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We teamed up with Society of Behavioral Medicine to share how all of us—scientists, health professionals, and the public—can help combat misinformation 🧠. This post highlights their toolkit with 10 practical tips to help identify and prevent the spread of misinformation.

OMG LF #GOMS

#Seattle Corpse flower is apparently in bloom in the Amazon balls www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/...

I used to work on documentaries. I am very into #birds. This doc is so, so good and it's just right there on YouTube for anybody to watch! You don't even have to care about birds to enjoy it (but if you don't already, you might after watching.)

Anyone missing a beloved #birds field guide?

“Who me? As a tripod fish, I deal with stress and fear by transforming into an eyeless abyssal predatory elder god. What about you?” 🎥 Huge thanks to @frida.yolotzin for letting me use the baby tripod fish video, and @schmidtocean for permission to share the adult video.

Hey safe streets nerds! Do you work flexible hours? Have a cool retired parent looking to stay active? Become a school crossing guard! Look at all those unfilled positions! Make it easier for your neighborhood kids to walk and bike to school! www.seattleschools.org/news/crossin...

Evergreen (a day later)

The Mariners create a truly superior fan experience #goms

All of the glitter and scented markers are fun, buuut did you know many school supply essentials can contain toxic chemicals? How can you make sure you are choosing a safer option? 🎨 Choose water-based art supplies. 💧 Go PFAS-free and avoid stain-resistant products 🪡 Pick fabrics over vinyl.

I didn't know it until last night, but there's life before you meet #beavers and life after you meet beavers. Oh and then there's a whole other life also after you meet BABY beavers! King County is full of wonders.

My version of those A House Divided shirts: Texas beer, Seattle baseball. #Mariners

When she was just 26 Florence Merriam wrote the first guide to birding with binoculars in 1889. And she slipped in this incredible feminist gem:

Them: You're so hard to shop for! Me: *cough cough 👇*

@baseball-broad.bsky.social I JUST turned on this game- what is happening?? My spouse is convinced these HBPs are intentional. I think not. What say you?

Come for TB giving up the longest homer in Japanese league history (?!), stay for the stuffed animal awarded to Hiroshima's Montero when he gets home

New body size database for marine animals is a “library of life” - Ars Technica

I'm so excited to take advantage of this! "The pass admits all children under 16 and all adults in up to one passenger vehicle." #NationalParks #NPS

Hate to break up the 666 reposts but I could not agree more with this take. All pizza is canon. Hail pizza. Even the best ever Shakey's outta Midland.

NPR's internship program is coming back! Apply by June 30 to work with the Science Desk and Short Wave this fall/winter. I was an intern in 2019, and it set me on the path towards coming back for a staff job! job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...

Cleaning up contaminated sediments from Seattle’s Lower Duwamish Waterway started last fall, but there’s more work ahead. U.S. EPA Northwest Region is hosting a LDW community stakeholder meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, June 11 at 10 a.m.

Tiny wildlife crossings can have big results. These 5-feet tall, 5-feet wide tunnels have reduced salamander and toad deaths by up to 94%. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

🚨 GOOD JOURNALISM NEWS ALERT 🚨 @sfgate.com launched a National Parks bureau in Jan. 1. It's led to millions of readers and our site being one of America's fastest growing in back-to-back months. Instead of doing a 🧵 I wrote about who we hired + the wild numbers here: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

OMG three peregrine falcons are fledging at King Street Station and this is them and why didn't someone tell me to take my camera to the office today? #Birds #Seattle

If you can't attend tonight's Stand Up For Science @standupforscience.bsky.social Teach-In live, they're live-streaming it here: www.youtube.com/live/61pM52d... 🧪🦑🌎🦈 #SciComm

I asked people for their marine biology career advice questions, and I answered them a long with a team of colleagues. Please enjoy this post, which is by far the longest thing ever published on Southern Fried Science. Please share far and wide. 🧪🦑🌎🐟 www.southernfriedscience.com/marine-biolo...

A bastion of bipartisan comity in a hyper-polarized world.

