Absolutely wild. Read that again: the *actual* costs of *just wildfire smoke* are higher than the currently projected costs of *all climate impacts combined*.

Scientists crack the secrets of Andean leaf-eared mice living near the top of the world. https://scim.ag/4vsoNi7

"The cost of climate-worsened wildfire smoke alone is larger than what earlier studies said every other estimated cost of climate change would be, combined." heatmap.news/daily/worryi...

The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?

This sucks. AI slop is polluting our information ecosystem… www.twincities.com/2026/07/17/a...

“… the CDC lab that responds to outbreaks of the parasite cyclospora was downsized from 11 people to just 3”

As analyses become cheaper, real observation becomes more valuable. My latest long-form essay Are we observing the Earth *less*? A case for observatories, long-term studies, and museums in an increasingly tech-obsessed world 👇 tnature.substack.com/p/are-we-obs...

When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

Still nothing on the CDC website about wildfire smoke, the need to mask up, or health risks. Turns out Republicans/MAHA/RFK Jr. don't really care about the health of Americans.

Every and any vote for Todd Blanche is a vote for grown men fucking underage girls with legal impunity. This is a sentence that contains no hyperbole and that is nonetheless shocking and debilitating to write. That's how depraved this administration is.

Very timely: the National Academies of Sciences has just released a 10-year update on its last report on "attribution science"--the effort to analyze how much climate change has on specific weather events. Timely especially because it has much relevance to the current awful wildfires in Canada. 1/4

Wildfire smoke causing really poor air quality & visibility today in Charlottesville VA. The hazy hill in the background is Monticello, which is normally crystal clear.

Do you, or someone you know, study carbon isotopes? If so, you need this paper: ⚛️🌱☁️ "A century of research on carbon isotope discrimination during photosynthesis: from early breakthroughs to future goals" (by me and @schubertba.bsky.social) #TansleyReview #PublishedArticle #OpenAccess

You're likely to learn more abt Seth Bodnar and his run for U.S. Senate by watching or listenening to this one BBB podcast than any print or 30 second clip out there. I appreciate Seth coming on to the rowdy BBB pod to share his views. Fun intervew #mtpol Audio and Video links in comments

Some local coverage of our preliminary study of PFAS and PPCPs in the Flathead. www.kpax.com/news/analysi...

So why are we pushing fossil fuels and destroying the climate! ===============

The low cost of virgin phosphates continues to bedevil recycling efforts: "There's really no value in recycling iron phosphate, unfortunately" www.npr.org/2026/07/13/n...

Still plenty of time to register for Hacking Limno and #DSOS26!! So far, we have folks registered from over 35 countries, and there's plenty of space to fill in on this map! Please help us spread the word about this FREE, VIRTUAL CONFERENCE featuring many Early Career Professionals!

The Guadalupe River just rose 30 feet in about 30 minutes this morning near Comfort, TX. Comfort is just about 20 miles downstream from Kerrville, TX where a similar-scale flash flood killed so many last year on July 4th. This is the second 100+ year rainstorm on the same river in two years.

New analysis and map from us at @ewgofficial.bsky.social released today. We analyzed aerial and satellite imagery to find that there are over 15,300 animal feeding operations in Iowa, producing over 107 million tons of manure each year. 1/4 www.ewg.org/research/dro...

NEW: Climate change supercharged the rainfall that caused deadly flooding that killed almost 100 in Togo, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. The most extreme rainfall fell between June 20-22 across coastal regions with more than 140mm falling in less than 24 hours in some major cities. (1/5)

830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters.

A new article on our first efforts @umflbs.bsky.social to assess the occurrence of #PFAS and PPCPs in the Flathead watershed. flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/14/b...

A calm “good morning”from Yellow Bay. @umflbs.bsky.social

In America today, the wealthiest 1% is now worth more than the entire American middle class. That never happened before.

The National Academies are seeking suggestions for experts to be considered for membership or other engagement with the Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP). Learn more and submit suggestions here by July 26, 2026: survey.alchemer.com/s3/7944299/C... #astrobiology

The entirety of the Boundary Waters is being evacuated due to wildfires, led by eight fearless Wilderness Rangers paddling around to campsites.   1,000,000 acres. 2,000 campsites. 4 teams of rangers. 2 rangers per canoe.

SOLAR IS WINNING 👀

Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/

A mouse that lives higher than any other mammal has evolved unexpected adaptations that allow it to thrive from sea level to Andean summits, researchers report in a new Science study. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4bzjqWY

Biological Invasions: Trends, Drivers, Impacts, Management, and Governance 🌐🌎🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Meet Neil H. Shubin, the new president of the National Academy of Sciences. In his first video message, he shares his vision for the Academy and its enduring mission to deliver trusted scientific advice to the nation. Watch the full video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM_B... @neilshubin.bsky.social

"The Trump administration, now Intel’s largest shareholder, has also taken a hands-on approach to the company... This type of state capitalism is unprecedented" www.wsj.com/tech/ai/inte...

Funding uncertainties and an outsized reliance on few countries’ contributions have put the ocean sciences community in a “really risky place,” said Hilary Palevsky, a marine biogeochemist @bostoncollege.bsky.social. eos.org/articles/cha...

Graham began his career as a tool for Newt Gingrich, who began the descent of the GOP into full amorality, and ended as a tool for Trump, who completed the process.

Elon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

Here’s a helpful guide to writing a public comment by @hormiga.bsky.social: scienceforeveryone.science/submit-your-...

A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.

To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

Lindsey Graham was one of the main subjects of a @theatlantic.com cover story I wrote in 2020, on why people collaborate with regimes they know are immoral. Here's a gift link: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Wrapped up our Field Ecology class with a solemn aquatic commencement ceremony. @umflbs.bsky.social Probably last class of my career ? 😀🥲😢

A study found that melting ice has drastically reduced levels of nitrate, a key nutrient in the ocean, a change, that may be irreversible, may lead to serious nutrition loss in the foundations of marine food webs. 🌎🧪 www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

"The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

"NSF employees are now concerned that the $1 billion of withheld funds will not be released. If they are not, the combination of withheld funds and clawbacks would result in funding cuts of more than 30% for most directorates compared with their planned spending for 2025"

If you are drafting your public comment to submit on the OMB rule change - this thread is for you. And if you haven’t started yet, that’s ok! This thread is also for you. Do you appreciate innovation in health, transportation, energy, and a wide range of other disciplines? It’s time to speak up.

‘Death sentence’: Trump’s EPA to open habitats of endangered species to logging and mining www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Deplorable.

It is genuinely heartbreaking to see all of the people losing SNAP benefits. In West Virginia, 14,000 SNAP participants have lost their benefits. In Arizona, it’s 500,000. That’s not a typo. Half a million people in AZ no longer have nutrition assistance. Republicans strike again.

Freshwater browning does not stop at the shoreline. This collection examines darkening across the freshwater–sea continuum, from permafrost peatlands to coastal waters of the Baltic Sea ▶️ https://ow.ly/NrR050Yl9nh #FishEcology #AquaticScience Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Let's face it: ICE is *not* a law enforcement agency. It is a ragtag collection of angry, arrested development vigilantes and malcontents that has gone "Lord of the Flies" on us.