Keith Smith 🪴🔭💻
@fernleaf07.bsky.social
Fern enthusiast, occasional astronomer, writer of software that runs machines (firmware)
Fernleaf07.wordpress.com
https://www.youtube.com/@fernleaf07
Westport Astronomical Society
https://was-ct.org
Fernleaf07.wordpress.com
https://www.youtube.com/@fernleaf07
Westport Astronomical Society
https://was-ct.org
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Enjoy beautiful gardens, giant trolls, and miles of trails at New England's largest botanical garden, located on the coast of Maine.
www.mainegardens.org
I now have over a 1000 followers. Thank you all very much.
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
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@fernymoss.bsky.social Thank you for the likes and reposts.
Here's a book I would highly recommend, Ferns.
bsky.app/profile/fern...
I also recommend this small field guide. Inexpensive, <$20US
Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast
By Lynn Levine
Here's a book I would highly recommend, Ferns.
bsky.app/profile/fern...
I also recommend this small field guide. Inexpensive, <$20US
Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast
By Lynn Levine
Shameless self-promotion continues...🙃 You might find this #fern book in your local bookstores! mailchi.mp/btiscience/f...
February 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
@fernymoss.bsky.social Thank you for the likes and reposts.
Here's a book I would highly recommend, Ferns.
bsky.app/profile/fern...
I also recommend this small field guide. Inexpensive, <$20US
Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast
By Lynn Levine
Here's a book I would highly recommend, Ferns.
bsky.app/profile/fern...
I also recommend this small field guide. Inexpensive, <$20US
Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast
By Lynn Levine
Snail Fern from UConn Storres GreenHouses, Storres, CT, USA
#fernfriday
#fernfriday
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Snail Fern from UConn Storres GreenHouses, Storres, CT, USA
#fernfriday
#fernfriday
Ferns are a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.
They differ from non-vascular plants (mosses, hornworts and liverworts) by having specialized transport bundles that conduct water and nutrients from and to the roots.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern
They differ from non-vascular plants (mosses, hornworts and liverworts) by having specialized transport bundles that conduct water and nutrients from and to the roots.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern
Fern - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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New Botanics Blog on - Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations. @thebotanics.bsky.social stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41000
Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations
Translocations are, by their very nature, complex and demanding undertakings - something our team knows all too well. Challenges such as logistics, limited time, unpredictable weather, difficult terra...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New Botanics Blog on - Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations. @thebotanics.bsky.social stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41000
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My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Please share!
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
Botrychium boreale, commonly called northern moonwort, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Botrychium rubellum, a kind of Moonwort, hiding from us near Independence, CO. These are less than two inches tall #nativeplants
#Fallback to July 25 🌿
#Fallback to July 25 🌿
January 25, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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The first book review of 2026 is all about the biology of ferns.
To find out more, go to plantcuttings.uk/2026/01/23/a...
Plus, an idea for a New Year’s Resolution you can keep, why not sign-up to the site at plantcuttings.uk?
Cheers!
#Botany
#PlantScience
To find out more, go to plantcuttings.uk/2026/01/23/a...
Plus, an idea for a New Year’s Resolution you can keep, why not sign-up to the site at plantcuttings.uk?
Cheers!
#Botany
#PlantScience
A super book about fern biology
Ferns: Lessons in Survival From Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants by Fay-Wei Li & Jacob S Suissa, illustrated by Laura Silburn, explores fern biology, diversity, and evolution. The book combines en…
plantcuttings.uk
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 AM
The first book review of 2026 is all about the biology of ferns.
To find out more, go to plantcuttings.uk/2026/01/23/a...
Plus, an idea for a New Year’s Resolution you can keep, why not sign-up to the site at plantcuttings.uk?
Cheers!
#Botany
#PlantScience
To find out more, go to plantcuttings.uk/2026/01/23/a...
Plus, an idea for a New Year’s Resolution you can keep, why not sign-up to the site at plantcuttings.uk?
Cheers!
#Botany
#PlantScience
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A new study characterizes the #hybrid leptosporangiate #fern species 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 × 𝘵𝘰𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 in Japan using plastid #DNA and MIG-Seq analyses.
📚 Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
📚 Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
A new study characterizes the #hybrid leptosporangiate #fern species 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 × 𝘵𝘰𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 in Japan using plastid #DNA and MIG-Seq analyses.
