@fleerackers.bsky.social and her colleagues are studying how open peer review can help science journalists in their work. If you are a journalist who covers science, health, or environmental issues you can help by completing their 5-minute survey here: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Thrilled to be heading to the @experimentallakes.bsky.social as Journalist in Residence in just over a week. Looking forward to meeting researchers and learning more about their work.

NEW: Is there a 'crisis' of public trust in science? It can feel that way — with attacks on research in the US and growing rejection of vaccines. I investigated for @nature.com - and found some surprises. My feature article is out today and a short🧵here www.nature.com/articles/d41...

BMSC presents "Science Communication for an Ever-Changing World" with Niki Wilson @nikiwilson.bsky.social In this dynamic, hands-on workshop, discover how to pitch, shape, and deliver compelling science stories for the page, the screen, and live audiences. Info: bamfieldmsc.com/education/pr...

Excited to be teaching a workshop @bamfieldmsc.bsky.social this fall, designed for scientists and science students who want to communicate their work in an ever-changing and challenging communications landscape. DM me with questions! #scicomm bamfieldmsc.com/education/pr...

Join @ljevanso.bsky.social and I for our Moderating for Impact workshop at the @swc-can.bsky.social conference. Develop/improve moderating skills in a safe, supportive, low risk environment. What you will learn applies far beyond just hosting panel discussions! sciencewriters.ca/event-6647029

Back from lovely Bamfield and Anacla, BC, home to the Three Stars Dark Sky Festival. What a pleasure to host science speakers while having the chance to hear sea and sky teachings from Huu-Ay-Aht First Nations. Thanks to the Huu-Ay-Aht Group of Businesses for having me on the team. Magical✨

Some very encouraging news about a new Lyme disease vaccine - no safety concerns, and reasonable protection in a phase 3 trial. 🧪 www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Thanks @evaholland.bsky.social for hosting this conversation. As fire season ramps up, I'm already feeling dread for communities that will be affected.

It's been ten years this week since Fort McMurray burned. For @cangeo.bsky.social, I gathered a panel of smart people (@johnvaillant.bsky.social, @trinamoyles.bsky.social, @nikiwilson.bsky.social, and @lawrencenayally.bsky.social) to talk about what's changed since, and why wildfire stories matter.

Any reporters out there interested in writing about applied mathematics and how researchers are using it to help hunger relief organizations? Anyone? 🧪

Insightful discussion on how to build trust in science and media amid so much misinformation. Useful as a #journalist, and useful as someone teaching #science #communications. Thanks to @e4dca.bsky.social for hosting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=65QP...

Excellent day out on assignment for @cangeo.bsky.social. Stay tuned for an urban wildlife feature later this year starring the clever and cagey #bobcats of Calgary.

"Exactly four years of war, as of today. The cemeteries in Ukraine are larger than they should be. Fresh graves change the landscapes, as seen from a car or a train; the short spans of life, seen inscribed in stone, alter the reaction of the heart." snyder.substack.com/p/life-and-d...

Touching to see U2 and Ed Sheeran remember this terrible anniversary in Ukraine and the men and women who are doing what they have to do. youtu.be/p92NzxFmseo?...

Working on a story for Science about cuts to Canada's government researchers and labs. If you are affected by this please reach out (either on here or via my website). Anonymity is an option. 🧪

Need help articulating your feelings about current events?

Two interesting science journalism jobs, both remote in western Canada: Western Canada editor, @cangeo.bsky.social (part time, anywhere west of Ontario) canadiangeographic.ca/careers/ Biodiversity reporter, @thetyee.ca (full time, BC only) thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

The underdiagnosis of ADHD in girls can have far-reaching consequences, including more vulnerability to intimate partner violence later in life. Dr. Julia Schechter (@dukepsychiatry.bsky.social) and I discuss why girls are underdiagnosed and what to do about it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧪 This is going to be a long one, friends. Buckle up. This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—

Deeply moving & inspiring opening ceremonies @ World Conf. of Science Journalists. Powerful keynote by Honourable Prof. Blade Nzimande, minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, supporting the work of science journalists to hold science and government to account. #WCSJ2025 @wfsj25.bsky.social

What a night! #aurora #JasperNationalPark

Hey #sciencejournalists! It's not too late to sign up for @wcsj2025.bsky.social. There's so much going on at this conference I may have to clone myself... www.wcsj2025.org @wfsj25.bsky.social

Great day of documentary shooting with the legendary @andrewmanske.bsky.social for Rotating Planet. Black bear den in the middle of a recently burned forest was a highlight!

