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OPINION: "I saw a man with his family at the edge of a rock face (at the Grand Canyon), posing for a photo with his arms outstretched, the canyon displayed behind him. He was laughing nervously. I could relate," Assistant Editor Kevin Edwards writes.
https://www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note-i-will-never-forget-the-grand-canyon/
Ophiocordyceps is iconic for its ability to infect ants and change their nervous system to force them to climb high, where the fungus can fruit and spread spores to infect more ants.
Pleurocordyceps is a hyperparasitic fungus that eats Ophiocordyceps. It isn't really a friend to the ants, since it has no interest in fully wiping out its host. But it makes for an interesting dynamic, and I continue to think it would make an interesting Alien movie or Last of Us sequel to introduce a hyperparasite to interact with the titular monsters!
A new species from Borneo, Pleurocordyceps cornusynnemata, named for its fruiting bodies looking like little horns, was just described for the first time! https://phys.org/news/2026-06-scientists-hyperparasite-malaysia-borneo-jungle.html
Almost #SilentSunday — will make exceptions as necessary.
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Summer solstice 2026 is June 21 at 4:24am.
https://youtu.be/Z5REZIwxv80
Summer" is a song by the band War, recorded on April 4, 1976 and released on June 21, 1976, as a single from their Greatest Hits album. This version was recorded on Sept. 20, 2018 live at KAABOO Del Mar, in Del Mar, CA.
Also, Happy Father's Day!
About the summer solstice: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/20/summer-solstice-2026/90602270007/
#summer #SummerSolistice #JamInTheVan #FathersDay #HappyFathersDay
Because today is the June #solstice, here is my 2020 animated map of this solstice’s day-night cycle rendered using the #CahillConcialdi map projection, which is my most favorite.
Grab the file here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cahill%E2%80%93Concialdi_projection_(Natural_Earth_I)_day-night_animation_at_June_solstice.gif
The Philadelphia Phillies stars put on a show for the history books Saturday against the New York Mets.First baseman Bryce Harper recorded the first cycle of his illustrious 15-year career after collecting a 2-run triple during the fifth inning of the Phillies' 15-3 win. The eight-time All-Star became the 10th player in Phillies history to accomplish the feat. He singled and doubled in the third after hitting a homer in the first. Bryce Harper needed just five innings to complete the first cycle of his career! pic.twitter.com/Q9mEiKLiiF— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2026 Harper is also just the seventh player in the expansion era (1961) to collect a cycle within the first five innings of a game, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com."It's up there," Harper said of where the cycle ranks among his career accomplishments, according to MLB.com's Paul Casella. "Obviously, doing that at the big-league level is really cool."Meanwhile, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber recorded his fifth career three-homer game, going deep for the final time in the seventh inning to cap a monster performance. THREE HOMERS FOR KYLE SCHWARBER! pic.twitter.com/a3rgU9opAZ— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2026 Schwarber hit his first two homers in the third. KYLE SCHWARBER'S SECOND HOMER OF THE INNING!THIS ONE GOES 457 FEET 😱 pic.twitter.com/VAkLMItzIY— MLB (@MLB) June 21, 2026 🚨SECOND DECK SCHWARBOMB🚨🗳️ https://t.co/cdVTjmanhF pic.twitter.com/eMjN2lGWBF— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) June 21, 2026 "Yeah, that was cool," Schwarber said of the two-homer inning, according to Casella. "First time I've done that in my career."The Phillies are only the second team in MLB history to have two players accomplish the two feats concurrently. The only other time it happened was by the New York Yankees in June 1932 (Tony Lazzeri cycle, Lou Gehrig four homers), according to OptaSTATS.Harper is the second MLB star to hit for the cycle this week, as Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong did it Tuesday.
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