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Je me souviens de Fatima...nous sommes devenues amis pendant son séjour a El Paso, Texas. Requiescat in pace.

Happy to announce that the "Ancient, smiling Dorset" a set of illustrations promoting the animals of Lyme Regis, inspired by the local Duria Antiquior, won the "Highly Commended" Marsh Palaeoart Prize, awarded by the Palaeontographical Society! Go cute Liassic creatures, go 🏅🏆

Últimos días para visitar la exposición “Arte y anatomía en el Renacimiento. Juan Valverde de Amusco y la Historia de la composición del cuerpo humano” @BNE_biblioteca 📅: Hasta el 1 de marzo de 2025 Entrada gratuita

Medical Education through History Series 6: Aspects of Theoretical and Practical Medicine, 15th Century From Guy de Chauliac, "Inventarium seu Collectorium in parte cyrurgicali," MS Français 396, ff. 1r, 6v, 66r, 80v, BNF, Paris. #CSMBR #Chauliac #MedicalEducation #Surgery

I still can't believe the Guardian listed #NaturesMemory as one of 2025's biggest #books. 🤩 In it, I explore how natural history #museums display nature in biased ways, the (sometimes uncomfortable) ways they came together, & how they can save the world: theguardian.com/culture/2024…

Great to be back on @IKnowDino with the wonderful Sabrina and Garret. 🦖🎙🦕 Tune in as we nerd out about giant ichthyosaurs, the "Rutland Sea Dragon", @WhyDinosaurs', and more. Oh, and a little teaser about my upcoming book, due out this year! iknowdino.com/aristosuchus-e…

Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, François Jarrige, Thomas Le Roux, Corinne Marache et Julien Vincent - Une histoire environnementale de la France, 1780-1870 Volume 1 - La nature en révolution À paraître en mars chez La Découverte

Poaching of sea cucumber destroys biodiversity on the Yucatan coast - theyucatantimes.com/2025/01/…

Amis & mutu partis ou en partance pour ces cieux bleus plus clément, je vous encourage fort à suivre @ ap.brid.gy sur blsk : ça crée un pont automatique avec Mastodon et je pourrai vous lire de là ! lifehacker.com/tech/use-brid…

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Joachim vous explique tout. Perso je vous dirai juste : on peut corriger ses tweets, suivre des hashtags merveilleux comme #mosstodon et #lichensubscribe, choisir si on veut rendre un post public ou privé au cas par cas, et bien d'autres fonctionnalités ! blog.professeurjoachim.com/b…

Il est temps, les enfants. blogs.mediapart.fr/mediapart…

Francis FitzRoy Dixon (b. Batticaloa, Ceylon 1856 - d. Ottawa, Canada 1914) Orange-Breasted Green #Pigeons, 3 March 1880 Watercolour over graphite on wove paper, 19.5 × 32.8 cm @ROMtoronto 2017.66.181.7 collections.rom.on.ca/object… #BirdsInArt #ColonialArt @a_london_pigeon @Lanka_Wildlife 👀

In 2015, a construction project in Borujerd, Iran, unearthed an Ancient Marvel, an aqueduct system hidden beneath the ruins of a historic castle. This intricate network of clay pipes and pottery vessels revealed a sophisticated grasp of water management, suggesting an engineering prowess that belied its age. Initially believed to date back to the Sassanian period (224-651 AD), some experts argue it could be even older. The materials and construction techniques used in the aqueduct underscore a level of engineering sophistication that challenges conventional views of ancient technology. This discovery highlights a civilization with remarkable technical capabilities in water purification and distribution. As research continues, the precise origins of the aqueduct remain a tantalizing mystery, prompting deeper questions about the people who constructed it and the hidden secrets that still lie buried. #drthehistories

Any nightmares lately? This is a baku (獏), born from Chinese myth & reimagined in Japan as a dream-eater. By the 18th century, it was a sleep guardian—summoned with “Baku-san, eat my dream.” But beware: overuse might cost you hopes & desires. Image: Baku, 18th c., @metmuseum.

A set of Ancient Egyptian fish amulets made from faience, dating to the Late Period (664–332 BC), now in the British Museum (EA15982)

Medieval Manuscripts: The Val-Dieu Apocalypse medievalists.net/2021/01/med… #MedievalManuscripts

NEAT! @calacademy has a model of the starfish I described, Astrosarkus idipi from 2004 in their #Mesophotic Gallery! TWICE! I described this genus/species when I worked there in the 90s-finished in grad school after. #echinoday

Just a beautiful, exceptionally preserved little ichthyosaur. Check out that exquisite preservation! This Stenopterygius is from the Early Jurassic and is around 180 million years old. It is on display at the Hauff Museum, Germany.  #FossilFriday

Mantra’s Murals Collect Enormous #Butterflies in Building-Size Specimen Cases via @thisiscolossal thisiscolossal.com/2025/01/m…