Gallery of Winners and Finalists 2025 Finalists from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Love the bad hair day. Been there, buddy. (h/t 1440)
Another list of children’s books, from The Atlantic this time. As always, I agree with most, disagree with some, and wonder where Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is. (The Atlantic)
Quote: “A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice. Not only did up to 88% of the vaccinated mice remain tumor-free (depending on the cancer), but the vaccine reduced—and in some cases completely prevented—the cancer’s spread.” (h/t Kottke)
Great aurora photos. (The Atlantic)
Let’s watch this. (PBS)
And if you’d like listen to a real hero who has time served on ISS, here you go.
“Austria?”
“No.”
And some great news–a Friend of Storyknife has pledged to match dollar for dollar up to $35,000 in this year’s fall challenge!
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Quote for the day
Nature is, above all, profligate. Don’t believe them when they tell you how economical and thrifty nature is, whose leaves return to the soil. Wouldn’t it be cheaper to leave them on the tree in the first place? This deciduous business alone is a radical scheme, the brainchild of a deranged manic-depressive with limitless capital. Extravagance! Nature will try anything once. –Annie Dillard
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