Heather Carlson

Ryan Huling is the author of 'The Hidden Nations of Animals.' In this essay, adapted from his book, he discusses how our understanding of civilizations applies to animals time.com/article/2026/0…

The Kwanzan cherry blossoms are now in full bloom in Central Park’s Bridle Path west of the reservoir in New York City Filmed today, April 15, 2026

This osprey was just sitting in front of this super vivid rainbow by my house tonight, and then I thought to myself that you might like to see it, so I took a picture and now I'm posting it here.

Sometimes I forget that we live on a planet where sea otters wrap themselves in kelp so they don’t drift out to sea while they sleep. Where frogs follow elephants in the jungle to lay eggs in their footprints. Where whales lift their newborns to the surface for a breath of air.

Watching the day end with Fred the Heron 🦢

Yosemite’s “firefall” on full display 🌄🔥 For a brief window in late February, the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall just right, turning the waterfall into a glowing ribbon of orange along El Capitan.

FEBRUARY 28, 2026 Don't forget to look up: a rare celestial spectacle is unfolding. Six planets are tracing a graceful arc across the evening sky.

Blizzard in New York City - Central Park, February 23, 2026

Street light got replaced but they took care of the woodpecker's house

“What an astonishing thing a book is. It’s a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you’re inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years.” — Carl Sagan

It is a tragedy that the children and youth of our world, the ones Jesus wanted to come to Him, are so often deprived of care and access to the basic necessities of life. One must question whether global commitments for sustainable development have been cast aside when we see that so many children still live in extreme poverty, suffer abuse and are forcibly displaced, not to mention that they lack proper education and are isolated or separated from their families.

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

The world has lost a mind whose work guides us every day. Gladys West, a pioneering mathematician whose contributions helped make modern GPS possible, has passed away at 95, peacefully on January 2026, surrounded by family and friends. West’s mathematical models of the Earth’s shape became a critical foundation for satellite navigation, allowing precise positioning anywhere on the globe. Her work helps guide everything from airplanes and ships to smartphones and emergency services, though she once joked that she still preferred using paper maps. Born in 1930 in rural Virginia, West grew up in the South, working on her family’s farm and walking miles to a one-room schoolhouse. She originally planned to study home economics, but discovered a love for geometry that led her to pursue mathematics. A scholarship took her to Virginia State College, where she earned her degree and later a master’s in mathematics. In 1956, she joined a U.S. Navy research facility in Dahlgren, Virginia. Over a 42-year career, West worked with early computers to develop algorithms that accounted for the Earth’s irregular shape, gravity, and tidal forces, refinements that were essential for accurate satellite positioning. Without the mathematical groundwork she helped establish, the global navigation systems used today would not function as they do. For most of her career, West’s contributions remained largely unknown outside scientific circles. Later in life, she received major honors, including induction into the U.S. Air Force Hall of Fame and the Prince Philip Medal. She inspired generations of scientists and mathematicians.

The perfect name for a snow plow doesn’t exi…

changed my name to a dude's name on the food delivery app because i heard the portion sizes for men are a lot bigger & so i tried it out and um...

Claiming to follow Jesus who was unjustly accused, arrested, and executed by the state, all with religious justification, and then passionately supporting the state without question as it aggressively goes after people has to be one of the most blatant contradictions in history.

Such non-political acts as portraying an integrated kiddie pool in the year 1969

FROZEN SPAGHETTI 🍝: Pasta freezes in midair as Minneapolis reaches a low of -21 degrees and a wind chill of -45 degrees on Friday.

Freezing temperatures can be DEADLY for dogs 💔 NEVER leave dogs outside, BRING THEM INDOORS.

Came in to see wtf was going on for himself.