Hi, my name is Gulf Frigate and I live in Hawai’i. I’m a fancy caterpillar raised by a nice lady who helps butterflies to be born here on O’ahu 🦋 #nature #butterflies #Hawaii

Growing plants in Hawaii is so much easier, I feel like I’m cheating! Just wanted to show my beautiful snake plant I repotted. I put her babies in new pots too! #plantscience #snakeplant

You all really liked the gecko I shared yesterday, so here’s another one! It was hanging out on my dragon fruit plant! #gecko #reptiles #hawaii

Green on green 💚🦎

A juvenile gecko on a dragon fruit (O’ahu, Hawai’i) #cute #gecko #nonnativespecies #hawaii

Wildlife O’ahu

My dragon fruit is ready for harvest 😍 #hawaii #gardening #fruit

I made this educational coloring page for anyone who loves the Hawaiian monk seal as much as I do! You are welcome to save and print it! #seals #graphicart #Hawaii #teaching

🐌 There are many non-native and invasive species in Hawaii, such as this snail. I was shocked to learn that it can give you rat lung disease!

🌺 Hello from O’ahu! I’m working on a wildlife series. Now that I’ve graduated, I’m getting into my creative flow again and I plan to start posting more often. If you love wildlife and Hawaii, stay tuned! #monkseal #hawaii #environmentalscientist

2026 hurricane outlook for the Hawaiian Islands

Good morning, everyone! Enjoy this lush green imagery of a quiet piece of paradise located on Oahu.

Aloha, friends! It’s been awhile!

Hello friends! What’s everyone been up to? I’ve been busy studying soil science so I haven’t been on much. I also got a new job working on a boat! Here are a couple photos of my recent visit to the east side of Oahu. It’s such a beautiful place! I hope you all are doing well!

Incredible day at sea with one ono lunch! I’m on a brand new journey to spread knowledge about Hawaiian culture + ocean literacy! Stay tuned! #hawaii #oceanlife #boatlife #oceanadvocate

I recently requested this ocean literacy handbook from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) by email. They sent it to me right away! I’m excited to dive in and learn more to become an ocean literate advocate! Thank you NOAA! #oceanliteracy #NOAA #oceanadvocate #oceanconservation

Happy New Year from Waikiki! I just went on a whale watching tour and it was so magical!

Human to human transmission hasn’t occurred yet, but if more and more people get infected with bird flu, the more likely human to human transmission will occur. The virus has entered and mutated in a Louisiana man. Stay safe everyone!

I went kayaking for the first time! It was so much fun. If anyone has any suggestions on more places to kayak on Oahu, let me know!

I’m looking for scientists to interview for a book I’m working on. If you’re a scientist, please hit me up and we can arrange a chat. If you’re not a scientist, please share this far and wide. ❤️

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the rapid advancement of A.I. and the risks it poses. Superintelligence could become uncontrollable, A.I. labs face security threats, and the race to be first might push safety aside. Are we truly prepared for the societal and impact this technology could have?

Reading increases empathy.

Now this is my kind of humor. Plus I love anything to do with Shrek 😂

Finished some homework and now doing some reading. Big thanks to Michal for suggesting a great book and sending me the first few chapters of it. Here’s a photo of where I spend much of my days becoming the best I can be! (When I’m not out at the beach or mountains 😉)

I’ve been feeling so uninspired lately. Maybe it’s this darn statistics class. Oh well, 3 more weeks to go. Here is a beautiful plant I saw on my walk the other day. 🌼

My view earlier this evening at sunset beach at the north shore #Oahu 🌅 Goodnight friends 🤗

Some photos from yesterday, just for fun. I want to see your random photos too!

My summary based on todays findings of H5N1 mutational propensity for human-to-human (h2h) transmission. Still no confirmed h2h transmission, but evolution might be changing that very soon. And we are giving H5N1 plenty of evolutionary fuel. 🧪🛟 crvscience.substack.com/p/h5n1-avian...

Went inside #NOAA on Ford Island in Hawaii! I only have a dependent ID so I couldn’t tour the place. I peeked into this room after a quick lunch at their bistro though! This globe shows sea turtle migration patterns. Really neat!

I know I wanted to use this app to talk about science, but I find myself posting my cats more often than not (I hope you all don’t mind😂) Here is a picture of my Freddy and I 🤗

Freddy enjoying his catnip lollipop! We decided to stay home this Black Friday! We have enough right here at home 🥰

An outrigger canoe at Nānākuli Beach, where paddlers move as one. The rhythm of their strokes mirrors the connection between culture, teamwork, and the ocean. Such a timeless reminder of how we’re stronger together. #Hawaii

Cicero's outspoken opposition to Mark Antony after Julius Caesar's assassination ultimately led to his downfall. Antony declared him an enemy of the state, and Cicero was executed in 43 BCE. Even in death, he symbolized the fight for free speech and the rule of law.

Amazing video of a huge dolphin pod off Laguna Beach, by Chuck Patterson! Amazing. To understand the size… for every dolphin you see, there are 4-5 under the water unseen. 💙

Tardigrades will survive even the zombie apocalypse. In the tough times ahead, be a tardigrade

Captured this image at Pearl Harbor on Ford Island in Hawaii. That rusted circle is one of the gun turrets of the USS Arizona, which still rests beneath the harbor after being sunk in the attack on Dec 7, 1941. #PearlHarbor

#NOAA boat 🤩 I took this photo on Ford Island in Oahu.

We're all joking & dunking on this ridiculous tariff idea but if implemented it will make food, energy, housing, & cars more expensive for American households and it will no kidding be really bad, especially for low-income families who could just use some breathing room to get ahead instead of this.

Salve! Ego sum Kristen 🤗

A live gopher snake was recently found in Hilo after hitchhiking on Christmas trees and I got to see it today! If you see a snake in Hawaii, report it: (808) 643-PEST (7378). They are illegal here. #InvasiveSpecies #HDOA

Turns out mountains have a maximum size and Everest is just about there. Also I included pictures I took! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LWLETU/

Hawaiian culture standing proud as the city transforms around it. Cranes and construction meet art and tradition. Can we balance the old and the new? #Oahu #Art

Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX-1) Ford Island in Oahu, Hawaii

Happy #Caturday!

“To think is to forget differences, generalize, make abstractions. In the overly replete world of Funes, there was nothing but details.” —Jorge Luis Borges, Funes the Memorious

My cheesy, delicious, rainbow experience at Honolulu Bistro 🌈

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I’ll admit, I have a lot of random photos on my phone that I would love to share with you all, if that’s ok. This one makes me smile and I hope it makes you smile too! 🐸

Not science related, but I would like to thank my German friends for these cookies 🤩 Found them yesterday at the NEX here in Hawaii.