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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

People are commenting Save The Academy on all of Drexel's instagram posts and I think that's pretty cool. If you're looking for something to do tonight 👀

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Sternberg Museum has been an essential institution for more than a century that's let us understand the Western US's Cretaceous Interior Seaway. What's the Cretaceous Interior Seaway? Well, you can visualize it as a vast ocean from Texas to northern Canada where scenes like this played out:

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Prehistoric Planet 2 [2023] - Xiphactinus Screen Time

YouTube video by Francesco Dangerio

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FossilFriday The pachycephalosaur Stegoceras has an itch at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Mounted skeleton of the little pachycephalosaur Stegoceras, scratching its lower jaw with its tiny front paw

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum this weekend, Sept 25-27. Please sign up here if you can take a shift! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Help Save the Academy: Volunteer to talk with visitors and hand out flyers at the Academy.

Sign up for a shift outside the Academy of Natural Sciences during its last open days: Fridays to Sundays, Sept 18 to 20 and 25 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be on the ground outside the Ac...

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Daeodon is a genuinely horrrifying animal. #FossilFriday

Two casts of big-headed, vaguely piglike beasts prowling across desert scene

Close up of cast skull with stupidly big teeth

Real mounted skeleton against a blue background

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Kevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

From the office of Councilmember Dr. Nina Ahmad, press conference at 9AM outside Room 494, before the city council meeting:

SAVE T.REX: SCIENCE IS A PHILLY JAWN!
THURSDAY September 17th, 9:00AM
Philadelphia City Hall, outside room 494
Press Conference

Join Councilmember Dr. Nina Ahmad, City Council colleagues, advocates, and Philadelphians as we fight to keep the Academy of Natural Sciences open.

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Erin Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“The issue has surpassed any local organisation’s capacity. We need large-scale water bombing and skilled firefighters.” “The orangutans need the forest. What are we studying if the orangutans are all gone, and the food they have is all gone? They can’t survive without that forest.” 🧪🐒🦊🏺🌏

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Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blaze

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Bizarre Beasts @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re excited to announce, we have a new shirt for you! Our celebration of arthropods! Are we over-representing Hymenoptera here? Probably not! There are so many.⁠ ⁠ Anyway… get a new shirt to show love to the whole arthropod community. complexly.info/arthropods4

Sarah poses in new Bizarre Beasts arthropod shirt

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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great job (w/ a great supervisor): Program Specialist (National Engagement)… “supporting partnerships, coordinating outreach activities, and fostering relationships with Smithsonian Affiliates and external stakeholders.” Salary $85,447-$111,087. Apply by Sept 24. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/a5a...

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Program Specialist (National Engagement), IS-1001-11

Job Opening: Program Specialist (National Engagement), IS-1001-11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#FossilFriday The Dimetrodon mount for the @NMNH prior to its installation

Mounted skeleton of the fin-backed protomammal Dimetrodon

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Save the Academy organizers need some volunteers to help hand out informational flyers at the academy of natural sciences this weekend. If you are able to help please get in touch via this contact form save-the-academy.org/contact.html

save-the-academy.org

Questions, press, partnerships, or a way to help? Write to the Save the Academy campaign.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today’s rally to save the academy of natural sciences was incredible. Hundreds of people turned out. This is only the beginning. Follow along with save-the-academy.org

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Posters ready Speakers lined up See you at the rally on Tuesday at 10am in front of the academy of natural sciences. We’re asking Drexel, the Academy Board, and the city to find a way to keep the museum open to the public. RSVP luma.com/1qwnrqz2

8 protest posters
A triceratops says “save the frills”
“Defund science you’re history”
“Don’t let us disappear again” with dinosaurs
“Save our dairy”
Tell Fred save y. Rex”
“Ouch: closing in the middle of an indigenous exhibit”
“This is not the time to defund science
“Closing the academy is a bone headed move”

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New blog post: The Academy of Natural Sciences is closing—how we got here and what you can do. Probably nothing you haven't already heard, but increasing the signal to anyone who has missed the news. extinctmonsters.net/2026/09/05/a...

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Academy of Natural Sciences museum to close

Bad news this week: on Tuesday, September 1st, the longest-operating natural history museum in the United States announced its imminent closure. The Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) in downtown Ph…

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...

A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

For #FossilFriday, the mysterious & geometrically satisfying deep-sea trace fossil Paleodictyon, preserved on the bottom of a Miocene (~10 mya) stratum in southern Spain. Similar traces are in modern deep-sea environments, but we still don't know who makes them. 🧪 #ichnology

Bottom surface of a grayish sedimentary rock layer with raised hexagonal "honeycomb" patterns of varying sizes, representing the deep-sea invertebrate trace fossil Paleodictyon. A 0.1 Euro coin is at the bottom of the photo as scale, showing that it is slightly wider than the largest Paleodictyon hexagon.

