🧪 Did you know drought stress can have a legacy effect on recalcitrant compounds in leaf litter? 🍃 Or that deforestation added an extra 3°C in the past 20 years? 🌡️ Read more, plus a timeless concept about wetlands (hint: it's about protecting them), in Peatmail: peatmail.substack.com/p/lessons-wr...

🧪 Beavers 🦫 are starting to become a recurrent theme in my newsletters...but this time you can also find a brief summary of a new study in Global Change Biology + highlights of new pop sci articles! Plus a podcast recommendation 🎤 and wetland photos 📷 as usual. Read Peatmail: tinyurl.com/guanoon 🤓

If I ever win the lottery, I won't tell anyone, but there will be signs 💸🫂

Caturday is for looking out windows with Haku 😽

🧪 Hey Science 'Sky! Are you a scientist who hosts a science podcast? 👩🏼‍🔬 🎧🎤 I'm interested in publishing a scicomm case study (about 80% written up) but am having a hard time finding collaborators. If you're willing to share your Spotify for Creators data with me and be a co-author please reach out!!

🧪 Listen to season two of the FLUXNET science podcast to hear about carbon inset projects with promising results in an Australian mine ⚒️ 🪨 and an Arkansas rice field 🍚🌾, among other interesting stories from our guests! bit.ly/meetthefluxe... this podcast is meant for all curious minds! 🎧

🧪 At one point in earth's history, warm air temperatures, high humidity, and high CO2 stimulated photosynthesis. Land was covered with dense, lush vegetation🌿. But a new study shows that while marsh CO2 uptake will ⬆️ with atm. CO2, so too will emissions of CH4. peatmail.substack.com/p/jurassic-m...

Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by @wclivestream.bsky.social and others @natureatcal.bsky.social www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...

NO KINGS

TAKE ACTION with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act. This change would significantly weaken one of our nation’s most effective conservation laws and jeopardize the survival of imperiled species.

Would you believe that medical descriptions of ADHD date back to at least the 1800s? 🧪 I'm countering misinformation by sharing the science: symptoms, challenges to getting a diagnosis, treatment options, and barriers to medication access. Check out the article I wrote here: tinyurl.com/yr6fbfcy

🚨 EASY-TO-TAKE ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Want to do something to protect the integrity of the federal civil service? Submit a public comment! Not sure how to do that and what to say? I have a comment you can submit! 🧪🔭⚛️ Details here: news.chanda.science/archive/urge...

Agreed. There are so, so many people I know who are doing incredible science communication. We have books in need of readers, podcasts in need of listeners, museums in need of visitors, social media accounts in need of followers. The effort has to come from both ends.

After the recent LSU College of the Coast & Environment Seminar by @mangrovedan.bsky.social on mangrove blue carbon, I was compelled to look outside the US for inspiration on restoration work. 🧪 There were more projects than I could even cover in one newsletter! Check it out: tinyurl.com/bluecarbn 🌴

📸 #PeatECR get your camera ready before heading into this year’s field season! 🗓️ The 2026 #Peat Calendar is in the planning! Send us your best #peatland *WILDLIFE* photo until September 30th: 📧 [email protected]

We’re excited to launch Meet the Fluxers, a podcast bridging the gap between eddy covariance flux scientists and people whose work and lives are influenced by ecosystem fluxes. fluxnet.org/2025/04/10/i...

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married? Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote. Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Baton Rouge, Louisiana is fighting back

HANDS OFF our science, our jobs, our food prices, our bodily autonomy, our future, and our hope

US jury orders Chevron to pay $744M damages to Louisiana for direct destruction of wetlands & breached State laws requiring companies to clean up 12 years in litigation (+ prior to filing) this is why real, substantial and up front security bonds are critical www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ecofeminism needs an overhaul if it's going to help save the planet. 🌎 That means breaking away from histories of racism, colonialism, and extractivism, and reimagining our shared futures.💡 Read what the scholars have to say in this month's edition of Peatmail: open.substack.com/pub/peatmail...

Logging into ORCID so I can log into Web of Science so I can log into Manuscript Central so I can submit a referee report for free

Ever wonder how oil & gas companies locate leaks? How potato farmers determine irrigation schedules? What tools are used to monitor drought, or how turbulence mechanics can save vineyards? Listen to our new science podcast, Meet the Fluxers! open.spotify.com/show/5Czt3zA...

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

None “… of this is about “efficiency” or “good management.” Aid like this is incredibly cost-effective. Not only does foreign aid constitute a tiny portion of our budget; things like RUTF cost … pittance, but they spread a positive image of the U.S. abroad and each treatment can save a child’s life”

I was looking at the correlation between leaded gas and violent crime again today, because it gives me a weird amount of hope for the future, that maybe when people in government were no longer huffing lead fumes, we’ll be a little less shortsighted and awful again.*

I made calls today to tell my representatives that I don't want gun violence. If you want to take action too but you don't know how, check out this great resource that provides scripts for every major issue you can think of @5calls.org

🚨 #PeatECR don’t miss your chance to apply for the 2025 #PeatNeeds microgrants! 🗓️ Just over a week left to apply for funding in March. Send us your wish list, before you head off into the field! 🐸🕷️🌱💦🫧 ℹ️ More info on requirements and conditions here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1O6J...

