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10 Black Scientists You Should Know You might have heard of George Washington Carver and Neil deGrasse Tyson. But what about Patricia Bath? Or Percy Julian? Meet 10 African American scientists who have made the world a better place for ...

STEM Black History Fact 3/28

Dr. Marie Maynard Daly helped establish the biochemical link between cholesterol and heart disease and became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in chemistry.

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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935

JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Reef Resilience Coordinator and Monitoring Technician (two positions) - American Samoa Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources / Coral Reef Advisory Group

Full details here: www.americansamoa.gov/jobs

#coralreefs #coraljobs #jobs #careers #coralresilience #coralreefecology

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Assistant Professor (Marine Invertebrates) - Jacksonville Univeristy

Full details (select faculty openings): www.ju.edu/humanresourc...

#coralreefs #jobs #careers #marineinvertebrates #assistantprofessor #marinescience #jacksonville #florida #marineecology #marinebiology

READ: Protecting the oceans is vital for the health of our planet, our survival, and the well-being of countless species. While the reasons seem endless, here are 5 five reasons to protect our oceans. https://oceana.ly/49o76qF 🌊 💙

Ghost Reefs of 2083: The Paleontology of Color (A Speculative ‘Fiction’) • The Revelator What will the loss of coral reefs cost the planet — and humanity?

Powerful fictional vision of a future without reefs. Let us hope/pray that we spring back from this current dark time to avoid a future such as this:
therevelator.org/ghost-reefs/

The Republican Party tried and failed more than 60 times to repeal Obamacare when they were out of power.

60 fucking times.

Maybe Democrats should consider trying to impeach Trump more than *twice*?

LETTER From the Marianas to American Samoa: Our ocean is not a sacrifice zone We are thousands of miles apart, but the Pacific Ocean unites our islands. The archipelagos of the Mariana Islands (the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam) and American Samoa are also

Sheila and Andra remind us to stand up to protect marine monuments and stop deep sea mining

www.guampdn.com/opinion/lett...

image from https://archive.bigelow.org/mitzi/mid_4.html of a basic acorn barnacle modified with holiday ornaments

To those who celebrate #barnacles, Merry #Crustmas ⭐

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welf...

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu

Deep-sea mining comment period extended 30 days, far short of island leaders' request The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management extended the public comment period for its deep-sea mining proposal near the Mariana Trench by 30 days, officials announced Friday, falling well short of

We need a Hallmark Christmas movie where a BOEM official visits the Mariana Islands with the intent of ripping up the seafloor, but meets an Indigenous ocean advocate who teaches him the true meaning of Christmas

www.postguam.com/news/local/d...

Nola said it best: We are the Northern Mariana Islands

We need your help to stop deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench

Drop a 🦈 in the comments if you support us

Please sign and share our petition

Si yu'use ma'ase

Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...

Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities

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Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities U.S.-led plans to mine the deep seabed have gained momentum since President Donald Trump signed an executive order that called for the industry’s rapid formation to bolster U.S. national security. One...

New story from @mongabay.com about deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench

news.mongabay.com/2025/12/deep...

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Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench

We've made it easy for you to participate

Click on the link in my bio for all the links

Petition to Oppose Imposition of Deep Seabed Mining in US territories This petition is organized by the Friends of the Mariana Trench in response to a Request for Information from the federal government and in support of our community. Our mission is to be the guardia...

Please sign and share our petition to oppose deep sea mining in the Mariana Trench (yes, Trump wants to rip up the sea bed in the Marianas)

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Join Us The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...

Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html

This is the logo of my sciart project called Oceans Unmined, the logo shows a polymetallic nodule with a tiny anemone living on top of it. It symbolises the frailty and wonder for the deep sea ecosystem. For this project I'm collaborating with a marine biologist and ichtyologist called Gayathra Bandara. The project is for ArtSea Matchmaking, a DSBSoc-initiative. The purpose of this project is to reach out and raise awareness. Gayathra and I will organise workshops and teach children about deep sea mining, the creatures that are threatened by it and what we can do to help, all while we have fun creating art.

Hi! 🌊

I'm proud to introduce Oceans Unmined, a #sciart project for #ArtSeaMatchmaking 💙
We'll make #coloringpages of #deepseacreatures and we'll organise workshops for children to raise awareness about #deepseabeauty and #DeepSeaMining 🐙

More #marinebiology and #art soon!

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@blackinx.bsky.social #massblackout @blackincardio.bsky.social @blackinastro.bsky.social @blackinneuro.bsky.social @blackinnhms.bsky.social @blackinbiophys.bsky.social @blackinbme.bsky.social @blackinmicro.bsky.social @blackinbiology.bsky.social #blackout 11/25-12/2/25

Can we recognize black women always showing up and leading the charge!!

Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 BILLION since his reelection. @neeratanden.bsky.social lays out the receipts—and you can see them all at https://www.americanprogress.org/feature/trumps-take/

Facts.

op: dejoncampbell (via IG)

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Help us show the Trump administration how unpopular their plans to open our protected areas to industrial fishing are

Please sign and share our petition

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Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

Today was a hard day for Ph.D. students who found out that they can no longer apply for NSF's prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program. "Devastating“ was how one student described it to me. #GradSchool #NSFGRFP

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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation

Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Over half of the world’s corals have vanished in 50 years. To help restore reefs at scale, TNC and the Coral Restoration Consortium created a science-based guide with best practices, tools, and case studies tailored to local conditions. Resilient reefs start here. 🔗 https://nature.ly/4mRosBE