Mourning dove sitting on a red ledge and looking like an affronted bowling pin.

We can never get our woodpeckers on camera. But these guys are the derpiest.

Last time I was sick the yogi elderberry lemon balm immunity tea really helped me feel better.

Close up of block of little brown sponges holding seedlings. Slightly out of focus but healthy looking multileaved green sprouts surround one in-focus sponge with an odd, funnel-shaped cone of green sprout sticking up.

There is something odd about this stock seedling and I love it. 🌱

Yoink! Been waiting for these to show up at artologica.etsy.com
One of the black hole paintings now gone, get you one of the others before they're all gone. They make great gifts for academics needing better art on their walls than dusty periodic tables.

How Shell’s cracker has polluted more than permitted with no new fines for three years A Beaver County ethylene plant operated by Shell Polymers Monaca continues to exceed limits on nitrogen oxide, as the official permitting process drags.

NOx can irritate eyes, nose, throat and respiratory system. In larger amounts it can cause respiratory and cardiovascular distress, and eventually contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease. Shell's ethane cracker pumps it out www.publicsource.org/beaver-count...

More of these conversations, please.

One of my favorite wineries; love to see that it employs members of one of my favorite organizations. We served it at our wedding and it's still a go-to.

greenish blue watercolor with white brain image and words YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI

New algorithm watercolor, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN AI artologica.etsy.com/listing/4458... #sciart

Is that carb ultra-processed? Here's a test even a kid can do The latest nutrition guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly-processed food. But, when it comes to carbs, many people don't know which ones are ultra-processed. Here's an easy way to find out.

So now we're doing witch trials for ultraprocessed foods?

Roses are red, violets are blue… 🌹💙
Session proposals for the SETAC North America 47th Annual Meeting are due 11 March. Don’t leave your brilliant idea on read! 💌 Submit today and help shape the program. #SETACMontreal 🔗 bit.ly/4csHGva

The best part of this game so far is that they are going to make a Project Hail Mary movie and that it will star Ryan Gosling.

Eh is often more affirmative (or seeking an affirmative response) to my ear. To me it "sounds like" the German "oder?"

I think it's in the same family as fennel so I can definitely see it.

Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop! The Squid Facts shop supports Skype a Scientist! We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, and libraries. We also connect people with...

I got excited thinking there would be goth girl gardener glasses on squidfacts.net :(

Pan of freshly baked sourdough bagels sprinkled with sesame poppy and caraway seeds.

Stress baking is self care.

We Got Both Kinds! YouTube video by Dinerboy11

youtu.be/a59TP93eZZ0?...

blue, bronze and purple neuron painting with half-hidden text

blue and burnt sienna ink painting of brain with text

Ooooh, aaaah, new #sciart with texts from Carl Sagan and Marcus Aurelius artologica.etsy.com

A striped blue and purple knitted octopus with shiny black eyes and curled up bumpy tentacles perches on a cream colored fuzzy blanket and contemplates life.

A bunch of tentacles in purple teal and blue yarn emerge from a circular needle. White stuffing pokes out at their fat ends.

An un-stuffed knitted octopus sits on a fuzzy blanket ket next to a plastic case full of safety eyes.

A blue and purple un-stuffed octopus head looks like a deflated beach ball, with two purple tentacles and one striped tentacle in progress emerging from the bottom. A partial ball of teal yarn is nestled between two tentacles.

I made a friend. #knitsky

When will they make a companion book for adults. "Go the F* *back* to Sleep"?

Starting 2026 off right: woke up to the sound of our neighbor using his snowblower to clear the entire sidewalk plus our double driveway, chased him down to give him slices of homemade chocolate Guinness cake. Here's wishing mutual aid and sweet treats for everyone.

I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!

I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.

Great question!

1) First and foremost, we evaluate a candidate based on the departmental guidelines and expectations provided. We don't hold the candidate to arbitrary standards, or even to those of our own institution unless asked to do so. We assess the materials against the guidelines provided.

I referred to my friend's daughter and her pack as their own island of misfit toys, and she got offended, but I meant it as the biggest compliment.

Maybe you can fashion the pipestem from licorice twig so you can chew thoughtfully on it. (If you are pro-licorice flavor)

In honor of those of you here at #SETACPortland doing the conference mingling thing...

We were proud to recognize this year’s outstanding honorees during yesterday’s Opening Ceremony at #SETACPortland. Their contributions continue to advance environmental science. 👏 Please join us in celebrating their achievements!

With the government shutdown now over, if you are a government employees who had to cancel their participation, please reach out to our team to help reinstate your presentation and registration. We are happy to assist. We value your participation and look forward to welcoming you back!

Screenshot of the landing page for an article in Toxicological Sciences. Top passage of text starts off: “This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial reproduction and distribution of the work, in any medium, provided the original work is not altered or transformed in any way, and that the work is properly cited. …” Below that passage is a red outlined box inside which is written: “You do not currently have access to this article."

Sorry, but how are both of these things true?

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...

applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome

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Picture of Munch's "The Scream." Go Blue Jays.