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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

ancient friends

a stylized 3d render of a kid drawing at a table, surrounded by ancient fish and sea creatures of the devonian and silurian.

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy #Invertefest! Celebrate invertebrate biodiversity 🐛💕

A circular illustration of 19 colorful different species of invertebrates across various phyla (arthropods, cnidarians, echinoderms, sponges, mollusks, annelids, flatworms). Black arching text surrounding them reads “Celebrate Invertebrate Biodiversity”. They are illustrated on a light blue background.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

If you want a book like this now, read @beebrookshire.bsky.social’s Pests. It’s excellent.

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Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

How Humans Create Animal Villains

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

My twin has gotten into studying evolution and this is honestly the best thing that could be happening.

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

how to draw a medieval cat in two easy steps

a simple tutorial on how to draw a medieval cat. step 1 shows a basic “normal cat" with no details. step 2 shows the same cat but with a "human face" added, featuring a straight mouth and serious eyes. the final drawing combines both elements — a cat with a human-like face, surrounded by sparkles ✨

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RedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Pretty much fine, you know? (new comic inspired by <gestures at everything>)

Four panel comic with two figures talking. Panel 1: figure in black "How are things going?". Panel 2: figure in red "well...". Panel 3: shows a giant swirling black cloud above with lightning coming out - red figure '... aside from the gaping maw of existential apocalypse looming overhead...'. Panel 4: red figure '... pretty good. Can't complain.'

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I used this image as a visual reference for the last frame! www.maxxi.art/en/events/di...

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

These are almost two years old now- but here aresome #Tiktaalik illustrations I did for some educational outreach! My favorite part was adding @nshubin.bsky.social into the drawing as a fun to add a segway into shouting him out lol

A two frame illustration depicting Tiktaalik roseae. The first shows a black and white line art of a Late Devonian landscape. The second is a close of up Tiktaalik with orange and green to highlight different aspects of the anatomy. The different colors went with different parts of the original presentation these illustrations were drawn for.

*Some of the traits are over simplified or not fully scientifically accurate.

Shows a Tiktaalik 'fin' compared to human anatomy.

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Liam Elward Paleoart 🇵🇸 @paleobyliam.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

My very first #paleoart commission- Diplocaulus! I believe this was made around 2017-2018 #sciart

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Abel Klaer @superstarfighter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Those two ✨🤍 Lord of Ruin Mistress of lies @kmenright.bsky.social

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Palaeoartist to follow 👇

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

“Essential” “Brilliant” “Vivid” “Another triumph from Black” When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance, blooming on bookshelves February 25th. 🌱 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover for Riley Black’s book When the Earth Was Green, showing dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals, and insects among ancient plants

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 19/02/2025

Proud of @prereview.bsky.social for their full-throated commitment to their values: "Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are not optional—they are essential to Open Science and human well-being. We reject any vision that excludes them." content.prereview.org/edia-not-opt...

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Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Are Not Optional—They Are Essential

Image created by Olly Costello. Olly Costello shared this image and other beautiful images with the public on the Art for Community page of their website in exchange for donations to one of the Abolit...

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Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

You're a gem, and I love every facet.

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I feel like I should actually post my art here more.... Here is Azear, the Captian of the King's guard in a roleplay I'm doing 💕 #oc

An unfinished drawing of a man holding a sword to his chest. He is looking off to the side and looks a little flustered or embarrassed. He has royal esc. attire on with big ruffled sleeves. He has some scars on his neck and on the right side of his face.

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Sam 🐈‍⬛ @sammakescoolstuff.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊

A middle aged man helplessly holds an alligator’s tail as it steals his hat

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Suzie Humphrey @suzieh.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

🚨 #PhD opportunity! 🚨 Come and work with @evaheinz7.bsky.social and me at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) on an exciting project investigating the roles that #bacteriophages play in the evolution and virulence of #enterococci. 🧫🧬 Details here: www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

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Determining the influence of bacteriophages in enterococcal infections | University of Strathclyde

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This is how you do it. Thank you @sicbjournals.bsky.social Read their whole email to membership here mailchi.mp/sicb.org/sic...

an email from the society for integrative and comparative biology that reads "Attn SICB Members:

The past few weeks have been a stressful time in our scientific community, and we want to make our position clear: The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology unequivocally condemns recent attacks on scientific integrity, funding for scientific research, and the importance of broadening participation in science."

