Look at this perfect wee little crawling shark. Look at it. It is perfect. Derpin' its wee way along the coral. www.sciencenews.org/article/new-...

1. Stuck boat 2. Those look like wavy waving inflatable arm people and now I firmly believe those are the emergency wacky waving inflatable arm signals, and required on all boat by The Law Of The Sea. apnews.com/article/iran...

You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

Yeah you build the entire Death Star from Legos? These scientists BUILT AN ENTIRE CELL THAT REPLICATES. Wow. www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-firs...

Oh me. Oh my. Do we want the arts to die? youtu.be/dVVLPF_-Ckk?...

"Disturbing"? NEVER. This is ADORABLE. Peak parenting A+ it takes a Gharial village.

Whisper those five little words every girl wants to hear (I brought you some cheese)

Scientific research in the United States might not collapse with a bang, or with a whimper, but with a rule change. And it's not just Science. This rule change hits DOE, DOT, VA, HUD. ALL federal grants are at risk. www.theverge.com/science/9576...

...bsky is labeling this as "adult content" because it's an oil painting from the Rennaissance with a nekkid muse in it. 😂 I'm in it for the bat. I promise.

If you need some nice art joy today: Did you know that there's a bat that eats birds? Because Jan Brueghel the Elder did. In 1611. And he painted it. www.sciencenews.org/article/disc...

This. It's just a chance to be hateful to a small group of people who want to play sports, to deny people the chance to feel part of a team.

If this rule change goes forward, "all federal grants must align with 'the President’s policy priorities,' and all mentions of 'DEI' (diversity, equity, and inclusion) or 'gender ideology' are immediately off the table." Comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

Sometimes I wonder if more people would get vaccinated if they knew that one of the side effects of mumps is orchitis. That's swelling of the testicles. Can cause reduced fertility, and since many anti-vaxxers seems suddenly VERY concerned with fertility... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

We often talk about gambling in terms of disease and addiction, and it can be an addiction. But this? This? I think I feel pretty ok calling this kind of betting straight up evil. www.hcn.org/articles/peo...

I'm writing about the tongue right now and it's a giant, mucous covered muscle that is literally sitting in your mouth that you can extrude at any time and we really do not think about that enough. What a horror show is the human body.

"Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“ A sneaky rule change has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there’s still time to fight it. Read more from @beebrookshire.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/science/9576...

You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

A sneaky rule change in the OMB proposal has the potential to blow up scientific research in the United States. But there’s still time to fight it. @beebrookshire.bsky.social for The Verge - gift link: bit.ly/4v2X4nQ

That link oughta work for a while, but it'll expire eventually. So this one is better ;) www.science.org/content/arti...

I am not sure sharing this works but the latest newsletter from @nerdychristie.bsky.social at @science.org is all axolotls and it's wonderfully pure. view.aaas.sciencepubs.org?vawpToken=5S... Anyway you should subscribe to the newsletter it's brilliant. www.science.org/content/page...

Algal blooms grow seemingly overnight, and DIE seemingly overnight! And now scientists think they might know how. And of course I had to write it. For AMERICA www.sciencenews.org/article/alga...

YIKES: The OPM is proposing new NDAs for federal workers, this means scientists cannot talk about their work. They can't share their data, or talk to journalists. But it's still open for public comment! Comment by June 26. www.regulations.gov/search?filte...

Lobbyist: "We need to make a choice! Climate or AI! We might lose to..." Me: *smacks climate button Lobbyist: "But we have to open the conversa..." Me: *punches climate button Lobbyist: "But our competitive..." Me: *JUMPS UP AND DOWN ON CLIMATE BUTTON www.politico.eu/article/euro...

A student and science communicator just sent me this documentary she made, based on the pigeon chapter of my book!! I cannot speak Spanish at all, but from what I can tell it's quite lovely. I'm so honored. 🥹 youtu.be/MOc1DVjUMSI?...

It was my patriotic duty to write this piece. www.sciencenews.org/article/alga...

