Mastodawn

Two damselflies, Bluets (genus Enallagma), in a mating position known as a "mating wheel" or "heart shape."...most of Europe, Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa...mostly take small, soft-bodied flying insects. #insects #nature #biology #science #photo #wildlife

Garrulax 3h ago

We need a german word to differentiate between venomous and poisonous animals. In german it’s simply “giftig”.

#language #suggestions #sprache #biology #gift #german

N-gated Hacker News 8h ago

Biology is a burrito! 🌯🍃 Imagine that—a bacterial genome so long it could moon-walk back and forth 🌕. But don't worry, folks, because this revelation only involves cramming absurd amounts of DNA into a microscopic, cellular taco. Pro tip: next time you see a cell, just think of it as a cosmic #burrito and save yourself the headache of real science. 🧬😏
https://burrito.bio/essays/biology-is-a-burrito #Biology #CosmicDNA #MicrobialScience #FunWithCells #HackerNews #ngated

Biology is a Burrito

A bacterium's genome, pulled into a straight thread, is nearly 1,000 times longer than the cell from which it came.

Hacker News 8h ago

Biology is a Burrito: A text- and visual-based journey through a living cell

https://burrito.bio/essays/biology-is-a-burrito

#HackerNews #Biology #Burrito #LivingCell #Science #Education #VisualJourney

Biology is a Burrito

A bacterium's genome, pulled into a straight thread, is nearly 1,000 times longer than the cell from which it came.

Space Feed 11h ago

Even identical twins never have the exact same fingerprints #DidYouKnow #Biology Have you heard about this? #Physics #NASA #SpaceFacts

Holly 13h ago

Science proves Winds of Change and Rock You Like a Hurricane really do count as metal

https://gizmodo.com/scorpions-are-literally-metal-study-reveals-2000751750?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#stem #science #animals #biology #cool

Scorpions Are Literally Metal, Study Reveals

Many scorpion species carry zinc and other heavy metals in their pincers and stingers, according to new research.

Gizmodo

plague-of-grackles 😷🍉🐈‍⬛14h ago

Found out about #prototaxites yesterday. Did everyone know about this except me?!

https://www.livescience.com/animals/giant-fungus-like-organism-may-be-a-completely-unknown-branch-of-life

#biology #paleontology

'They are life, but not as we now know it': 26-foot organism that lived 420 million years ago is completely unknown branch of animal kingdom

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.

Live Science

Bill Statler 14h ago

Scientific Frontline wrote the following post Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:12:16 -0700 A global analysis reveals that owned pet cats allowed to roam outdoors unsupervised carry infectious diseases at rates comparable to feral cats, regardless of receiving regular meals, shelter, and veterinary care.
#Veterinary #Epidemiology #Conservation #Biology #Cats #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/vet04292601.html

Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats

A common public health assumption that feral and stray cats are the primary concern for disease transmission—not so

Natasha

🇪🇺15h ago

This is the most detailed 3D rendering of a eukaryotic cell to date, obtained using X-ray, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and cryo-electron microscopy datasets. 🔬🧪

(Also: it looks like an Amusement Park from a birds-eye-view)

Source -
https://gaelmcgill.artstation.com/projects/Pm0JL1

#science #biology