A 400 megapixel photo of the Andromeda Galaxy. Captured over a period of 3 months using 2 telescopes and thousands of photos. Credit: Andrew McCarthy

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Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum, London

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James Webb Telescope's Close-Up on Uranus' Dynamic Atmosphere - Inspired to explore the Universe? Get your own telescope here: https://amzn.to/40NGV8Q or use Telescope Finder Tool at https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #STEM

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Webb Telescope Discovers Mysterious 'Cat's Tail' in Beta Pictoris System - Inspired to explore the Universe? Get your own telescope here: https://amzn.to/40NGV8Q or use Telescope Finder Tool at https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #STEM

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Tilted Saturn - From Val Klavans - https://flic.kr/p/mvFqow

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Crab Nebula's Hidden Wonders Exposed by James Webb's Infrared Gaze - Inspired to explore the Universe? Get your own telescope here: https://amzn.to/40NGV8Q or use Telescope Finder Tool at https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #STEM

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Hubble Frames an Explosive Galaxy - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/21cCWt1

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Hi skeet enjoyers, here’s a space nebula as seen from my driveway #astrophotography

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A bison drawn about 13,000 years ago (Magdalenian) in Niaux Cave, France. Two apparent spears in the body: The Wendel Collection

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The end.. 😂

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Cat charging station.. 😊

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I’m annoyed that human hasn’t thanked me for waking her up at 6am. She’s gotten so much done this morning but not a word of thanks for how I helped

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A very woolly mammoth from Pech Merle, drawn about 25,000 years ago. Image: The Wendel Collection

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Partial Solar Eclipse 2024-04-08 - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2pJaDVj

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James Webb Telescope reveals a star studded cosmic wreath in NGC 7469. Inspired to explore the Universe? Get your own telescope here: https://amzn.to/40NGV8Q or use Telescope Finder Tool at https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-finder-tool.php #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #STEM

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Juno — Great Red Spot Flyover #1 - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/WKUzye

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Fish gills and human ears share the same genetic blueprint www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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‘Neutron Star’ by Adolf Schaller from his book Extraterrestrials (1994)

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NGC 7026 - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/h8pVvK

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SNR J0509.5-6731 - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2heTvq9

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Jupiter - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2oNHNwB

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Perhaps the oldest known representation of a bird, carved in mammoth ivory, from Hohle Fels cave, Germany. Aurignacian, about 40,000 years old.

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The Trifid Nebula from Sydney - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/2jcFe2M

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Voyager 1 wide-angle Jupiter mosaic (March 4, 1979) - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/2et7QZW

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Psyche!

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If you're looking for some reading in the new year... 😉

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Coming very very soon. Just a few days from now. The latest from @neilshubin.bsky.social ! We all loved Your Inner Fish. This is the story of what it was actually like to collect the fossils...how it feels to be a scientist working in the coldest, most inhospitable places on Earth!

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🤍 Good morning 🤍 Happy #Caturday

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NGC 247 with the 2.5m INT - From Ángel López-Sánchez - https://flic.kr/p/2kDR8cf

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Did giant ice age beasts carve these vast caves in South America? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Tonight I’ll be joining @seismatters.bsky.social at EARTHx, hosted at the University of Calgary! You can join online, too. And my talk? How to survive a mass extinction. 🦕 ☄️ 🌱 🐆

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Does this to you

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I love this picture from @imageplotter.bsky.social - makes it look like I've joined the police and my partner and I are going door to door making enquiries

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