Ed Sikora
@alabamaed1.bsky.social
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist. I work with corn, soybeans, fruit and vegetables. I am also a freelance photographer.
This is 2026. Desperate times require desperate measures. OnlyFans can be an unexpected source of support for research. 🧪 www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Scientists create OnlyFans account for marmots to fund research – video
UCLA professor Daniel Blumstein and his team started an OnlyFans account to raise money for their research amid government funding cuts
theguardian.com
Great opportunity for a postdoc position looking at Mendenhall Glacier outburst floods at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. Preference is given to applications received by Sept. 1. careers.alaska.edu/jobs/postdoc... ❄️⚒️🧪
Postdoctoral Associate in Glaciology - Juneau, Alaska, United States
The University of Alaska Southeast invites applications for a postdoctoral associate in glaciology for a project aimed at constraining uncertainty in glacier outburst flood models. Mendenhall Glacier,...
careers.alaska.edu
The Falcon 9 crater is new archaeological site on the Moon. It's the 10th rocket body impact, following 6 Apollo, 1 Luna, 1 Long March, and LCRoss crashes. We can assess it for its historic, scientific, aesthetic, social and spiritual significance. 🧪 🔭 #Heritage
Science X / Phys.org@sciencex.bsky.social · last wk.A Falcon 9 upper stage left a 60-foot-wide crater on the moon. Lunar images show bright fresh material near the rim and darker weathered rays excavated from about 1.5 feet below the surface.
A study in Nature finds that COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses already present in the body. These viral flare-ups can persist after infection and may be linked to long COVID. go.nature.com/45GKJLM #medsky 🧪
A good day of harvesting corn in Alabama, but the dust and morning glory made things challenging at times. @CropNetwork @plantdisease.bsky.social
Tomato planted on beds covered in silver reflective mulch in Alabama. Tomatoes produced for fresh market sale. The season begins in late March & runs through October. The silver mulch inhibits early season feeding from thrip/aphids that may spread plant viruses like Tomato spotted #Tomato 🌱
New discovery puts 'women at the centre of early Bronze Age society.' 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New discovery puts 'women at the centre of early Bronze Age society'
The 4,000-year-old skeleton of a metalworker was first found in 1803.
bbc.co.uk
On 12 August join us in León, Spain with the whole family for: ✂️ workshops 🎭 performances 🔭 safe solar observations Full programme 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/07/Total_solar_eclipse_2026_Leon_event_daytime_workshop_programme 🔭 🧪 #EuropeanSolarEclipse
NEMATODE MONDAY Stunted plants in a row showing signs of stress suggested a possible nematode problems. Digging up 1 of the plants & looking at the roots revealed galls caused by root knot nematode. Plants unlikely to die but will produce poorly. Nematodes often referred to as the hidden enemy 🌱 🧬
✈️ Get ready to jingle and mingle at Bonn's magical Christmas market in 2026! Enjoy traditional German delicacies, unique shopping finds, and festive fun in the heart of this charming German city. https://europa.tips/en/bonn-christmas-market-trip #travel #europetravel #europa
Bonn Christmas Market 2026 Dates Locations and Food Options
Get ready to jingle and mingle at Bonn's magical Christmas market in 2026! Enjoy traditional German delicacies, unique shopping finds, and festive fun in the heart of this charming German city.
europa.tips
Wasilla, Alaska 🧳 I believe where the Iditarod race starts each winter.
Blossom end rot on tomato/pepper is a disorder causing dark sunken leathery patches on the bottom of developing fruit. It is triggered by a calcium deficiency often caused by inconsistent watering. Avoid BER by watering evenly & regularly during the season & using mulch 🌱 🧪 @vegplotter.com #Tomato
"Michigan has 23 fewer infectious disease workers and 123 fewer county health staff after the Trump administration in 2025 canceled around $12 billion in COVID-era grants to states." www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Michigan battles massive cyclosporiasis outbreak as state reels from Trump cuts
Two weeks before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its cyclosporiasis health warning on July 14, Michigan warned of an unusually large outbreak of parasitic disease that was c...
ctvnews.ca
My first tomato from my one potted plant. Success! No blossom end rot because of a balanced water supply & proper management of calcium and fertility levels. My father would be proud. @learndirt.bsky.social @vegplotter.com
Welcome to our hub for #PlantStress science! We’re here to feature and discuss the latest on how plants cope with #drought, #temperature, #metals, and other #abiotic challenges. Tag us! @plant-sci.bsky.social @plantbiotech.bsky.social @plantnet.bsky.social @stomata-tweets.bsky.social @fao.org
Abiotic Stress in Plants@abioticstress.bsky.social · last mo.Publishing new research on #AbioticStress in plants? 🌱 Tag @abioticstress.bsky.social in your posts, and we may repost your work to help it reach the #PlantScience community @planteditors.bsky.social @plant-sci.bsky.social @jipb.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social @plecevo.bsky.social @fao.org
‘We’re All Plastic People Now:’ Award-winning documentary screens at WRL and Tabb Library this week: https://mrf.lu/2c3bp
‘We’re All Plastic People Now:’ Award-winning documentary screens at WRL and Tabb Library this week
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You see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.
Ongoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | EU Space Support Office
In late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average ...
eu-space.europa.eu
Yesterday afternoon 14:09 in Lacanau Océan in France. A pale red sun through the smoke tinged everything in Mars style orange. Welcome in the climate emergency! Despite all denial of the fossil fuel lobby, it’s scientific fact: CO2 emissions heat up Earth & make fires worse. 🔥🔥🔥
Taproot decline (fungal disease of soybean) symptoms often appear during pod fill but can be seen anytime during the season. Symptoms include interveinal yellowing of leaves & premature death of plant. If plants are pulled from soil, most of roots will snap off 🧪 🌱 @cropnetwork.bsky.social
This is me after dealing with cell phone and internet issues for the last week. #nature #photography 📷
Kudzu bugs are active in Alabama this summer and will be w/t us through fall.They feed on soybeans & kudzu damaging their hosts by sucking vital nutrients/moisture from the plant stem, petioles & leaves. They also swarm homes and white surfaces. They emit a foul odor when threatened or crushed 🌱 🧪
