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yellow and white buildings in foreground, looking up at mountains covered in trees, shrouded in clouds with bright dark blue sky above it.

beautiful fall day here in Juneau #Alaska.

Civil Servants Demand an End to Executive Overreach Join federal workers from across the federal government as we urge Congress to pass nothing less than a continuing resolution (CR) that reasserts Congress's constitutional powers, upholds our democrac...

The federal workers who take care of our veterans, inspect our food, and help people through natural disasters know Trump’s lawlessness is hurting everyday Americans and they are begging Congress to stop it.

Trump appointees Brooke Rollins (USDA) and Doug Burgum (DOI) are trying to sell off our public lands for scraps. Don't let them.

USDA proposal (comments due Sep. 19): www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

DOI proposal (comments due Nov. 10): www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

#environment

wow thanks for all the love so far! social media for sci comm good isn’t dead! ❤️❤️❤️

golden girls with green scrub ever greens and mountains covered in trees in the background with blue and white skies. A black and white dog are somewhat hidden in the closer trees.

From our walk today through the Juneau woods and muskeg. Love this time of year in southeast Alaska.

hi, i'm an academic. my primary skills involve condensing a grant proposal to 60% of its current size, and emailing

BIOL 311 Sci Comm Fall 2025 - Interview Sign up! Please fill out this form to be interviewed as part of BIOL 311's students project for the second half of the semester. One form per one participant is preferred, so if you have post-docs or graduate ...

Hi everyone! I am looking for any #scientists (including grad students, post docs) that’d be willing to be interviewed about their research by my #SciComm students in October. Here is the form to fill out if interested! Our time zone is Alaska, FYI. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@clairewillett honestly the best marketing scheme in history is men successfully getting away with calling women the "more emotional" gender for like, EONS, because they've successfully rebranded anger as Not An Emotion 6:00 PM • Aug 12, 2020

once again I must tap my own sign

“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ

My lab researches what happens to the brain after a stroke, and we have discovered a new strategy to treat strokes that we are trying to bring to the clinic. With the recent turmoil at the NIH, we have already lost funding, and new funding is delayed. The existence of my lab, and even my job, is now acutely endangered." Anonymous, Boston, MA

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, yet Trump and RFK Jr.'s HHS is cutting stroke research at the NIH. These reckless cuts don’t just hurt patients—they threaten every family hoping for prevention and recovery. We need more research, not less.

The cover for Riley Black’s book When the Earth Was Green, showing dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and insects among ancient plants

“Essential”

“Brilliant”

“Vivid”

“Another triumph from Black”

When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance, blooming on bookshelves February 25th. 🌱

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate

This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

Los Angeles Wildfires Burn For Days, Stoked By Santa Ana Winds Several different fires are causing extreme damage in the Los Angeles area. Strong Santa Ana winds are one factor behind their rapid spread.

Several different fires are causing extreme damage in the Los Angeles area. Strong Santa Ana winds are one factor behind their rapid spread.

Curvy patterns of green aurora light about a house roof.

Happy 2025! In Juneau, Alaska we had unusually clear nights and a strong auroral display new year’s eve!

Person and their headlamp light visible along with blue, red, green, purple collars in the middle of the picture. Surrounded by black.

Sun is setting early this time of year so sometimes we go on walks in the dark with all dogs wearing their “lightsaber” collars. Partner and his headlamp light visible along with blue, red, green, purple collars in the middle of the picture.

Ghostly Creature Deep in The Ocean Is Like Nothing We've Seen Before Picture yourself sinking, slowly, beneath the waves.

An etherealy translucent sea slug that glows when threatened is the first nudibrach found in deep midwaters. This delightful weirdling uses a gaping hood to net in its prey. Awesome article as ever by @chelleraiser.bsky.social!
#NatureWriting 🧪 🦑 🌊 #Invert

I Dreaded Going to the Doctor Because of My Weight When you need to work with the health care provider you have, here’s how to advocate for yourself, even while wearing a skimpy gown.

You deserve healthcare that sees you, not just the size of your body. Latest by me on what weight-neutral healthcare is, and how to self-advocate when you're stuck with the doctor you have.

(Note, 1st source is not tagged for their protection. Pls be kind) www.prevention.com/health/a6190...

Whoa! Welcome new followers. I have admittedly not posted here much, but maybe with all these new faces it’s time to start engaging again. Glad you’re here.

idk I live in Alaska now

Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Re… People with disabilities are underrepresented in STEM f…

It’s #DisabilityPrideMonth ! Consider learning about #disability in #STEM by reading #Uncharted or checking out resources liked disabledinstem.wordpress.com

For reviews on Uncharted - a book with 32 different authors sharing their experiences: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

“No states that banned abortion offer paid paternal leave.”

A sentence that says everything.

I have a book about why we hate rats and pigeons, but love cats and elephants. Why we think the only way to live in nature is at constant war with it. And how we could, maybe, not do that. www.harpercollins.com/products/pes...

WaPo loved it. NYT loved it. @scifri.bsky.social loved it.

Really enjoyed this interview by Ocean Science Radio about Uncharted because it features three of our authors who studied marine biology in the book!!! Thank you @akornblatt.bsky.social for taking the time to make this happen. oceanscienceradio.simplecast.com/episodes/unc...

This was a fun and awesome interview experience. #DisabledInSTEM #Uncharted

It’s a drop in the bucket, but I have a few invite codes to give out. If you are an academic and have a URM colleague who would like an invite, send me an email. Similarly if you have a PhD student or postdoc that you can vouch for who would like to come here, let me know.

Reminder! You might be new here! Or just woke up, I don't know! But please switch the setting that REQUIRES alt text and then add it when you share your absolutely delightful images including pictures of pets in sweaters. It will make everyone's experience on here better. Thanks :)

First Story Collider episode on Uncharted is out! www.storycollider.org/stories/2023...

Check out the patreon special interview episode if you can!

Rebuilding a social media network is exciting and daunting at the same time… but also I’m super excited to see who is here already on Blue Sky.