📚 Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
📚 Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
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The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships are now open for applications, aimed at non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more and apply by 11 March: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/newton-international/
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The Royal Society's Newton International Fellowships are now open for applications, aimed at non-UK early career scientists who wish to conduct research in the UK. Find out more and apply by 11 March: #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/newton-international/
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We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…
www.jic.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
First invasive specie removal of 2026. New removal and consolidation.
Very dense. Only worked about 1000 sqft (~100 sqm) in two hours.
Trout Valley Preserve, Aspectuck Land Trust, Easton, CT, USA
Mostly euonymus alatus (winged eponymous) and oriental bittersweet.
#invasive
Very dense. Only worked about 1000 sqft (~100 sqm) in two hours.
Trout Valley Preserve, Aspectuck Land Trust, Easton, CT, USA
Mostly euonymus alatus (winged eponymous) and oriental bittersweet.
#invasive
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
First invasive specie removal of 2026. New removal and consolidation.
Very dense. Only worked about 1000 sqft (~100 sqm) in two hours.
Trout Valley Preserve, Aspectuck Land Trust, Easton, CT, USA
Mostly euonymus alatus (winged eponymous) and oriental bittersweet.
#invasive
Very dense. Only worked about 1000 sqft (~100 sqm) in two hours.
Trout Valley Preserve, Aspectuck Land Trust, Easton, CT, USA
Mostly euonymus alatus (winged eponymous) and oriental bittersweet.
#invasive
Extract from Southern Maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris, used to create chemical to fight disease.
#ferns #fern
#ferns #fern
De Gruyter Brill - Innovations in Molecular & Materials Science
@degruyterbrillimms.bsky.social
· Jan 11
This Open Chemistry study demonstrates the #GreenSynthesis and characterization of CrNPs using Adiantum capillus-veneris extract and highlights its potent #AntiBacterial activity and #Neuroprotective effects.
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1515/chem...
#OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1515/chem...
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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ASHS Career Center
Dean of the College of Ag, Life and Env Sci, U of A https://ow.ly/jKFi50XU2Z3
Assc/Asst Prof of Turfgrass Sci, PSU https://ow.ly/Fr5l50XU2Z2
Prof and Head, MSU https://ow.ly/CQoF50XU2Z4
https://ashscareers.careerwebsite.com/jobs/
#plantsciencejobs
Dean of the College of Ag, Life and Env Sci, U of A https://ow.ly/jKFi50XU2Z3
Assc/Asst Prof of Turfgrass Sci, PSU https://ow.ly/Fr5l50XU2Z2
Prof and Head, MSU https://ow.ly/CQoF50XU2Z4
https://ashscareers.careerwebsite.com/jobs/
#plantsciencejobs
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
ASHS Career Center
Dean of the College of Ag, Life and Env Sci, U of A https://ow.ly/jKFi50XU2Z3
Assc/Asst Prof of Turfgrass Sci, PSU https://ow.ly/Fr5l50XU2Z2
Prof and Head, MSU https://ow.ly/CQoF50XU2Z4
https://ashscareers.careerwebsite.com/jobs/
#plantsciencejobs
Dean of the College of Ag, Life and Env Sci, U of A https://ow.ly/jKFi50XU2Z3
Assc/Asst Prof of Turfgrass Sci, PSU https://ow.ly/Fr5l50XU2Z2
Prof and Head, MSU https://ow.ly/CQoF50XU2Z4
https://ashscareers.careerwebsite.com/jobs/
#plantsciencejobs
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Scientists have identified Tidestromia oblongifolia in Death Valley as the most heat-tolerant plant ever recorded, capable of surviving temperatures above 120°F, according to a study published in Current Biology.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming
January 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Scientists have identified Tidestromia oblongifolia in Death Valley as the most heat-tolerant plant ever recorded, capable of surviving temperatures above 120°F, according to a study published in Current Biology.
#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming
#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #PlantScience #AgricultureFuture #GlobalWarming
I now have over a 1000 followers. Thank you all very much.
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
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Enjoy beautiful gardens, giant trolls, and miles of trails at New England's largest botanical garden, located on the coast of Maine.
www.mainegardens.org
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I now have over a 1000 followers. Thank you all very much.
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
For the 1000th follower event, I'm posting the ferns I found at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in October 2025.
