Always a welcome guest! 🐝 A bicoloured sweat bee busily harvesting pollen from one of our flowers. 🌻
Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle)
@lmcampbell.bsky.social
In between worlds | Local & global ecosystems | Art & Science | Deaf Scientist in a Hearing World | lives in K'jipuktuk - Halifax. |
A mourning clock caterpillar passed by me at work, rushing onward in a real hurry. 🐛🖤🧡 Enjoying how its colours match the orange and grey pebble colours of sidewalk!
This year, I'll be including some new projects, including eDNA sampling and a HRM Lakewatchers sampling station from a boat. It will be a good class for those who are interested in freshwater issues! 🐟🦠🔬🚣🏻♀️
The algae biodiversity of the Reflecting Pool? So far, the dominant green algae family seems to be Scenedesmaceae. www.reddit.com/r/algae/comm...; www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n...
Dr. Linda Campbell (she/her/elle)@lmcampbell.bsky.social · 2mo agoLoving how freshwater algae entered the political discourse. 😂 Water is life. 💙
Loving how freshwater algae entered the political discourse. 😂 Water is life. 💙
As a scientist who sampled the Great Lakes from the surface & shoreline, I am really looking forward to watching @hiddenbelow.bsky.social's deep-water documentary when it comes out! www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Discovering the giants swimming in the depths of the Great Lakes
Two Canadian filmmakers are hoping to open the world’s eyes to what lies hidden at the deepest point of our Great Lakes, inviting CTV News to join them on board for a journey into waters that have lar...
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Mineralogy and geochemistry in a tube! Nice explainer 👇 🎨🖌🔬 #sciart
c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2mo agoI know this is a joke, but there's some cool pigment chemistry, history & etymology in 'raw umber' & 'burnt umber'. Let's learn about it! 'Umber' is a member of a natural family of pigments called ochre, in the same family as 'sienna'. What they have in common: iron & manganese oxide compounds.
Residents along Lake Victoria are protesting a government plan to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear plant. While officials call it a green transition, a local petition warns of displacement, radioactive waste risks, and threats to Africa’s largest freshwater lake. mongabay.cc/UMzcWB
Kenyan communities protest planned nuclear plant near Lake Victoria
On May 21, residents of Sakwa, in southeastern Kenya, gathered to protest the government’s plan to install a nuclear power plant near their homes, along Lake Victoria. Sakwa, in Siaya County, is home…
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Sampling on a centennial scale! This will produce important results for a globally significant lake. 🐟💙
British Geological Survey@bgs.ac.uk · 3mo agoAn international science consortium will survey the health, economic value & social importance of Lake Victoria. Deploying 3 research vessels across Kenyan, Ugandan & Tanzanian waters, the 12 month campaign will replicate the first lake survey, carried out in 1927. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/interna...
Our biennial shoe review! We require everyone to bring clean shoes for our @smuscience.bsky.social DEEHR Cleanroom Lab. But sometimes shoes go unlabelled - then their owners graduate... Robin made a grid to make sure we don't donate current members' shoes by mistake. Whose shoes are yours?
When you see a colleague face discrimination in a public professional setting it's never comforting to come up to them after the fact to offer support. Do it during the instance. Suppport them publicy.
Our first daffodil of the season! 💛💚
Canada appears water rich, yet much of its supply flows north, away from population centres, while groundwater is overdrawn and polluted—and policy gaps and climate stress are compounding risk. Writer Christopher Pollon explores: https://ow.ly/u5pA50YPwNR
Going through old photos. I just realized that this tree may be dropping a hint about the need for "tree cleaning".... Seen near Quinpool (Halifax)
Craptions. Saving those excellent Tubi AI-generated captions for advocacy. Thank you @pigslaundry.bsky.social for sharing!
Love those types of resources. Labour of love, very useful and rich with knowledge. Saving for our taxonomy key training modules. 💙🦂🧐 🧪 🌏
Amypteride🏳️⚧️🔻🕷🦂@amypteride.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhat time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime ! This post aims to serve as a simplified tool for you to better understand Cheliceratime’s entries by summarizing the main information about each large chelicerate groups, so unroll the thread to find the group you're looking for!⬇️ 🧵 #sciart #arachnid 1/6
Urban trees maintained by @hfxgov.bsky.social, mapped by @justbartek.ca. While it doesn't document ALL trees, patterns can be seen. Downtown HFX & Woodside appear to be relatively tree-less. Tree species planted each side of Northwest Arm are different. 🧐🌳🌲💚🌎 justbartek.ca/hfxtrees/ #Halisky
Taxonomist Appreciation Day post I am in freakin' AWE of people doing primary taxonomic work. To do it well, you need deep scholarship to track past naming (and misnaming) efforts. You may need to hunt down specimens only to discover they are damaged, misindentified, or lost. 1/3
Disabled chemists face avoidable barriers in labs, turning routine tasks into major challenges #DisabledInSTEM The @rsc.org Disability-Inclusive Laboratories Report shares experiences of disabled scientists & practical ways to make labs more accessible & inclusive #InclusiveLabsRSC 🔗 rsc.li/4saDTrC
Disability-inclusive laboratories in the chemical sciences
Our report examines the current landscape for disabled chemistry lab users and showcases practices that can improve accessibility within lab spaces.
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Last Saturday, I found myself near Quinpool (Halifax) in the snowstorm and enjoyed how the snow interacted with the murals and sights. I appreciate the artistry shown in the murals along (and off) the Quinpool. More details: quinpoolroad.ca/business-on-...
Half and half. We are definitely between seasons, moving from winter to spring. Seen at Oakfield.
