🧪The damage being done to our public health infrastructure will have a domino effect & will affect us from generations to come. Risk of disease and healthcare costs will go up. We will become sicker and sicker. Listen to these doctors. RFK Jr. has to be impeached. #ImpeachRFKJr #SacktheQuack

I interviewed @alisonpstevens.bsky.social about her book Detective Dogs: How Working Dogs Sniff Out Invasive Species. It's a fascinating (and fun) account of the work of conservation dogs and would make a great gift for kids. www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/12/an-i...

Our list of the best middle grade books of 2025 is here! 38 unforgettable stories spanning magical worlds, historical journeys, and contemporary adventures. Perfect for readers ages 7-12 (and beyond!): thechildrensbookreview.com/38-of-the-be... #MiddleGradeBooks #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

I've hired this gecko to stare at you and randomly lick its eyeball

Today is a good day to donate to The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people.

Detective dogs at their finest!

Re-upping this important guide today, from @tylersantora.bsky.social. 🧪 #transhealthcare #transhealth

“The three hundred largest yachts in the world emit as much carbon dioxide as the ten million inhabitants of Burundi.” Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet Hardcover – 14 January 2026 by Chuck Collins

One of my favorite spring photos from this year for the #ArtAdventCalendar #BloomScrolling #invertebrates 🌿 🐝

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

nature's holiday wreath 💚 #lichen #ArtAdventCalendar #morningwalk

Best of 2025 count down: #20 Caribbean Gulf fritillary butterfly (Dione vanillae ssp. insularis) Tuesday afternoon in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, in a vacant lot 1-14-25 #pollinators #nature #bugsky #naturalist #butterflies #eastcoastkin #insects #bugs #macro #photography #flyday #puertoRico 🇵🇷

Make sure to put AABB merch on your holiday list this year! You'll help support the freedom to read AND avoid getting yet another pack of tube socks.* *Ok, we can't gurantee that 2nd part, but the 1st part is still legit & we do have some great merch.

We asked if you had questions about dog bites, and you did! Prof Carri Westgarth joined @kristibenson.bsky.social and I to answer them live--and now the recording is out on the podcast. Listen to The Pawsitive Post in Conversation wherever you get your podcasts www.buzzsprout.com/2183505/epis...

It’s easy to feel like the sky is falling with all the bad climate and environmental news over the last year. But there’s reason for hope. We’re making progress lowering costs, building clean energy, and tackling climate change in states all across the country. More in our new report 👇

DETECTIVE DOGS was just on TWO best-of lists--and it's perfect for anyone interested in dogs or protecting our incredible planet. Order from francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9780823... to get a copy signed by me AND my dog! @steamteambooks #dogs #conservationdogs #STEM #STEAM #kidlit

TAKE ACTION! We're leading the charge to impeach and remove RFK Jr before he puts more lives in danger — and we need your help. SIGN to endorse articles of impeachment, and share! Send your representative a *special* message Donate and fuel the fight! www.standupforscience.net/im...

It's day 10 of the invertebrate photo #ArtAdventCalendar. Here, have a mantis shrimp 😘

THANK YOU to the National Science Teaching Association and Children's Book Council for naming DETECTIVE DOGS an Outstanding Science Trade Book *and* a Best STEM Book for 2026! Thx to @alexace.bsky.social for the photo. 😍 @steamteambooks.bsky.social #dogs #conservationdogs #STEM #STEAM #kidlit

If you have young animal lovers in your life, Animal Climate Heroes makes a great gift! This action-packed book empowers readers to make the world a better place. Order from Francie & Finch Bookshop for a signed gift they'll never forget! (order link in 🧵) #climate #nature #conservation #kidlit

For #artadventcalendar #day4 ... A little unfurling monstera leaf in colored pencil on a tiny cradled wood panel. These little guys are especially nice to walk past on the wall as the drawing interacts with the edges of the panel, changing the composition at different angles. #botanicalillustration

