This is fantastic in so many ways - click on the post and then read and see the threads with all the other images.

"Scientists don't want you to know-" Buddy there are so many things I, as a scientist, want you to know and the only thing stopping me from writing more papers and posts about it and then starting a podcast to tell you even MORE things is that I am limited by hours in the day

Yes, and we are animals too, eating plants, fungi, algae, and animals (and bacteria and archaea). It is all connected.

It is the time of red columbines, aquilegias, and aklejas, depending on your language preference. Flowering today in New Jersey (USA) and reminding me of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, as well as the beauty of native plants. This species insist on growing here in the shaded gravel spot. #botany

Goals.

A great read, with wow examples, about (unfortunately fantastic) examples of AI slop from the #knitting and #craft communities. Sad, but remember. It is the real things that matter. Try to wear an AI-knitted sweater (and I am not talking about knitting machines, they are real). #AIslop #AIfail

In celebration of #YearOfTheMoth, the Mothbox team hired an artist in Panama, David Francesco, to create a fun sticker pack so you can more adequately express yourself online via Moths! Available in @signal.org (and telegram + WhatsApp below!) #sciart #teammoth signal.art/addstickers/...

Sarah, love your writing! And your screaming birds too ;)

The #moon last Saturday night, a day past full, over Overflow Creek, a tributary of the Chattooga River in Rabun County, GA #BWFri #ColorADay #NorthGeorgia #NaturePhotography

Lots of lessons for professors and teachers (and university administrators) to learn from this total disruption.

Americans don't appreciate the long term damage from a catastrophic interruption to scientific research. Continuity between generations of researchers, loss of long term testing data, expatriation of the most talented and dedicated scientists- Turning the money back on in a few years will not fix it

So glad to see this work being spread - innovative beginner-level #botany #education using popular #music, media, and science, love and poetry, based on #TaylorSwift and botanical #biodiversity. Congratulations Gláucia Silva and everyone. (link to article in comment below)

This is exactly why language matters: “women were given the vote” frames equality as a gift from men, instead of hard won political power extracted through organized resistance. Nobody gave women anything. Women fought, marched, strategized, endured violence, went to prison and died for it.

For those biologists and mycologists that are wondering, the fungus is the mold Aspergillus calidoustus. Abbreviating the genus with only an A. is not cool, what if it was Amanita or Alternaria? :) #taxonomy #mycology And yes, it can infect humans: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...

Rise and Shine! Pettson and Findus Sven Nordqvist-1946 is a Swedish writer/illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus. He is also active as a comic artist

This is just so bad, in so many ways.

Gertrude Jekyll (1843 – 1932) was a British horticulturist, garden designer, craftswoman, photographer, writer and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, and wrote over 1000 articles for gardening magazines. #CelebratingWomen

Unsolicited writing advice,. no. 2145667: The number of words you write a day, or the time you spend writing, is irrelevant. What matters is that you make progress. One good sentence is better than ten pages you'll have to cut later.

Margaret Knight (1838 – 1914) was the American inventor of a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags. A man, Charles Annan, stole her design and patented it, claiming that "she could not possibly understand the mechanical complexities of the machine", but she sued him and won. #CelebratingWomen

Thirteen (!) #Democrats in the primary race in our NJ-12 district for the House of Reprentatives in Congress - what a crowded field. Here is the link to their recent 3-hour debate. #NewJersey #primary #politics #NJ

I apply neuroscience-based simple behavioural ‘hacks’* to my brain each day to fend off/alleviate depression,anxiety & burnout.They work… Might anyone be interested in a PDF or workshop about them explaining how & why they alter brain biochemistry for the better? Maybe like/RT this tweet if so, ty 🌿

Each year the Botanical Society of America, the Torrey Botanical Society, and the Philadelphia Botanical Club sponsor a field meeting in an area of northeastern North America. The 2026 meeting will be held in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, June 12-16. Learn more: www.philbotclub.org/field-trips-...

Help Chrysler herbarium to train the next generation of biodiversity people! Herbarium Army interns learn caring for museum specimens and digitization for public access for science and education. Today is Giving Day, please support reality-based education! give.rutgersfoundation.org/chrysler-her...

