Those busy (and very not-picky!) squirrels! Archivists of nature!

"Who would have imagined that ground squirrel droppings preserved in Yukon permafrost could provide such detailed insights into ecosystems and evolutionary history stretching back hundreds of thousands of years? It is both scientifically important and genuinely fascinating."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/frozen-squirrel-poop-9.7230087

#Science #Nature #Yukon #Arctic #Mammoth #Masotodon

Just upgraded my personal Mastodon instance to v4.6.0-beta.1.

Now to see what all the new, fun* stuff is.

*: "fun" here can either be interpreted as a positive or a negative, or both

#Masotodon

#Masotodon アップデート後に #VivaldiSocial を WEBパネルで使うと、下部ナビゲーションからローカルタイムラインがなくなって「使いにくいなぁ〜」と思ってたが。#ELK は下部ナビゲーションをカスタマイズできるのね。

しばらく使ってみよっと。

#VivaldiJP

⚠️ ⚠️ 🚨 Another example of a SCAM on mastodon just showed up

This is beginning to feel like the fedi-chick trolling

Note: I cut off the top of the post so as to preserve the identity of the account the scam reply was sent to
#Scam #Masotodon #Fediverse

Okay #Masotodon let’s play #AskMastodon

What’s your villain origin story would be?

@[email protected]

Jake !! please don't give up on #Masotodon !!

Many more have arrived; and I'm pretty sure your patience with the site will have improved.

Show some #FediversalLove !!

@[email protected]

Chris! please don't give up on #Masotodon !

Many more have arrived; and I'm pretty sure your patience with the site will have improved.

Show some #FediversalLove !!