Humpback whale breaching in the Sea of Cortez, Cabo.

A cold start to yesterday morning and amazing to see a hoar frost on the back of this Tundra Bean Goose at Swinister, Shetland. #BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Today is the birthday of Charles Darwin, the discoverer of evolution by natural selection and perhaps the most influential scientist in history. Here is a brief reflection on his life, his contributions, and his amazing family.

While others are stepping back on climate, Project Drawdown is stepping up! We’re proud to announce the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship to support U.S.-based Ph.D.-level scientists & engineers focused on climate solutions for the public good. drawdown.org/news/project...

Huge win for California mountain lions: Today they were granted protection under the state #EndangeredSpeciesAct 🙌🐾 Now, six populations within Southern #California and the Central Coast will receive much-needed protections under the Act. More info on this win for the wild ➡️ bit.ly/4tzC4FI

Reality: Mars sucks. No one can live there. Also reality: the Moon sucks. We can’t live there either. More reality: Earth is the only place we can thrive.

A festival of music and dance grew into a self-sufficiency showcase growing crops and protecting the Ashaninka’s forest. “This is not only about implementing a project. What is at stake is cultural change. This is essential to protect life, the territory and its peoples” apnews.com/article/braz...

Op-ed: "If it is Blue Origin’s mission to 'build a road to space for the benefit of earth,' one has to wonder why they are applying for permits to dump 500,000 gallons of untreated industrial wastewater into #Florida’s marine environment every single day." www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinio...

Owls over football, any day

Since today is the Super Bowl and I don’t like football, I share with you the owls who have lived in my backyard over the years! #superbowls

Back from driving across the country in all the rain and rain and rain am now curled up on a sofa in my pyjamas watching Hudson Hawk

This is a female red-winged blackbird at the San Pedro House I am not convinced that she is not an immature male But The Google says no

Here is a female Gila woodpecker on a large branch of a mesquite tree at the San Pedro House

This is a sandhill crane flying at Whitewater Draw

In Cabo, you can see the sunrise over the Sea of Cortez and sunset over the Pacific. Spectacular views!

One-leaf orchid. Such a beautiful little wildflower. NWT, Canada. #orchid #flower #wildflower #botany Each flower is about 1.5cm high.

A gentle reminder about true Romantics. They spend Valentines Day alone.

Fox in Winter, Bruno Liljefors, 1904.

For the birders in my TL.

Governor Mikie Sherrill announced the creation of a statewide digital reporting portal which will let New Jersey residents document and report encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

I wanted a better world for everyone but instead, we are becoming a police state.

A forest of ice crystals on the window. ❄️

Additional context: “Dad, is ICE going to get us?” ~my kindergartner, on the way into school today Saint Paul (Minnesota) public schools had been closed for the past two days for teacher virtual prep in lieu of ICE threats.

Sorry not sorry. Gars and Minnesotans WILL outlast ICE👍 *sound, on NSFW 🎥remixed from TJ Jaskowski

We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

China’s shift to EVs and clean power is shrinking its oil appetite 🌍⚡️ Once a top buyer of Venezuelan crude, China’s “peak oil” demand now looks near as EVs boom. That weakens long-term oil markets even as the U.S. pursues Venezuelan oil. 💡🚗 #CleanEnergy #EVRevolution

Solar power is liberating--if Gandhi were alive today, he'd be showing people how to set up panels billmckibben.substack.com/p/solar-as-s...

There is no bottom.

I made this video of me in Bermuda in honor of the North Atlantic right whales that keep having babies against all odds. They give me HOPE!

The Trump administration and the state of Utah today announced an agreement to expand Utah’s control over 8 million acres of national forests with reduced public oversight and weakened environmental reviews. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

Our team — with about a third of us based in the Minneapolis area — has been reeling from yesterday’s events. This is what I shared with them. Just some words. Maybe it helped a little? I honestly don't know.

As I was passing this magnificent bridge today, I was overcome with total sadness. Today’s events have left me horrified, heartbroken. Shaken to the core. This administration continues to inflict pain and suffering on so many and we are all watching in horror. This can’t go on for three more years

💙💙💙💙

You can’t train an evil organization to not behave evilly. You have to destroy the evil organization.

Mayor Frey: My message to ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.

This Brown Pelican is a fighter! After arriving last month with a severely severed pouch, her final sutures were removed. Today, she’s flying joyfully in the large aviary, eating well, and has regained 37% of her body weight. Her scars are a testament to her journey, but her spirit is unstoppable.

Extreme Weather, Wildlife Trafficking, and Giraffes: 15 of Our Most Powerful Articles of 2025 New articles for 2026 start on Monday! https://therevelator.org/best-reporting-2025/

A few of the wild things I saw in the sea this year 🌊🦑

Every effort you make to stop using fossil fuels not only addresses the climate emergency but cuts the legs out from under tyranny. There is no greater ecological or geopolitical mission for people who like their world inhabitable and democratic.

The U.S. Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Here’s What We Know www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Pedocons = Petrocons.

The overlap between places we want to dominate and places that have oil is striking

International law won't constrain Trump's thirst for oil. But every solar panel that goes up makes crude reserves that much less valuable billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...

The last moon of 2025 #astronomy #NewYear

From our The Weather Channel Weather Geeks family to you. Happy New Year...Find us where you get your podcasts in 2026

Very sweet video by @billmckibben.bsky.social and his dog just showed up in my inbox. Feeling so lucky to be alongside them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qScf...

Some thoughts to prepare Scientists for future headwinds in 2026...Mentions my friend Katharine Hayhoe Read at: www.forbes.com/sites/marsha... --

It snowed in New Jersey!