What looked like a #Mallard synchronized dance turned out to be a mating sequence. Thus I learned that male mallards form social pair bonds—whether as a brief winter dalliance or something long-term. #BirdOfTheDay #WhatASplash #Green #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeWednesday #BirdBehavior

At the end of 2024, the National Academies put out a report concluding the NIH has woefully underfunded women’s health research, and they suggested $15 B should be invested over the next 5 years. Here’s what’s happened instead. Hard to study women’s health if you can’t say “women.” wapo.st/4euUt1c

“Between January 2025 and February 2026, STEM and health employees at science-focused agencies saw nearly 15,000 jobs cut. The rate outpaced cuts among other federal workers.” OPM data - Figure from Wash Post article 19 April. (Where US science has been hit hardest.) NSF at -42%!

Today's got-it-done-list: - Dug up lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in the garden (only 8 spots; #invasive) - Discussed Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould and #evolutionary misconceptions in book club - Introduced a graduating art student to #naturejournaling @johnmuirlaws.com - sunset photo

Arrived here too, looking forward to read it.

Hmmm - monthly house cleaner, a gardener assistant, subscription to local flower bouquet service, and someone to carry in grocery bags from the car. And someone to fasten all loose ends in my knitting projects. A chef to make me steak au poivre sometimes. And a secretary/admin for work. Dreaming…

They ought to have included bald eagle and wild turkey on the list. Maybe loon and bluebirds too. Yes, birds are dinosaurs- so make it a teaching moment too :)

A nature journaling page I made in Costa Rica - plant morphology, ethnobotany,, #SciArt, sketching and observation. #passiflora #eating #fruit

Yes, it is true.

To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark.

Marginalized scholars often face more barriers to getting their work cited quickly. Prioritizing older, high-quality work helps ensure their contributions aren't buried by the sheer volume of high-velocity, high-click-rate publishing. Beat the algorithm, look for papers >5 yrs old. #academichatter

Maybe we are not so much procrastinating, but mostly incredibly tired from a never-ending to-do-list with tasks where we have to be IT, admin, teacher, scientist, handywoman, fundraiser, PR person, and homemade therapist all at once, every day? + the world news cause stress privately+professionally?

I wish science could explain what’s happening.

“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2

I did. It is easy and important. Do it, please.

This is really worth supporting! (I did, and so can you if you have some extra dollars, if not, that is fine). ‪@sarahmackattack.bsky.social is doing great work for biodiversity, education, and society...

Lots and lots about great reading advice here...

This is great reading and thinking, and valuable for both old and new people in any science field (and beyond)

This is exactly what happens when you work in natural history collections. That one weird specimen you find after hours of sorting specimens stands out because you have amassed info from previous specimens, compare it, and you put it aside. cont'd #biodiversity #SPNHC #archives #museum

Sharing mostly for the amazing artwork, new and old.

8 million people (& counting)! No Kings 3/28 is officially the largest single-day protest in American history. The working people of this country are standing up against this wannabe tyrant. We will Abolish ICE, End Endless Wars, defend all of our rights & hold the Epstein class accountable

Ar least 1000 showed up in tiny Hopewell, NJ for #NoKings today! Lots of support from people driving by too! #hope #indivisible

Check out our new paper focusing on unaccessioned herbarium specimens. nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1829... We found that bryophytes and fungi/lichens were over-represented in the specimen backlog, compared to vascular plants. This highlights the need for more bryophyte and fungi/lichen identification!

Indeed. And if you use AI anyway, make sure xylem is correctly spelled and that the arrow points to the xylem in the plant cell illustration or you will look like you are clueless about basic scientific facts in your field. (Seen yesterday on Bluesky posted by a scientific journal). #factsmatter

Happy #InternationalWomensDay Here’s to the women who lift others up, speak truth, show kindness, and keep moving forward, even on the difficult days. The world is better because of you

This is very funny, even more so when you realize that it shows 15 yards between 40 and 50 yards, etc. :) So, next question, was it intentionally math-challenging or was it AI who can't count in images?

This is exciting! - #botany #undergrads #internship #summer2026