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Amy McEuen, Ph.D.

@mceuen.bsky.social
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Conservation professor at U of I Springfield. Ecologist. Dendrophile. Author: How to Think Like an Ecologist. PhD. She/her. Public Voices Fellow Alumni. Science works. Love trumps hate.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another iconic symbol of overfishing: bluefin tuna (think million dollar Japanese auctions), is returning to British waters and all populations are rebuilding or doing well. So much better of a story than 10 or 15 years ago.
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Matthew Newell 🇺🇦 @matthewnewell.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Tawny Frogmouth. #BirdOfTheDay #AngryBirds
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Good news - must repost
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Coral Morphologic @coralmorphologic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
These observations continue to support our hypothesis: coral strains naturally recruiting to urban habitats are more resilient to thermal stress than their offshore counterparts, providing scientists with a uniquely valuable population to research coral evolution in the Anthropocene.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The rally at the academy is getting bigger to the point that I need to rent a proper sound system & stage. really good problem to have. Would anyone be down to help cover that 😬 When I called the city they said to expect 400-500: my little amp’s not gonna cut it for eek givebutter.com/SupportSAS26
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Support Skype a Scientist!
By Skype a Scientist
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My book baby is out exploring the wide world! Talk your local library into buying you and your friends a copy. Let’s do this generation restoration! 🌳🌻🐝 www.routledge.com/How-to-Think...
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How to Think Like an Ecologist: A Non-Scientist's Guide to Saving Our Planet
How to Think Like an Ecologist offers a witty and engaging guide to the science behind restoring the planet and, by association, ourselves. Aimed at non-science students, this book demystifies the bas...
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Thanks for having me on the show!
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sounds like toxic algal bloom may be responsible for this population crash 😢
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Alright everybody, time to text the teachers in your life. The fall semester is open at SkypeAScientist and we are ready to match classrooms, scout troops, library groups, and more with scientists! Tell the educators in your life, and send them to SkypeAScientist.com
A frog uses its comically long tongue to catch a fleeing fly and the words say “send this to a teacher” pointing right. Then under the tongue it says “Skype a scientist matches classrooms with scientists for free Q&As” and there’s a little pond scene with lily pads and spatterdock flowers and a rock with a snail on it and a salamander with the words get a match at Skype scientist.com
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️
An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My book arrived today! I was excited, my dog Fiona was unimpressed.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/08/2026
The most important climate action you can take isn’t obsessing over your individual carbon footprint. We need to change the system so the easiest, most affordable choice for everyone is also the best choice. How do we change a system? It starts with your voice!
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Meryl Streep Say It Louder
Alt: Meryl Streep Say It Louder
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Yay! I found @berondam.bsky.social ‘s book at the Denver Airport. My local B&N thought they had a copy but didn’t know where they shelved it (why do trees have a different section ftom plants at B&N? 🤦‍♀️) Anyway, persistence pays…
Cover of When Trees Testify by Beronda Montgomery
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 08/08/2026
Sometimes I see something in nature and then spend the next several years waiting for the shot. Sometimes I never get it. Sometimes you see it and a week later you land it: I give you tonight's murder of crows in front of the sunset. 🪶
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Bindweed - you just can’t stop it
Stop sign with bind weed growing up post and on to sign
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 06/08/2026
Have a problem? Nature can fix that… And it actually can. The truth is that while nature is invaluable, it’s very, very valuable as well. From what we eat to where we live, nature powers more than we realize. Now that’s pretty rich, right?
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hope is a monarch egg 💚.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Preview pages are now live including preface, acknowledgments, toc, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 teaser. Take a peek and tell me what you think. 🦎🌳
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Seeing this makes the Baobab trees in “The Little Prince” hit harder.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The world is on fire but the Women’s Professional Baseball League is launching from my hometown and I am SO excited. Just got txs for Saturday’s game. Play ball!
