For science and health coverage, add @thexylom.com, @sequencermag.bsky.social, @thesicktimes.org to this list.

My Friday @niemanstoryboard.org newsletter: @greenwell.bsky.social on finding your book's main characters + @mdbell79.bsky.social on dialogue, @skyepillsbury.com talks to @kalilaholt.bsky.social about "Heavyweight"'s return. niemanstoryboard.org/2025/09/19/f... #booksky #longreads #podcasts

Breaking news: Thirty-one journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a newspaper complex in Yemen last week, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. They say it was “the deadliest strike on journalists in the Middle East.”

An illustrated guide to getting the vaccines you need in RFK Jr.’s America www.vox.com/health/46052...

incredible new national geological map for the U.S. just got released, mobile functional too, meaning you can get incredibly detailed geological information on the go, pretty fuckin' rad www.usgs.gov/news/nationa...

During and after wildfires, people often rely on the local Air Quality Index (AQI) to make informed decisions about their health and safety. But AQI doesn't include many toxic gases; can it be expanded? cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

Not great! Not great at all! www.wired.com/story/center...

it's never been a better time to be listeria 🦠💅

>> On Friday in Columbia Heights, HuffPost observed masked federal agents detain a man insisting he had legal status and pleading that his wife had recently given birth and couldn’t walk. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Two years ago, Earth was hit by the most energetic neutrino in history. Scientists thought it might be a measurement error, but a new study has confirmed this “ghost particle” was real. www.wired.com/story/the-my...

I'm sorry, but I need you to see this rock that looks like a sandwich that I just found on Instagram.

15 years of radio observations yielded this amazing view down the throat of a black hole. We're looking into a jet of plasma shooting out from a supermassive black hole, called PKS 1424+240. The lines depict intense magnetic fields threaded through the jet. 🧪🔭 www.mpg.de/25171297/eye...

I said earlier there's not enough coverage of the CDC shooting, so have to add that it, and reactions, are being covered by @thexylom.com , a 7-yo newsroom that is ATL-based, science-focused, and entirely Asian-American run, and people should check them out. www.thexylom.com/post/atlanta...

Another pic, perhaps better light. Guess what’s the blue mineral? ⚒️

Our Eater GoFundMe is up! We all know this has been a difficult year for Vox, but the folks at Eater have been extremely dedicated in their support for each of their colleagues, past and present. Let's support them now!!! #unionstrong #voxunion #1u gofund.me/04932462

BREAKING WSJ: The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

In which @stephaniemlee.bsky.social reports for @theopennotebook.bsky.social on using public documents for investigative science journalism. With @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social @primateyell.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social & more: www.theopennotebook.com/2025/08/12/h...

Should you be scared the big chikungunya virus outbreak in China could reach the U.S? The infection is really painful. And yes it could hit the US, I report today in @sciam.bsky.social. We have the mosquitoes that carry the virus. But there are outbreaks much closer. Plus we have vaccines. 🧪🩺

By CPJ’s count, 186 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Other estimates put the figure well north of 200. cpj.org/2025/08/isra...

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center. www.wthr.com/article/news...

One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA

Scientists who receive NIH funding, anyone want to share your thoughts on the recent White House whiplash? I'm working on a story about it for The Guardian. DMs are open. 🧪

‪On Venus, every day is your birthday, thanks to some wild planetary physics. 🪐🎉 As @erikahamden.bsky.social explains, the planet spins backward, and so slowly that one day lasts 243 Earth days. But a year on Venus? Just 225 Earth days. So its year finishes before a single day ends. 🧪

Watch the seismic waves from the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia sweep beneath seismic stations in North America. By the time the waves reached North America, they are far too small to be felt by people, but can still be detected by seismic instruments. 🧪

The terror began immediately. Salvadoran guards beat them with their fists, boots and batons, shot them with rubber pellets, and forced them to lick other men's backs. What happened when we sent 230+ Venezuelans to a prison known for human rights abuses. www.propublica.org/article/vene...

Want to learn more about earthquakes like today's M8.7? Get your info straight from the experts with this spectacular list of seismologists! Assembled by the awesome @geohenning.bsky.social: go.bsky.app/ND4oS9k

Scientists: what types of federal agency data collection, research reports, or analyses are not getting done due to funding cuts or layoffs? Re-posts appreciated.

This piece was a wild ride with reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social b/c of the chaos that is happening right now with US scientists' federal grants. It's terminated, it's reinstated, it's frozen... Tips, advice & solidarity from researchers navigating it 👇🏻 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I blogged about fashion defector.com/innovation-s...

Looking for Columbia researchers to talk to for a Nature story on the university’s recent settlement! If you/anyone you know might want to share their experiences, please message me!

I have already been contacted by at least one journalism conference organizer on creating a similar plan to protect attendees from masked, armed men crashing conference venues and hotels to kidnap reporters

Earlier this year, I wrote about a controversial Science paper from 15 years ago. It was about a microbe that could reportedly use arsenic in its biology. After I contacted Science for that story, its editors began to discuss retracting the paper. Today, they did. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/s...

The 2010 paper claiming arsenic-based life has been retracted by Science today. 🧪

NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.

Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union

i believe that at 18 every american should be entered into a draft, not for military service, but for one year of mandatory retail or restaurant work

Add to this list @rosael.bsky.social who has a great substack (aptly called Rosael's Cycling Substack) all about cycling and is covering the tour! ALSO, she and a few others on the cycling beat recently launched a new podcast about the women's peloton! open.substack.com/pub/rosaeltd...

This is so upsetting. My family and I have always loved PBS programs and NPR stations in the states we’ve lived in. Many local news stations will be hit hard by this, and some in rural areas may close. Support your local news! They need it. www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...

Moments ago, public broadcasters across Alaska relayed an urgent tsunami warning to residents and tourists immediately after an earthquake hit off shore. This is a timely example of why it's critical you call your Senators at 202-224-3121 and demand they keep current funding for public media!

I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.

Scientists have released the closest images ever taken near the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface. See more images of solar eruptions on the sun: wapo.st/3Irm3P3

This is the inside story of how, over a span of just two months, a sprawling network of global astronomers found, followed, mapped, planned for, and finally dismissed the most dangerous asteroid ever found—all under the tightest of timelines and, for just a moment, with the highest of stakes.

Research Suggests Life On Earth Began Full 20 Minutes Earlier Than Previously Thought theonion.com/researc...

On Sunday, Michael "Lewis Arthur" Meyer—leader of extremist group Veterans on Patrol—warned that due to the use of "weather weapons" in Texas "efforts to eliminate this military treason are being escalated” Hours later a man damaged a weather radar system in Oklahoma www.wired.com/story/texas-...

While warehouses in the U.S. overflow with ready-to-use therapeutic foods (known as RUTFs), designed to treat severe malnutrition, children in places like South Sudan are going hungry.

Ying, a single father who has worked in Simon’s lab for 5 yrs, is now scrambling to find another research job. He’s only seen 1 position that he felt qualified to apply for. “I don’t think it will be easy. Everywhere funding is short.” In the meantime, he plans to try to get by as an Uber driver.

Central Texas is one of the most dangerous regions in the U.S. for flash flooding. Here’s why. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

Gonzo the tamandua went on a stroll behind the scenes, taking in all the sniffs, sights, and sunshine vibes. 💛 These curious creatures love exploring with their strong snouts and sticky tongues, perfect for sniffing out ants (or just enjoying a sunny day at the zoo). ☀️