Tina Gray Teague, PhD

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

Tapestry

This is very important news in the world of #microbiology. From @dadjokesforthewin. #ENTsecrets #surgery

macro photo of a dull red, leggy ant with sharp spines along its back struggling with a much larger multi-flowered plant bud in its mandibles, held over its back, against a pure black background.

A Texas leafcutter ant, Atta texana, hauls spring Prunus buds along a tree branch on her way back to the nest.

Massive crowd in DC

Massive crowd in Times Square

It’s going to take ages to pay all these people

Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low The percentage of Americans who consider a college education "very important" has slipped below the majority level.

it's weird how several decades of organized assault on higher education has led to a cratering of American public opinion on higher education

news.gallup.com/poll/695003/...

Data visualization

Drawing of pig with caption above: "I am a pig and don't care"

And one of my absolute favorites: "I AM A PIG AND I DON'T CARE" eb-j.org/browse-artwo...

New projections for farm productivity also suggest that growing food will become difficult across large parts of the country, including the heart of the High Plains’ $35 billion agriculture industry. “

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NCC Launches “Plant Not Plastic” Campaign to Empower Action Amid Growing Health Concerns New survey uncovers important knowledge gap: most consumers unaware of clothing's role in microplastic pollution.

Are you wearing paper or plastic?

www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/...

Looking for bugs in cotton fields

On the front page of today’s @latimes.com

Fresh water is disappearing and much of the world is getting drier

Research by @hrishikeshac.bsky.social & @jayfamiglietti.bsky.social shows large swaths of the world are losing vast amounts of water www.latimes.com/environment/... @sean-greene.bsky.social

Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.

Study found "almost half of posts about science 🧪 on Bluesky garnered at least 10 likes, and one-third were reposted 10 or more times." Of course, study is very popular here!

Grateful for great engagement here on @natcomms.nature.com‬ global religious decline paper.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Agree

New news to me
—>Received this important update from a regular viewer

“The newer sesame streets have too many cartoons imo, but they do have The Bug Lady”

An update from us here at PBS 💙

Opinion | Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good

Source (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

A looming global water crisis may be under appreciated as climate change takes hold. Today I report on a new study that finds the planet is quickly drying, with mega-regions of water loss now stretching across continents. www.propublica.org/article/wate...

You may not feel it, but the ground beneath you may be sinking.

In fact, the surface of California’s Central Valley is nearly 30 vertical feet lower than it was a century ago.

Why is this happening? Because our planet is rapidly drying. THREAD/

US brain drain: the scientists seeking jobs abroad amid Trump’s assault on research Five US-based researchers tell Nature why they are exploring career opportunities overseas.

“This no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career“

We spoke to five US-based researchers who are seeking, or moving to, jobs abroad because of the drastic changes imposed on US science by the Trump administration
https://go.nature.com/4mwfevl

Inspiration here

www.lileks.com/institute/ga...

so far

Seems like a happier place.

Hello. I'm finally here.