Please tell people. Please share. Folks don’t know, even those who would care to know.

Happy World Wetlands Day! And what a better way to celebrate, than to announce that #PeatNeeds is back! Applications are now open for $100 CAD microgrants. #PeatECR (within 7 years of terminal degree) are eligible for funding. For more information or to apply see docs.google.com/forms/d/1O6J...

Great thread on job openings around the world in science. Both academic and non-academic positions.

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

Well, I didn't write at all in November because *gestures wildly* but there's finally new peatmail! Research shows that fire management in peatlands and forests is possible. Also, beautiful wetland photos that I found here included at the end. 📷 🐸 Check it out: peatmail.substack.com/p/seeing-the...

Cool. Eco-Scribe reporting for duty!!! blueskyroast.com/roast/define...

Angels do exist. They are the people who answered Python questions on stack overflow five years ago and provided detailed, working code to go with it

🧪 Reforestation stores carbon AND plays a crucial role in rain generation and climate cooling. One way to ensure the success of natural climate solutions + combat carbon credit fraud is to look for 3 key features: additionality, feasibility, and permanence. Read more: tinyurl.com/cloudswithac... 🌧️🌴

If I accomplish something by myself, I have something to prove. If I try to accomplish something but I fail, I am a failure. If I accomplish something with help, I am weak. If they accomplish anything, they are little gods.

Cali is revitalizing 15,000 acres of its coast after 150+ years of salt production 🧂 ! Tidal marsh restoration is boosting biodiversity + enhancing carbon storage 🌊. More on this, greenhouse gas emissions from polygonal tundra 🧪, and a theory about biblical wetlands on Peatmail tinyurl.com/saltpond

In February 2024, Steve Gray shared a birdhouse camera called The Peep Show on national TV🦜📸 Inspired by his birdwatching dad, his creation blends tech & nature. Discover how wildlife observation and tech relates to the intriguing debate on animal rights & copyright. 🐒✨ tinyurl.com/monkeyself

🧪 Northern freshwater is turning brown from elevated organic carbon + iron. Peatland drainage (for forestry 🌲) and climate change are impacting water quality, recreation 🏊, and water treatment costs 💰. BUT sustainable forest management can combat this issue! Read more: tinyurl.com/brownification

🧪 New research shows wet rice cultivation on degraded agricultural peatlands could ⬇️ CH4 emissions, drainage costs 💰, and the need for fertilizer application. 🚜🌾 Smaller roots and smarter water use are key! 💧More on this + some stunning wetland pics on Peatmail: 🌍📷 tinyurl.com/wetcultivation

Rewilding is a #restoration technique that doesn't produce the results people might want, or #science might expect, ASAP 🕑. Herbivore reintroduction can involve 🦫, 🦌, or🐪 in wetlands around the globe. But this might not correlate with biodiversity or 🌊 reduction! 🧪Read more: tinyurl.com/rewildinpeat

Oyster reefs located 25-50 meters from other structures, like salt marshes 🌿, and under 1 meter tall, recruit more 🐟 and 🦀. Other 🦪 reef fun facts, sci highlights 🧪, and peatland news are highlighted on the latest edition of Peatmail! Check it out: peatmail.substack.com/p/bringing-b... #scicomm

Trust me, I’m an oceanographer.

Do you hear mourning doves less than before? Adulthood could have pulled you away from settings where you heard those distinctive calls, or it could be poleward species migration! I share different causes of species migration, benefits, and consequences here: 🧪https://tinyurl.com/speciesmigration

After reading way too many books on 🌎 climate, I expressed some of my thoughts ✍️ in a new blog post: definearth.com/2024/02/12/a... I think I've become that "sad, over-educated millennial" (who attends protests and has a 🐱) that a far-right Floridian representative warned you all about.

Cryo-coring is one way to understand soil gains in coastal environments 🌴. It is a method used in Louisiana where 🌊 sea level rise, subsidence, and erosion are becoming increasingly important concerns. I wrote ✍️ about this and other methods on my recent blog article on 🌍 definearth! definearth.com

Demand for tires and other products is raising rubber's deforestation footprint. Time to start demanding more ethically produced consumer goods, ecofriendly synthetic alternatives, higher efficiency items like recycled tires, and affordable public transportation! e360.yale.edu/features/rub...

The inspirational stories in Boyd's "The Optimistic Environmentalist" can be viewed from different perspectives. I provide some additional context to environmental developments in my newest blog post: definearth.com/2024/01/09/c...