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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I love putting together these newsletters every quarter, but this issue in particular surprised me with a submission from the Sustainability in Prisons Project 💡 Conservation work in correctional centers? Hop in: www.amphibianark.org/fileadmin/up... 🐸 💚 #ConservationScience🌎 #SciComm #amphibian

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

20 years ago, a hotel in Panama made international news when it rented out two rooms for rescued frogs. But this was just a temporary solution. Where are those frogs now? 🐸💚🌎🎧 Listen here: www.amphibianark.org/news/article... #Amphibian #Conservation #ConservationScience🌎 #frog #wildlife

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's that time of the year when I remember I have a bluesky account: #SciArtSeptember! Might not manage a daily this year, but excited about this year's (very challenging) prompts 👌. Today: #malachite for a malachite-colored sweet bee 🐝

Green sweet bee illustration what the dry pastels and fineliners.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

New episode is out! 🐸✨ Without conservation breeding programs, the Southern Corroboree frogs would most certainly be extinct due to a human-introduced disease. Listen to their rescue story here or wherever you get your #podcasts : bit.ly/4t8qAHC #ConservationScience🌏 #Nature #frog #SciComm

Background photo: a small, 1.5 cm, black and yellow striped Corroboree frog on a human hand wearing a white glove.

Image text: Amphibian Rescue, the Amphibian Ark's podcast

Episode 4: Rescuing the Corroboree frog.

Original music by Biota specimens, beats by beasts.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The more I hear our leaders agreeing that science should atone for its sins & needs to be reformed, the more I find myself asking "which sins, exactly?" I wholeheartedly agree that systemic biases in academia & medicine harm a whole lot of people! ...but that's not what they mean, now is it?

Angry goose meme. Close-up in the top panel has a squinting goose asking "Which sins of science" In the bottom panel, it's angrily chasing a person yelling "WHICH SINS???" in satisfyingly large font.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Después de una larga pausa, ¡volvimos con EpiSTEMas! Con un tema quizá algo controversial (¿o no?), pero sumamente necesario y que no podíamos ignorar. Ya en sus plataformas de podcasts favoritas o YT: youtu.be/BfyGUsCoOwA?... #ciencia #CienciaÑ ⚛️ #CienciaEnEspañol #PodcastsEnEspañol

Ciencia y guerras: consecuencias ambientales y en la salud humana. Epistemas episodio 191.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

From Spanish: sobremesa, madrugar

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🐸 Amphibian Ark's quarterly newsletter is out! #ConservationBreeding stories from Brazil, Mexico, Madagascar, South Africa, US, Sweden and Lithuania 🤯 English here: www.amphibianark.org/fileadmin/up... Español: www.amphibianark.org/fileadmin/up... #ConservationScience🌎 #Conservation #Wildlife

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A block of text that says "Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on trends in the field of science communication.

For this survey we are defining science communication as work that is done:

• by a technical subject area expert in some field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics,
• outside of classroom settings
• aimed at the public

If you are 18 years of age or older and work or recently worked in this field (full-time, part-time, or as a side project), please click the link below to complete a short survey. If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester@miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time."

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The new Amphibian Ark #podcast is LIVE! 🐸🎙️ After 20 years rescuing amphibians in crisis, it's time you hear the stories of the people giving frogs, salamanders, and caecilians a second chance 💚 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/7K2t5Uk... #conservation #ConservationScience🌎 #wildlife #frog #addHerper 🐸✨

Amphibian Rescue—the Amphibian Ark podcast

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

The #Conservation Planning Specialist Group has launched a new, more equitable pricing model for their online courses and I'm so happy to be a part of this 🥰 Check it out here: www.cpsg.org/news/2026-on... More of my thoughts in this here: www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-... #ConservationScience🌎

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More accessible training! CPSG Training Program 2026 News | María Braeuner Valladares 🐸

When looking for online opportunities back home in Guatemala, two things usually stopped me: the payment methods (they were even more limiting 10+ years ago)…or the price. It always felt very...dishea...

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

#inktoberDrink Still afraid of drawing mammals, but this turned out better than I thought it would 😅💪 #inktober #inktober2025

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

“If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’” www.nwo.nl/en/there-is-...

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‘There is no clear boundary between science and activism’ | NWO

If you share your knowledge outside the scientific community, then you’re already exerting societal influence, according to Judi Mesman. This isn’t problematic for the prestige of science: ‘Pretending to be neutral doesn’t make sense to me.’

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

#inktoberHeavy 🐘 Falling behind already, but still enjoying the stippling 🫶 #inktober #inktober2025

Ink stippling drawing of an elephant's foot

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This did not turn out how I pictured it 😂 but it's the #reckless salamander that jumps off cliffs to escape danger, here falling through the leaves 🌿🍃💃 #inktoberReckless #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Colleagues from CPSG will be at the #WorldConservationCongress this week: don't miss them 🐸🫶 Schedule here: www.instagram.com/p/DPjjwVkDM9... Or here: www.linkedin.com/posts/conser... #IUCNcongress #ConservationScience🌎 #Conservation🌎

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

#inktoberStarfish #inktoberColor Not entirely happy with this one, but it was good to play with colors for a change. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#inktoberPierce They slash more than stab when hunting, but won't shy from a true pierce in self-defense. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

#inktoberDeer Still not comfortable drawing mammals and/with lines, but gotta start somewhere 😅. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

