my therapist: Clermont-Ferrand's ominous black cathedral can't hurt you

Clermont-Ferrand's ominous black cathedral: pic.twitter.com/j9Oqf8Qdrk

— Ben (@cinemashoebox) May 14, 2021

The crowning of Miss American Vampire, 1970. pic.twitter.com/BZtT1q4lCc

— Diane Doniol-Valcroze (@ddoniolvalcroze) May 14, 2021

Another example of the (necessary?) dark humor popular among those in the US military charged with the responsibility for actually launching or dropping nuclear weapons: pic.twitter.com/Bqw7y80nsR

— Stephen Schwartz (@AtomicAnalyst) May 14, 2021

2 here from France. One from Navy, saying “no matter they hate us, as long as they fear us”, and the second one from AF “we owe you more than the light”, which was the motto of EDF (electricity supplier) some years ago 😈😈 pic.twitter.com/gNVwCuizK5

— Americium 241 (@americium241) May 15, 2021

I found an Extremely Haunted Room on Zillow. pic.twitter.com/rwHpkYtuyA

— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) May 7, 2021

Venus fly traps have to put their flowers really far away from their traps so they don’t accidentally kill their pollinators and I love it so much. pic.twitter.com/tTEuoDXSCi

— Hank Green (@hankgreen) May 13, 2021

BREAKING: World no.1 Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus.

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) June 23, 2020

Party at Novak Djokovic’s tennis tournament where at least eight people, including Djokovic and his wife, have tested now positive for Covid-19 (via @Janosikgarciaz) pic.twitter.com/czjjKwXoi9

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 23, 2020

Prayers up to all the players that have contracted Covid - 19. Don’t @ me for anything I’ve done that has been ‘irresponsible’ or classified as ‘stupidity’ - this takes the cake. https://t.co/lVligELgID

— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) June 23, 2020

Researchers have been studying Pycnandra acuminata in particular - a tree that grows on the island of New Caledonia in the south Pacific.

They think it may use the nickel to defend against insects.

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some scientists are hopeful that hyperaccumulators could be used to "clean" soil where there has been a build-up of toxic material

But they fear that many more plants have vanished, still unnoticed. A thriving black market in Asia means the California native plant is vulnerable wherever it grows, they say, from Oregon to the Mexican border. One variety, found in Santa Clara County, is endangered; local naturalists won’t disclose its locations, to protect it.

Investigators suspect that organized smuggling rings, based in Asia, where the stolen plants fetch up to $50 a pop, are behind the crimes. An ascending Chinese middle class, whose millions can now afford decorative plant arrangements, is fueling demand.

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The investigation was launched after an anonymous phone call in December to Patrick Freeling, a CDFW game warden known for his diligence.

The caller, frustrated at being stuck in a long line while trying to mail a package last December in Mendocino’s tiny post office, was suspicious.

A man in line ahead of her was shipping 60 packages to China.