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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.

@archeanandrea.bsky.social

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I study Archean fossils to understand the coevolution of Earth and life and inform the search for life on other planets + philosophy of science. She/her. medium.com/@corpolongo

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Nov 9

This is probably the best "intro to me" I've posted thus far on bsky.

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Nov 1

For today's #FossilFriday, I'm sharing a story about how I look for fossilized microorganisms in 2.5-billion-year-old black chert. It's a medium post, but no membership is needed to read it!

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Studying Life Before the Cambrian Explosion

The elements of Precambrian paleontology

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 7d

I can tell that this picture is of an empty shed exoskeleton because of the white "strings" sticking out of the back. Those are shed from the cicada's internal structures.

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 7d

Hmmm...maybe you saw it before the shed and then this picture was taken after the shed? The nymphs dig out of the ground and crawl upwards when they're ready to shed and they look just like this when they're crawling.

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 7d

It is the shed exoskeleton of a cicada

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 13d

It is so very sad that random internet articles about curiosities are no longer authored by actual people with strange little passions. I'm not even sure what the internet is for now that AI articles are so pervasive.

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 22d

This is now on my wish list!

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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 23d

The Trump Administration is trying to silence dissent and attack our most fundamental freedom: the right to speak out without fear.

I stood with my colleagues in the House and Senate to protect Americans from any administration that fears the truth and democracy.

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 24d

Also what the country needs

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 24d

Watching elected officials acknowledge the moment and fight to defend free speech is what I needed today

Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 24d

Tune-in!

About to unveil new legislation w/ @chrismurphyct.bsky.social pushing back against Donald Trump’s attempts to squash dissent and silence free speech.

Watch live: www.youtube.com/@SenatorChri...

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Sep 4

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

👻SAAAAAAAAHHHHHHvik Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is NOT A DRILL! It’s time to vote for THE BEST MINERAL…

CALCITE!!!

Thanks to its birefringence, under the name Icelandic spar, it made a critical contribution to our understanding of the wave nature of light! It even appears in the title of Christiaan Huygens ‘Treatise on Light’. ⚛️

#MinCup25

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · Sep 4

#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 4: This match of heavy hitters is bound to end in heartbreak as classic #calcite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.

We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

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Jeff Jackson @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hey FEMA - we need to talk about the $200m you owe us.

This is a big deal:

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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · Aug 29

No More Unions Allowed At NASA. Happy Labor Day.
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne... #NASA @NASA

No More Unions Allowed At NASA. Happy Labor Day.

The White House has issued an Executive Order that strips the ability of NASA employees (and employees at other agencies) to organize unions.

nasawatch.com

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The whitewashing effort includes government agencies tasked with preserving history. And in every case, the resources were publicly accessible when Donald Trump took office.

Then they vanished."

Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · Aug 27

We found hundreds of examples of federal agencies & institutions purging their websites of anything Black, including:

-Profiles of Black military heroes (Army)
-Documents on the Tulsa Race Massacre (National Archives)
-Resources for educators for teaching slavery (NMAAHC)

How the Trump Administration Made Government Websites White Again

The administration appears to have changed, deleted and restricted access to resources related to Black history from government websites.

www.contrabandcamp.com

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Astrobiology @astrobiology.bsky.social · Aug 23

Asteroid Bennu Is A Time Capsule Of Materials Bearing Witness To Its Origin And Transformation Over Billions Of Years
astrobiology.com/2025/08/aste... #astrobiology #Asteroid #Bennu

Asteroid Bennu Is A Time Capsule Of Materials Bearing Witness To Its Origin And Transformation Over Billions Of Years - Astrobiology

Asteroid Bennu — the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Aug 22

Maybe also the onset of the internet?

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jul 22

I signed it

Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Jul 22

HUNDREDS of NASA employees sign a declaration protesting the brutal attacks by Trump and his regime. I signed it too, as should you.

Plus: Incredible image of dusty spirals blasted out by a terrifying binary star.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/nasa-decla...

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NASA declaration against Trump’s science attacks, more dusty WR star spirals

The Voyager Declaration takes a stand against budget cuts, and a gorgeous JWST image of Wolf-Rayet star dust expulsion

badastronomy.beehiiv.com

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jul 10

ROSES is back. I honestly wasn't expecting that.

(For those that don't know, ROSES stands for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences and it's NASA's main science funding program and it's usually posted in February of every year.)

nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...

NSPIRES - Solicitations Summary

NASA and U.S. Government policies address research and personal misconduct, and provide avenues for reporting potential violations.

nspires.nasaprs.com

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 27

I just ordered a dozen of them 😁 I'll share photos once I get them. I can't wait! Thank you so much for making them available!

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 27

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 15

I really appreciate the effort you're making to make the stickers available 😊

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 15

Did the stickers work out?

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 15

I'm proud to be one of the many protesters in this picture! Cincinnati showed up!!!

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · Jun 14

Best view yet:

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 8

Yay! I can't wait!

Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 7

I don't have a way to print stickers myself, unfortunately.

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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D. @archeanandrea.bsky.social · Jun 7

Sometimes I buy them on redbubble, but I'm not sure if that's worth it for the artist. If you ever decide you want to sell stickers, I will happily be your first customer!

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