here's a box of tissues trying out to be a trapeze artist

Advent is a mere 3 weeks away! Consider this. Who in your life... needs to know more about eels? feels joy in learning? likes the ocean? needs a little treat? You should send them an Eel Facts Advent Calendar! Sales support @skypeascientist.bsky.social and it's just plain fun! EelFacts.net

The issue of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park is important to the entirety of Nova Scotia because handing it over to create a golf course would set a precedent for all protected land in the province. If they can do it here, they will do it anywhere. Comments on this: www.youtube.com/live/RP1xHzB...

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here! Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only! And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling. www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

On opening night of the Vancouver Writer’s FestivaI, I was with seven other authors where we were given the prompt to talk about being a Canadian now under this new pressure from tariffs and talks of annexation by the US. Everyone spoke powerfully. (Cont’d)

if you're in Boston/Cambridge area - I'll be at Lesley University this Thursday, 10/23 - giving a talk as part of their Thought Leadership Series along with a comics-making workshop! Both are free and open to the public! Registration info here: web.cvent.com/event/e9368c...

Science Comics: Computers comes out today!!! I am so excited that this book is finally out there in the real world! It's been a long journey, and I want to give a shout out to Perry and Penelope, what a fun team! And thanks for First Second for believing in this book! Get your copy today!

That's right, my free covid science zine is BACK for 2025 baybee, because respiratory viruses sure didn't go anywhere! Biggest change: I simplified ALL the dang text to make everything easier to follow. READ ON to learn WHY WE MASK, then print & share to your heart's delight!

Thicc crocodile 🐊🌈

What better way to celebrate Asexual Awareness Week than by spillin' the asexualiTEA with @sparklemaia.bsky.social! 1/2 www.ohjoysextoy.com/ace-101-spar...

Let's get an Indigenous art share going too!! If you're an Indigenous/First Nations artist, vendor, beader, etc, share your work and links below!! #IndigenousPeoplesDay ❤️💛🤍🖤

Next Fest has begun! Please enjoy + wishlist the latest demo build of Perfect Tides: Station to Station, the coming-of-age adventure in production since 2022 - coming in January! store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/...

Hey, you! Do you know any teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, or other k-12 educators? Please send them this picture & link www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html For what Skype a Scientist lacks in advertising budget we make up for in program value. We're GLOBAL so this applies to all 😘

October 4th! That's Saturday! I hope you'll join me for the Somerville Zine Fest, it's going to be a fun time, lots of cool stuff and zines, zines, zines!

Absolutely nobody asked for this but I reformatted my animal yeetability thread into printable poster & zine files. Introducing, the "Pocket Guide to Responsible & Sustainable Animal YEETING" featuring a revamped rating system. Download links below.

Sneak peak inside my 2026 nature-loving wall calendar collab with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social Each month covers a different animals and Sept's is the Anglerfish! These calendar sales help support @skypeascientist.bsky.social 2026 native plant project! Pre-order: www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

This free festival is returning to Concord-Carlisle High School on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 9am-2pm. You’ll get the chance to meet the following authors and illustrators, hear about how they created their books, and learn how you can write or draw your own!

It's the scientific community's duty to fight misinformation, bioessentialism, and eugenics That's why we're launching Beyond X&Y, an educational campaign combating the rise of unscientific political propaganda used to attack trans and intersex people Subscribe to our newsletter at beyondxandy.org

I have a couple of small updates on this story, in case y'all have been wondering about any fallout since its July publication! 🧵

A Handy Guide [1/4]

Friends, I am as excited as heck to tell y'all about the NEWBERRY MEDIEVAL MINICOMIC PRIZE! It's for emerging cartoonists (i.e. no major publisher work, excepting anthologies) considering making a short work that engages with a medieval subject (fic or nonfic). 1/ www.newberry.org/calendar/new...

here's a snail poppin' a wheelie wow!

VENUS a mini comic about girls night uniting us all 1/2

Working on a work project and realizing that there basically are no general field guides for terrestrial inverts. Insects, spiders, freshwater inverts, and marine inverts but where’s my log flipping guide? Anyone know of one?

