there's a lot to fear in the world right now, but @laurabaisas.bsky.social and i confirmed 'exploding polar vortex trees' are not among them the polar vortex, however, is worth preparing for! but don't worry -- we got you covered for @popsci.com www.popsci.com/science/do-t...

Look things are really weird right now But are they 'dress-wearing squirrel selling war bonds' weird? www.popsci.com/environment/...

Thank you @popsci.com and @laurabaisas.bsky.social for highlighting our research! By: @begus.bsky.social, Ronald Sprouse, Andrej Leban, Miles Silva and Shane Gero.

today in 'things you didn't know you needed' diehard hobbyists are recreating throwback WeatherStar forecast programs using NOAA's open source data, complete with muzak www.popsci.com/environment/...

Jane Goodall is an inspiration to so many in science, myself included. I once combed through @scifri.bsky.social's archives listening to her interviews. I'll never forget her on-air imitation of a chimp pant-hoot. A true legend 💙🐒 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t8_... www.sciencefriday.com/articles/arc...

Well done, @merriam-webster.com! You got me with this one.

Truer words were never spoken: "While humans are Earth’s most dominant animal species, it’s really a rodent’s world and we are just living in it" www.popsci.com/environment/...

🚨ACTION OF THE DAY🚨 @standupforscience.bsky.social Day 21! QUACK-O-GRAM THURSDAY! For $3 we will hand deliver an "IMPEACH THE QUACK" rubber ducky to your House Representative! (By one of our team members in a duck suit!) DO IT (AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS) act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...

Happy Shark Awareness Day! I want people to be aware of 5 things: 1 Sharks are awesome 2 Sharks are not a threat to your safety 3 Sharks are ecologically important 4 Sharks are highly threatened 5 We can still save them- but it matters what we do, don’t reinvent the wheel, follow experts!

Much of the Trump admin would recoil at the idea of making the US more like Europe — but MAHA often points to Europe as a model when it comes to food. I wrote about the policies that explain Europe's lower rates of chronic disease, and MAHA's selective rhetoric: www.statnews.com/2025/07/10/m...

Everyday is Shark Week in Coral City. A male lemon shark swims directly over the Cam 🔮🍋🦈🪸🌇 #lemonshark #sharksofcoralcity #everydayissharkweekincoralcity #sharkweek #overhead #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

self-sabotaging my own feature stories is a particular speciality of mine

Please stay safe in this heat east coast/midwest! www.popsci.com/environment/...

“how much can possibly happen when I’m on parental leave” I asked in January of 2025 anyway uh I have a new job just in time for President Trump’s tank parade www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

My latest @mcsweeneys.net is a dire PSA: please whatever you do, don't make a fool of yourselves in front of the Fascist Souleaters whose only guiding purpose is to devour your souls There's no reason to be so aggressive about it! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ple...

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Lots of people on my feed are concerned about the destruction of NOAA by the Trump administration and Elon Musk, but much of what I’ve seen people post about is the national weather service. That’s vital, but NOAA does so much more than that! My latest, for @ucsusa.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🐠

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes. We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

It's SFX Friday over at Popular Science! (We're manifesting this into existence) www.popsci.com/science/john...

The real world is terrifying enough right now, so let's dive into an ever more frightening world this weekend when the second season of "The Last of Us" premieres! Fun with (parasitic) fungi. www.popsci.com/environment/...

Colossal’s bungled wolf announcement isn’t a conservation win. It’s a sad reminder of how the offensively rich want to foist their vision of the future on everyone. My latest for @slate.com

You guys, we better hope that this tariff war with penguins doesn’t turn into a shooting war, because penguins shit from a long distance and it smells real bad. arstechnica.com/science/2020...

This was actually a really delightful piece to write, albeit for the dumbest possible reason. 🧪

Jersey is having a week!

ICYMI: You've probably heard about the vast array of agencies the HHS layoffs gutted, but somewhat less focused-on were the communications teams that were laid off. I talked to laid-off workers in the comms offices in 5 divisions of HHS, and all said their offices had been emptied or nearly so. 1/x

An elder in 2078: “And that, class, is how the Great Penguin Uprising began and the empire fell…” 🐧 ✊🏾

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

No to tariffs. Yes to gariffs:

The first of what will likely be several analyses of the policy regime surrounding petitioning the US for rights to mine the seabed in the high seas. The Metals Company has a Jones Act Problem www.southernfriedscience.com/the-metals-c... #deepseamining

Jersey

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

There are only 3 basic movie plots: -A stranger comes to town -A man goes on a quest -There are sharks somewhere you would not expect sharks to be

Remember, we are observers of nature www.popsci.com/environment/...

These eagles have been one of the few bright spots during a dark time. Check out what's next for this trio my husband and I have started to call Huey, Dewey, and Louie. www.popsci.com/environment/...

Five years ago today, COVID was declared a pandemic. Everything that has followed has been exhausting--and I know you're tired of thinking about COVID. But I still hope you read this: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/five...

"Covid was a privatized pandemic.... It solves some problems, but on balance it’s a recipe for disaster. There are some public goods that should never be privatized." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

Today in @andrewpaul.bsky.social stories that will keep you up at night...

Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.

To whom it may concern, Last week I completed the following activities: 1) Walked through the forest 2) Laughed back and forth 3) Reminisced this and that 4) Had such a good time 5) Oo-de-lallied

@popsci.com geeks out with our #materialsscience Prof. Ricardo Castro about how one could recreate Captain America's shield using #engineering principles: www.popsci.com/science/capt... #marvel #captainamerica #captainamericabravenewworld #materialsengineering #materialsscienceengineering #lehighu

Sharing this today for no particular reason... October 1949 books.google.com/books?id=giQ...

The scientific name of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, means “sword sword.” That’s a thing you know now.

this is crazy. why would people pay for good journalism? I thought what people wanted was breaking news regurgitated with big images and a staff of 300 people that get laid off in two months

Good morning, please have a nice bug. #invertebrates #BugADay #Bugsky

The posts will continue until socioeconomic conditions improve

A very important story I’ve worked on since Dec w my amazing editor @laurenjyoung.bsky.social. Pls check it out—yes, #polio really COULD return to the U.S. if #vaccination rates fall enough & that’s a very real possibility if #Kennedy is confirmed at HHS. www.scientificamerican.com/article/here...

World's Smallest Reindeer. www.popsci.com/environment/...