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  Are globular springtails the fastest spinning animals on Earth?
  Understanding the biodiversity of the Ningaloo Canyons in 4K
  The Soil Food Web, claymation shorts by Maxwell Helmberger
  Do fish biofluoresce in Greenland’s icy waters?
tech
- Inside the Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben’s Restoration
  Union Glacier Camp in West Antarctica
  A drone tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force…
  The fundamentals of Network Science
  Swarming monarchs and a hummingbird spy cam
space
- A drone tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force…
  “Social distancing is hard. This astronaut has some advice.”
  Ada Twist Scientist read by Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor on ISS
  What did Apollo 13 astronauts see on the far side of the…
  An asteroids size comparison over Manhattan… and beyond
animals
- birds insects marine life reptiles more animals
  
  British Birdsong, an illustrated montage of sound
  The lesser flamingo swarms of Lake Bogoria
  Swarming monarchs and a hummingbird spy cam
  Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s cherry trees in bloom, a virtual stroll
nature
- Flower Dance (ផ្ការាំ), the Cambodian folk song animated
  Creating cut-paper maps with illustrator Christian Robinson
  The Soil Food Web, claymation shorts by Maxwell Helmberger
  Alexander von Humboldt, renowned naturalist and explorer
  Leaf Mimicking Grasshopper, a master of disguise
food
- Milking a dairy cow by hand
  Sciuridaes, an anthropomorphic squirrel video project by Lumi Barron
  Should we eat bugs?
  Pass The Pepper, a social distancing-themed chain reaction at dinner
  Less Than and Greater Than: Comparing Decimals with Numberock
diy
- how to paper projects Rube Goldberg Machines more diy projects
  
  “Meditation is all about practice.”
  Creating cut-paper maps with illustrator Christian Robinson
  Five unique at-home science experiments with Physics Girl
  Succeed by Failing: Failure points and how to fix them
music
- instruments music videos orchestras more music
  
  What is a Hurdy Gurdy?
  Color Is a Beautiful Thing, Nina Simone animated
  Rainbow Connection, a 2020 performance by Kermit the Frog
  The Culture of Us: Yo-Yo Ma’s crowd-sourced music video
art
- drawing installations sculptures more art
  
  How to draw the Gruffalo with Axel Scheffler
  Making Space and art with illustrator Christian Robinson
  Rosemary Mosco, creator of “Seriously Silly Science Cartoons”
  How to make a zine from a single sheet of paper
animation
- Flower Dance (ផ្ការាំ), the Cambodian folk song animated
  “Meditation is all about practice.”
  SOAR, an animated short by Alyce Tzue
  The Soil Food Web, claymation shorts by Maxwell Helmberger
  Alexander von Humboldt, renowned naturalist and explorer
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May 31st through June 5th is #BlackBirdersWeek. Follow these hashtags! Day 1: #BlackInNature, celebrating Black nature enthusiasts everywhere. #BlackAndSTEM #BlackAFinSTEM #STEM #stemeducation #stemforkids #birding #birdwatching #womeninSTEM

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If the weather cooperates, @NASA will launch astronauts @astro.behnken and @astro.doug into orbit from #KennedySpaceCenter's historic Launch #Pad39A on Wednesday, May 27th at 4:33pm EDT. A partnership with @SpaceX, the #CrewDragon #dm2 mission is the first crewed launch from American soil since 2011. 🚀
In anticipation, I’ve featured a selection of #rocket-themed videos in TKSST.com’s weekend newsletter. Link in bio. 📸: @launchphoto via @astro.doug / @SpaceX.
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When I saw the first #snail on a branch in the dry

When I saw the first #snail on a branch in the dry foothills of #LosAngeles, I felt bad that it had been caught in the sun. 🐌☀️ But then I noticed just how many #snails there were in the same predicament. What was going on?! 👩🏻‍💻
Quick googling didn’t reveal much but I did run into a Sept 2019 #researchpaper titled “Snails in the sun: Strategies of terrestrial #gastropods to cope with hot and dry conditions” by Mona Schweizer, Rita Triebskorn, and Heinz‐R. Köhler (photo 4).
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It explains that “although, at first glance, climbing sun‐exposed objects seems to be rather disadvantageous for the snails,” studies have shown that it’s cooler up high than it is on the soil surface. 🌬🐌 😲
I’d never seen this before. Have you seen it where you live? #nature #science #mollusk #biology #ecology #desert #heat #temperature

The Kid Should See This is a @thewebbyawards winne

The Kid Should See This is a @thewebbyawards winner and a People's Voice Awards winner! 🏆🏆 Thank you so much for your support and for watching and sharing these excellent videos. TKSST.com helps engage and educate at all age levels by amplifying smart, empathetic, and informative storytelling. I'm thrilled about the wins, but I'm especially grateful that I learn new things every day with my kids by curating videos for this nine-year-old project. 🐛🦋🎉 Thank you to the museums, organizations, and independent creators who work so hard to make educational content for all ages! #webbyawards #webby

Enjoying the #birdsong where we live in #Californi

Enjoying the #birdsong where we live in #California. Anyone recognize that bird or who (besides the 🐝🐝) are creating the audio?
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Last week I also posted a wonderful British Birdsong Montage #video on TKSST.com, annotated with labels and illustrations of each bird. It’s a calming and educational ten-minute offering from @BBCEarth. Link in bio. 🐦 #nature #birds #birding #birdvideo

Spent a good chunk of this week cleaning up two ar

Spent a good chunk of this week cleaning up two areas of code that were breaking TKSST.com on iPads and tablets. Getting detailed emails from visitors helped troubleshoot the problem! 👩🏻‍💻😅📬🎉

In appreciation of Henri Matisse’s La Gerbe at @

In appreciation of Henri Matisse’s La Gerbe at @lacma, seen here in 2015. 🌿
I was reminded of it while watching a beautiful new animated music video for @ninasimone’s Color is a Beautiful Thing. TKSST.com/ninacolor for the animation and her on stage performance in 1988. 🎼🎨🎹🎶

Thinking a lot about gathering around an abundant

Thinking a lot about gathering around an abundant table with our family and friends these days. 🌸 These are just a few scenes from #StoryofFlowers 2 (link in bio for the entire short), directed by Tokyo-based botanical artist @azumamakoto, illustrated by @katiekatiescott and animated by @jamespaulley. 💐
“Delve into the relationship between #flowers and humans: the way we involve flowers in our lives through various cultures and practices…” 🌺
Story of Flowers 2 is the 2nd film in this botanical #animation series, a sequel to Story of Flowers (2017) which TKSST.com featured just a few months ago. “It is our belief,” Makoto writes, “that flowers can encourage and heal, silently helping us move forward.” 🌻

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