“The entire National Science Foundation budget is less than what we spent in the first week of the war with Iran. The National Institutes of Health,… accounts for a fraction of 1 percent of all federal spending” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/o...

Thanks to @bsky.app, I met @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, visited his lab, read some journal articles, went out and did some fieldwork with him on a boat, and now have written this article. Takeaway: Ancient fish are cool. Science is cool. Public institutions should do cool ancient fish science. (gift)

Ok, this is actually kinda cool. Two games/cities in one day. This is the kind of royal duty I can tolerate. Also, they served as lucky charms, clearly. Bedankt!

New York Knicks with Zohran Mamdani in City Hall after their NBA Championship parade. Photographed by Ali Imam.

I’d pay big $$$ for audio/caption of what those dogs were saying to each other. www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...

Just acquired: two tiny pamphlet printings of the preliminary and final Emancipation Proclamation, published in Boston in December 1862 and January 1863. Made to be distributed freely and to be carried south by Union soldiers and given, in particular, to formerly enslaved men who might enlist.

Thanks #EngCro for a fantastic game. Made sitting in a flooding basement during a tornado a lot more fun. Thank goodness for Telemundo - bc local fox stations were preempted by weather casts. It’s gonna be a long night in Central Illinois. “Apple-sized hail” up next. Let’s gooooo. #HupHolland

I’ll be in London (UK) for a few days at end of July. Staying near Limehouse, Camden Town, and finally Windsor. Any tips for things to do? I’ve seen all the major sights during previous visits so looking for “quirkier” things. (Atlas Obscura a bit overwhelming with its options).

Een gewone sluipwesp (Eurylabus tristis) heeft zojuist een rups van een silene-uil geparasiteerd. Dat wil dus zeggen dat deze rups in ieder geval geen vlinder wordt. De rups doet blijkbaar nog een poging om zijn/haar onvrede te tonen..

Forget Cruyff, Gullit and Van Basten this is the best ever moment in Dutch football.

Congrats to LH. Such a great driver and human.

I've seen a lot of info for specialized audiences (e.g. scientists, non-profits) on how to comment on the proposed OMB rule change for grants, but less for the general public. So I made this one-pager that can be shared more widely. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

A male Baltimore Oriole on patrol around the nest.

New in PN: The murder of expertise "The Trump administration has spent 18 months gutting funding for scientific research, forcing out nonpartisan experts, and elevating the most alarming conspiracy theorists in their stead. Now, a new rule proposed by the regime is threatening science itself."

Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD

He's an incredibly powerful wizard.

I made these slides last Sunday... Glad I did because I already have 4 seminars scheduled on the next 10 days 💀

Dit dus.

SUPERMAGNETIC MICROPHAGES 🤯

President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...

Ook mensen met rolstoel kunnen nu het langste wandelpad van Nederland op - nos.nl/l/2616157

I am hiring a postdoc for a project on herbivory of Rhododendron by insects in North Wales! Genomics expertise required, field experience preferred. Hoping to hire quickly! Bangor is awesome! Get in touch if you want any more details! jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live: Normaal Level 42 Springsteen Prince Bowie Robert Cray Grateful Dead John Lee Hooker Indigo Girls Jeff Healey (in order, pretty much - first 21 years of my life- what a weird mix)

This pup was absolutely not digging in the dirt. Everybody knows that would require a permit. Thinks you have a whole lot of nerve accusing him of breaking municipal laws with no evidence. 12/10 (IG: san_francisco_rott)

Ready for my kid’s college graduation AND the World Cup (even though I’ll probably boycott one of those 😜) Also, these colors will clash with the Arsenal shirt I’ll be wearing the rest of the week. WORTH IT! #GoTigers #HupOranje #COYG

I do love this subtle photo of a carpenter ant in the wood galleries. Insect photographers for some reasons don't make that many moody silhoutte photos, I should probably do more of these.

A hot take that shouldn’t be a hot take: Top-tier PIs encourage brain breaks, creativity, and enrichment in the lab 🐛🪲 🧩 @cotesia.bsky.social

Today I was examining some beautiful fossilised insects: Two dragonflies from the Jurassic limestone of Solnhofen, Bavaria, now on display Berlin Natural History Museum. Compare them to these two dragonflies I photographed last year in Oxford, only around 150 million years later!

I feel I should alert Bluesky to the baby foxes in our yard

My students do a sci comm project where they take an idea from class and come up with a communication piece to explain the topic to non-scientists. Winner for "wow factor" from aquatic #entomology: #macroinvert nails! Trying to convince her there's a market for these.

LITTLE GUYS! #SciArt #InsectWeek

This is a long shot, but is anyone willing and able to review a micropublication (i.e., short and sweet) about how senescent-associated β-galactosidase accumulation influences the lifespan of a particular species (a fish, if it matters)? We can't find a reviewer and we've tried so hard. 🧪

I love this so much! Not sure how the mantis got there, but clearly part of the team now 😀

A good read here on how to communicate about science effectively. Useful for everyone from researchers to writers. TL;DR: let people know that science empowers them; helping them better live their values. They'll be more likely to hear you out. 🧪⚕️🔬🧬🛟 #SciComm jcom.sissa.it/article/pubi...

I continue introducing you to Ukrainian art. Some works from ART KYIV 2026, which I visited today. The first two and the last two: 🇺🇦 Volodymyr Byzov

Stages of Decomposition

I distinctly remember, now ~decade ago, a campus-level “online learning” committee meeting where we (those with most OL experience) voted that each instructor could decide what learning mgmt system to use. (1/3)

I distinctly remember, now ~decade ago, a campus-level “online learning” committee meeting where we (those with most OL experience) voted that each instructor could decide what learning mgmt system to use. (1/3)

Excuse me?

Wonderful article about ABCLab's Graduate Student @insects247 (written by #UIUC undergraduate journalism student. 👏) #BrochosomesAreAwesome (This series of articles highlights the Illinois Natural History Survey's #insect collection.) lrodr29.web.illinois.edu/specimens/st...

i feel like society moved on from these too quickly

Nice article about ABCLab Graduate Student @insects247 (written by #UIUC undergraduate journalism student. 👏) #BrochosomesAreAwesome (This series of articles highlights the Illinois Natural History Survey's #insect collection.)

Land Grant University: Escaped cow runs straight for the main library. #Illinois

From Trump on down to the folks causing the most issues in my community organizing circle right now. Squeegee guys, all. Just fuck off and get out of our lives, we are not obligated to deal with your shit, stop being a bully and acting like we should be grateful for your presence

Clearly an important read…it was delivered 10 min after a tornado warning ended. Thanks USPS. @lollardfish.bsky.social

(Cool to see how this movie had different meanings for me at different stages of my life. Currently, pure nostalgia.) Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

Being an Arsenal fan ages you.

Celebrate the good news. Americans treasure the species that are our natural heritage. ESA administration has found ways over time to reduce the cost of protecting them. Tearing down the ESA would be disastrous

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