Close-up of the bottom surface of a grayish sedimentary rock layer with raised hexagonal "honeycomb" patterns of varying sizes, representing the deep-sea invertebrate trace fossil Paleodictyon. A 0.1 Euro coin is at the bottom of the photo as scale, showing that it is slightly wider than the largest Paleodictyon hexagon.

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Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tenure-track job in vertebrate paleo! 🦬🦕🦈🦴 This is my former position at the Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences. Can confirm that the collections are excellent & understudied; AND that the people at the IMNH and BioSci are wonderful colleagues. APPLY!

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Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756)

Job DescriptionThe Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University invite applications for a joint...

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly

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William B. Ludt, PhD @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The NHMLA is hiring an Assistant Collections Manager for updating our frozen tissues collection to liquid nitrogen storage. This position is grant-funded for 3 years. I'm a bit late on posting this, but there is still one week left to apply! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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Recruitment

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Carl-August W. @basaltweaver.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

PBS Eons made a insta post showcasing my work on their series "Life and Death on Pangea" :) #sciart www.instagram.com/p/DcypJWfG4d9

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The Geological Society of America (GSA) @geosociety.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Know a geoscientist whose contributions to geology or paleontology deserve national recognition? Nominate them for the 2027 NAS Award in the Evolution of Earth and Life—Mary Clark Thompson Medal, including a $20,000 prize. 📅 Nominations close Monday, 5 October 2026 🔗 geosociety.co/nas-award

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 31/08/2026

Meet your new fine-feathered friend! Similar to its modern day descendants, 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘻𝘰𝘶𝘪 had feathers—but it wasn't a bird.

Skeleton cast of 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘹 𝘻𝘰𝘶𝘪 displayed in NHM's Dino Hall.

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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

With the final episode of Eons: Life and Death on Pangea out this week on PBS.org and the PBS app, it feels very appropriate to post this Lystrosaurus from @ummnh.bsky.social for #FossilFriday

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Complexly @complexly.org · 27/08/2026

We're so excited that Simone Giertz will be part of Something Worth Knowing! She will be joining Hank Green and other smart people as they talk about hope and what makes us human. What do you think gives @simonegiertz.bsky.social hope? Learn more at somethingworthknowing.org

Poster for Complexly's "Something Worth Knowing" featuring guest speaker Simone Giertz. September 16th, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets available at somethingworthknowing.org

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tuna @tunaloons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

it's a good show, you should probably watch it

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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The final episode of Eons: Life and Death on Pangea is out today! www.pbs.org/show/eons/

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Eons

Take a journey through the history of life on Earth.

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Complexly @complexly.org · 24/08/2026

Next up on Ask Hank Anything, John Green takes over the couch in a long-awaited special vlogbrothers episode! Tune in Wednesday at youtube.com/complexly

John Green sits across from Hank Green engrossed in conversation

Hank Green smiles while sitting across from John Green on the set of Ask Hank Anything

John & Hank pose for a selfie on the set of Ask Hank Anything

John appears stunned on the set of Ask Hank Anything

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Claudia Astorino @claudistics.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#AABA @bioanth.org members 🚨 submitting a comment on #NSF NSF-2026-OTR-0001 TODAY, THE LAST DAY 🚨 - check your e-mail! if you're having a hard time parsing the proposed changes and/or you aren't sure what specifics to address, there may be helpful info in there for you!

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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

For #FossilFriday: a skull of the extinct horse Equus scotti under study in the collections at the Western Science Center in Hemet, California, US. The fossil was recently recovered from Pleistocene sediments (~ 500 ka) in Murrieta, CA, US, & will be showcased at the WSC's annual PaleoCon event. 🐎🧪

Fossil horse skull sitting on a black blanket. The skull is upside down, showing the cheek teeth facing upwards. A scale bar is next to the skull (for scale).

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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Something a little different on #FossilFriday: new temporary exhibit at UMMNH highlighting the history of paleontological collections at U-M. Timed to recognize UMMP's centennial (although the collection itself is approaching its bicentennial). 📸 Elliot Zirulnik/UMMNH

Photograph of display case featuring many fossils, photographs, and models. Large text at the top of the display reads "Library of Life."

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McNulty Lab @mcnultylab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

An oldie but goody for #fossilfriday, KMN-ER 406. This skull of Paranthropus boisei is one of my all-time favorites! It's one solid mass: dense and heavy. Now curated beautifully by Tom Mukhuyu at National Museums of Kenya.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 19/08/2026

🧪 Been reposting some old stuff onto my Instagram and completely forgot I wrote an episode of Eons a few years ago all about clothing, in case that’s of interest to anyone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=opg6...