I love summer, and I hate the change of seasons. But eels change in excellent ways, so let's talk about that, instead! That's right, friends...it's Big Eel Life Cycle Thread time! Before we start, let's remember that I'm a historian, not a scientist. But I'll do my best. 1/11 🗃️🧪

i've been told @barnesandnoble.com is having a big pre-order sale on my book that comes out in dec! w/ this discount it's about ~$7 that goes a long way in helping me get it out in the world. only lasts till friday! find out what some kind colleagues had to say about it below...

Thinking about writing or drawing nonfiction comics? Pre-order Making Nonfiction Comics now from @abramscomicarts.bsky.social. I was fortunate to lend a design hand to co-authors Eleri Harris and Shay Mirk and I'm happy this labor of love hits shelves November 11. www.abramsbooks.com/product/maki...

The earliest whales walked on land, and some four-legged cetaceans even crossed oceans. Dive into my latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. 🐋 🧪

Graphic medicine fans! The New England Graphic Medicine Summit is coming to Boston this fall. Follow the link below if you want to attend (in-person/virtual options available) or submit a programming idea.

If you want to make a donation, this is a good one. I’ve given to them before and will be doing so again. www.pcrf.net

Last fall, I attended the premiere of a film that meant a lot to me. In late January, all of its hundreds of planned screenings were canceled without explanation. For @defector.com, I went digging:

I went into goblin mode last night and completed what is for sure the most unhinged zine I have produced to date. I'll fold some up tonight and put them around and see how people react lol If anyone is interested in printing one for your own enjoyment, here ya go drive.google.com/file/d/1eVEW...

Bird sounds.

Summertime is for getting lost on purpose.

Stuck in the tar pit :/ it seriously looked just like regular water. Can someone come by and lift me out? You might have to lean in a little to reach me, thx

Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4

Just a reminder that if you’re an author and you’re feeling a certain way about the Mahmoud decision, there’s a place for you: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Believe me when I tell you that this thing has been burning a hole in my pocket, so I'm wildly excited to announce: Paper Airplane magazine vol. 1 arrives TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 24, exclusively at PaperAirplane.pub! Here’s the first look at the cover art by the amazing @kaitlinbrito.bsky.social

I have a comic out today in Paper Airplane mag! It’s four pages and it has all the things I love: hiking, my family, my dog, and the blue ridge mountains! Available exclusively at PaperAirplane.pub by making a donation to support refugees and immigrants. Share it with anyone who likes to smile!

Get a great magazine while supporting a great cause! (Also, I got to contribute one-page comic for it!!)

Have you ever seen a gull eat something weird? A new citizen science project, Gulls Eating Stuff, is tracking what gulls gobble, and anyone can participate! Submit your photos, explore the observations of other gullers, and help document the changing diets of gulls for science.

I realized recently that my latest book is my 10th book(!), which seems wild to me because I still sometimes feel shy about calling myself an author(?!). I thought I'd do a thread of all my books. My latest is The Birding Dictionary, a tongue-in-cheek guide to birding terms.

Happy International #HorseshoeCrabDay! Heinrich Harder (German, 1858-1935) Pfeilschwankrebs (Horseshoe Crabs), 1916 Collector Card from Tiere der Urwelt (Animals of the Prehistoric World) Series I commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Li...

🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨 🗓️26th June 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️ Join us for next week’s talk given by Dr Katie Collins from the Natural History Museum, UK, on “Both round and upward: Spiral morphometry and how to compare things that are the same, but different” 🐚 Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...

Queerness exists in nature. Take it from the artist that illustrated hundreds of examples of it.

Gender-affirming care isn't called "gender-affirming care" when it's for cisgender people. It's just called "healthcare." New comic by Al Benbow: www.crucialcomix.com/comic/why-wo...

Speaking of Patreon I am drawing some journal comics for it right now you can find it here www.patreon.com/c/katebeaton

Tiny part.

My daughter and her friend go to a Gaelic immersion primary school

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️ toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf