Amazing Birds, Sewing a Nest

Common tailorbirds (Orthotomus sutorius) stitch together large leaves with spider silk or plant fibers to create a hanging cradle for their nest.

Credit: Ronit Vasanipic.twitter.com/guaZx0sX9W

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) November 27, 2022

Whales in the Sky?

A whale shark gliding through bioluminescent algae appears to be swimming in space.

Credit: Mike Nultypic.twitter.com/JZSz9TJEWy

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) September 5, 2022

Learning in Wonder

Do you read The Marginalian?  If not, I would highly recommend that you do.  There are always ideas that make me say, “Hmmm…wow…interesting, I had not thought about that in that way.”  Here is a tidbit that was posted and sent to me (yes, you should sign up for the free newsletter and donate, too).

From a child you can learn

1) to always to be happy;

2) never to sit idle;

3) to cry for everything you want.

From a thief you can learn

1) to work at night;

2) that if you cannot gain what you want in one night to try again the next night;

3) to love your co-workers just as thieves love each other;

4) to be willing to risk your life even for a little thing;

5) not to attach too much value to things even though you have risked your life for them — just as a thief will resell a stolen article for a fraction of its real value;

6) to withstand all kinds of beatings and tortures but to remain what you are;

7) to believe that your work is worthwhile and not be willing to change it.

Light Anvil?

Mercury is so dense an iron anvil floats in it.

Credit: Cody'sLabpic.twitter.com/EQm31EQAbV

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) April 27, 2022

Our Big Earth, Our Little Earth

The size of space, from an astronaut to the observable universe.

Credit: Neal Agarwal
Source: https://t.co/CoUPHvlla5 pic.twitter.com/gjaYYHvs5Z

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) March 18, 2022

Our Beautiful Earth

Let's take care of it, and each other.

"The Earth is a tiny and fragile world. It needs to be cherished."

― Carl Sagan pic.twitter.com/i7HFK0gQfl

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) March 17, 2022

Red Squirrel

 

Sharing my morning with the most beautiful red 💕#squirrel pic.twitter.com/Zn7KcNlHKH

— Soul Photography (@Siennaeva11) February 16, 2022

Rotation of the Planets

 The earth takes 24 hours to rotate once.  OK, it's really 23.75 hours, but who needs to be exact...except during leap year.  But how about the other planets?

Glad you asked!  Take a look at this Tweet and learn about the rotation of the other planets.  Pay attention, too, to the direction of rotation.  Thank you to NASA and The Wonder of Science!

Relative rotation periods of planets in 2D.

Credit: @physicsJ pic.twitter.com/QsY2knsUta

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) February 21, 2022

Tragedy and Hope

Jordan Baize saw that the roof of his house in Kentucky had blown away during a tornado. But his Yamaha piano was still intact.

Under an overcast sky, Baize sat alone in his living room and started to play a song that had been stuck in his head for days. https://t.co/s7HZIl751f pic.twitter.com/MR2q5FfhAF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 16, 2021

Snow and Sequoias

A peaceful moment in the snow with the largest trees in the world, the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), captured by photographer Michael Block. pic.twitter.com/hqiwzYuj9c

— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) December 14, 2021