There’s no such thing as an easy job by Kikuko Tsumura— magical (sur)realism that was the right blend of cozy but impactful for me.

Motion to have the pump station be one of the reward items you can build in your waterfront park. (This is a genuinely great game.)

SODCO invites you to a webinar on the new operational planning process for NSF drilling proposals. We will introduce new planning materials, outline how the operations plan will be constructed, and answer questions.

Learn more and register at sodco.org/operational-planning

This is an alx skeet about an alx ski. Great conditions, lots of friendly sidewalk shovelers to greet along the way. Stay warm y’all.

NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan

Do you care about the future of the US NSF and science in general? The agency is seeking feedback on the draft Strategic Plan. www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...

The coffee shops of New Orleans are unprepared for this wave of geoscientists.

I think there’s just enough room for you to share that dog bed by the fire! So cozy.

A geological carbon cycle sink hosted by ocean crust talus breccias - Nature Geoscience Mass-wasting deposits that accumulated against mid-ocean ridge faults have high porosity in which calcium carbonate precipitated, storing seawater carbon dioxide, as revealed by cores of a 61-million-...

New publication!! Featuring some of the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever cored, tremendous work by an international, interdisciplinary team, and interesting implications for marine CDR.

Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

White sweater with flowers

Window

We have seats at the bar in the spirit corner!

We did decide on PB correct?

Wooo looking forward!

Four helmeted cyclists, in sunglasses, smile on a bridge overlooking Backlick Run (a sort of concrete culvert)

Day 21: A multiagency morning ride. Gorgeous day, but we all sure would rather be working.

Temporal evolution of the GJES: (a) Rate and cumulative number of earthquakes from TM detection. (b) Seismicity timeline: Moment magnitudes of TM detections color-coded by template association. (c) Statistical analysis I: Diurnalized a-value (i.e., normalized to reflect a rate based on a 24-hour reference period) and b-value of TM detections larger MC=MW0.7.

I don't want to say this was completely unexpected, because this is something changes in ice coverage can affect, but increasing seismic hazards is not the first impact of climate change that comes to mind. 🧪

Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Astrobiologists/geobiologists: what basic science have we done that has led to practical inventions / applications?

The obvious answer is Thermus aquaticus -> Taq -> PCR... but there must be other examples?

cc @loyteam.bsky.social @nagissa.bsky.social @bobkopp.net @karenlloyd.bsky.social

But… they’re so cute. Irresistible.

Volcanic Eruption in Deep Ocean Ridge Is Witnessed by Scientists for First Time (Gift Article) Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had been glassed over by fresh lava.

#NSFFunded @udelaware.bsky.social researchers see a deep sea eruption in real time: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/s...

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”

@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

Science friends, I’ll be honest: We have no idea yet what any of this will mean. But I can tell you that I work alongside some of the best humans around and that we are fighters. www.science.org/content/arti...

Preparing to go to sea for 2 months and just learned that Starburst has discontinued their tropical flavors, my standard shipboard shareable snack. What am I supposed to eat? How am I supposed to motivate researchers?

Flyer describing opportunities to Zoom with the JOIDES Resolution Research Vessel during IODP Expedition 402. Email thejoidesresolution@gmail.com to book.

IODP Expedition 402 sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea in just under 3 weeks! Sign up to Zoom with the ship, get a tour, and hear live updates from scientists.

www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/u... --> very timely article on saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi. Headed there next week to look at how the salinity impacts metal and nutrient cycling in this important, dynamic ecosystem. Rah rah RV Pelican!

Feeling sluggish? Kick your Monday off with a live scorpion in your shower at 5:30am while you're shampooing your hair, the adrenaline perks you up.

Awww! Moxie had the same lil hat for her birthday this year too... 😆

My first twitter post was made during a CDEBI mtg... fitting that I make my bluesky debut during COBRA's Ocean Governance workshop, talking about Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. Excited to think about this intersection of sci+policy and building intl collaborations.