Most of the federal agency science budgets goes into the salaries of students and trainees, and the decision to take that money and instead give it to industry and already rich venture capitalists is fundamentally a decision to have many fewer scientists and do far less science in the future.

My favorite outcrop, finally back, after 19 yrs. Austurhorn intrusive complex. #magmamingling

Which direction did the glacier retreat? ⚒️🧪

The OG 🧪⚒️ (Original Geysir)

They deeply understand science & the value of US public investments in science. They don't believe in public goods and investing in shared public value for all. They see how much we spend on science and want it for themselves - and don't care if that hurts others (produces less science/scientists)

We are pleased to announce that the Dept of Earth & Environmental Geosciences @colgate.edu is hiring a tenure-stream asst professor in paleoclimate! For additional info regarding the position & to apply: apply.interfolio.com/188708 . Please share broadly & contact us with your questions. Thank you!

A whole lot of liberal arts & sciences on this list! 👍🧪⚒️

Today, I introduced legislation to require that the minimum wage be a living wage. $25 an hour is what’s required for a full time worker to pay their bills, and we shouldn’t accept that full time work leaves people living in poverty.

The School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability at UIowa is hiring at the Assistant/Associate Professor level in the area of Climate Governance and Policy. Please share this job ad!

The Tetons have gone way downhill…

Since he's returned to office Trump has attacked the Smithsonian as "out of control" where everything discussed "is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was." Lonnie Bunch has been the person who has put himself between Trump and the Smithsonian. This is the story of his work to protect it.

The global geoscience community is heading to Denver this October—don’t miss your chance to be part of it at GSA Connects 2026. ⏰ Deadlines: • Abstract Submission: 6 August — geosociety.co/ConnectsAbstracts • Early Registration: 27 August — connects.geosociety.org/register

"Right now, in some underfunded lab, a scientist is chasing a question that sounds pointless.... No one can say if they will succeed. But a century of experience says that funding people to do this work is a good bet. If we stop making that bet, we will pay for it in cures no one will know to miss."

"We’ve got the world’s biggest economy, in my view, not because of real estate developers but because of science," says @captmarkkelly.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/mark... ‪#SciAmYoungScientists: sciam.com/youngscientists @sciam.bsky.social

Garnet from the Red Ember mine of Massachusetts, in a graphite matrix. Backlit.

Was looking up recent photos of the reflecting pool and this one from USA Today stopped me dead. Spot the actual pool!

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

TODAY! I am fully aware of how absurd a <24h deadline is but trust me there’s a good reason. if you’re interested in this postdoc, send me your CV immediately.🧪⚒️

Some of us - actual Geology programs- are trying to do this here in the USA.. just need funding - to support the teaching & learning, infrastructure, and of course ideally student support.. catalog.k-state.edu/preview_prog... 🧪⚒️

Microprobe job in US deadline 10th June, sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

Oh my, lol… #mapsgonewrong

"The students who cannot read a 20-pg article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow." The most important argument against AI in education is that it's incompatible with a free society. www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...

Hey folks! Was just made aware of this website that's "selling" Parks passes and USGS maps (which are always free in digital form). Just a reminder that legit government websites ALWAYS end in .gov, and you can only purchase NPS passes from the official NPS and USGS sites.

Hard to top ION country for geology & scenery.. ⚒️

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

Drinking whisky as the moon rises at Siccar Point. A special place and a story well told. Good night!

New bumper sticker…peak #nerd. #geology 🧪⚒️

I once again fashionable late to #MineralMonday. Today I have an Oregon Sunstone which is not only the state's gemstone but has a high concentration of copper in the crystal structure! Not to mention all the optical properties!

Hi! My name is Monica and I am a landscape artist from British Columbia, Canada. This is my art, hope you like it!

If you’re in education or advocacy space, you need to make adjustments to how you share information. The era of “just google it” is DOA. You can’t send people into the wilds of this type of search without specific understanding of how it works AND appropriate keywords etc. 1/

This looks like a great volcano related PhD opportunity in a great place in New Zealand. 🌋⚒️🧪 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Image and caption from Luke Meaney, James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Hornblende andesite from Mt. Shasta, CA. A near perfect Hornblende in Cross-polarized light. See the third order pinks, blues, greens, and yellows so vibrant, Picasso would approve. #thinsectionthursday #hornblende

good will always prevail. 🧪⚒️

Wow! Great drone footage of eruption at Fuego volcano 🌋⚒️🧪

Northern Nevada fieldwork in late July looking excellent ⚒️ #geology

Just had Canvas stop working as I was typing comments on a student paper. I now can’t access anyone’s work or grades. Strangely, this never happened back when I used a grade book and had students email me their papers, a system no shareholders extracted money from.

School day at the K -pretty awesome science outreach day, at a MLB ballpark @royals.com I didn’t wear my @cubsbot.bsky.social gear 😆 🧪⚒️

To make things clear: I am a firm believer that mining is both very important to society (including for the green transition) and needs to be accountable for what it does. The industry needs to act responsibly both environmentally and socially. This is not a unique idea in the mining space.

More poop talk -break that taboo! www.npr.org/2026/04/30/n... 🧪

Have coffee and now waiting for the EarthScope webinar "Explore Your Future: Geoscience Career Panel"...

Wildfires can convert naturally occurring chromium-3 into the carcinogen chromium-6, which can contaminate groundwater for years, writes @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.hcn.org/issues/58-4/...

If you believe that science is important, for our economy and our ability to innovate into the future, this is a good week to call your Senators and House of Reps and ask them to find a way to provide oversight over the President’s actions against the National Science Foundation.

I swear the apple watch worked and the oligarchs have been trying to shove glasses into people's faces for like 10 years. The glasses will never catch on.

It’s a travesty to not fund mRNA tech at the Federal level. 🧪

Tetons and Jackson Hole. From a Seattle to Denver flight, 2017. Just like to open this up and look at it once in awhile.

True, slightly exaggerated. Darwin's first best-seller was the geology-heavy Voyage of the Beagle, long before Origin of Species. Lyell's Principles of Geology sold well for decades. You weren't an educated person if you couldn't talk about a destination's geology when you traveled.

what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...

I wish we could go back to geology being popular again (but like without the racism and sexism and eugenics)

American higher Ed is a golden goose that’s delivered medical, tech, and science innovations, bolstered soft power internationally, and is one of the largest employers in every state. This admin is doing everything it can to kill it.

i will vote for any candidate who offers up this slogan