#Science folks, I have an editor asking me to pitch Canadian wildlife stories. Watcha working on?

Science writers and journalists are often asked to moderate panels & other public conversations, but there are few training opportunities. It's why @ljevanso.bsky.social & I are hosting Moderating for Impact at the World Conference of Science Journalists. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/wo...#WCSJ2025

The flowers and mushrooms are still going strong in #JasperNationalPark. Hiked up Whistlers mountain this weekend. Glorious! Bonus: took the gondola down and saved the knees:)

@ljevanso.bsky.social and I will be hosting a workshop called Moderating for Impact. Pumped to be headed to South Africa! Woot!

Interesting nuances coming out of research by @gilbert-lab.bsky.social on the relationship between #ALAN and birds: "Overall, the birds that were most sensitive to light pollution in this study were the ones that had larger eyes on average for their body size." www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...

Mushroom and Flowerpalooza on the #JasperNationalPark Skyline trail.

Community recovery from a #wildfire “looks a bit like the EKG of a heart being able to absorb a shock,” Michael Higgins told me. Thanks @abihayward4.bsky.social at @cangeo.bsky.social for your support as I wrote this essay about #Jasper 's recovery. canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the...

I'm interviewing researchers about the impacts of artificial light on wildlife. Today, I learned that dung beetles roll their dung balls in straighter lines by orienting themselves with the Milky Way. THE MILKY WAY!!! This research first came out in 2013. #Beetlemania www.science.org/content/arti...

I had the pleasure of being out on a wildfire documentary shoot with this legend last week. If you haven't seen Leanne Allison's work, I highly recommend starting with her NFB film Losing Blue, free to watch here: lnkd.in/eWxbgwxM

Researchers recommend six strategies urgently needed to facilitate ecosystem and community resilience to wildfire. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/epdf/10....

The call is coming from inside the house...A fabulous thread about a 2023 USO (unidentified seismic object) by @mikeachim.bsky.social

My Canadian Wildlife Magazine article on wildlife in #JasperNationalPark following the July Wildfires. www.nikiwilson.com/portfolio/af...

Life coming back in the burn. #JasperNationalPark

IT’S HAPPENING! #Spring #jasperNationalPark

Do you study the effect of light pollution on wildlife and/or plants? Let’s talk! #ArtificialLightAtNight #ALAN #Wildlife #ScienceBluesky #Science

What Canadian Science Communicators Need to Know About the Changing US Science Landscape organized by @swc-can.bsky.social sciencewriters.ca/event-6143314

Here comes spring. And now we see what will grow up in the burn. #jaspernationalpark 🌱

Looking for an expert in #science #social #media to give a presentation and Q&A on zoom (60 minutes total) for a course I'm teaching this summer. Would love your recommendations!

Pumped to teach this #scicomm course at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre with Bob Holmes this summer: bamfieldmsc.com/education/pr...

Stunning day out in the burn.☀️🏔️

In light of what's going on in the world, I'm going to just start flooding my feed with beautiful pictures to take your mind (and mine) off of things. Something quite different from me, a black and white from Kootenay National Park in BC. Enjoy!

A beautiful red fox hanging out at Athabasca Falls in Jasper National Park. It’s clearly being fed. If it keeps approaching people, it will likely be destroyed. Folks, we are so happy to have you back here in Jasper, but please don’t feed the wildlife. It is not a kindness.

Thinking of everyone affected by #fires in #California. My heart aches for everything you will go through now, and in the months to come.

Low-angle light through the burn onto Lake Annette, Jasper National Park.