Remember last year, when bioGraphic and Hakai Magazine were both facing uncertain futures? Your donations saved the day--we raised $140,000 and lived to publish another day! Now we need help balancing our 2026 budget. Please donate via the link below, and snag some cool stickers to boot!

📣 What do we want? A free, independent press that covers the natural world! 📣 Why do we want it? Because good journalism costs money, and nature deserves good journalism! 📣 When do we want it? By Friday! (we @biographic.bsky.social would be v grateful if you could kick us a few dollars)

Sea stars—26 species—have been dying by the billions from Mexico to Alaska, their arms tearing off, their bodies dissolving, w/huge consequences for the sea. Experts finally figured out why— and gave @biographic.bsky.social exclusive access. Can we save them? www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Scientists have identified the sea star killer in the Pacific Ocean. In this behind-the-scenes story, @craigwelch.bsky.social takes readers on a journey that began over 10 years ago when sea star wasting disease first surfaced. www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Also talked about The Onion being inefficient on purpose. www.status.news/p/the-onion-...

Bold lemurs, curious wolves, and flying mudskippers all await you in this year's BigPicture Photography Competition gallery on @biographic.bsky.social. Words by me and the incomparable @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social. Check out some of the best nature photos in the world 👇

This team puts so much thought and effort into each story they put out. In this day and age, it's so important to support deeply researched thoroughly reported journalism.

Biographic is one of the best outlets on biodiversity and conservation in the world, and they're looking for recurring donors for their new Insiders program. Contributions help them deliver continuing free, high-quality stories.

BioGraphic is an excellent publication that pays contributors well and is free to read, with no paywalls. If you're interested in the natural world, you'll be getting a lot of bang for your buck.

Thanks to Krista for finding this fascinating study that offers a glimpse at how plants are changing to tolerate an increasingly urban—aka hotter, drier, dustier, and often bee-less—world. It was a pleasure to learn more about how different plants do the deed. 🌱

“If you’re starting to get not hopeful,” Romero (@climatedaddykqed.bsky.social) continued, “leave your house.” Solid advice—not just for journalists covering environmental crises in the current age, but for anyone who finds that tuning in leaves them burning out. www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/a-co...

NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]

Restoring gray wolves to their historic range has been challenging enough. Not to mention dire wolves were megafauna hunters. There is so much wrong here at every level and I feel so bad for these dogs.

Of course mainstream media keeps rolling over for Colossal, providing uncritical hype and coverage in exchange for exclusivity and “wow.” What Colossal is doing is wrong and they can’t even deliver what they promise. How many times do we have to go over this?

When wildlife biologists use genetic sex tests, like SRY, they overlook animals that defy the binary. Carla Crossman @dalhousie.bsky.social had a hunch that the result for one whale wasn't right. Digging deeper, she discovered XXY chromosomes. And she thinks others should follow her lead 🧬🔬

Read 🧵 about about the discovery of the world's first known intersex Southern right whale 👀 🏳️‍🌈 🧪 🐙

Across the world and across species, scientists “have seen over, and over, and over, and over, that sex is clearly not binary,” says historian Beans Velocci. Scientists have previously found intersex dogs, cows, fish, whales, dolphins, moose, many different types of invertebrates, and more.

Today is my last day with @hakaimagazine.com. They gave me one of my first breaks as a freelancer nearly a decade ago, and I've had a relationship with them ever since. It's bittersweet to say goodbye, but I'm excited for the next chapter. Here's a 🧵 of some stories I've worked on over the years

sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY

Guess what?! And remember, the team @hakaimagazine.com is shuffling over to join biographic.com -- find us there in January!

Oh my goodness! My heart is full. Much thanks to Dr. Laura Guertin and her students. Wow: journeysofdrg.org/2024/12/15/s...

Two words for you: "coral" "sex" Also, the pictures are really pretty 🪸

today in performative reconciliation: after flooding Treaty 8 territory for the Site C dam, BC Hydro will give the dam and reservoir "Indigenous names." by @sarahkcox.bsky.social for @thenarwhal.ca: thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-g...

I feel seen

ICYMI: Hakai Magazine will be joining forces with bioGraphic. Together, we’ll continue to deliver the very best environmental journalism, but to do so, we need your help! Help us raise $150,000 by December 3. 💙 www.biographic.com/hakai-magazi...

Here it is! A (very) incomplete Bluesky starter pack for @hakaimagazine.com alumni and frequent contributors. If you want me to add you, just ping me! go.bsky.app/LwdshPR

Gender-affirming care for trans kids is good health care www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... “Rapid onset gender dysphoria” is not a thing www.scientificamerican.com/article/evid... And the first trans clinic was destroyed by Nazis www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... (5/n)

Racial justice is a science story. www.scientificamerican.com/article/from... Environmental justice is a science story. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... Reproductive justice is a science story. www.scientificamerican.com/article/abor... (8/n)

Very excited to finally be able to share the good news about @hakaimagazine.com and bioGraphic ! If you're able, please take the time to support this joint venture. The team has some top-notch journalism in the works for 2025 ⬇️

An earnest question: who will be archiving the vast amounts of scientific and educational data about #climate change that currently live on federal government websites? Please message me if you have thoughts or info. Thanks! You can also reach me here: madelineostrander.com/contact/