New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

POV: The last things you see as a succulent mid-Cretaceous fern

Exchanging their single shared brain cell

Molly, aka the Thing of Evil, flies toward the forces of good.

Who will I see in Cleveland this summer?! 🐡🐠🐟

🤣😅

Um, hello. A wild turkey just came over to my front porch and stared at me in my office...! I promise I don't need supervision 😂

I predicted someone like Trump many years ago, in THE DEAD ZONE. So now I'm saying this--in the next 12-16 months, we're going to find out if the two machines for the removal of a man unable to fulfill his duties actually work. They are impeachment and the 25th amendment. He is deeply unwell .

Come on then, and remove him.

I found the Easter Blenny

"My god. They're really from another world." --Zefram Cochrane Happy First Contact Day!

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

I AM DYING

Very not good

🎨 @wizardofbarge.bsky.social

Quick trip to the Orton Geological Museum at OSU. Pycnodont and barite roses spotted 👀

😬 oof

In case you were wondering: Yes, there is a Jonathan the Great Tortoise angle to the Pam Bondi firing news.

Woohoo!! Hooray for whales.

Always a good time at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Their century plant is starting its "death bloom"!!

Ohio State's campus is now inundated with little food delivery robots. We drove by a few small herds 😅

Think about this: A retired game show host may end the world as we know it. Only a master satirist could write this scenario, but Mark Twain is dead.

You may now proceed to step 2. 😀

I am thrilled to share that I have accepted an offer for Assistant Curator of Fishes at the Sam Noble Museum/Assistant Professor at University of Oklahoma! I will be starting this August and looking forward to more fishy research. 🐟🐠🐡 Thanks to all who've helped me get this far!

At the Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity Open House. Neat stuff!

Public Service Announcement

Channeling my inner Star Trek IV to carry this big girl to the final round.

"The birth rate of serial cloning began to decline from the 27th generation, and the 58th generation was the last." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People https://theonion.com/archaeological-dig-uncovers-ancient-race-of-skeleton-pe-1819565415/

As the academic year winds down, continued excellence from the U-M Paleo Club graphics department (revealed to be @athenavohs.bsky.social).

"Draw me like one of your French girls"

Also high meme potential

The face of a man whose special spot is being encroached upon

He'll grow into them.

The lounge is shared by all

👀

One of my favourite facts is that the spiky tail of a stegosaurus didn't used to have a specific name, until Gary Larson published this Far Side cartoon, at which point "thagomizer" was adopted by paleontologists.

A heartfelt thanks to all of you who supported UMMP on Giving Blueday earlier this week. Nearly 50 supporters combined for our biggest Giving Blueday ever! This generosity will allow us to provide more opportunities for undergraduates to work in our collections and labs.

Hoppy #WorldFrogDay 🐸! One of the most iconic frog genera is Rana, which shares a name with a brand of pasta. The word "rana" means "frog" in Latin, so these are the frog frogs. If you live in Europe or the Western U.S., you probably have one nearby, getting ready for mating season.

A travesty 😂 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Mother- please remove this interloper from my favorite perch!!"

Decided to name this angry little one Sylvie 😅

Today is Giving Blueday, U-M's annual day of giving. Supporting undergrads training in our collections & labs is a priority for the Museum of Paleontology. A gift to the Edward P. Krasny Undergraduate Paleontology Lab and Collections Support Fund will help expand these opportunities: myumi.ch/MkXWb

The Dinosaurs documentary on Netflix is really cool. Amazing how they got this footage...

Today's work

Out now in Science: The Truman Show, but with killifishes! "Continuous recording of a vertebrate’s adult life from adolescence until death would provide a complete view into the behavioral architecture of aging." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Long shot for the 🧪 feed but if anyone knows someone in the genomes division of NCBI 🙏🏻 I have been unable to get a response on an error from their auto processing system on two genomes that I can’t replicate, and I’ve been trying to get ahold of someone since May 2025

Must be comfy 😅

Buying stupid things for my spoiled fish again... Hope Henry likes his new chaise lounge 😅

I'm tired grandpa