[alt text by NASA] The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars. Credit: NASA

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The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

"That foreigner wants your cookie" cartoon, but it's ICE with all the cookies, and US science agencies not immigrants.

I got so annoyed with some of You People that I made a meme

Science is not why you and your family are struggling, friends. President Trump and Congressional Republicans are the reason why you and your family are struggling.

Gray whale that swam 20 miles up Willapa River has died A young gray whale that swam about 20 miles up southwest Washington’s Willapa River this week has died, ending a strange journey that drew widespread attention.

Sad that it died, but maybe this enterprising gray whale in the Willapa River just wanted to show the salmon how real carcass enrichment works? I hope this turns into a bear bonanza, that would be awesome. Nobody tell Oregon.

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a large sturgeon in the Fraser river held by a smiling Madison on the nose and Chris on the tail. you can see the sturgeons face clearly highlighting the size of the nose and eyes

happy #sturgeonsaturday (on sunday)! 🧪👩🏻‍🔬🌐🦑🌎

did you know that sturgeon rely heavily on scent & feel to find food rather than eyesight?

in the photo you can see the barbels (like whiskers) & the 2 nostrils - which are basically the same size as the eye!

these strong sniffers are quite impressive 👃

HEC-RAS 2025 is now in Beta!!!
Looks like they haven't updated the site yet but if you download it you can get Beta. 🧪

happy #sturgeonsaturday !

this is the time of year that sturgeon wake up from their overwintering cuddling and move around in search of food!

in the Fraser River, BC this usually aligns with the eulachon spawning run, a crucial sturgeon food source, full of fat after a long winter 🍽️

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How to Count a Wolf - bioGraphic The first step in managing a rare and controversial predator—particularly in a state where it's been absent for decades—is knowing how many you have. That’s easier said than done with a species as elu...

My gosh, the helicopter pruning some conifer branches on camera at the 5:10 mark is a harrowing example of the risk that accurately counting and managing wolves sometimes requires. Great video from @biographic.bsky.social 🌎🧪🦊

www.biographic.com/how-to-count...

disabling the use of my code to train an ai model

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🌎️🧪 Ecology, forestry, or geography students — ApexRMS is hiring a Wildfire Specialist Intern! 6-month remote role starting April 6. Deadline: March 31st.

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#Hiring #Wildfire #Canada #Forestry #Ecology

The striped hyena is in decline. There are fewer than 10,000 left. “Yet it remains largely overlooked in global policy frameworks,” says WCS’s Sue Lieberman.

🌎 At #CMSCOP15, we are supporting a proposal for protections. bit.ly/4uPPUEC

Please soothe your soul with this footage of an enraged muppet being treated at the wild muppet center.

Scientists discover new heavy proton-like particle at CERN Scientists from the University of Manchester have played a leading role in the discovery of a new subatomic particle at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The particle, known as the Ξcc⁺ (Xi‑cc‑plus)...

My late husband would have been so excited about this news!
Scientists discover new heavy proton-like particle at CERN share.google/8aKm98yYU5NE...

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This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity!

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Two New Bird Species Identified in Amazonia | Sci.News An antbird long thought to be a single widespread species across the Amazon rainforest is, in fact, several different ones. Among them are two newly-described species -- Cercomacra mura and Cercomacra...

Two new bird species identified in Amazonia 🌎

www.sci.news/biology/amaz...

Horned up (in 2 senses of the word) deer.

A figure depicting the relative abundance of different prey items among two species of felid (e.g., monkey, small bird, agouti), derived from scat. The x axis is labeled "PoO (%)."

I would like to interrupt your doomscrolling for an important announcement: This figure from Ellen Dymit et al., 2025, depicts the proportion of vertebrate prey in felid scat, recorded as a Proportion of Occurrence (PoO). 💩

The Pokémon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo - IGN The Pokémon Company is actively recruiting PhD holders with backgrounds in ecology to work in Tokyo. This is perhaps the closest chance Pokémon fans have to channel their inner Professor Oak in real l...

This could be your dream job!
PhD in ecology, and English and Japanese language skills required... working for POKEMON!!!

www.ign.com/articles/the...

Ordered. These books are both beautiful and informative.

Republicans target public lands protections in a new way • Stateline Republicans in Congress want to allow more mining and oil drilling on federal public lands, and they’ve recently turned to an obscure legislative maneuver to open areas for business.

GOP leadership using the rarely used Congressional Review Act to overrule land mgmt plans that have taken years of research, local collaboration and public meetings to push for coal & copper mining & oil drilling & reverse protections on other lands. 🧪🌿🌎 stateline.org/2026/03/09/r...

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 287

Research suggests that around one in five #bumblebee queens perish during winter #hibernation.
Heavier queens, having greater reserves of fat and glycogen, are more likely to survive than their lighter counterparts.
#bees
#nature
#wildlife
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Great ecological models don’t matter if decision-makers can’t use them 🌎️🧪

Ecological forecasting is advancing rapidly, but too often results never reach the people making real-world decisions.

An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida’s last thriving coral reefs The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.

The US army corps of engineers is considering, right now, what would be the largest destruction of coral reefs in US history. To make a port slightly bigger.

People know this, right?

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Breaking: Antibiotic licence for salmon farming revoked over 'unacceptable risk' The use of florfenicol in Tasmania's salmon industry has been banned as the country's veterinary medicine regulator suspends an emergency licence for the antibiotic.

Good. No concern was given for the impact on other marine species nor for human health. #politas

New mapping approach predicts habitat availability for species conservation Where are habitats available for threatened species? Are they improving or deteriorating? What landscapes could potentially be used for rewilding animals? A new modeling framework has combined years o...

Conservation decision-makers need to figure out how to spend their very scarce resources most effectively and in real time. A new mapping approach, led by @wcs.org and funded by NASA, could help.

🌎 More from @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2026/03/new-...

Across South America, canopy bridges evolve as a lifeline for tree-dwelling wildlife Throughout the Amazon Rainforest, forest fragmentation represents an escalating and existential threat to the preservation of fauna. Driven by intensive economic development, the expansion of agribusi...

“Internationally, suspension bridges have proven their effectiveness in various habitats, providing connectivity between them, increasing gene flow for endangered species, and reducing mortality in areas near power lines and highways.”
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news.mongabay.com/2026/03/acro...

Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns

🧪🌎🔬🌡️Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits www.science.org/content/arti...

NEWS: Ecuador has officially recognized the Llanganates–Yasuní Connectivity Corridor—a milestone for conservation in the Andes-Amazon region. bit.ly/4bkY6ou 🌎

Identifying the “demon whale-biter”: Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark Isistius sp The presence of crater-like wounds on cetaceans and other large marine vertebrates and invertebrates has been attributed to various organisms. We review the evidence for the identity of the biting age...

Dawg if I was a cookie-cutter shark and found out that my species could have been known as the "demon whale-biter" instead I'd be fuckin' *pissed*. Absolute nomenclatural humiliation.

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Northern California’s first condor egg in 100 years reported in redwood tree

Who COULDN’T use some good news? ‘ Scientists with the Yurok Tribe say that two of dozens of condors released to the wild in Humboldt County since 2022, to reestablish the endangered birds, have paired up, built a nest in a redwood tree and appear to be tending to an egg.”

#californiacondor