Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below!
Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this "bonus bloom" to understand why lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html
Lithium ion generated heat?
Want to reduce your transportation emissions?
Skip the EV and go with an e-bike.
“Electric micromobility…[is] actually displacing four times as much demand for oil as all the world’s electric cars at present.”
Bonus: e-bikes are also fun AND healthy 🤯
arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
“The Stopwatches in the Bee Brain: How Insects Master Time and What It Means for AI” features our work on #time processing across species
ournarratives.net/the-stopwatc... (the front image is not accurate but there are other images in the article) @queenmarycbb.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social
Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
I could be mistaken; a fly?
Congrats! Such enchanting critters!
Air quality alert coming tomorrow
An article about a former lab tech in my lab, Kim Ballare, in the new NYTimes "Lost Science" series about impacts of federal cuts. Thanks to @carlzimmer.com for doing this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/s...
5? What fun; thanks!
Look at those raptorial legs! Impressive!
This might be a productive organization for you; www.gnsi.org
My gestalt, knee jerk, identifications would be useless down under! Thanks for your photo treats Alex!
Nothing more grounding than being reminded that we are all part of this good earth! Hope your semester? is a good one.
Thank goodness it split the uprights!
The blind destruction of American scientific research by the Trump Administration seems to indicate a lack of understanding about the true origin of many modern technological innovations.
Trump Is Squandering the Greatest Gift of the Manhattan Project www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
Top-down macro photograph of three blocky, black ants on a white background. All the ants are covered in evenly-spaced, silvery hairs, giving a glittery appearance. The ants at left and center have large, plate-like heads, the one at center, the queen, is quite elongated.
My project this evening was this composite photograph showing caste in Texas turtle ants: soldier, queen, and worker. This is one of those twig-nesting ants whose soldiers serve as living guard doors, using that massive head to block the entrance.
An article on Rosalind Franklin published (2001) in the Canadian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science.
Happy birthday Rosalind Franklin (25 July 1920)
Chemist and X-ray crystallographer, Franklin’s work illuminated structures of RNA, DNA, coal, graphite, and viruses.
#WomenInStem
Color me flabbergasted!
Lovely to see.
The reason there is no official merch is that Watterson refused to license it. Said he’d quit drawing the strip if the syndicate insisted. They gave in.
The central character is a *stuffed animal.* He could have been Charles Schulz level rich.
If you have the specimen in hand; hemipterans are notable for their piercing mouthparts (looks like a needle). The presence of a triangular shaped scutellum is also a clue. Nice ID!
It's been a bit since I've done a meteorological deep dive, but the devastating flash #flood in central Texas this July 4th/5th deserve a closer look. #TXwx
Yes remnants of #Barry were involved helping enhance moisture. A remnant MCV from Mexico on 3 July also played a role.
Full evolution below ⤵️
It is especially nice to see that these remarkable birds that creep into the SE corner of AZ are still observed! Thanks for the post and photo!!
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
we worked so hard on this, nights and weekends, trying our best to do a good job for the American people
🚨New paper alert!🚨
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
