“But there is one thing that I can do all by myself.”

“What is that?” asked Frog.

“I can go home,” said Toad. “Winter may be beautiful, but bed is much better.”

OMB exploited the previous CR’s lack of specificity to target appropriated programs the admin didn’t like. By stating explicitly that the CR prohibits RIFs, it makes it not only illegal, but unconstitutional because it ties it specifically to appropriations.

For federal workers, the provision stopping/reversing RIF actions is a win. The CR language reaffirms congressional power of the purse through appropriated programs.

Macro photo in full on view of a large yellow flower, with an elongated orange/yellow beetle with black legs, antennae, and markings standing on the petals just above the center.

One of the midwest's most iconic insects, a goldenrod soldier beetle sits in a mid-summer aster. Indiana Dunes National Park.

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

U.S. scientists gird for yet another government shutdown Political impasse to hobble research agencies—and perhaps enable layoffs

For the third time in a dozen years, the U.S. scientific community is digging in for a potentially lengthy partial federal government shutdown that promises to disrupt research and funding programs. https://scim.ag/4pQ9y0K

‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk The Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts.

“This is a dismantling of efforts in the United States on climate science, and in fact, in large swaths of environmental science. And I don’t think that people know that. This is wholesale destruction, what’s proposed.”

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Indigenous women in Bolivia create complexly detailed textiles using traditional methods, integral to their culture #WomensArt

I’ll add- the contributions that Sam and the USGS BMIL has made to the field is unmatched, and all done on a shoestring budget. And the little funding that does exist, is endanger of being cut.

I suspect another issue is national park collected specimens. NPS regs make it nearly impossible to retain specimens permanently. But NPS permits make it easier if you agree to “destroy samples after analysis”.

How a discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR - Richmond Scientific A discovery in Yellowstone National Park led to the development of PCR, the gold-standard COVID-19 tests used to fight the global pandemic.

Reminder: Nobel-prize winning PCR (1983), used in basically all genetic tech today, was only possible because of extremophile bacterium discovered in 1964 in Yellowstone funded by a small ~$80k NSF grant with no obvious application at the time. #science 🧪
www.richmondscientific.com/how-a-discov...

Warming accelerates global drought severity - Nature Increased atmospheric evaporative demand in recent years has increased drought severity by an average of 40% globally across both dry and wet regions, and the trend is likely to continue under future ...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

Insects are vanishing even in untouched reserves. Nothing is isolated—climate, chemicals, habitat loss, invasive species, even renewables. The web is unraveling everywhere at once.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The fundamental way a lot of people engage with politics is picking a side and trying to win, which is understandable because it’s the way politics are modeled and how people are encouraged to engage. But it’s then easy to forget that politics is supposed to be about making life better for everyone

Rivers release ancient carbon stored in landscapes for millennia back into atmosphere, study reveals A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ is released from the surfaces of ri...

Rivers release ancient carbon stored in landscapes for millennia back into atmosphere, study reveals
We have pushed the Earth to its limits
Now once stable natural carbon is being released that will super charge global warming
phys.org/news/2025-06...

Timeline cleanse.

Pride flag composed of images from the USGS. Credit: Nikana

We all belong in the geosciences 🧪 ⚒️ 🌋

Image credit: Nikana

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sexual exploitation and domestic violence soared after Lahaina wildfire, report finds Exclusive: One in six female survivors surveyed felt forced to engage in ‘survival sex’ for necessities after 2023 catastrophic Hawaii fire

An absolutely chilling story about a cost of climate disasters we don't think/talk about enough, from @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rubio: US to begin revoking visas of Chinese students He said the State Department would "work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or ...

The slow death of American higher education. Nobody’s going to travel to study there. The best research will no longer be done there. The best research academics will eventually leave.

200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.

It is here: wclivestream.com/watch

Host a teach in. Share science with your community....protest style! Calling back to the teach ins of 1965, we are taking to parks, pubs, & churches to tell our neighborhoods about how the budget cuts will impact them.

Our goal is to have 1000 SUFS Teach Ins across the US, by 9/30.

*GASP* 😮

We know, it's a big goal.

If you've received tax dollars for your science, you have a responsibility to inform *your* community what is at stake: public health, the economy, innovation, and America's global leadership.

Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency

“Hundreds of National Science Foundation staffers turned out this week for a group photograph to celebrate the besieged agency’s 75th anniversary—despite efforts by NSF officials to prevent the picture from being taken.”

www.science.org/content/arti...

At risk: Climate Adaptation Science Centers, Cooperative Research Units, Breeding Bird Survey, Bee Lab, and more.

"All 1,200 scientists and staff at the U.S. Geological Survey’s biological research arm are on edge this week as they wait to learn whether they’ll still have jobs come Monday."

Cooperative Research Units Program Unveils Two Informative Fact Sheets The Cooperative Research Units Program is excited to release two new fact sheets: “A Hawk’s View of 2024” and “10-Year Overview.” The fact sheets highlight our program’s success in training of the nex...

Fam — here’s a nice overview of the 43 nationwide Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Units, which have been a lasting model for wildlife research since the 1930s, created by wildlife science pioneers such as Aldo Leopold & Ding Darling. 🐟🦌🦆🦃🦎

Link: wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news...

The reconciliation bill eliminates ALL remaining Inflation Reduction Act funding for the National Park Service, including ~ $267 million that supports critical park staffing needs. Voice your support for national park staff: npca.org/voteno

Africa Establishes a Space Agency to Close Its Climate Data Gap The new organization will coordinate existing national space programs, launch satellites and set up weather stations.

🛰️👩‍🚀 BREAKING: There's a new space agency in town! African nations have set up their own space agency to close the continent's climate and weather data gap. It's a big step toward improving early warnings systems for extreme weather events

FREE via @bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NOAA removes “Teaching Climate” resources from Climate.gov – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative Highlights from the Change Log: NOAA removes “Teaching Climate” resources from Climate.gov Welcome! This post is part of the EDGI Website Monitoring […]

NOAA has removed practical educational resources on climate change impacts from Climate.gov. Learn more in this week’s “Highlight from the change log”: envirodatagov.org/noaa-removes...

Opinion | America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away (Gift Article) Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

We're witnessing the United States' demise as the most powerful force for innovation in science, health, and technology in the 21st century. China will usurp that position.