Democrats have stopped talking about climate. Strategists say that's smart—but they're wrong. Making climate a top priority wins votes, and barely 1 in 10 voters will vote against climate action. Read all about it in my newsletter, "Notes from the Electric Era." electricnotes.news/p/yes-democr...

Yes, Democrats Should Talk About Climate.

Talking about Climate Change is a Political Winner.

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Feeling deep ecological grief working under wildfire haze this morning, only for @mikeshanahan.bsky.social to share these two perfectly timed pieces of writing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We know how to mourn other humans – but what about ecological grief?

In Iceland, people commemorated its first glacier formally declared lost to climate change. Western culture needs more of these rituals

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Oh give me a bay With a turtle and ray And a shopping cart where corals grow Where disease isn't seen And the algae that's green Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow (Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)

The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic

Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.

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This was a fascinating & complicated story to report for @mongabay.com: selective logging seems to help Congo Basin forests store more carbon - but does that mean more trees should be cut down? news.mongabay.com/2026/07/can-...

Can selective logging help the Congo Basin store more carbon?

The rainforests of the Congo Basin are the planet’s largest forested carbon sink: as these 3.3 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles) of trees in Central Africa breathe in carbon dioxide...

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"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'" via @biographic.bsky.social www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...

The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic

Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.

biographic.com

are you interested in toad calls, cemeteries, walking around at night, and/or what the wood frog has in common with Jesus Christ? you can learn about all these things and more in my new essay for @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/listening-fo...

Listening for Life Among the Dead - bioGraphic

A local chapter of a national frog survey convenes at a storied Massachusetts cemetery.

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My latest for @biographic.bsky.social! Despite ship traffic, trash, runoff, sediment, & roasting water temps, corals are thriving in the port of Miami. How do they do it? Researchers are trying to find out, and see if these resilient traits can be passed on: www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...

The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic

Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.

biographic.com

Stay tuned for our forthcoming story by @cgeib.bsky.social on Miami's urban corals and the underwater feed that gets called "the happiest place on the internet" 🪸🐠🐡🤿

Coral City Camera@coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On this World Oceans Day we are proud to unveil the latest extension of the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1, 2023, and running for three years through May 1, 2026 🪸🌎🪸

PLEASE SHARE: STAT is hiring for a "Trust-in-science" reporter! The reporter will cover where trust is breaking down, the consequences, and how to rebuild it. If you or someone you know would be great for the position, please apply! #journojobs #journalismjobs #journalism #science 📰🧪

STAT, Reporter, Trust-in-Science

About STAT In November 2015, STAT was launched as a new national media brand focused on health, medicine, and life sciences. Since then, we have grown to

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I wrote about the hugging female skeletons defector.com/and-they-wer...

And They Were Tomb Mates! | Defector

There comes a time in every skeleton’s death when, upon their being discovered in a grave hugging another skeleton, modern people start foaming at the mouth guessing at what that relationship might ha...

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This gastropod episode on the origins of the food pyramid and the tradeoffs necessary to make sure Americans get enough nutrients based on how people ACTUALLY eat is fascinating.

Protein, Pyramids, and Politics: The Forgotten Stories and Controversial Science Behind Government Dietary Advice - Gastropod

The how, what, and why of RDAs, nutrition labels, and dietary goals.

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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with the inspiring Alannah Acaq Hurley, who has received the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work to stop Pebble Mine in Alaska. Our interview, for @mongabay.com: news.mongabay.com/2026/04/gold...

Goldman Prize winner Alannah Hurley fights Pebble Mine “from a place of love”

In the early 2000s, Alannah Acaq Hurley began working over her college summer breaks to spread awareness among rural communities in Southeast Alaska about a project called Pebble Mine: a pit 4 kilomet...

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Restoring mangroves alongside dikes creates a powerful defense against sea level rise. Research shows these benefits help lower-income areas. As climate change intensifies, the value of this combined "green-gray" strategy only grows. cgeib.bsky.social reports for #Mongabay.

Green and gray: Mangroves and dikes show potential in protecting shorelines together

With their dense mats of submerged roots, mangrove forests hold down shorelines worldwide like a coastal Swiss Army knife. They’re a nursery for juvenile fish and a home for important species in and…

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It is entirely possible your grandmother was born in the 70s she knows what high fructose corn syrup is

K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë@keithpille.bsky.social · 4mo ago

People who peddle that “only eat food your grandmother would have recognized” bullshit need to reckon with this

I love everything Blair's ever written, but if you've ever loved a dog, this one is extra special 💙

Blair Braverman@blairbraverman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It's hard to think about retiring from racing, because mushing is, and will always be, a huge part of my life. So I took a journey with my older dogs, who have retired themselves. They've taught me so much over the years; now, they're teaching me to live with change. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/m...

