In the age of AI, I find myself gravitating to books like this one from 2013, about slowing down and really putting in the work for the writing and editing process. I don’t want to go back to typewriters, but I do miss edits on paper sometimes. 📝
Erin Gerecke, PhD, ELS
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Science editor/writer/educator, biologist, nature/book lover, & busy musician—often in a different order. She/Her #SciComm
I finished another really interesting read by science writer @carlzimmer.com called “Air-Borne”—a history of studying life in our atmosphere. Meanwhile: Once eradicated in the U.S., measles has made a sad comeback in the U.S. due to falling vaccination rates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Almost…there…
Glendon Mellow@flyingtrilobite.com · 2w agoUpdate: if the SciArt Feed gets 40 more Likes, it will be the #33 Most Popular Feed on Bluesky. A feed of visual art about science, (with no generative AI allowed 🥳). Tap the link below, then tap the 3 dots at the top to 🩷Like and 📌Pin the Feed (not the pinned post). bsky.app/profile/flyi...
Are you a science, environment, or education journalist? Do you want to join me and my students for a day of shark research in Florida this fall? I have spots for a few journalists to join a shark research expedition!
A possible new link between ovaries and the immune system after menopause. We still have a lot to learn about female life history! 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
After menopause, ovaries may transform into organs with immune powers
Mouse and human data suggest ovaries develop a new function after reproductive duties end
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The new nonprofit home of the former climate.gov resources from NOAA and beyond is at climate.us! climate.us
Some good science news! mRNA vaccines are one step closer to potentially changing the game against influenza. www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...
Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over.
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This is a big deal. Public comment is open. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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Can confirm. I can still feel the heft of Maniatis or Current Protocols as I splayed them across the top of a centrifuge to look something up. Fun fact: I also copy edited CSH Protocols in a different life.
Alejandro Montenegro@aemonten.bsky.social · 2mo agoNo, they were not
Scientists are scrambling to test vaccines and drugs that can work against the Bundibugyo virus. Here's my story on some of their prime candidates. Gift link: nyti.ms/4u7cN4A
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I recently finished devouring this lovely little writers’ dialogue on the art of the sentence. I was pleased to see some of my routine checks on the list, with plenty more to consider. (1/2)
Researchers are feeling more hopeful about the future for people with pancreatic cancer. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/05/12/n...
She's trying to outrun pancreatic cancer. Breakthrough treatments give her hope
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
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Not letting the chaos of the news cycle (i.e., people with guns) push this one off the radar—firing the advisory board for the National Science Foundation. Congress has supported science. Most people do. This is one more attack from a few bad actors. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding
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Happy #EarthDay! Learning about my home and its inhabitants has been a lifelong pursuit. Such a beautiful home we have. Let’s take care of it.
The Artemis crew is experiencing a total solar eclipse from the far side of the moon, and they’re live streaming it. Smart people working together for science and humanity. Tune in! www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK...
NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)
YouTube video by NASA
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Predictable, but sad nonetheless. 🧪
anil oza@aniloza.bsky.social · 5mo agoA new paper suggests that grant terminations from the NIH over the past year may have further punctured the so-called "leaky pipeline" because women were more impacted by grant terminations than men www.statnews.com/2026/03/23/n...
The entire annual budget for NASA is $24.4 B. Annual budget for the National Science Foundation (NSF): $10.2 B. NOAA: $6.9 B. US Geological Survey: $1.45 B.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5mo ago[AP matches @jeffstein.bsky.social] WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says. @apnews.com
"This is a significant victory for public health, evidence-based medicine, the rule of law, and the American people," Richard Hughes, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told reporters after the ruling. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/03/16/n...
Federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5mo agoAttention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In North Dakota, a 14-year-old girl's near-fatal battle with measles demonstrates how serious the virus can be for the immunocompromised. She was exposed to the virus at school👇
A teen girl's harrowing journey with measles highlights how serious the virus can be for the immunocompromised
Makayla Skjerva, a North Dakota 14-year-old, contracted measles after being exposed at school in February. Makayla, who is immunocompromised, fell seriously ill.
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Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas www.theguardian.com/science/2026... “We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year.”"
Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US
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“The vanilla, lavender and sandalwood industries, to name a few, are facing significant threats due to climate change and other negative influences such as habitat destruction”—can conservationists and perfumers team up for plant conservation? #plants #conservation 🧪🌎 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/f...
From Endangered Plants Come Whiffs of Inspiration
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At ~$1 billion/day, the US has spent as much on the war in Iran in ten days as the entire FY25 budget for the National Science Foundation ($10 billion). Trump's FY26 budget request for the agency declined to $3.9 billion, due to a "realignment of resources in a constrained fiscal environment."
Or why Indiana didn’t do DST for a long time. The first Monday morning is terrible. ⚫️🥱
