More than 130,000 government pages have gone dark in a purge that one scientist likened to a “digital book burning.” A group of librarians and archivists are fighting back.
Posts by Dan Shepherd
Systema Naturae, a double page spread chart, tightly packed with names of animal species. It is split into Quadrapedia, Aves, Amphibia, Pieces, Insecta and Vermes.
It is #TaxonomistAppreciationDay today! A big day for Carl Linnaeus, who we happen to care about (just a little.)
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!
"Illustration of various palm tree tribes, each represented by a stylized tree with unique foliage patterns. The Phoeniceae tribe is highlighted as having the richest foliage.
#TidyTuesday week 11 - Palm trees. Visualized the max no of leaves per tribe using #rstats and edited in #figma
#DataViz
Respect the tree or a bogey is in your future 🌳 💪 100 year old Live Oak is the star 💫 this weekend at TPC Sawgrass for the Players Championship.
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@tpcsawgrass.bsky.social
Inside the search for solutions to a 2026 World Cup problem: turf.
A feature on the still-evolving plan to put "hybrid" grass in roofed NFL stadiums, and ensure the pitches aren't "a disaster" like some at Copa América were...
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In the early hours of March 14th, 2025, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the entire continent.
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
🌻🌷Happy National Plant A Flower Day🌷🌺
Thx 🙏 Kathleen
I just watched it last night and was a bit caught off guard at the flow of tears I had after the final scenes. 😮 😭 🙏 thank you for the beautiful storytelling 💚
Thrilled to that my “Is Your Air Safe? - Global Air Quality” #dataviz has been long listed for the Information is Beautiful Awards 2024, Places, Space, & Environment Category 🗺️✨
#tableau #airpollution #IIB #datafam
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🔥 we love this record in our house too!
“At the Start of Every Disaster Movie there’s a Scientist being Ignored!” @standupforscience.bsky.social
This one hits close to home. Rachel was one of the collections managers for a nat'l germplasm repository in Winters, CA where I've done a lot of my research. Invaluable resource that that will take a big hit from this www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
I wish I were surprised by this. 😔
🌳 pretty typical after a natural disaster to rush to clear all perceived “obstacles to progress” despite homeowners pleas 🌳
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Just learned about the power of Spent Tea Leaves Powder (STLP) to enhance gluten free baked goods. 🍪💪
Join us as we unearth hidden stories in botany...
On Wednesday 5 March, 12:30 - 13:15, @gemblina.bsky.social will give a free talk exploring the overlooked contributions of women in plant science through photography, illustration and rare archives.
Book your spot here: bit.ly/3QEeKEE
A neutrino with a record-breaking level of energy was picked up by a detector in the Mediterranean Sea.
The new animated series “Common Side Effects” is a mycology thriller—a fictional story about a rogue mushroom researcher who finds a ‘shroom that can heal any injury or disease.
In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi.
✍️ @emmalgometz.bsky.social
That was the nudge I needed too. A new Backer, proudly repping Sounders in SoCal 💙💚🌴