I love these transit safety signs I saw in London. Wish I’d snapped pics of more, but I’m sure these are available on the interwebs. But where’s the fun in that? And BTW, you had better take care because those train doors CLOSE! #TransportForLondon #PublicSafety #GraphicDesign

On our trip to the UK, my son had the idea to walk the White Cliffs of Dover beach path and visit castles along the way. The cliffs and castles did not disappoint! Of course I was really excited about all that chalk! And black flint! And black flint used in ancient buildings! #EarthScienceTeacher

Just got back from a wonderful trip the the UK with my children. Lots of museums, lots of exploring. In Glasgow we went to the #HunterianMuseum where there is a really good natural history collection on display. Including some drawings I did here. #SciArt #PaleoArt

You’ll all have seen the many announcements and PR pieces from #ColossalBiosciences. There are reasons to be concerned about the general message promoted by CB, one being that it is seen >by some< (US politicians in particular) as meaning that we can devalue conservation. A 🧵 1/n

What would be required for this the actually happen? 🤔

Meganeura Monday update! Veins added to wings. Next steps: legs, antennae, some sparkly beads for fun and decoration. Then assembly. #meganeura #carboniferous #SciArt #PaleoArt #crochet

For a small palate cleanser amid the horrors of this presidency, I bring you my in-process #crochet #meganeura. These giant extinct relatives of dragonflies had wingspans of up to 75 cm! Why so big? Maybe because atmospheric oxygen was ~40% (2x present levels). #PaleoArt #SciArt

We need to do better. apple.news/ASZay8BZURYi...

Last week we had our pop-up Natural History Museum and students in my Earth Science classes shared their tiny megafauna dioramas (with accompanying signage). #AMNH #PaleoArt #SciArt

Gradually getting closer to my goal of living off the land. #UrbanHomesteading #gardening #strawberry

Made this #Mammoth mini-diorama as a sample for my Earth Science classes. In this project, students choose an extinct megafauna species and make a wee little diorama in an altoids tin. Must also have at least 1 plant + 1 animal that was also a part of the ecosystem. #PaleoArt #FossilFriday #SciArt

To all who celebrate…

Intellectual cat taking a break from her reading. #caterday

I love a #SolarEclipse, even if it’s just partial (what we will have in NYC on 3/29/25). Here’s a video I shot a few years ago at sunrise at the beach near my home in the Bronx. Video is from June 10, 2021.

I participated in #StandUpForScience today by teaching about 85 teenagers how to identify igneous rocks so they can be also be a part of a scientifically literate society. 🪨🌋 🪨 🌋. Really wanted to go to a demonstration, but I gotta teach!

Seems like a good time to repost. I am definitely inspired by the #psanky Ukrainian egg decorating tradition. I highly recommend this incredibly relaxing and wonderful smelling craft (warm beeswax!). Affordable supplies can be found at ukrainiangiftshop.com/collections/... #SciArt

Reposting with a credit to the artist! Thank you @martharichart.bsky.social! A fun and readable poster helps get the word out!!!

Seen in downtown Portland, Oregon today.

Happy #TrilobiteTuesday, amid the chaos. #SciArt #crochet

all i have to say is udrēaaaaaaaaaa youtu.be/QUcTsFe1PVs?...

We all know that government websites are all screwed up, but I was still horrified and saddened when I was checking links for my Black History Month lesson and the NASA page was gone. You can see in the search bar what I was looking for. #BlackHistoryMonth

8 years ago I made this sign for the Women’s March in DC. Sadly it is as relevant as ever right now.

Just saw this. Glad to see courageous leaders right now. apple.news/AlJGEA7ccSJW...

I got a fully funded Master of Arts in Teaching through #AMNH to become an Earth science teacher in NYC. The program is funded partly by NSF & requires that we teach at high needs schools in NYS. We are most of the ES teachers in NYC and teach kids climate change, astro, geology, and paleontology.

Early interests often prove to be lifelong. So wonderful that the boy is now a curator at this museum 🚀

My 20-something children and I are doing a book club, starting with the newest @levgrossman.bsky.social book. Son is using the library and daughter will find an independent bookseller out in Iowa. I was thrilled to pick up my (slightly dinged) SIGNED copy at Shakespeare & Co here in NYC.

Finally finished this! Sadly, I accidentally made the body of the Cryptolithus trilobite pointed instead of rounded, which was a bummer when I had a trilobite expert from #AMNH visiting my class. I’m still very happy with how this turned out. #SciArt #crochet #paleontology

This is what I needed to see today.

I remember watching this WAY back when and it still holds up. RIP President Carter ❤️

Happy #Chanukah #Hanukah #Hanukkah 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕎

Fun with the plentiful sea glass found at the beach on City Island.

Shucks!

Note to self: add “ploof” to vocab list for astronomy unit next year.

Periodic reminder that the sun isn’t going to explode. It will slowly ploof out and completely wreck the inner solar system in ~5 billion years but a ploof is very different from a boom. The sun (as crazy as this seems when you think about how big the sun is) is too small to go supernova

In other cat news tonight, my nephew’s cat (Mama’s Little Meatball) is very silly and curious.

Happened to catch my grand-kitty looking especially fearsome this evening.

Holiday ornaments for friends and family. Since there are robots, I’m calling this #SciArt

Good piece here making a good argument for better representation in the sciences (hint: better diversity = better questions)(also there are LOTS of other reasons to have better diversity in science).

This is totally brilliant!

I just flew back to NYC from visiting family in Portland, OR and was treated to a magnificent sunrise view of my 2nd favorite volcano, Mt. Hood. I *think* the 3rd pic is a frozen section of the Mississippi. #Volcano #Cascades #GeologyRocks

As a writer, this was my rage project. a.co/d/a3mkybk

Wish I knew about this when my kids were little. I would have been talking it up like CRAZY!

Having some #PaleoArt fun making pysanky. #trilobite #eurypterid

Consumerism is one of the underlying issues responsible for climate and biodiversity crises. Can we stop "celebrating" Black Friday, and do a White Friday (in honour of polar and montane wildlife) instead? A "buy nothing" day - or maybe week, month or more? Who's with me? Visual by Toni Llobet. 🌏🦊🐻‍❄️

A charm of museums of natural history is the old exhibits that also serve as a display of former best practices. These exhibits get ignored in favor of flashier shows. This little dusty friend is from the Hall of NYS Environment at #AMNH. Eurypterus remipes is our state fossil. #fossil #eurypterid

In preparation for grad school at AMNH, I needed a credits in Earth science, so I went back to school at #lehmancollege. The library there had some very old geology books still in circulation, many with amazing artwork. These pics are from Earth Features and Their Meanings by Hobbs.

I don’t remember what the the exact assignment was, but I made this piece in for an assignment in grad school at #AMNH #SciArt #ScientificIllustration #SpaceArt

This one is for the teachers here.

I have no words, just googly eyes.