Aurora borealis on a winter night ✨ #art #illustration

If you have young animal lovers in your life, Animal Climate Heroes makes a great gift! This action-packed book empowers readers to make the world a better place. Order from Francie & Finch Bookshop for a signed gift they'll never forget! (order link in 🧵) #climate #nature #conservation #kidlit

If you've got fossil-loving kids in your life, they might want to know what happened after dinosaurs went extinct. Rhinos in Nebraska tells the tale! Order from francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781250... to get a signed copy. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social #paleontology #kidlit #holidaygiving #STEM

We have an exclusive offer this Cyber Monday! No more hate, lies, and harmful content. Donate to CCDH for a safer internet for everyone ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4r9U0pf

As the holidays approach, we are still here, creating art. As the world burns, it seems only appropriate we are making raku, if only as a reminder that from fire comes new life. I know times are tough, but hopefully my work can find a good home. You can help by sharing🙏

Hey guys! I'm having a sale on all my silk #sciart scarves and ties 😊 🐡🧪🧠

ATTN: Salado Public Library supporters- take note of this call to action to pack the upcoming board meeting on 12/1: 5pm. Voice *support for the library committee’s decision* to deny a patron’s request to remove the children’s book- When Aidan Became a Brother by @kylelukoff.bsky.social

Join Xerces and help our audience learn about invertebrates! Job Title: Communications Specialist, Graphic Design & Content Marketing 🌎Location: Remote (USA) 💲Compensation: $32.34/hr; approx. $67,267/yr 📅Application deadline: Dec 7 Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs

This is so clutch

Oh, hey! My latest piece is out in Science News Explores. 🐦

Parents and children’s writers, check the alt text here for evidence (if any was needed) that kids’ behavior is eternal

Every now and then I remember that sponges are ANIMALS — that these seeming hybrids of plant and rock; these sessile, porous, tissue-and-organ-less barrels, tubes, and blobs are just as much an animal as a falcon, wolf, or shark — and marvel once more at the wonderful weirdness of life on Earth.

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Layoffs since April: Amazon: 30k Intel: 25k UPS: 20k Microsoft: 15k Meta: 3600 Target: 1800 Charter: 1200 Paramount: 1000 Rivian: 600 xAI: 500 Add Verizon to the list. They just laid off 15,000 and then their stock went up. Your reminder that the stock market isn’t the economy

We’re used to seeing our planet with land at the center. But what if we shift our perspective? 📲Discover the wonders of our ocean world with our mind-blowing new web experience: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world

Get your holiday shopping done right here #NewSkies, alot of incredibly talented artists have moved to Bluesky because it does not suppress links to their work. Check the #SciArt or #ArtSky hashtags and feeds and I'll add a few faves below.

Joe Rogan spent a whole podcast episode spouting climate misinformation. @dananuccitelli.bsky.social broke down the tactics Rogan and other climate deniers use so you can call them out when you hear them.

Tula’s on the ball

"power lives wherever people refuse to give it up" No matter what any despot says, the reality is We The People have the power. They might steal & abuse it, but we can fight back & regain it. Yesterday was a big step; read on to find out how to help keep the fight going. We Are Stronger Together.

Say it loud and say it proud! Fair contract now! @society4science.bsky.social

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If nothing else, the last nine months should have made it clear that elections matter. But what’s remarkable about America is that we have the power, as citizens, to change this country by voting. Go to IWillVote.com.

Authors & illustrators! LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day is Feb. 4th - want to Zoom into schools for read-alouds on that day? Here's the sign-up form: forms.gle/eN4FwA9HB4Fb... Teachers & librarians! My newsletter will have info soon! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...)

If you've gotta have a car, EVs rock, especially if you charge at home. Nebraska has cheap electricity; I literally pay $4 to charge my car.

Friends in the Publishing Industry! Literary Agents of Change, the Association of American Literary Agents’ DEI committee, are hosting “In Conversation” events designed to provide opportunities for growth across industry lines. The next is Nov 5. Register here:

Coming through! Important ptarmigan stuff to do! #birds 🌿

This is spot on. substack.com/@politicsusa...