🧬 Biologists at The University of Texas at #Austin identified a rare hybrid "grue jay" in #Texas, born from a blue jay father and green jay mother whose ranges converged near #SanAntonio due to #climatechange.The #discovery represents the first known vertebrate hybrid caused by both parent species expanding their ranges simultaneously, rather than human intervention, marking a 7-million-year evolutionary gap bridged by environmental shifts. https://phys.org/news/2025-09-grue-jay-rare-hybrid-bird.html Learn more on #tksst: A Lot About Blue Jays with Lesley the Bird Nerdhttps://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/blue-jays-lesley-birdnerd #birds #climate #evolution #genetics #science #ecology #ornithology #conservation

@tksst Consider the impact of baking all of the terra cotta, a continuous supply of water, the space required, multiplied by the number places needing cooling.

Coil #pottery connects us to thousands of years of human creativity. This V&A tutorial by Charlie Brookes shows how to build pots using the same layering and scoring techniques practiced from ancient #Egypt to #NativeAmerican cultures. Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-to-make-a-coil-pot-a-quick-and-easy-va-hand-building-tutorial?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=coil_pot_tutorial #tksst #video #ceramics #art #craft #clay #tutorial #museum #sculpture