Costa Rica aims to certify its entire coffee sector as deforestation-free to meet new EU rules. However, its "head start" masks a tougher road for other nations. Can other countries emulate this model, or will the EUDR leave resource-strapped producers behind? @cgeib.bsky.social for #Mongabay.

Costa Rica’s head start may mask tougher EUDR road ahead

Costa Rica’s famous coffee industry says it’s nearly ready for EUDR. The upcoming European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires that all coffee shipped into the EU not come from recently…

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The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

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Calling on my ancestors for guidance but the only one who answers is a weird eutherian rodent-mammal from the early cretaceous period. "EAT BERRY SLEEP UNDER ROCK" it says. Pretty good advice

We are proud to unveil the world’s longest underwater timelapse, starting May 1st 2023 and running 1,000 days through January 28, 2026. This 10fps period covers summer 2023’s coral bleaching mortality event, but then recovering and growing through ‘24 & ‘25 into ‘26 #coralcitycamera

The freedom of the press is literally inscribed into the constitution. The arrests of Georgia Fort and Don Lemon, layered atop the raid of that WaPo journalist's home earlier this month are clearly political acts designed to silence journalists, and create a chilling effect on free speech.

Final days! Get those applications in by tomorrow, Jan 15, if you'd like to join us in Woods Hole this May!! 🦑🧪🦠🐙🔬🐟

Claudia Geib@cgeib.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Calling science-curious journalists & writers! This year I'm helping run @mblscience.bsky.social's Logan Science Journalism program, a 10-day immersive field experience in Woods Hole. And there are just 9 days left to apply! Send me any Q's, and hope to see you in May! www.mbl.edu/education/lo...

It doesn’t matter if decades have passed or new information has emerged -- If the EPA goes through with this, it won't be able to revise hazardous air pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/air-...

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules

In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.

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Calling science-curious journalists & writers! This year I'm helping run @mblscience.bsky.social's Logan Science Journalism program, a 10-day immersive field experience in Woods Hole. And there are just 9 days left to apply! Send me any Q's, and hope to see you in May! www.mbl.edu/education/lo...

Some days I think my job is pretty normal, and then other days I find myself paging through an obscure Flemish herbal written in the 1500s

🧵 3/3 Bottom line for 🧪: The last remaining fight over the Billionaires' Bill is this week (*right now*) and in the House. The fight for science funding in FY26 starts *next week* in the House and will continue during the summer. So: don't lose hope...it's a *summer-long* fight for science!

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

There are LOTS of ways to #StandUpforScience! Take your pick from our menu of actions: www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight... And check out our event host guide: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

You can read the original story that inspired this episode at: hakaimagazine.com/features/rai...

Raising Baby Sharks from the Dead | Hakai Magazine

Biologists are rescuing baby sharks and skates from recently caught females, giving the unborn a chance at survival.

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Claudia Geib@cgeib.bsky.social · last yr.

Back in 2021, I came across a strange story about some folks raising baby sharks taken from dead mothers caught by fishermen. That story became a feature for Hakai Magazine, and today, it's in @radiolab.bsky.social as part of their "Week of Sharks" !! open.spotify.com/episode/2SkQ...

Back in 2021, I came across a strange story about some folks raising baby sharks taken from dead mothers caught by fishermen. That story became a feature for Hakai Magazine, and today, it's in @radiolab.bsky.social as part of their "Week of Sharks" !! open.spotify.com/episode/2SkQ...

Baby Shark

Radiolab · Episode

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The cuts to NSF, NASA and the NIH come just as interest in STEM fields is booming. This administration is literally crushing the dreams of young people in the USA. Not to mention the impact on the STEM workforce. 🧪 ⚛️ 🎢

Physgal ⚛️@physgal.bsky.social · last yr.

It looks like STEM bachelors also rose during that time, though the rise started earlier and really took off around 2010.

I adored this fascinating, hopeful @betsymason.bsky.social story for @biographic.bsky.social about the intelligence of urban wildlife, and how we can coexist: www.biographic.com/the-coyote-n...

The Coyote Next Door

What urban wildlife can teach us about cognition, survival, and how to be good neighbors.

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Are baby whale sharks "holding their breath" to hide from predators and bulk up after birth? www.biographic.com/whale-sharks... It was a joy to work with @colinschultz.bsky.social once again for this, my first story in @biographic.bsky.social!