Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

David Whittle @DaveWhittle@mastodon.social

1/22/2026, 10:22:05 AM

Public

Mystery Prototaxites tower fossils may represent a newly discovered kind of life | Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mystery-prototaxites-tower-fossils-may-represent-a-newly-discovered-kind-of/

A brown tower juts up from a green landscape with mountains and clouds in the sky in the background

Mystery tower fossils may be a whole new kind of life

Towering Prototaxites ruled Earth before trees—and they may have been a form of life entirely new to science

www.scientificamerican.com · Scientific American

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