‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years An ambitious ‘refaunation’ project is bringing the much-loved birds and other lost species back to the city’s national park

#ornithology
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Glad to see @snapcoalition.org member Emily Yao teaching a new SNAP Science Policy 101 course module!

These will be publicly available open-access #SciPol modules on topics such as #SciComm, how the government works, science diplomacy, and others!

250 & Beyond: Our American Story — Symposium Whether you are a K-12 or higher education student, an educator, a volunteer, a philanthropic partner, or a civic leader, this live, broadcast event is designed for those committed to civic engagement...

Check it out! Attendance is free, but you should donate, too = )

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Hey hey, scientist mentors! Don't forget to submit your abstracts for #Botany2026! We would love to see you there!

I'm on the train back to DC – I call on all my colleagues to come back, too.

Congress must vote to end this war IMMEDIATELY.

A black and white photo of Katherine Johnson, the "Hidden Figure" that sent man into space

A photo of Vanessa Wyche, director of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil service member

Let it be known that Katherine Johnson was the reason for the first astronauts in space.

And now Vanessa Wyche, head of the Johnson Space Center and NASA's highest ranking civil servant, is the responsible for the longest manned space flight in history

🚨 NSF is already quietly eliminating the SBE Directorate, despite Congress’ mandate that NSF support the behavioral & social sciences.

Steps to counter this are in motion.

If you
- have an SBE proposal under review
- serve on an SBE grant panel

You can help! Fill out this form: shorturl.at/xuKw2

Yeah, I am so mad I wasted so much of my precious free time trying to get that turkey elected.

Excellent piece by @snapcoalition.org member Amanda Finn explaining the toll and harm of anti-DEI policies in #academia, particularly on #ECRs and people of color.

#science #equity #DEI #gradstudents #PhD

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So the White House basically told the Pope to go fuck himself and that it could bomb and destroy who it wants?

Calling all so called Catholics in
the USA….?

“I live in an affordable housing unit myself. These aren’t theoretical issues to me.” - @senadorajulie.bsky.social explains why her fight to put working Americans first is personal

How does mentorship affect development of #STEM undergraduate students' STEM identities? Find out!

Graduate Research Day at @ufl.edu @gator-pase.bsky.social founder @kassstem.com presenting their work <3

The image is split into two sections. The left side features a quote on funding priorities by Sudip S. Parikh, AAAS CEO, with a small photo of the person below. The U.S. Capitol building is in the background. The right side shows a bar chart titled "Federal R&D FY26 + FY27 Appropriations in Billions." It compares requested and enacted funding amounts for NIH, NSF, DOE, and NASA in 2026 and 2027. Bars are color-coded to distinguish between 2026 requests, 2027 requests, and 2026 enacted law.

The U.S. administration released the FY 2027 Budget Request this morning, proposing deep cuts to science funding once again. While there are similarities in the proposed cuts between FY26 and FY27, the final FY26 appropriations show the impact of advocacy in action.

Looks like #ScienceAdvocacy still matters for 2026
(jokes on you - it ALWAYS matters, but it’d be cool if the circumstances weren’t as dire 😖🫠)

This seriously could not be more timely. Give it a read.

Digital Hopes, Real Power: From Revolution to Regulation Sixty-six percent of internet users live where political or social sites are blocked, and 78% live in countries where people have been arrested for online posts. This is the second installment of a

Whereas governments once used ad hoc measures to suppress online speech, today, states around the world have systematized censorship, creating durable systems of control. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Republicans Slammed For Soulless One-Word Response To Democrats' Trans Day Of Visibility Tweet

All they have is hate.

Pam bondi ignoring Epstein survivors

may this define her for the rest of her life.

she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.

girl, bye.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida's version of the SAVE Act Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that will require proof of citizenship to vote and impose stricter voter ID restrictions on Floridians

Under this new Florida law, people who lack easy access to a passport or birth certificate, like older Black voters who grew up in the Jim Crow South and recently naturalized citizens, could face issues voting.

We're suing Florida to defend our right to vote.

A College Is Split Over Its President and His Epstein Ties

"Dr. Botstein recently described Mr. Epstein as 'a truly evil man,' but in 2013 he had signed a note to him: 'Miss you.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...

Find libraries and archives | USAGov Find your local public library, which can help children learn to read, and adults learn English or find a job. Also, explore federal libraries' collections.

Stop what you're doing & go donate to your local public library. Libraries are lifelines for so many people + incredible resources we should not take for granted!

Also, out of curiosity, I just used this tool and found there are FIFTEEN libraries within 25 miles of me.

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Mission Control from the Apollo Program

This man is playing Galaga

Mission Control monitoring the International Space Station

Me practicing for my lunar drivers license

In honor of today’s launch, here are pix from my tour of Johnson Space Center from my project for the International Space Station program 10 yrs ago incl a behind the scenes tour of Mission Control (Apollo-era and the operational one) and me in a prototype lunar rover. Thanks #NASA!

Environmental group holds snowman protest in Bozeman for warm winter awareness BOZEMAN, Mont. – Unusually warm winter conditions have persisted in Montana through late February. While some residents are enjoying the mild weather, others are expressing concerns in unique ways.

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Bozeman community members hold 'Snowman Protest' highlighting warmer-than-usual Montana winters It’s no secret that it’s been a warmer than usual winter in Montana. That’s why on Saturday, local community members – and snowmen – gathered to protest the unusual weather and its impacts.

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Three members of CCL Montana smile for the camera in front of their snowman protest tabling setup

Screenshot of local news coverage of CCL Bozeman's homemade snowman protest

When CCL Bozeman noticed a major lack of snow this season, they got creative with a public display of homemade snow people. Their efforts earned them a segment on two local TV channels!

Way to get crafty for climate change awareness 💪 #grassrootsclimate

The nonsense case against birthright citizenship Meet the conservative legal minds telling the Supreme Court to side with Trump.

Trump’s limits on birthright citizenship would plunge the country into an “unclear, contingent, and chaotic experiment in exclusion.”

And, he cannot, thanks in part to Marco Rubio.

The 2024 Defense Authorization Act prevents a unilateral presidential withdrawal from NATO without 2/3 approval by the Senate or an act of Congress. The law was authored by Sen Tim Kaine and then Senator, now Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

Outside: histological sections of Arabidopsis imbibed seeds stained with auramine-O and calcofluor white to reveal lipids (purple) and cell walls (green), respectively. Centre: localization of expression of ProPEBP:PEBP-Venus in an embryo of an imbibed seed of Arabidopsis. All were observed by confocal laser-scanning microscopy. (Image credit: Juliette Puyaubert and Victoria Gomez, Sorbonne University.)

🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL 🌱

The seed biology Special Issue highlights how climate change reshapes germination and early establishment, and the breakthroughs advancing a life cycle perspective with direct relevance for crop resilience – Bailly & Kolbert

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#PlantScience 🧪

Dr. Kate Turner stands with her advisors after passenger her PhD defense at the University of Tennessee.

Huge congratulations to Dr. Kate Turner on passing her PhD defense yesterday! Great work on Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia diseases of tobacco. So glad I got to attend in person, good to be back in Knoxville for a few days. #UTK #UTIA #plantscience

"Stacey Abrams at Albuquerque No Kings Rally on March 28, 2026"
Via Nash Jones/New Mexico in Focus #Burquesky #NoKings @staceyabrams.com
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