Erin Garcia De Jesús

Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods.

Hibernating bumblebee queens have nothing to fear from being dunked underwater. They can still breathe! 🐝

By me for @sciencenews.bsky.social

On moonshots and Minneapolis Space exploration can bring people together and reflect deep societal divisions.

I've been really struggling to write about space while living through the ICE occupation in Minneapolis this winter. I was shocked to find myself thinking, "Who cares about sending people to the moon?"

That feeling is more historically resonant than I thought. 🧪🔭
www.sciencenews.org/article/moon...

We did it!! 🥳

All I want for Christmas is a fair contract but the @society4science.bsky.social is dragging their feet and now says they won't give us a proposal until next year. Our CEO gets huge raises far in excess of many guild members' salaries. Meanwhile, many of us are struggling to make ends meet.

Today December 1st is #WorldAIDSDay.
I remember the millions who have died.
I celebrate the transformative progress that has been made.
I resolve as an HIV researcher and advocate to keep up the fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Do you know you status?
Get tested. Get treated. Get on PrEP.

‘Butt breathing’ could help people who can’t get oxygen the regular way Takanori Takebe’s strange investigation into whether humans can use the gut for breathing has surprisingly sentimental origins: helping his dad.

This story by Maria Temming for @sciencenews.bsky.social must be shared. www.sciencenews.org/article/butt...

"[T]he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism. Medical researchers across the globe have spent more than 25 years thoroughly studying this claim. All have come to the same conclusion: Vaccines are not linked to autism."

Limiting childhood vaccines puts everyone's health at risk Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.

As the Trump administration chips away at the childhood vaccine schedule, the US risks a return to the days when infectious diseases regularly hospitalized children & needlessly cut short young lives. Areas with low vaccination spur outbreaks, threatening the health of all. There is so much to lose.

journalism is all about balance. like since you sacrificed so much for this interview, you deserve a treat!

Today marks 2 years since we officially unionized! We remain committed to fair wages, strong protections and working conditions that let us do what we love. The perfect birthday gift? A signature on our petition calling on @society4science.bsky.social CEO @mayaajmera.bsky.social for a fair contract.

Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.

The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.

Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.

"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Our remote workers may not be able to join the #picket, but they have things to say too!

"I would love to believe that the @society4science.bsky.social believes in us. Instead, I am in disbelief at how little they offer those who pour so much of themselves into its mission." @nikkogasa.bsky.social

We're stronger together✊ #unionstrong

@society4science.bsky.social @mayaajmera.bsky.social, we demand a fair contract!

560 days without a contract is too long. Support @sn-media-guild.bsky.social in their 24 hour strike. Give em a follow and sign their petition.

I’m striking because I want fair and equitable pay for myself and my colleagues. I want the @society4science.bsky.social to realize that I am a professional and don’t need to be in their building to do my job well. Respect and fairness is what I am striking for!

🚨 STRIKE ALERT: Journalists at Science News are on strike and holding a 12-hour picket outside of the office!

After 560 days of bargaining, the Science News Media Guild (@sn-media-guild.bsky.social) is demanding and fair contract NOW!

People walking a picket line holding signs

So grateful for the Science News alumni, @wbng.org, @mlexguild.bsky.social, other friends, family , neighbors and loved ones who have come out to support us today! You can show your support by signing our petition at shorturl.at/RinYU

We have fully remote workers who are essential to our publications. They get freedom to work wherever they can do their best work. Those of us in the DMV have to go sit in an office building 2 days a week where it is very difficult to work. Why?

Striking workers carrying signs that say "Fair Pay Now" (made out of magazine covers) and "We want to write news not signs!"

Our workers are some of the most creative people in the business. We'd rather put that creativity toward writing the news than these awesome signs

Say it loud and say it proud! Fair contract now! @society4science.bsky.social

We're entering hour three of our 12-hour picket on day 560 of negotiations with @society4science.bsky.social. This contract is way overdue!

A Science News worker holds two signs, one in her right hand and another is on a lanyard around her neck. The one in her hand has a jar drawn on it and reads "preserve our remote work culture." The one around her neck reads "solidarity is in our DNA" and has a DNA helix drawn at the bottom.

Solidarity is in our DNA!

We're asking @society4science.bsky.social for a fair contract with equitable pay and work flexibility.

Looking to support our cause? Sign our petition calling for a fair contract!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

I've got my @sn-media-guild.bsky.social gear on today in solidarity with my colleagues who are out on the picket line! (My cat is clearly impressed.)

the image says "time's up! science news media guild is officially on STRIKE. rally with us on Nov 5. 8am-8pm 1776 Massachusetts Ave NW." a picture of an alarm block is at the bottom

Today's the big day — we're officially on strike all day! We'll be picketing from 8am to 8pm at 1776 Massachusetts NW. Come show your support! @wbng.org @newsguild.org

*not where we want to be.

This is what happens when the person in the social media driver's seat posts before they've have their caffeine!

My colleagues in the DMV are picketing outside the @society4science.bsky.social today. If you're in the area stop by! I'm cheering them on from afar ✊

12 hours until the workers of the Science News Media Guild will conduct a 24-hour #strike. This comes after our members voted to reject the @society4science.bsky.social's latest contract proposal. Rally with us for a fair contract on 11/5, from 8 AM to 8 PM at 1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW.

After 5️⃣5️⃣9️⃣ days of negotiations, @sn-media-guild.bsky.social is now on the eve of our first-ever strike. We love our jobs. We just want a sustainable workplace.

Support us by spreading the word or joining my DC-based colleagues on the picket line!

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