Anger doesn’t even come close to how I feel about having to monitor my infant - who is too young for the MMRV vaccine - for measles, because we were exposed at the pediatricians office… Manitoba is out of control. Get vaccinated or don’t talk to me.
Female octopuses throw rocks at males that bother them, documented in Octopus tetricus
Can we just appreciate how, this time, a number of lunar scientists sending Artemis to space are women?
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
My birthday present from my 11 week old is that she has decided that she only naps during the day while strapped to me…bouncing on an exercise ball…in the bathroom with the bath faucet running. I will be adding this to her water bill in 18 years.
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.
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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
Hilton, Home Depot, and Enterprise in the US are supplying ICE and have subsidiaries in Canada that should be boycotted.
This is important to us because what’s happening right now in Congress could permanently change protections for a beloved wilderness area. With everything else going on, this quietly moved forward while most people weren’t paying attention and it should concern all of us.
Processing my accidental unmedicated precipitous childbirth…god woman are amazing. Introducing Aurora Alene Mullen, named after two strong women ahead of their time 💕
“Meta has designed social media products and platforms that it is aware are addictive to kids, and they’re aware that those addictions lead to a whole host of serious mental health issues.”
#PsychSky
time.com/7336204/meta...
NEW episode of MeatEater Podcast chatting gars & native fish conservation!
Grateful for the opportunity to chat stewardship of freshwater natural resources with Steve Rinella and the hunting & fishing crew! youtu.be/xLDSV5qbyzw?...
Northern lights
Southern Manitoba ✨
Great thank you!
Modern society depends on a prehistoric biosphere whose future is in peril.
www.earth.com/news/modern-...
Would love to get a copy of this! Would it be possible to email?
Meet the real rainbow fish 🌈🐟 Using Cre-mediated recombination, each zebrafish cell expresses a unique fluorescent color, creating a living rainbow of developmental history 🎨✨ Image by Bret Pearson #FluorescenceFriday #Zebrafish #DevBio
Good news: a grant I submitted got selected for an interview out of ~150 apps. Only 2 others got interviews!
Bad news: @skypeascientist.bsky.social was not selected in the end 😞
I will keep trying.
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There is virtually no aspect of women’s lives that the culture does not manage to infuse with doubt and fear and guilt, writes @kathapollitt.bsky.social. And that goes double for motherhood. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Interview with Hooked Magazine and the Complete Angler Podcast on fish research, MB fisheries, and fish health!
www.hookedmagazine.ca/podcast/the-...
Scientists are adding plastic to a lake. Not reckless—research. The IISD Experimental Lakes Area is uncovering the real impact of plastic pollution on freshwater ecosystems. 🎥 Watch the full film: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow... #TomorrowsCatch #PlasticPollution #FutureFisheries
NSERC has announced the top 20 finalists for the 2025 Science Exposed photo contest! This initiative showcases graduate students’ research through their own photography. Please support Jenelle's work focused on organisms exposed to wildfire ash during runoff.
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/scienceexpos...
People say Manitoba is a flyover province 🌲🐟🤷🏻♀️
36 hours and 2 pounds of butter 🧈 🥐
Oh nOoOoOoOoOo not another new book idea
First paper with an Irwin 🐊
Some things I’ve made this week
So cool to see St. Marys affiliation in some new research!!
Another paper out! Co production of research with academia, government, NGOs, and other conservation groups!
