Living beings have been wielding deadly molecules to kill each other for hundreds of millions of years. In response, many animals have evolved ways to survive these toxins. Scientists are beginning to unravel these defenses and hope as a result to identify better treatments for poisonings in people.

You know what was cool? How department stores were set up so every section had its own central desk where if you wanted help with something you could easily ask for it and the person there was an expert in that section and also you could checkout right there, too

I've been pretty quiet here lately, trying to cut down on doomscrolling for the sake of my mental health... BUT I have a new story out at @therevelator.org, on how climate change is contributing to bird population declines in multiple biomes around the world. #birds 🪶🌏

🌍 In the 1850s, humans and their livestock weighed about as much as all wild mammals 🐋🐘 combined. Today, they outweigh them nearly 20 to 1. A quiet biomass revolution. Life reshaped to serve one species. #Anthropocene #Biomass #WildlifeLoss #Beef

🐧We researched one of the world’s rarest #penguins. The yellow‑eyed penguin (aka hoiho/takaraka) isn’t one homogeneous species after all! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #hoiho #conservation #genomics #birds #nzwildlife #endangered #wildlife #nature

Kingfisher this morning at Herriots Bridge, CVL.

Lake Malawi #cichlids are the textbook example of adaptive radiation in evolution. From a single fish, hundreds of species have #evolved into spectacular colors and specific niches as they munch algae in Malawi’s clear, warm waters.

Great Masters by Research opportunity working with Prof @darrencroft.bsky.social and collaborative team on killer whales! More info in Darren's original post. ⬇️ 🦑🌍🐬🧪🦤🌐 #AcademicSky

Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point'. New research from @exeter.ac.uk using centuries-old clam shells has found signs that key Atlantic Ocean currents may be losing stability. Full paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🦑🐟🧪🌐🌍🌊 #AcademicSky @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

Nyika National Park, situated on a plateau 5,000 feet above sea level, is Malawi’s oldest, biggest, and wildest National Park. We hiked across #Nyika for three days and saw endemic wildlife and mile after mile of stunning rolling grassland. #Malawi should be on more people’s safari radar.

I can’t fight the eel-ing that this is the best investment you can make this holiday season.

Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 12th lowest on record (JAXA data) 🧪 • about 130,000 km² above the 2010s mean • about 960,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 2,080,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,780,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys is hiring a volcanologist who would work with the Alaska Volcano Observatory. A fantastic opportunity to work with great people and study very active volcanoes. Details in link below. Applications close on Oct. 1. ⚒️🌋🧪 bit.ly/3IkqN9n

Today, Scientific American turns 180—the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S. 🎉 Since 1845, we’ve shared the wonders of science with the world. 💫 Dive into 180 years of discovery: sciam.com/180 🧬 Explore pivotal moments in science: bit.ly/4mNTpGY 🎁 Win prizes: sciam.com/180contest

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great article in NYT about our discovery of the bacterium causing sea star wasting. This is also a chapter in my new book The Oceans Menagerie. @vikingbooks.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...

A phenomenal scientific discovery with deveststing implications. We’ve known that vibrio would be a climate change winner for more than two decades. An uncertain future for 🌻⭐️ www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Jeff Corwin is spot on about the MMPA. "Our shared natural treasures belong to every American to be wisely used, cared for and then passed on to future generations to harvest and cherish." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Happy Birthday SciAm! 180 years young. So proud to work here.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Heartbreaking scenes from the #GrandCanyon filled with smoke from the #DragonBravo wildfires. A testament to the science and support needed to maintain resilient natural systems.

Anyone in #seattle know why the Roosevelt #wholefoods is closed?

Absolutely heartbreaking. When will we stop responding to disasters and start addressing root causes 🌎

The Dragon Bravo wildfire in Arizona grew rapidly over the past weekend, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of other structures along the canyon’s North Rim. See more images via The Atlantic Photo.

Current WIP and a previous super-seabird for #superseabirdsunday

You are GAR-anteed to be doing good science, have a good time, and expand your fish pun game to a post-doctorate level. Apply now!

“Even now, one in eight children under the age of five in Nigeria dies from vaccine-preventable diseases, but it used to be considerably worse.” #MedSky #PedSky #PublicHealth 🧪

The Mekong River is already known to be messed up and facing various threats. One of those threats is much of the fish biodiversity in the system. 🧪🌍🌿 #TeamFish

Little thread about my personal encounter with emerging EU #pfas groundwater crisis 🧪

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Here's my skeletal reconstruction of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, from the new paper by Maidment and Barrett 2025. #SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Enigmacursor #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld

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Democracy dies in darkness apnews.com/article/immi...

California does waterfalls right #yosemitenationalpark.

What the hell? This is why I'm so concerned about this whole thing.

I have a new hero. This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!

If you've never heard of marine heat waves, now is the time to pay attention. Driven by climate change, these increasingly frequent and extreme ocean temperature events, like “the Blob” in the North Pacific, are devastating marine life, disrupting fisheries, and impacting weather patterns. 🌊

Scientists test water for DNA of African manatees to locate the imperiled animals in the wild #endangeredspecies #manatee www.science.org/content/arti...

Faint #aurora last night in Seattle. So nice to see all the stargazers at Discovery Park scoping out the #northernlights 🌃

Unsettling and insightful reporting in #theatlantic on #cloning 🧬🐕 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Every year, Skype a Scientist does a big tailgate & Phillies game in August. It's a fundraiser for us, & an excuse to get together and eat hot dogs. If you join us for the tailgate you'll rip shots with my entire extended family, which is either a bonus or punishment! Come! givebutter.com/gDTdTA

Un-bee-lievable, bee wranglers are swarming to the scene. 🐝 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

When a company files for bankruptcy, all lawsuits against it are automatically frozen. What does this mean when 1000s of people have filed personal injury claims against that company? My first special investigation for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

2/2 In this annotated version you can see the sky filled with icons of the northern night, including Polaris, the Pleiades star cluster, and the stars composing the handle of the Big Dipper. 🔭 🧪 #SciArt #Science

OUR #eDNA assay worked! Seawater draining from 39 sunflower stars gave us 10,000 ng/uL (these fools shed some DNA! ~ how much DNA recovered from a big sockeye salmon run). Also detected translocated individuals in the wild too! Epic new tool to help the great hunt for the last CA Sunflower ✨s :)

A research consortium that includes @alleninstitute.org ‪has unveiled an "armamentarium" of precisely targeted gene-therapy tools that could treat diseases of the brain and spinal cord, possibly including epilepsy and sleep disorders. www.geekwire.com/2025/armamen...

Everything about this is a tragedy, every level, from cheated freelancers to authors obscured to readers who don’t get served either.

www.science.org/content/arti... Nice reporting from @meganewald.bsky.social on point if use #eDNA detections of West African Manatees Excited for what the future holds in being able to rapidly test for endangered cryptic species - particularly the rotund ones

New Environmental #DNA (eDNA) technologies are helping scientists track Africa’s least studied animal—the African #manatee. I’m just happy I got to say “rotund vegetarians” in Science. 🧬🌊🐄 www.science.org/content/arti...