A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

That time I stood in front of a giant snow pile by the curb talking into my phone like a lunatic 😆

As we get ready to watch Ilia Malinin skate, please read this fascinating piece by my colleague @parshallison.bsky.social about how the self-appointed Quad God is able to do what he does. And how figure skaters have been able to land progressively more difficult jumps. ⛸️ 🧪

Am I watching the US vs Sweden gold medal match while I work today? Hell yeah, I am!

Had a blast speaking to curler and geologist Derek Leung about the geology of curling rocks. 🥌 🧪

Someone is sulking because I wouldn’t give him another taste of BBQ.

Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal. @passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...

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For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won’t detain them. Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.

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Sorry for the preview pic in your feed, but we've posted a thoughtful story by @dangaristo.bsky.social that delves into the tangled web of relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and various scientists: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Turns out, seahawks--not really a thing. (It's more like a general term used for a lot of birds, buzzard or seagull.) 🧪🏈

So snakes keep turning up in places they should not be in India and it turns out they may be accidentally hoping a ride on trains. (And yes, I am pretty proud of this headline.) 🧪

C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Epstein files show a complicated relationship with science and journalism Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show www.scientificamerican.com/article/epst...

Laila Edwards has become the first Black woman to play for the United States at an Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament. Edwards has broken a barrier that had stood for nearly three decades since women’s hockey debuted at the Olympics in 1998. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286

This is both good news and cool science, a combo that we don't see often enough.

Last year, I was constantly worried about my TN work visa being revoked. I could also be rejected by a CBP officer any time I re-entered the US, so my immigration lawyer advised no travel. After I was laid off, I had only 60 days to find a new job or I had to physically leave the US by December 31.

Happy Groundhog Day! As our stellar intern @krcallaway.bsky.social writes, "here are six of the weirdest facts about groundhogs, one for each week of winter we might have left" 🧪

With a minimum temperature of 35 °F, today marks just the 2nd time this century that the temperature in Miami dipped so low. It was also 35° on 10 Jan 2010. This morning's lowest wind chill reading in #Miami was 26°

Because I'm talking about measles. It is also A VERY VERY VERY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS. If someone is in a room and has measles and then leaves that room and you enter that room within TWO HOURS (depending on humidity) you can get measles. And people are contagious for four days before the rash appears.

The first every Heavy Freezing Spray Warning issued by the NWS Wakefield, Virginia, Office. 🥳

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

Here’s a map you don’t see often: the place with the coldest temperature anomaly vs. average in the northern hemisphere over the last 5 days is….. Ohio

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Parts of the country are still dealing with cold weather from last week's storm. Different parts of the country are getting more snow this week. Carbon monoxide poisoning. Fires. Snow blower injuries. It's all happening. Stay safe. cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...

During the backup vocals of the Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil,” (“Hoo hoo”), my preschooler says, “Chuga chuga, choo choo”

Every morning this week, I've woken up and looked at the temperature and every morning has been colder than the last. 🫠 🧪

The pace of our news cycle makes it easy for stories to fall off the screen - but the disaster in parts of the South from the ice storm is still very much ongoing. Some important observations from the ground there - and more about the next major storm for the East. tinyurl.com/43987xnn

Being a historian of vaccination in 2026 means living with a constant churning in your stomach because you know exactly how bad it used to be and you also know how much work and time it took to build trust in vaccines

The NY Harbor seen from the @sciam.bsky.social offices this morning.

Want to avoid biting it on the slippery sidewalks? Turns out you need to channel your inner penguin. 🧪

Yes, global warming can actually mean more snow ❄️ 🧪

Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!

We could guess that ancient humans were likely sometimes killed by the megafauna they co-existed with, but now we have direct evidence. 🧪

Freezing rain is the woooooorst. 🧪

If you need something positive to do to help your community right now that will cost nothing but time, go give blood. Someone is always in need. (A family member's life was saved by donated blood.) For a list of blood donation centers & blood drives within 20 miles of your zip code, search AABB:

Admirably clear @peterbakernyt.bsky.social

I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.

Ugh, the wintry mix has already begun in Brooklyn. Can see the sleet pellets on the windowsill.

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

I recommend Minnesota Public Radio live. I’m learning a lot I’m not getting elsewhere.

Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now

OMG. "DHS said the episode began after a man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and they tried to disarm him. But footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when federal agents took him to the ground and shot him." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ... "Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...