Millions of birds nest in the Arctic each year. But did you know they’ve been doing this since the Cretaceous? Can’t believe I finally get to share that our paper on the birds of the Prince Creek Formation is out in ‪@science.org (and on the cover)! 🧵 Art: Gabriel Ugueto ‪@serpenillus.bsky.social

Are you a scientist and not sure what to do to help with all the awfulness all around us? Inspired by Vietnam era activism, @standupforscience.bsky.social is hosting a series of "teach ins," in which scientists share a bit about their area of expertise and why it's important with the public. 🧪🦑🌎

Dear science journalism, Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.

If you're in the Washington, DC area, I'm giving a free public talk about shark science and conservation, including why Federal funding for research and conservation is important! Friday 5/30 at 7 p.m. at Silver Branch in Silver Spring. This is through @standupforscience.bsky.social 🧪🌎🦑🦈 #SciComm

It has come to my attention that at least one badly behaved baby barred owl has gotten its act together. This one has apparently decided to stay waaay up off the ground, at least for now. #Birds #Barr

It's officially "baby barred owls behaving badly" season here in Seattle.

I was too amped after this experience to describe it well or include a quick pic of the owlet's attentive parent. I've wanted to see these neighborhood birds for years... All credit to my budding birders for first spotting the baby. Can't believe I didn't have a real lens on hand 😔 #Birds #Seattle

Y'all. This little barred owl was flapping around in the canopy before landing so dang close to us. We quickly retreated and kept an eye out for dogs, people, etc. A parent swooped down and kept a watchful eye as it scaled a tree back up to safety at least 20' up. #BirdsOfThePNW #birds

And this is how I learned that not one but TWO states have domestic chickens as their state birds...

After a mass bird collision in Oct 2023, Chicago’s McCormick Place Lakeside took action, installing bird-friendly dots on nearly 2 football fields of glass. Collisions have dropped dramatically. Real change is possible. Learn more: bit.ly/stopbirdcoll... #StopBirdCollisions #BirdSafeStructures

Nothing but love and admiration for cicadas 🎶

The Cascades Volcano Observatory is home to some of the most talented and dedicated scientists in the world. The work they do is important and exciting. The US Geological Survey exists to make the world a better place. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking out their open house tomorrow.

If you are a visual artist whose NEA grant was terminated today, I want to talk to you for ARTnews. You can contact me on Signal at karenkho.45. I can grant anonymity if necessary.

Join Xerces and help protect freshwater mussels! Job Title: Freshwater Mussel Technician 🌎Location: Oregon (with travel to Washington) 💲Compensation: $23 per hour 🗓️Job Term: Seasonal; ~3.5 months starting in June 📅Application open until filled Learn more and apply at xerces.org/jobs

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Another positive story about removing tires/tire toxins from PNW waters! #6ppd #6ppdq #coho

Looking for a quantitative ecology #postdoc? Check out this opening on time-series modeling of estuarine food webs - based in my group @natureatcal.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ State agency scientists. Apply ASAP - review of applications starts Apr 4. More info: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04818

OK #birds buds. 3 recent trips. 3 lifer woodpeckers (golden-cheeked, ladder-backed, acorn.) I want to extend the steak and I'm headed to #Raleigh soon for the @sciencetalkorg.bsky.social conference. Where can I find some east coast woodpeckers between NW Raleigh and the NCSU campus? #birding

The 2025 U.S. #StateOfTheBirds report reveals continued widespread declines in American bird populations across all mainland & marine habitats. 42 Red-Alert species facing perilously low populations, including the Saltmarsh Sparrow, are at risk without immediate intervention. 🪶

Ooh, great job with an amazing team of scientists. Any #ecotoxicology folks with #PFAS expertise and a desire to protect people and wildlife should check out this opportunity in the beautiful PNW. #ScienceJobs #toxicology #CECs #EnvironmentalScience www.governmentjobs.com/careers/king...

Great to see this important work by colleagues at @whalesorg.bsky.social @uswhalesorg.bsky.social @noaa.gov & @whoi.edu to test on-demand, ropeless lobster traps to protect whales. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...

Come work with me at DNR! We're seeking a Wildfire Meteorologist Intern for the summer (up to 5 months!) who will be based at our Olympia office. Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program pursuing Meteorology or a related field. Happy to answer questions! #wawx