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It’s time for your regularly scheduled Shark Week reminder: Megalodon was real, but is now definitely super-duper extinct. It is an ex shark. It has ceased to be. Narwhals and giant squids are real! Mermaids are not real. Thanks, The ocean science community
Me with a megalodon skeleton at the Calvert Cliffs maritime museum
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Available now via preorder. Ships August 5th! Taped a Tommy Outdoors podcast interview last week which confirmed I am going to enjoy talking with folks about the book. #Nature #Conservation #Science #TeamEarth
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sunday Skimmer party (Black Skimmers nesting at the New Jersey coast) #birds 🌿
A group of black and white birds with orange and black beaks are hunkered down on the sand together.
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Bea Westrate @grammabea.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Caught on camera: a 300 strong humpback whale supergroup gathering to feed
Caught on camera: a 300 strong humpback whale supergroup gathering to feed
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hundreds of tiny pink 'pygmy' seahorses in family Syngnathidae will cling to gorgonian corals (order Acanthogorgiidae), almost completely hidden, for most of their lives. That's right: these corals are Pink Pony Clubs. You're welcome for the ear worm. (📷: Jacobguy Media)
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Are you sure you want to endorse countries paying climate damages sir
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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 16/07/2026
Nobody has bought this yet and someone should, IJS
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Excellent toad news
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Endangered Houston toad spotted for first time in more than 50 years, signaling recovery milestone
An endangered Houston toad has been spotted in restored habitat for the first time in more than 50 years, marking a promising milestone in ongoing efforts to save one of the nation’s most endangered a...
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If you see squid art on a video ark bench made out of repurposed wind turbine blades you must tag @sarahmackattack.bsky.social. I don’t make the rules.
Orange squid painted on park bench made out of used wind turbine blades
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Humpback whales on Stellwigen Bank, Gulf of Maine: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
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Julia Musto @juliaelenamusto.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I spoke with @mceuen.bsky.social last week about the future of species conservation and umbrella species for @the-independent.com: www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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Experts believe monkeys and apes are key to preventing a sixth mass extinction
Researchers are racing to find solutions to stave off such a catastrophic event, which would pose a major threat to the global food supply
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In my view, the absolutely coolest 76-year-old on the planet, Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia, married to Doug Tompkins (CEO of North Face) now CEO of Tompkins Conservation, is just blowing our minds at the #EsriUC2026 . Their heroic wildlife re-wilding work making our hears soar!
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Ferris Jabr @ferrisjabr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ever seen a twerking bee who looks like she just took a bath in a bowl of cheese puffs? Probably the superpollinator that is the leafcutter bee! Whereas honeybees pack moistened pollen into dense balls on their legs, leafcutters store it loosely across their fuzzy bellies. That means…
Closeup of a Leafcutter bee on a flower. Similar to a honey bee but covered in blonde fuzz. Leafcutter bee arching her behind into the air, revealing thick yellow coating of pollen dust.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Octopuses have been wandering in the oceans for 296 million years. They have three hearts and blue blood and they can even be elegant in their magical underwater dance. Original post
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Should i make stickers of this photo to go with my book launch?
Wordle grid with first guess earth and second guess nerdy
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
You could definitely give these people a Trojan Horse and they’d be like “wow a big horse thank you” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
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New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Pre-orders are officially open! What other book cites Dr. Seuss, Emily Dickinson, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, @carlbergstrom.com, AND discusses the amazing scientific journey of Dr. Katalin Kariko? Let’s go team earth!!
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Whose Fear Counts? By Tony Pentimalli A one-year-old boy is dead after police fired into a car outside a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, and the country is once again being asked to begin with the fear of the officer rather than the life of the child.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Just started reading @lutimestwo.bsky.social’s “Why Fish Don’t Exist” and wow can this woman write! Easy to see why it was a best seller.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We’re up to 41 species seen in the sidewalk pollinator pathway
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Shame on Barnes and Noble for not only shelving a #climate denial Cato institution book in their science section but having it facing out. Disinformation is not science!
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I’m “evolved enough” to not equate evolution with progress 🤦‍♀️Please stop talking and go read a book.
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com
Bird mom admiring her “smooth round children” which hatch and become a loud handful
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
🎯🎯🎯
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Amy McEuen, Ph.D. @mceuen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Love my students! 💚🌸
Mortarboard with animal photos and text that reads, “We don’t own the earth; we belong to it. And we must share it with wildlife.”
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