I didn't realize it until I saw it, but what I really needed today was to look at this frog. This one specifically. Look at him. So earnest. A frog of PRINCIPLE. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2026-...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium PROUDly presents “Otter This World,” written and performed by Monét X Change with special guest Trinity the Tuck.

Thank you John Oliver for the essential reporting we need on feral hogs. "Oink recognition technology" is my new favorite use of LLMs. youtu.be/pGazYSkFFMw?...

On the rationale that any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic, I claim that sea cucumbers, specifically, are in fact MAGIC. I mean, anything that looks like a long poo with butt teeth is pretty magical.

This news breaks my heart. SciAm being sold and a PILE of great editors getting fired. The Sciam editorial team is one of the best I've had the pleasure to work with. Smart, incisive, they make every piece better and I'm so proud to have worked with them. group.springernature.com/gp/group/med...

Yup. Report. Write. Edit. Hope the piece makes it through to pub because the outlet just got sold. Report, write....pray?

This is older but...oh yes. Please stop illustrating heat waves with beach days. Like that was cute when a heat wave wasn't DEADLY. Use wildfires. People working outside in these horrible conditions. People sweating! www.jezebel.com/deadly-heat-...

Breaking news according to AI neanderthals had (checks notes)...doubly stacked deltoids. And...pet...bearpigs? What even IS that?

Now wondering if the last moments of the ants are "WHEEEE" or "AHHHH!!!!"

Mass plague outbreaks are MUCH older than we thought. And potentially due to marmots! Which matches many modern infections which come from things like prairie dogs. www.sciencenews.org/article/plag...

SUVs and trucks ARE indeed too tall and the NYT is finally on it. They focus on what happens when adults are hit, which now is more likely to strike in the chest. But if you can't see an adult over your hood....what are the odds you can see a 4 year old?! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A excellent primer on ticks and tick borne disease and what to do! Esp considering I pulled one off my INDOOR CAT just yesterday (she was very very good about it, though traumatized. Squeeze up treats proved effect therapeutic intervention.)

When you ask chat or Claude or Gemini, I don't want you to think about WHAT you are using. I want you to think about WHO. brookshire-team-trash.beehiiv.com/p/who-you-ar...

An excellent analysis of how, exactly, the NYT's coverage around trans people has shifted over the past few years. I'm curious about authorships around the number of these articles, is it the same authors over and over, the same editors (those would be harder to tell)?

Such a waste. RFK Jr. was just about to drink that.

I love so much the image @jacquelyngill.bsky.social put in my head for this piece, of packs of ravening ground squirrels hunting mammoths across the Arctic. They didn't. But the idea is awesome. www.sciencenews.org/article/froz...

So I was using this as an entry to write about AI but I notice most people are taking it as "let me try this and find out how famous the AI says I am" My friends, don't give in. You are known and you are loved, and you don't need an AI to "see" you. Don't let it convince you its opinion matters

I saw this site which measures if you are "in the weights" (via @shiplives.bsky.social). At first I thought it measured how much of your work was used to train something, but that's not the case. In this case, it's how much an AI "knows" about you. I scored very high intheweights.com

Also please to note this is #notallcorn This is SPECIAL snotty corn. Lubricated corn.

I was today years old when I learned there's CORN that makes SNOT so bacteria in the snot can fix nitrogen And it's just like, these big snotty things hanging off the corn. Thanks @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social I am a better person for knowing this www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

YUP the eutrophication is strong.

My friend @mikamckinnon.bsky.social asked if maybe we need hippos in the reflecting pool and tragically...hippos eat grass. And are very aggressive. Basically they'd terrorize the Mall. Which is to say I shall be importing hippos for the reflecting pool once I get my kickstarter up.

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

No lies detected. "“While it’s still in its early phase, artificial intelligence will one day accomplish things that humans could have never even dreamed of doing,” said Parker, who, by all accounts, has never stretched himself to do something he found difficult" theonion.com/guy-who-suck...

Listen to Batman (and Musgrave)