Reposted by Tim McKayiNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Please pause your scroll for this spectacular weevil. You're looking at one of the first two iNaturalist records of Systaltocerus platyrhinus, shared just in the last month! 25827202
Reposted by Tim McKayPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 15/10/2026@kateclancy.bsky.social's book is a compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss—how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality. Read the introduction here: buff.ly/eJxivlx 11310
Reposted by Tim McKayChristopher Dick @chrisdick.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Full time job opportunity for a scientific illustrator to work with us at the U-Michigan museum of zoology and herbarium! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...careers.umich.eduEEB Museums Digital Artist/Graphic Designer | U-M Careers 11917
Reposted by Tim McKayProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026hechingerreport.org/proof-points...hechingerreport.orgAmericans may have soured on college, but the data show they’re still goingThe total number of enrolled students rose from 2022 to 2024 1128
Reposted by Tim McKayJesi🃏♠️🔥 @luciferjesit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This was such a great answer from Abdul El-Sayed about his previous criticisms of President Obama. 12162481441
Reposted by Tim McKayRep. Debbie Dingell @debbiedingell.house.gov · 14/10/202666 years ago today, President Kennedy delivered a speech to students on the steps of the Michigan Union that would inspire the creation of the Peace Corps. Since then, thousands of homes have been built, children have been taught, and lives have been saved through their work. 0233
Tim McKay @timmckay.bsky.social · 14/10/2026We have a beloved print of this on our dining room wall. 160
Reposted by Tim McKayGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline 2336471377
Reposted by Tim McKayLinh Song @lsong.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Good morning, Jackson! Growing Jackson brought this food hub and market to life on the grounds of a former penitentiary that’s been converted to housing. Proud to support the work with a grant supporting food security. Former WIC kids like myself know this need well. 041
Reposted by Tim McKayGary Wilson @garyglx5.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Michigan had a major dam failure in 2020 and has the weakest dam safety laws in the country. Approaching seven years later it's finally on the cusp of strengthing dam safety laws. @bridgemi.com's Kelly House reports. bridgemi.com/michigan-env...bridgemi.comLong-awaited dam safety reforms move closer to law after Michigan Senate vote - Bridge MichiganThursday’s vote is a watershed moment in the years-long effort to strengthen Michigan’s dam safety standards, which are among the nation’s weakest. 011
Reposted by Tim McKayLake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 03/10/2026Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI: 0185
Reposted by Tim McKayEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Kind of beside the point, but there's an interesting study in contrasts in the two parts of this op-ed we didn't have control over: >> 15923
Reposted by Tim McKayElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman 71079202
Reposted by Tim McKayKathy Jones 🍁🇨🇦 @volunteer4birds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christmas Bird Count Join This Season, December 14 - January 5 A long-running favourite, the Christmas Bird Count welcomes all skill levels and is a great way to meet birders, build skills, and embrace winter. buff.ly/Fpj2tJE #Birds #Volunteer for #Science and #Conservation 0112
Reposted by Tim McKayDr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Walking around in the bush with my head down again this morning. I’m absolutely in love with the gills on this mushroom. I think it might be a type of oysterling. 🍄🌿 1239567
Reposted by Tim McKayDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A little bit of whimsy along a curbside bike lane in London. I love these tulips! 831948
Tim McKay @timmckay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Happy to talk about this if you want to drop me a line. I have been thinking similar thoughts. 020
Reposted by Tim McKayAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026September 27, 1962 – “Silent Spring” published as a book allouryesterdays.info/2022/09/26/s...allouryesterdays.infoSeptember 27, 1962 - "Silent Spring" published as a book - All Our YesterdaysOn this day September 27 1962 the hugely influential book “Silent Spring” was published. It had already been serialised in the New Yorker from June. Carson’s book is regarded as the starting gun for... 0156
Reposted by Tim McKayThis Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 27/09/202664 years ago, on the 27th of September 1962, Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published. It handled the environmental harm caused by the pesticide DDT and the disinformation spread by the chemical industry. Carson managed to sway public opinion and even policy. #otd #history 🗃️ 7733551271