#inktoberMurky Mudskippers thrive in murky, tropical environments like mangrove swamps and mudflats, utilizing both water and land for survival. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#inktoberCrown To impress, warn or threat, the royal flycatcher opens its feathery crown. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#inktoberWeaving Jumping spiders don't really weave webs to hunt; but they weave little sleeping bags within leaves to chill. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#inktoberWeaving Jumping spiders don't really weave webs to hunt; but they weave little sleeping bags within leaves to chill. #inktober #inktober2025

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The September AArk Newsletter is out! With 6 stories of hope for #frogs and #salamanders all over #LatinAmerica 🐸 English version here: www.amphibianark.org/fileadmin/up... Versión en Español: www.amphibianark.org/fileadmin/up... #ConservationScience🌎 #Conservation #wildlife #SciComm

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

First time I do the entire #SciArtSeptember 💪!! Now jumping into #inktober. I won't have the same time for October, and will try bigger/longer ideas, but here we go 🐒 #inktober2025 #inktoberMustache

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Day 30: Dream In several cultures, foxes symbolize adaptability, intelligence, transformation...this one dreams with the adaptability of all the ecosystems and species drawn in this #SciArtSeptember challenge! As for the transformation: that's on us 😉🦊 #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 29: Foresight With increasing water levels, birds that lost nests to floods nest higher or farther inland the next year—a glimpse of natural foresight? Wildlife will find its own ways to climate adaptation. Will we? #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 28: Harvest Leaf-cutting ants clip foliage not to eat, but to farm certain fungi—an underground harvest that feeds the colony and recycles forest nutrients. #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 27: Bounded Oases form where groundwater reaches the surface, creating "islands" of other lifeforms bounded by desert. They're critical refuges for some migratory species. I'd love to see one/be in one, one day—have you? #SciArt

Ink drawing of an oasis viewed from above

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 26: Forage A quick late and tired sketch today 😅

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 25: Tireless At first I thought the Monarch butterflies flew tirelessly until reaching their overwintering grounds, but since finishing this drawing and looking it up I've learned they do take breaks. But still, +100km a day for a total of 4000 km?! Tireless! #SciArt

Black ink drawing of a monarch butterfly

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 24: Numbered. Tree rings record annual growth in temperate zones, letting dendrochronologists date age and even climate events. Tropical trees often lack clear seasonal rings though, making age estimates trickier, but not impossible. #SciArt

Ink drawing of a cross cut of a tree, depicting the tree rings.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 23: Scouting In many ant species, a lone or couple of lone scouts go out in search for food before recruiting the whole colony, leaving a pheromone trace along the way to find it again and to later "guide the crew". #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 22: Fellowship Wildlife is both brutal and beautiful, yet full of surprising partnerships. From mutualism to simple coexistence, we can take inspiration from these relationships and remind ourselves that collaboration takes us further, too. #SciArt

Ink drawing of a butterfly "riding" on top of a turtle on top of a crocodile.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 21: Reef Coral reefs can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Some species are male or female, some are hermaphrodites, & some even switch sex with age! That's called 'sequential hermaphroditism' and it increases the individual's reproductive potential. #SciArt

Ink drawing of a coral reef seen from above

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 20: Glacial Did you know 2025 is the International Year for the Conservation of #Glaciers? If you know Spanish: this year we talked with LatAm & EU scientists in EpiSTEMas to raise awareness about the importance of these freshwater giants: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 19: Depths The Mariana Trench goes up to about 11 km deep! It is the deepest point in our ocean (that we know of?). It is deeper than Everest is tall, and harbors microbes that survive those crushing pressures, cold, and darkness! #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 18: Cenote These limestone sinkholes in Yucatán and northern Guatemala form as rain dissolves the karstic bedrock—and some trace their origin to the Chicxulub meteorite that started the end of the non-avian dinosaurs. 📝 More here: www.braeunerd.com/a-misunderst... #SciArt

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember 17 - Trawl Bottom trawling has a devastating effect on deep-sea fish, including the roundnose grenadier, which is now classified as critically endangered. Like other deep-sea fish, the grenadier grows and reproduces slowly, making it unable to tolerate industrial fishing.

Illustration of a roundnose grenadier on a dark blue background. The grenadier is an elongated, purple-grey fish with large eyes that looks a bit sad.

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This did not turn out how I wanted 😬 turns out I've no idea how to draw water this way 😅

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 17: Trawl Bottom trawling scrapes seafloors and hauls huge bycatch, altering entire food webs and destroying entire ecosystems. I do not, however, have an answer/solution besides reducing our seafood demand...any sustainable (for real) fisheries you know of? #SciArt

Ink sketch of a trawling boat seen from above

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 16: Rift Lakes form in many ways—volcanic craters, cauldrons, glacial scours—but some of the world’s deepest appear where tectonic plates diverge. 🚣‍♀️ 💙 Lake-nerd-alert 🤓 I've some old blog posts on some lake formations here: www.braeunerd.com?s=lakes #SciArt

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María BraeuNERD @ranabraeunerd.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

#SciArtSeptember Day 15: Spawning Frogs have a variety of reproductive strategies. Some spawn on leaves above streams, tuck them in tree holes, or directly on different types of water bodies, depending on current, temperature, and threats like fish. #SciArt #DependsOnTheSpecies

Ink sketch of two frogs spawning in a lentic water body.

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