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Paul Harnik

@paulharnik.bsky.social

Associate Professor @ Colgate University. Paleobiologist, science educator, engaged citizen. He/him.

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Joe Levy@colddirt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Love exploring climate change in the geological record? Want to teach about climate change with fabulous undergraduates? Yearning to advance your paleoclimate research in a supportive, scholarship-forward environment? Then come work with us at Colgate University! ⚒️🧪❄️🧪🌊🧪 apply.interfolio.com/188708

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Paul Harnik@paulharnik.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Arnold HS students in Panama City investigate how humans interacted with gulf coast environments over time by "adopting" a clam radiocarbon-dated for our research, studying what was happening when their clam was alive, & creating these stunning "Postcards from the Past" that share those histories.

Postcard from the Past from a clam that lived 7188 BCE offshore Florida describing how humans were interacting with coastal resources at that time and including illustrations of other gulf coast organisms Postcard from the Past from a clam that lived 1885 CE offshore Alabama describing how humans were interacting with coastal resources at that time and including illustrations of other gulf coast organisms Postcard from the Past from a clam that lived 1988 CE offshore Florida describing how humans were interacting with coastal resources at that time and including illustrations of other gulf coast organisms Postcard from the Past from a clam that lived 870 CE offshore Alabama describing how humans were interacting with coastal resources at that time and including illustrations of other gulf coast organisms
Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm hiring a postdoc to lead sedimentary aDNA reconstructions of alpine plant biodiversity as part of a broader project exploring the mechanisms of alpine plant resilience. Come join a collaborative team working in beautiful places! Bonus: postdocs at UMaine are unionized!

Postdoctoral Research Associate

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the stat...

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Paul Harnik@paulharnik.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"One way or another, however, energy experts say that there’s a certain inevitability to the clean-energy transition because of market forces... the cost of clean-energy technologies has plummeted, and renewables are now the cheapest form of energy in many places." www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Can the clean-energy revolution save us from climate catastrophe?

Seven charts show the remarkable growth in renewable power and the challenges to ending the fossil-fuel age.

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Paul Harnik@paulharnik.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Finishing off 2 days of remote beamtime with Rebecca Metzler here at Colgate University. Lots of great data on the microstructures of past and present marine animals from the Gulf of Mexico, and even a couple of catnaps over the past 48+ hours. Thankful for support for science and for collaborators!

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Paul Harnik@paulharnik.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Ocean acidity has increased by ~30% over pre-Industrial levels due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2. Pteropods, “sea butterflies,” are planktonic snails that are sensitive to these changes. Scientists have found that their shells are getting thinner & are dissolving, especially at high latitudes.

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Paul Harnik@paulharnik.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I am so grateful to all the teachers & students who have participated in the NSF-funded Postcards from the Past project & to my collaborators Tina Miller-Way, JoAnn Mitchell Moody, Nancy Raia, & Linda Hill. Examples of student Postcards are currently on display at the Alabama Aquarium!

Dauphin Island Sea Lab@disealab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Since 2019, Discovery Hall Programs has partnered with Dr. Paul Harnik to develop Postcards from the Past. An interactive activity developed from the field to the classroom to explore the environmental history of the Northern Gulf Coast. A collection is displayed in the Alabama Aquarium.