"Even seemingly simple creatures such as marine larvae use sight, smell and sound as navigational cues. Once we understand these cues, we can use them to help nature recover faster than it would on its own.

In our new research, we amplified the natural sounds of the sea through underwater speakers. We were testing if sound cues would draw baby oysters to swim to the locations where we are trying to regrow oyster reefs. It worked better than we’d hoped. Many thousands more larvae swam to our locations than control areas and settled on the bare rocks."

Studies of Josephine and Napoleon, c. 1800s

By Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, Belgian-French

Hello!

I've been working on compiling some Death Note Fanfictions for use in polls (discussing tropes, etc.) and one of your works was submitted by readers. My question is: Would you be comfortable with your work(s) included in part of this activity?

If you want to know more about it, I currently have a thread going: https://www.tumblr.com/winter-literature/731089334729654272/so-this-idea-was-created-as-an-author-for-both?source=share

As a general PSA - no, there is absolutely no profit in this endeavor. I have merely spent too long on this mission because of my own obsession with Death Note Fanfiction.

These polls will not be designed to have a 'big winner', but instead is moreso to start discussions regarding Lawlight, tropes, etc.

I hope you consider being a part of it! If not, I want to say thank you anyway for the works you've created!!

😮 Oh, this is so fun! Thank you so much for asking me - I have no problems with my work being included if you want to put it in there, andI think any posts that may bring more attention to the works of different authors in the Death Note fandom is a good thing. 😁

I know I’m not on Tumblr very much these days, but I hope it goes well! I’ll try to pop in and check it out from time to time 😁

hi i just want to say that over the course of the last few months i absolutely powered through your entire ao3 and it's not even an exaggeration to say it changed my life. since then i've sampled perfumes. i've baked cakes. i bought lingerie solely for myself. i sent fun cards and care packages to friends for absolutely no reason at all. i read nonfiction on the history of jewelry and flowers (and also one on human cadavers and mortuary science, which doesn't seem as darcy as the others, but still). all this to say thank you for the joy you've brought me- both directly from reading your fics and also indirectly from inspiring me to explore my life further. i hope you have a lovely day!!!

Awww, anon! Thank you! This is so cool. And actually, I think the mortuary science book could be on Darcy's nightstand, too. More books you may like: 1.) The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum (about early forensic science in NYC---it turns out that people used to get away with poisoning a lot)

2.) The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford (this is from the 70s---she was the Communist/labor activist sister in a family of eccentric/mad/flamboyant British aristocrats---but many of her criticisms of our funeral industry are still correct) 3.) The English Art of Murder by Lucy Worsley (a history of the origins of true crime fascination, basically)

4.) The Secret of Chanel No. 5 by Tilar Mazzeo (a history of the perfume) I also once went to a library talk on historic American headstone art and iconography. It was very cool. I need to look up a book on that. Thank you so much for sending this! It really made my day!

YOOO the folks behind the academy for dwemer studies are also the folks doing the new whirling school!

i have music merchandise what the fuck /pos

I don't know who needs to hear this, but

YOU DO NOT NEED TO START A NEW HOBBY!

STEP AWAY FROM THE TEXTILES!

YOU DON'T NEED MORE YARN!

THAT FABRIC IS NOT CALLING TO YOU! LEAVE IT ALONE!

Book 2 au with Zuko and Katara Lee and Huamei

Katara is separated from her friends, and so she's left to travel the earth kingdom on her own. She stumbles across Zuko, who is similarly travelling on his own. They decide that pairing up and travelling together would be best

fun discovery from today's internet rabbit hole:

the first lesbian magazine published in the US, Vice Versa (1947-48), was entirely hand-typed by one Edythe Eyde (better known by her pen name Lisa Ben - yes, that IS an anagram for lesbian). she worked as a secretary with a ton of spare time on her hands, and her boss would tell her he didn't care what she was doing so long as she "looked busy"... so she decided to use her free time to type out copies of a home-made periodical for lesbians, writing most of the content - editorials, book/film reviews, poetry, short stories, and more - herself!

overall, the magazine ran for 9 issues, 16 hand-typed copies of which lisa would mail to friends (well, until one of them advised her she could be arrested for sending "obscene" materials) and distribute at lesbian bars :)

Very very fond of the muppet ghosts

MALALA

Her.

TIL that you can assign an AO3 next of kin to control your account in case of your death???

our fave cosplayer posted a tulin cosplay video we thought you all might be interested in!! LOVE YOU!!!! -Finn (maybe?)

THATS SO COOL OMG!!! we'll have to watch the whole thing later, the finished product looks AMAZING!!!! it makes us very happy you shared this with us, thank you so much 💚💚

What do you like about the Diasomnia boys if I may ask?

I always love hearing about the different reasons people enjoy characters.

I mean, c'mon. he has split custody over Sebek okay

also, Lilia in particular has maybe the best timeskip character development of all time

WHAT'S THIS?! Salmon Pearlo?!!! She's just chilling building her starter base while rest of the server is out to get her :,D