Reposted by Tim McKayEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think there are two key lessons from Linguistics as we deal with LLMs/chatbots being imposed on us everywhere. Grateful for Undark Magazine giving space for me to lay these out: undark.org/2026/09/25/i...undark.orgInterview: What Does the 'I' in AI Really Mean?Five scientific experts discuss whether artificial intelligence is — or might one day become — truly intelligent. 49319
Reposted by Tim McKayLaurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Big moon over the lake, with a chorus of crickets and a few of my favourite “castanet katydids” clicking away in the trees overhead. I love the park in the dark. Nothing but lake to the south, and nice and dark at the bottom of the hill. Traffic sounds drowned out by the lapping waves. 1408
Reposted by Tim McKayCasey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound. 642333460
Reposted by Tim McKayAnn Arbor District Library @aadl.org · 25/09/2026AADL is thrilled to welcome 2026 headliner Katie Kitamura to A2 Community Bookfest this fall. Join Katie at 10:30 AM on Sunday, November 15 for a special keynote talk! Her newest release, "Audition", was shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize and a finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 041
Reposted by Tim McKayCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 25/09/2026A new model of collaboration for independent climate journalists — and independent journalists seeking new audiences? “Betting the House” combines stories by four climate-focused independent journalists. Producer @tracywholf.bsky.social talks about their "pop-up newsroom” in this interview.meredithandthemedia.substack.comTracy Wholf Is ‘Betting the House’ on a New Model for Independent JournalismThe former CBS News climate producer is bringing independent journalists together to “swarm report” major stories — and build their audiences in the process. 176
Reposted by Tim McKayEloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026- The Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American swallow. - Photo courtesy of Christine Haines. 462384279
Reposted by Tim McKaySammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How Should We Cover the Climate Story? Very kind of @columjournreview.bsky.social to include my thoughts alongside a bunch of esteemed journalists! @katbagley.bsky.social @sominisengupta.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @emorwee.bsky.social @vernonloeb.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/how-...cjr.orgHow should we cover the climate story?Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be ... 15325
Tim McKay @timmckay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's been many years since I spent much time in New Mexico, but I really, really miss this. I can practically smell it.... 010
Reposted by Tim McKayBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10381942847
Reposted by Tim McKayKatie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Cleveland Rocks (if you're a baby sturgeon): Before juvenile lake sturgeon were released into the Cuyahoga River last year, they received tiny acoustic transmitters - now, early data shows that many are sticking close to Cleveland Harbor. signalcleveland.org/lake-erie-ba...signalcleveland.orgLake Erie’s baby sturgeon are thriving a year after release - Signal ClevelandAhead of Saturday's Sturgeon Fest, we checked in on the little babies released last year. How are they doing? Early signs are promising. 0248
Reposted by Tim McKayKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The anti-abortion crowd gets why this book is a threat (and are writing badly about it). Would love to see the pro-abortion crowd take the evidence, arguments, and perspective of this book and use it in their work!bookshop.orgPregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really EndA compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss--how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human pre... 38334
Reposted by Tim McKayc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/04/2024Let's talk about the bristlemouths, 13 species of bioluminescent deep-dwelling ocean fish in genus Cyclothone. There are a lot of them. Like, a lot. Specifically, our best guess is there are a million billion (1E15) bristlemouths on Earth. Making them the most populous vertebrate on the planet. 1741394
Reposted by Tim McKayAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Army ants (Eciton mexicanum) are specialist predators of other ants. Here, a group of workers take down a Neoponera huntress ant in an Ecuadorian cloud forest. 212630
Reposted by Tim McKayCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 17/09/2026📣 CCNow is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards! Our awards program honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. Together, their work constitutes the leading edge of climate storytelling. ...🧵↓ 28542
Reposted by Tim McKayDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026PFAS in the blood of 97% of Americansfortune.comData centers are swapping water for forever chemicals to keep AI cool | FortuneA new ChemSec report finds most of the world's largest PFAS producers are expanding output to meet demand from AI data centers. 7187101
