just learned that magnolias are so old that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed before bees

I saw someone on tiktok make these eternal dandelions where you take a small wire and run it through the hole in the stem of a dandelion that’s just about to seed/puff and attach them to a stick or something as your base and then cover them to protect the puff and you have a forever dandelion.

I decorated them with preserved insects I found a long with dry dead stuff from my yard

So I made a few of my own for fun

I am just now waiting for them to completely open

Reminds me of the fun little stuff I would do as a kid

They will destroy nature and call it saving the planet.

They will destroy nature and call it saving the planet.

As a result of the climate crisis, global warming is driving up temperatures around the world—and bumblebees, like humans, are struggling to cope with homes that can't beat the heat. In a new article published in Frontiers in Bee Science, scientists identify rising heat as a potential culprit for the decline in bumblebee populations worldwide, compromising bumblebees' ability to construct livable nests in which healthy larvae can develop. "The decline in populations and ranges of several species of bumblebees may be explained by issues of overheating of the nests and the brood," said Dr. Peter Kevan of the University of Guelph, Canada, lead author of the article.

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If you all haven't heard about it yet: https://ratethelandlord.org/

In solidarity with the college/university students protesting across america and the water jugs becoming the symbol of resitance, feel free to use for protests/help with bail

(please do not use for profit)

Fossil tracing study

Found a booklet of overhead projector sheets, so I’m utilizing them for studies

Realized I never posted my overall animation wip

I’m planning to get back on this project and get this guy up and running

Scientists at UC Riverside have demonstrated a new, RNA-based vaccine strategy that is effective against any strain of a virus and can be used safely even by babies or the immunocompromised.  Every year, researchers try to predict the four influenza strains that are most likely to be prevalent during the upcoming flu season. And every year, people line up to get their updated vaccine, hoping the researchers formulated the shot correctly. The same is true of COVID vaccines, which have been reformulated to target sub-variants of the most prevalent strains circulating in the U.S. This new strategy would eliminate the need to create all these different shots, because it targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a virus. The vaccine, how it works, and a demonstration of its efficacy in mice is described in a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  “What I want to emphasize about this vaccine strategy is that it is broad,” said UCR virologist and paper author Rong Hai. “It is broadly applicable to any number of viruses, broadly effective against any variant of a virus, and safe for a broad spectrum of people. This could be the universal vaccine that we have been looking for.”

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If you're fifteen or older an still sleep with a stuffed animal please reblog this.

Finally I made polo into a plushie like I had always wanted to do since college. I just need to knit him a scarf to go around his waist.

I’m so pleased with how he turned out, he’s weighted as well.

Also did this as a way to show my process as I don’t really make a pattern? usually I just make a drawing as a visual guide? I guess I’m just bad at translating things into pattern form?

Finally I made polo into a plushie like I had always wanted to do since college. I just need to knit him a scarf to go around his waist.

I’m so pleased with how he turned out, he’s weighted as well.

Also did this as a way to show my process as I don’t really make a pattern? usually I just make a drawing as a visual guide? I guess I’m just bad at translating things into pattern form?

outcast of the village

My salmon bag I finished last night, wanted to make something for myself for once. This is what I came up with.

Enjoy!