Most people remember the "other" birds associated with Charles Darwin. You know, the Galapagos "finches" that are actually tanagers (but Chuck didn't know that).
The first chapter of "On the Origin of Species" was based on his work with PIGEON breeding. It started as research & ended as a hobby.
WWII Allied advance troops had a communications challenge & they solved it with BIRDS🐦 and BRAS👙.
Squad-level radios (SCR-300) were heavy (~40 lbs/18 kg), worn as a backpack.
Allied paratroopers operating in Europe needed something light, compact.
So they turned to homing pigeons.
Want to know what it's like to be at the epicenter of the current #Ebola outbreak in the #DRC and helping to lead the response?
Read this outstanding interview with my colleague Chikwe Ihekweazu Executive Director of @who.int s Health Emergencies Programme.
www.science.org/content/arti...
I need to watch the Wes craven movie again.
Maybe @alexdecampi.bsky.social could offer her thoughts.
Happy TrumpFlation Day to all who celebrate (with a $9 coffee) www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06...
time to make a TTRPG where your party plays a group of characters from this list, and your mission is to get into the Parkview Tavern