Pepper St. Clair | Scientist & Science Communicator
@pepperstclair.bsky.social
Science communication graduate student and aspiring geneticist, welcoming the public to join in my wonder with As,Ts,Cs and Gs
NEW in @mercurynews.com from our @ucscscicomm.bsky.social news features classes: @pepperstclair.bsky.social on efforts to engineer a comeback for the endangered and beautiful San Francisco garter snake www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/22/s...
Stunning California snake endangered since the 1960s prepares to make a comeback
Listed as endangered since 1967, San Francisco garter snakes are found only on the Peninsula and in northern Santa Cruz County.
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This is why I’m cross training in communication while continuing my career in science. Yell the stories loudly from the mountaintop, learn how and where to reach people.
Michael Allen@mjallen176.bsky.social · 8mo agoReminder: 60% of the populous is disengaged, living their lives day by day, and I’d estimate 85% have no idea what NCAR or NOAA is. Communication Matters. Yell the stories loudly from the mountaintop.
Today during the #AGU25 poster session, new research from @lortizuriarte.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social shows how transit users are exposed to heat in Chicago, DC, and NYC metro systems. Story by @pepperstclair.bsky.social.
City Dwellers Face Unequal Heat Exposure En Route to the Metro - Eos
Socioeconomic factors drive how much extreme heat public transit users in Chicago, NYC, and Washington, D.C., experience as they walk to and from metro stations.
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Trees, trains, and automobiles: New research from @lortizuriarte.bsky.social at @georgemasonu.bsky.social discusses how public transit pedestrian heat exposure risk is changed by socioeconomic and developmental factors, story by @pepperstclair.bsky.social eos.org/articles/cit...
City Dwellers Face Unequal Heat Exposure En Route to the Metro - Eos
Socioeconomic factors drive how much extreme heat public transit users in Chicago, NYC, and Washington, D.C., experience as they walk to and from metro stations.
eos.org
Check out my story for Mongabay about some really cool research at @harvardmcb.bsky.social! It was amazing to hear how the multidisciplinary research team followed this sensation from the molecular level to the model organism’s behavior. I’m always amazed by octopuses and microbes.
Mongabay@mongabay.com · 8mo agoOctopus suckers don’t just feel — they sense microbiomes. Distinct microbes on eggs, prey and other objects trigger chemotactile receptors, prompting reflexive movements in the suckers and arms. Scientists say these microbial cues help guide key survival behaviors.
Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor - @pepperstclair.bsky.social @mongabay.com news.mongabay.com/2025/12/octo...
Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor
From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment that animals must adapt to in order to survive. Distinct microbial populations...
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New research demystifies the fascinating octopus’s perception of the microbiomes it encounters 🐙 Story by @pepperstclair.bsky.social for @mongabay.com Research led by Rebecka Sepela @harvardmcb.bsky.social @harvard.edu with comments by @spencernyholm.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social
Octopuses use their arms to sense and respond to microbiomes on the seafloor
From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment that animals must adapt to in order to survive. Distinct microbial populations...
news.mongabay.com