Becca Beutel

come say hi!

I love it - looks partway through the weaving process

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missing the @tjarnikova.bsky.social #trashplot series
- my attempt this morning has so many points that its beginning to look like a shag carpet (scatter was not the right choice after all)

The world feels rough right now

So please enjoy this shrimp, filmed off Cozumel, Mexico. It may be a larval reef shrimp, but we don’t know what species or how long it lives or what it eats. The world is still full of wonder and beauty and mystery.

🎥 @pedrovalenciam scuba diver on Insta

Melting Ice Caps Expose Hundreds Of Secret Arctic Lairs

Melting Ice Caps Expose Hundreds Of Secret Arctic Lairs https://theonion.com/melting-ice-caps-expose-hundreds-of-secret-arctic-lairs-1819571016/

Great photo summary by MEOPAR on some of what I learned this fall participating in a BATS cruise with @biosstation.bsky.social

Thank you to the awesome scientists and crew who made this such a fun and fruitful learning experience!

Info on the program and MEOPAR funding here: hubs.li/Q03XN5jJ0

Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)

The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used

> neal.fun/size-of-life/

🧜‍♀️🧑‍🔬

!!

Water property variability into a semi-enclosed sea dominated by dynamics, modulated by properties Abstract. The biogeochemistry of the Salish Sea is strongly connected to its Pacific Ocean inflow through Juan de Fuca Strait (JdF), which varies seasonally and interannually in both volume and proper...

My paper with Susan Allen, @jilian0717.bsky.social, @jaytcullen.bsky.social, & @tiaanderlini.bsky.social is out! We show how Pacific source waters shape property flux into the Salish Sea, and separate dynamical vs property-driven change—useful for understanding coastal conditions in a changing ocean

Bill Gates’s climate comments are a dangerous distraction People do not have to dismiss or exaggerate the climate threat to justify concerted action.

Bill Gates astounded climate advocates by publishing a manifesto arguing that the climate crisis is less urgent than other major problems that humanity faces

go.nature.com/4qXJDEO

@eoas.ubc.ca and @pme.ubc.ca are hosting Volcano: A science comedy show by Ben Miller this Wednesday evening!
Tickets are FREE but there are only a few left so get yours while you can - www.eventbrite.ca/e/volcano-a-...

Be prepared to "erupt" with laughter 🌋🔥

Be careful out there. They're putting RCP8.5 in candy bars.

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

A deep dive on high-impact #ClimateAction from #BBC! As I told Jocelyn Timperley, "Hopefully people going through the jointheshift.earth guide will have a bit of an aha moment, realising, 'wait a minute, I have more power than I thought, and there's more that I can do'."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Ginalina, @swsocean.bsky.social, and I look so happy because the Future Science Leaders students ask the BEST questions.
Thank you to Science World Vancouver for a great career cafe!
Check out FSL: scienceworld.ca/futurescienceleaders/

Also Great White Shark by Big Thief! (they seem to really like sharks)

I was worried about night shift - but the inherent loopy-ness really grew on me
Thank you to all the fantastic scientists and crew who took the time to teach me while aboard the Tully for the Aug/Sep La Perouse! It was a dream first research cruise 🦈🐋🦑

This one feels deeper than normal (pun intended)

After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf

Perk of teaching students about coastal oceanography at @eoas.ubc.ca?: great field trip settings are a walk away 🦀
#TowerBeach #VancouverSummerProgram

Thank you @hakai.org for hosting me for a talk this week! I had a great time presenting in a yurt, having rewarding chats about carbonate chemistry and habitat viability thresholds, picking huckleberries, and working with an insanely gorgeous view 😍

shark week is part of what got me excited about ocean science.. pretty sure "great white sex battle" would have scared 11 yo me away 👶 lol

We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.

I'll note that the estimate Sam Altman quotes falls between our estimates for the smallest and largest text models that we looked at. (For more, our full story is here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...)

If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.

The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.

Impressive wave and tide cut sandstone at Mallaspina Galleries, Gabriola, BC
also pictured: my best barnacle impression
#RipCurl

Really excited to join in this effort. I'll be talking about the OpenCTD and Oceanography for Everyone on Friday at 6PM.

Amazing sharkface. No notes.

Sea pigs, icefish and trilobites: Antarctica’s mysterious marine life – in pictures Characterised by darkness and cold temperatures, the extreme environment of Antarctica’s deep sea is largely unexplored. Now, after a special marine science voyage, a team aboard Australia’s national ...

People sometimes think of Antarctica as being barren and devoid of life, but the ocean surrounding the continent is incredibly rich with wildlife and biodiversity.

Photos of new discoveries and insights from our wonderful Australian colleagues…

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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

is "seafloor squish" the technical term? (and if not.. can it be?)