Reposted by Tim McKayMatt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A new addition to the UMMNH paleo gallery for #FossilFriday: the Devonian stromatoporoid Stromatoporella (UMMP IP 80674). These calcareous sponges were important reef builders before they went extinct at the end of the Devonian. 0151
Reposted by Tim McKayVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...dailyiowan.comUncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual FreedomIn the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape... 22663233
Reposted by Tim McKayChicago Piping Plovers @chicagopiping.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reflections on Plover Appreciation Day When Rose and Monty chose Montrose Beach in 2019, it was the beginning of a seemingly improbable survival story... 1/7 📸: Tamima Itani (Monty and Rose and their 1st Montrose chick) 1429
Reposted by Tim McKayRebekah Rogers @evolscientist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026USDA approves blight resistant chestnut trees. www.newyorkupstate.com/outdoors/202...newyorkupstate.comUSDA approves genetically modified American chestnut tree developed at SUNY ESFDecision marks first time a genetically modified tree designed for forest restoration clears regulatory hurdle. 110649
Reposted by Tim McKayphiltribble.bsky.social @philtribble.bsky.social · 14/09/2026After nine years of hopeful waiting, my kids finally got to walk on sidewalks all of the way to school today. Woohoo! #a2council 3553
Reposted by Tim McKaySam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Universal free school breakfast and lunch is a great proposal. www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...thebulwark.comEXCLUSIVE: The Next Big Dem Proposal: Let Kids Eat FreeSchool lunches were free to all kids during the pandemic; a prominent think-tank wants to bring back the idea and make it permanent. 16887141
Reposted by Tim McKayAdrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026One of the most important plots we’ve ever made helped us answer a question we’re constantly asked: “is the amount of ingested plastic increasing?” Answer: yes, there’s been a sustained and rapid increase in #plastics in Sable #Shearwaters since 2021 12419
Reposted by Tim McKayEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026p.s. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that all of this acceleration in the hype is a reaction to the succesful and broadening opposition to their wasteful, polluting, noisy data centers. 15758118
Reposted by Tim McKayEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies. 4745198
Reposted by Tim McKayRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026New (well, updated) anniversary essay on what really happened in New York City and the, well, hijacking of what that day meant by the Bush Administration to justify its wars at home and abroad.... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/9-11-the-c/ 28126
Reposted by Tim McKayBruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Changes to school funding adequacy from 2009 to 2024 21714
Reposted by Tim McKayJen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So others seeking the prominent scholar's brief can find it easily - missed this a few days back and look forward to reading!escholarship.org 1113
Reposted by Tim McKayJesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.chronicle.com/article/a-re...chronicle.comA Researcher Adds What’s Been Missing From the UC Testing Debate: NuanceA new brief by a prominent scholar argues that some criticisms of the University of California’s test-free policy are predicated on assertions that simply aren’t true. 3269
Reposted by Tim McKayGreat Lakes Now @greatlakesnow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We asked our audience what they thought about President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario. Here are some of those responses: www.greatlakesnow.org/2026/09/09/o...greatlakesnow.orgOverwhelming majority of Great Lakes Now audience will not recognize 'Lake America' - Great Lakes NowFor one week, we asked what our community thinks about the U.S. president’s decision to rename Lake Ontario. 1157
Reposted by Tim McKayJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 07/09/2026THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE In 1903, Mother Jones marched an army of exploited children to Teddy Roosevelt's summer home. They had missing fingers, crushed hands, hollow chests. He refused to see them. But intense public sympathy, and organizing were stirred. www.thebulwark.com/p/labor-day-...thebulwark.comLabor Day: ‘The March of the Mill Children’Remembering what it took, across decades, to end the exploitation of children in factories. 47445
Reposted by Tim McKayLibraryThing @librarything.com · 07/09/2026LibraryThing wishes our members a very Happy Labor Day! #LaborDay honors the American labor movement and the contribution of labor to the development of American achievements. What is your favorite book about labor in America and why? #LaborDay2026 #💙📚 #Booksky librarything.com/tag/labor 1122