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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Elin Thomas, UK textile artist who uses embroidery/crochet to create unique work resembling petri dishes and bacteria spores #womensart

Photo looking down on four petri dishes, neatly arranged, with what resembles bacteria and mould growing inside created with crochet and embroidery

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 28d

Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration

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

www.scientificamerican.com

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The Sceptical Botanist @timentwisle.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tonight, 6 pm, in Sydney. Launch of 'The Sceptical Botanist: Separating Fact from Fiction' at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

A free event, where I'll chat with John Siemen before signings of my new book published by @csiropublishing.bsky.social

Register at www.botanicgardens.org.au/whats-on/sce...

The Sceptical Botanist book launch | Botanic Gardens of Sydney

Join John Siemon, Director of Horticulture and Living Collections to launch of Tim Entwisle's new book, The Sceptical Botanist.

www.botanicgardens.org.au

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!

Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal

Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.

www.abc.net.au

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Jul 29

UK sculptor Barbara Hepworth's garden, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt

Garden with large bronze geometric scultures amongst trees and flowering plants

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Ecological Society of Australia @ecolsocaus.bsky.social · Jul 21

Look, mum! We're publishing a book!

We are SO excited to announce Ecology Matters, featuring 30 essays and stunning imagery, Australian ecologists share their feelings and thoughts about why nature truly matters.

#Ecology #ESA #WildOz #nature #wildlife #biodiversity

Ecology Matters: Conversations with Australian Ecologists book cover. Many Galahs are seen flying to and from a lone tree in the Australian outback.

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Mart_the_Gooner @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social · Jul 22

Incoming Robin #Birds #Birdsinflight #SuperBob

A Eurasian Robin aka Robin Redbreast flying directly towards the camera with its wings tucked in.

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · Jul 22

#CoralReefAwarenessWeek:
Plates I-II-III from Ernst Haeckel's Arabische Korallen (1875).
The entire publication (with additional illustrations) has been digitized and can be viewed on BHL here: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/40608

scan of plate II (black/white lithograph of nine specimens)

scan of plate III (full color lithograph of underwater scene)

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jul 21

My talented colleague has been working on bringing this wonderful book to life: Planet Fungi

Makes me want to pick up my paintbrush! @csiropublishing.bsky.social #fungi

CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · Jul 18

Welcome to Planet Fungi 🪐🍄

These photos may look like science fiction, but you haven't landed on another planet – these otherworldly organisms are here on Earth.

1) Marasmius sp.
2) Pseudocolus fusiformis
3) Cookeina insititia
4) Physcia jackii & Teloschistes sieberianus

#FungiFriday #PlanetFungi

Vivid pinkish-red mushrooms with delicate bell-shaped caps and long, slender stems tower above the leaf litter like fairy skyscrapers. At their base are scattered three more of their kind, reproduced in miniature. Photo by Stephen Axford.

A textured three-pronged fungi reaches up out of the ground. It is white at the base graduating to orange at the top, and its shape is reminiscent of a grasped claw. Photo by Stephen Axford.

A group of cup-shaped fungi clustered together, facing the same direction like sunflowers following the sun. The inside of each cup is a creamy-pink colour, and the rim of each cup is fringed by lash-like triangular hairs. Photo by Stephen Axford.

Two fungi compete for real estate on a rotting log. The left fungus is a pale grey-green with a multitude of dark curled cups, reminiscent of barnacles, whilst the right side fungus is bright orange and looks like many sections of peeled mandarin skin. Photo by Stephen Axford.

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jul 15

As well as keeping Billy the cat company, I'm looking for new academic, professional and general science book proposals for our program: Animals, marine and freshwater, natural environment, food and agriculture, soils, plants & fungi, science and society... 📚🌱 (Ideas welcome! Links in profile)

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jul 14

No context but i relate :)

RossyDoesDrawings (commissions open) @rossydoesdrawings.bsky.social · Jul 14

He sad face but he feel ok

drawing of a worm sitting upon a metal door hinge.

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jul 11

What a brilliant cover! Looks fascinating.

Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · Jul 10

Honored to have a cover photo on a French book about apocalypse fungi.

Photo of a book cover, “AUDREY DUSSUTOUR; Les Champignons de l'apocalypse”, a macro photo of a dead cricket covered with tiny mushrooms on a pure black backdrop.

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jul 8

We recently read this book for bedtime, from our local library. A beautiful journey through an imaginary library and the life of a little book. It made me remember a little more that making and keeping books does matter : ) www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/201...

Midnight at the Library (Ursula Dubosarsky illus by Ron Brooks, NLA) | Books+Publishing

Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.

www.booksandpublishing.com.au

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jun 19

Personally, with a literature hat on, I also find 'Heliozelidae' a beautiful, evocative word! This article about how a weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. A pollination mystery... theconversation.com/a-weird-grou...

A weird group of boronias puzzled botanists for decades. Now we’ve solved the pollination mystery

A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.

theconversation.com

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

A majority of the world’s insect species have no living expert who can identify them.

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

The ocean produces a huge chunk of the world's oxygen a lot from a class of cyanobacteria called prochlorococcus

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.

(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · Jun 17

Introducing our new Scientific Writing Workshop Manager, @arielmarcy.bsky.social 📝

Throughout a career in science, Ariel has had an interest in teaching, even publishing articles on science communication & instructional practices.

Bio:
www.publish.csiro.au/workshops/fa...

#ScientificWriting

Ariel Marcy stands outdoors, smiling warmly. She has short brown hair and wears a dark blue blazer with a light collared shirt.

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you're at #ICCB2025 do swing by CSIRO Publishing! Colleagues representing our books and journals are around And if you're not but have an idea for a book anyway, do reach out :) Always interested in new ideas for our research, professional and general science books 📚🌱

CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · Jun 16

Books Publisher Briana Melideo will also be at the booth until Wednesday, to answer all your questions about our books and chat about your book ideas.

You can also browse our wide range of books for sale, with a special conference discount – snag yourself some goodies to take home!

#ICCB2025

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Jun 12

Tim Entwisle talks a little bit about his gently sceptical approach to plants and gardens. Lovely to have worked on his upcoming book, coming out August: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @csiropublishing.bsky.social @timentwisle.bsky.social

Tim Entwisle – The Sceptical Botanist - ABC listen

Challenging ideas such as whether plants communicate and planting according to cycles of the moon - a healthy scepticism presented with hope and vision.

www.abc.net.au

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George Knott @editorperipatetic.bsky.social · Feb 25

CSIRO Publishing now on Bluesky! 🌱@csiropublishing.bsky.social

CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · Feb 14

Hello Bluesky 🦋

About us: a not-for-profit, editorially independent publisher within CSIRO and proudly part of the research community. Our publications enhance science impact by sharing research outcomes, empowering decision makers and enriching the lives of our readers.

Excited to be here!