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When Did We Stop Being Naked?

YouTube video by PBS Eons

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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Museum folks! What are the most common questions you get asked about exhibits/objects? #museumsky #scicomm

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk. New study finds that the tusks have a double helix structure—not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

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X-rays add new twist to narwhal's spiral tusk

New study finds that the tusks have not one but two spirals, twisting in opposite directions.

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SciShow @scishow.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It’s time for another trip to see the working labs of the world! We're so excited to be back exploring more cutting-edge science in the field. Check it out all week at youtube.com/scishow!

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Are you a scientist interested in learning more about how to communicate science effectively to the public? Are you available Sep 25-28th? If so, apply for ComSciCon-SciWri! forms.gle/rc9vW9q9WUeg...

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Ausarchosaur @ausarchosaur.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Vivaxosaurus (left) and Australobarbarus (right), dicynodonts from the Late Permian of Russia. #FossilFriday

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Woolly rhino skull and jaw, reunited for the first time in at least 60 years #FossilFriday

Brown rhino skull and articulated jaw, upside down on a foam pad

Black and white photo of same skull and jaw, mounted upright on a post

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#fossilfriday The hefty jaw of the "killer" walrus Pelagiarctos, a sea lion-like pinniped from the early Miocene Topanga Formation of southern California. Our analysis suggested it was primarily adapted to eating fish. 🐬🦖🧪

A large pale tan jaw with dark brown teeth, including a very large canine.

A closeup of the teeth of Pelagiarctos. The cheek teeth are double rooted, multicuspate, and have oval to square outlines.

A graphite illustration of the cheek teeth of Pelagiarctos.

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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My latest, for National Geographic! I wrote about one of the longest-running arguments in paleontology, and the (appropriately) slow process of how we figured out where turtles belong on the reptile family tree

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What, Exactly, Is a Turtle?

Paleontologists have resolved a decades-old debate over turtle evolution in a new study of 210-million-year-old skull fossils.

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Z. Jack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#FossilFriday new housing for the recently described partial skeleton of Leptarctus wortmani @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social, made by A. Tseng as a summer fun project. Read about the first known skeleton of this unusual lineage of mustelid carnivorans here: doi.org/10.3897/sjp....

A wooden tray with foam housing and several dozen bones laid out in skeletal configuration.

A person in a black shirt using a pen to outline locations on a foam block where depressions are to be cut to house skeletal elements of a fossil specimen.

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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Do you want to go to grad school in #paleontology 🦖, #geology ⚒️, or #biology🧪? Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops. Sign up with this form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

A flyer that says "Do you want to be a paleontologist? Join the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Graduate School Application Prep Group. This series of free Zoom workshops will: tell you how the field of paleontology works, guide you through the graduate school application process, connect you with other applicants, give you feedback on your applications. Anyone interested is welcome!

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Jake Withee @witheelabs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Wanna learn about a salamander species that lives its whole life in treetops? Good, because that's what I got. Check out my latest for Bizarre Beasts! I research and write all of these and I'm real proud of how they turn out and of the whole team who makes it happen!!!

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The Skydiving Salamander of The Redwood Forest

YouTube video by Bizarre Beasts

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thanks for sharing this, @darcyshapiro.bsky.social! Tagging you here in case you interact with others who might want to know: bsky.app/profile/vgws...

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Uri Wolkowski @deinocurious.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Trying to get back to a more regular #FossilFriday schedule... This time, one of the most unique mammals of South America, the sea-going sloth Thalassocnus. This genus of amphibious sea-grass specialists went extinct only 3 million years ago. Just imagine if they were still around today! #Paleosky

Fossil specimen of the sea-going sloth Thalassocnus, with its head, arms and torso turning to the left. The lower part of the body and legs are not preserved. Next to the specimen there is reconstruction of the living sloth's head, and in the top of the cabin a full-body reconstruction of a swimming sloth and a plaque in Spanish. On display at the Museum of Natural History, Lima.

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Is there an updated list of states that require a dedicated Earth sciences/Geosciences course? Most recent thing I can find is 8 years out of date. Would prefer to not have to keep digging through state learning outcome standards for K-12....

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 31/07/2026

It's Fossil Friday! Meet Eryops megacephalus. This critter, which lived some 280 million years ago during the Early Permian, was among the most terrestrial of the early tetrapods. Spot it in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins! Plan your visit: amnh.link/4bnMbG3 Photo: © AMNH

A photo of the fossilized skeleton of Eryops megacephalus. It is dark brown in color. The animal is low-slung with a large head.

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