Katie Burns

Quite possibly the best fridge magnet spotted at the office. Cant help but read it in the voice of those pickup truck commercial narrators 😆

A split photograph of mundane Philadelphia graffiti. The top phot is of a green fence where someone wrote “coleslaw” in white. The bottom photo is of a piece of wood where someone wrote “I have heartburn” in black marker.

All my feed is terrible news. Here is a moment of mundane Philadelphia graffiti for a breather. This was from my walk yesterday. I find these heartwarming for some reason. Innocent rebellion?

The kiwikiu, Maui #parrotbill, is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper. It's wild population is estimated at 135 individuals, & although it's predicted to go extinct within the next 5 years, according to a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) report, scientists are working hard to save it.

Yeah!!! We visited the summit for sunrise earlier this spring. Incredible first time experience and we learned heaps from the Park staff! 💕

A fish scientist holds several gars (fish) while kneeling in the water at a field site. The fish were safely measured and released.

I thought they said “go outside and touch gars”

Art & science have been besties for ages. You’re doing great work and loads of us are here to remind you of that!

4 12x18 inch posters on a brick and concrete wall. The top left is pink and says funding science saves lives, written in microbes, next to a microscope. The one on the right says Biology is bigger than binaries, with a fish, a lily, and a bee. The bottom left says Protecting wildlife starts wtih you, with a bunch of adiorable woodland creatues in yellow, white and black, including an owl, fungi, a... um. weasel? salamanders, butterflies, slugs, and a rotting log. The bottom right says Will our oceans thrive or nosedive the choice is yours, with the ocean represented in a circle, half of which is dead and half of which is alive, including kelp and a mackerel

🚨 Cool new project alert 🚨

WE- you, me, everyone- need to work together to get important science messages out to people.

4 artists & 3 scientists collab'd on these posters. We hope YOU will put them out in your community. Each poster comes w/info about each topic.

Get 'em Squidfacts.bigcartel.com

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Two pouter pigeons on Andor.

An illustration of an English Pouter standing tall, with its huge crop.

A few folks sent me messages about some unusual pigeons that appeared on the show Andor. Thank you! They are real pigeons and not CGI. They belong to the group of breeds called Pouters or Croppers. Here’s an illustration of an English Pouter from my book A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching.

A comic called "how to draw goose neck". In panel 1 the goose's neck is very short and is labeled "no". In panel 3 the goose's neck is the right size and is labeled "yes". In panel 3 the goose's neck is longer and is labeled "no". In panel 4 the goose's neck is extremely long and terrifyingly snakelike and it's labeled "yessss".

A comic called The Canada Goose: A Role Model For Our Time. In panel 1, the goose is labeled "assertive" and is hissing furiously. In panel 2 it's "brave" and is standing up to a fearsome swan. In panel 3 it's "good parent" and is standing up to a dog while protecting its goslings. In panel 3 it's "team player" and is flying in a beautiful V. In panel 5 there's a close up of its head and it's labeled "crisp, modern aesthetic". In panel 6 it's eating grass and pooping and labeled "high fiber diet".

There's a lot of talk about Canada Geese and whether they're good and my answer is Yes.

Went to a comedy club last night and this fab dragon mask was abandoned in an alleyway behind a vacant building. So many questions for this little buddy… 🐉 #Minneapolis

VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE: The people of Chicago have spoken, and the B.O.U.S. (Beaver of Unusual Size) is now named "Ida Beav Wells" and has two babies - "Chewy Garcia" and "Plumpton Sinclair" blockclubchicago.org/2025/03/13/m...

Poised for incoming migratory birbs here in central MN! The anticipation is almost too much!

I’m screaming too, Paddlefish, I’m screaming too.

ALT: Paddlefish feed by swimming with their large mouths agape, using a paddle-like rostrum to detect plankton. The plankton is filtered out of water using gill structures. They appear to be screaming.
Music: Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin.

This is amazing

Pocket sharks are called pockets sharks because they have pockets that spit out bioluminescent goo. I love them lol

Five Best: On Women in Science Selected by Olivia Campbell, the author, most recently, of “Sisters in Science.”

Here's a gift link of my article www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Happy World Book Day! 📚 Feeling pretty lucky to have had access to these precious resources throughout my life. Loads of opportunities for sharing knowledge, fostering creativity, and encouraging exploration.

Wishing you heaps of excellent books, whatever the format!

Women of STEAM Game! A cooperative game that is an Inclusive, Educational, Engaging, and Interactive way to learn of the unsung heroes of history!

Do you like boardgames?

Do you like fun ways to learn?

Do you like the idea that people could use a collaborative board game to learn about women in STEAM?

If so, consider kickstarting my friend Dr. Nadya Sotnychuk's campaign to make her new game a reality!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/wom...

three men are talking in a living room with the caption how much cheese is too much cheese ALT: three men are talking in a living room with the caption how much cheese is too much cheese

The text notification sound on my phone is usually met with a grump response from me. Just got my “heads up” text re: my upcoming @cheesegrotto.bsky.social delivery and the promise of beautiful cheeses turned that frown upside down! 😆 Cheese me, please! 🧀

Yesssss!!!! 🙌 🎉 🦑 🌿

Are you a scientist or student heading to a @standupforscience.bsky.social ‬rally this Friday?

We want to hear from you. Tell us about yourself and why you’re going, how far you’re traveling, why you’re fired up, and whether there will be car snacks. Call or text us at (646) 767-6532.

Was not familiar with this fish prior to seeing this post. Am now 100% interested in learning more about our fangy, finny, punk rock fish friend. Fascinating 🤩

purple background with white text that says standing up for science is standing up for economic mobility.

Science fuels economic opportunity—creating jobs, driving education, and supporting mobility. We're standing up for science to protect the critical infrastructure that makes this possible.

Stand Up for Science with us on March 7th!
#scienceforall #standupforscience2025

That there is strength and value in embracing diversity.

That empathy and compassion can help us make better decisions- for ourselves and for community.

It's WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, y’all! To celebrate, I’m doing a daily giveaway of my books all month. To enter, simply subscribe to my newsletter, Beyond Curie. I’m starting strong with two copies of the UK hardback version of my first book, a NYT bestseller
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A little basking sea turtle (Green I believe?) for your feed from Pā’ia, Maui.

There’s a lot of ugliness in the world right now. Reminding myself to acknowledge the light and life has been more challenging lately. Turtle definitely helped. 🌊

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Here’s one last episode of Black History in STEM!, focusing on scientists making history today! (Part 1)