Mastodawn

Never visit Australia: "The town, about 230 miles north of the state capital of Perth, has been under siege since February. When driving at night, residents say they can hear popping — likening it to Bubble Wrap bursting — as the car wheels crush mice on the road. Returning from vacation, residents found their beds filled with mice, according to local media. Locals say the snakes are fat from overeating."
#ecology #Australia #disease #rodents #biology
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/world/australia/australia-mouse-plague.html

Western Australia Is Battling a Mouse Plague

For months, mice have been found in tea kettles, crunched by car tires and even appeared in people’s beds. In one town, the end might be in sight.

The New York Times

Scientific Frontline 6h ago

Mycology is the scientific study of fungi, a vast and complex kingdom of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. The primary goal of mycology is to comprehend the genetic, biochemical, and physiological properties of fungi, their taxonomy, and their evolutionary history.
#Mycology #Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/cat06142602.html

Mycology: In-Depth Description

Mycology is the scientific study of fungi, a vast and complex kingdom of organisms that includes yeasts, molds, and mushrooms.

Sunguramy

6h ago

A large formation chamber earlier this year.

By the way, if you'd like to oppose a huge datacenter being built right next to the Nashville Zoo, where it will adversely affect all the animals who call it home and draw power in ways that will be harmful to the inhabitants as well, maybe go sign this petition, and contact the city council? You don't have to be a Tennessee resident to sign! Please get involved especially if you are local enough where this affects you (eg; traveling from other areas for the zoo, etc.) https://www.change.org/p/nashville-zoo-says-no-to-proposed-data-center

More info from the zoo: https://www.nashvillezoo.org/our-blog/posts/say-no-to-the-proposed-data-center

#datacenter #ai #tech #biology #ecology #cave #caves #caving #environment #photography

The Inquisitive Biologist 6h ago

This week's #NewBooks at the library: Three more books from the NHBS January clearance sale
- 18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our #Atmosphere and Its #Weather by Christopher Dewdney, published by Bloomsbury Sigma.
- Landscapes of #Collectivity in the Life Sciences, a more heady edited volume in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology from @themitpress.
- Animal Languages: The Secret Conversations of the Living World by Eva Meijer, here in the English translation published by John Murray.

#Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm #AtmosphericSciences #Climatology #Meteorology #Biology #Philosophy #Ethology #AnimalBehavior @bookstodon

Mysterious Amazonian ‘ghost dog’ caught on camera

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/environment/ghost-dog-amazon-south-america/

Homepage [Unofficial]10h ago

Earth’s Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://futurism.com/science-energy/underground-fungus-network-reach-stars

Public Domain Image Archive 10h ago

Frog mesentery (1764–8) by Martin Frobenius Ledermüller, from Mikroskopische Gemüths- und Augen-Ergötzung.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/359f00be-61fd-4a37-b84e-5dd53dd914e5

#micrography #insects #microscopes #entomology #biology #frogs #art #publicdomain

Tono Carbajo🍉13h ago

Os comparto un par de fotos de un saltamontes rosa que nos acompaño un par de días.
Es rarísimo verlos porque por su color son presa fácil de depredadores. No hay nada que destaque más sobre el verde que el rosa.
Hay quienes creen que los saltamontes rosa son producto de un caso de eritrismo, que puede ser causado por una mutación genética como el albinismo en humanos.
Según otres, su pigmentación puede deberse a una adaptación natural que, aunque los hace ser más visibles, también hace que sean menos provocativos para los depredadores. También dicen que puede tratarse de una adaptación para camuflarse dentro de las flores.
Lo que es casi seguro es que no volveré a ver otro, son extremadamente raros.
(localización: Els Ports. Catalunya)
#biology #photography #grasshopper #natur #macro #catalunya #catalonia

World news | The Guardian 14h ago

London startup to trial drug to prevent cancer therapy side-effect ‘cytokine storm’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/14/london-trial-drug-prevent-cancer-cytokine-storm-poolbeg-pharma #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #Cancer #Immunology #London #Business #Health #UkNews #JohnsonJohnson #MedicalResearch #Drugs #BiotechnologyIndustry #BiochemistryAndMolecularBiology #Chemistry #Science #Society #Biology

London startup to trial drug to prevent cancer therapy side-effect ‘cytokine storm’

Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pill

The Guardian

jp 19h ago

Are fungi nature’s greatest villains or its misunderstood engineers? This comparison of Cold Storage and Fantastic Fungi explores how modern media swings between fear and reverence, sacrificing scientific accuracy in favor of sensational storytelling.
#Fungi #Mycology #Science #FilmAnalysis #ColdStorage #FantasticFungi #Documentary #Horror #Ecology #Nature #Biology #Mushrooms
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/the-anthropomorphic-lens-analyzing-scientific-inaccuracy-thematic-sentience-and-aesthetic-distortion-in-jonny-campbells-cold-storage-2026-and-louie-schwartzbergs-fantastic-fungi-2019/

The Anthropomorphic Lens: Analyzing Scientific Inaccuracy, Thematic Sentience, and Aesthetic Distortion in Jonny Campbell’s Cold Storage (2026) and Louie Schwartzberg’s Fantastic Fungi (2019)

Fungi occupy a bifurcated space in popular culture, oscillating between two distinct narrative extremes: apocalyptic, mind-controlling parasites and mystical, conscious ecological architects. Rathe…