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Kai (he/him) 🍉 @kaiwalton.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Things are more than rough for trans people lately. I want to remind cis allies that we need your support now more than ever--keep your trans colleagues, students, friends, and family in mind, and try to strengthen your support for them. Put up trans flags. Read trans literature. Do what you can.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14! These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience. Apply here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant

Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

huge illustration of one of my favorite tanks at the Shedd Aquarium! 🦑🐡

large illustration with many fish drawn in a semi-geometric style. below the water are many large fish freshwater species, including arapaima, tambaqui, giant catfish, arowana, and a giant river turtle. smaller minnow type fish fill in the gaps between the other fish.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth. We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it! www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

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Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration

The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation

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Simon J. Brandl @gobyone.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Two weeks left to apply for a postdoctoral researcher position in my lab, working on cuties like this Trimma capostriatum. If you're into pop gen, fish, and fieldwork, please consider applying. We're a fun group to science with! 🥹👉👈 fishandfunctions.com/join fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

MOVIE evil scientist: "Muhahaha! Now my plan to turn everyone in New York into feral lizard-creatures is complete!" ACTUAL evil scientist: "Hey bro, I used your 'RNA Only' bench and pipettes to prep my bacterial lysates for PCR last week. Is that cool?"

A random photo stolen from the Internet of someone's specially labeled pipettes on a benchtop, with a tube rack and what looks like cell disruptors, various other lab paraphernalia.

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

To all my early career science mutuals, how are you guys navigating higher academics right now?

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B. Bagginses @beebaggins.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| You can enjoy a game while still having criticisms of it |＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿| \ (•◡•) / \ / —— | | | |

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/01/2025

Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this. Smashed records. Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.

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Matt (he/him) @oldmantiktaalik.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I want to be an anklet guy but idk if I'm pulling this off

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Quick studies of the bizarre boomerang-headed Diplocaulus magnicornis from the Late Permian #paleoart #conceptart #diplocaulus

Studies of Diolocaulus swimming in five different positions

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no bonzo @nobonzo.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

PDX Come out on Saturday February 8th from 2-4pm to fill out cards* to political prisoners and eat some sweets :)) There will be lots of sweets options including gluten free, vegan, and low glycemic :) Bring a sweet to share if you want <3

A flyer

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Valentines to Prisoners
Join Us to Fill out Valentines Cards to political prisoners and eat cupcakes, cookies, and sweets
Saturday
Febuary 8th
2pm-4pm
Masks indoors
All supplies provided
Sweets to share appreciated
@ Black and Beyond the Binary Collective on 5633 SE Division ST
The flyer has birds swarming into a heart and a bird flying with a letter

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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Incorporating Sex-Diverse and Gender-Inclusive Perspectives in Higher Education Biology Courses. Really glad to finally see this in print. And proud to have played a small role in writing it. #sex #gender #STEMeducation @sicbjournals.bsky.social #SICB2025 academic.oup.com/icb/article-...

First page of the journal article from the December 2024 issue of Integrative and Comparative Biology, which arrived in my mailbox yesterday.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

You won't believe this. My team and I make this show called SciShow that works hard to be rigorous and accurate while also being appealing and entertaining. We reach a LOT of people every year with episodes about crabs and neutrinos and gender and cancer and vaccines. It's great, I love it.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Current internal battle: Should I be terrified of Trump on main, or should I recognize that pretending like he has powers he does not have helps to grant him those powers.

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David Levering @biogeoverse.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Applications are now open for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Futures Award! See screenshot as well as application link below: vertpaleo.org/svp-futures-...

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

reworked a design from last year 🤍 🦑🐡🐙

a variety of ocean animals swim in a cyclical circle design. they are colored with the colors of the progress pride flag. text in the center reads “NATURE IS DIVERSE!”

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