There are a bit more than 20 species. A long thread.
Enjoy. 1/n
www.mainegardens.org
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A new flora overview of the National Wetland Park in the Jimunai Alpine Periglacial Zone (Xinjiang, China) reports 158 additional #species, 45 genera and two families, including 20 rare and endangered species, four Xinjiang #endemics and 23 #taxa newly recorded for the area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A new flora overview of the National Wetland Park in the Jimunai Alpine Periglacial Zone (Xinjiang, China) reports 158 additional #species, 45 genera and two families, including 20 rare and endangered species, four Xinjiang #endemics and 23 #taxa newly recorded for the area: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
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New book on its way! For the last few years I’ve been working on ‘The First Hundred Hours, a story of Alien Invasion.’ Updates coming soon!
December 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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My final paper from my postdoc with @trevorrife.bsky.social is out! If you've ever manually counted or sorted seeds, sampled tissue with a hole punch, filled tubes or plates with beads/seeds this is for you!
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...
Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...
Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...
Three‐dimensional‐printed tools to democratize global plant research
Affordable, customizable three-dimensional (3D)-printed tools can replace costly commercial equipment making plant research more accessible worldwide. 3D-printed tools improve speed, accuracy, and v...
dx.doi.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
My final paper from my postdoc with @trevorrife.bsky.social is out! If you've ever manually counted or sorted seeds, sampled tissue with a hole punch, filled tubes or plates with beads/seeds this is for you!
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...
Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/csc2...
Get the designs free here:
www.printables.com/model/135088...
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If you're a multi-messenger astrophysicist 🔭🧪 with a particular interest in gravitational waves and neutrinos, please consider applying to our open faculty position within @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam. It's a great place to work, and AMS is a great place to live!!
Vacancy — Faculty position in GRAPPA Center of Excellence
<p>Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research setting and do you want to be active in the area of gravitational-wave and multi-messenger astrophysics? The Gravitation and Astroparticle Physics Amsterdam (<a href="https://www.grappa.amsterdam/">GRAPPA</a>) Centre of Excellence at The University of Amsterdam is seeking to hire one assistant/associate professor. We are especially interested in candidates that can strengthen our connection to current and future gravitational-wave, neutrino, and electromagnetic observatories. We have a strong preference for a staff member who enhances the diversity of our staff and will prioritize applicants from members of underrepresented groups.</p>
werkenbij.uva.nl
December 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you're a multi-messenger astrophysicist 🔭🧪 with a particular interest in gravitational waves and neutrinos, please consider applying to our open faculty position within @grappainstitute.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam. It's a great place to work, and AMS is a great place to live!!
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In what could plausibly represent a Christmas miracle* SFU Geography has two (2) new tenure track hires. One is urban/climate, which I will repost below. The other is a Landscape Ecologist. Please share ... #academicsky
*actually just the good decisions of our new Dean
www.sfu.ca/geography/ab...
*actually just the good decisions of our new Dean
www.sfu.ca/geography/ab...
Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology
www.sfu.ca
December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In what could plausibly represent a Christmas miracle* SFU Geography has two (2) new tenure track hires. One is urban/climate, which I will repost below. The other is a Landscape Ecologist. Please share ... #academicsky
*actually just the good decisions of our new Dean
www.sfu.ca/geography/ab...
*actually just the good decisions of our new Dean
www.sfu.ca/geography/ab...
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Fully-Funded PhD in Human Origins – University of Tübingen, Germany.
PhD role in archaeology & paleoecology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #ArchaeologyJobs #Paleoanthropology #GermanyJobs @unituebingen.bsky.social
PhD role in archaeology & paleoecology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #ArchaeologyJobs #Paleoanthropology #GermanyJobs @unituebingen.bsky.social
Fully-Funded PhD in Human Origins at Tübingen, Germany | HigherJobz
Apply for a fully funded PhD in Human Origins at University of Tübingen, Germany. Eligibility is master’s degree. Deadline: 31 Jan 2026.
higherjobz.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Fully-Funded PhD in Human Origins – University of Tübingen, Germany.
PhD role in archaeology & paleoecology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #ArchaeologyJobs #Paleoanthropology #GermanyJobs @unituebingen.bsky.social
PhD role in archaeology & paleoecology.
Eligibility: Master’s degree.
Deadline: 31 January 2026.
Apply: higherjobz.com/fully-funded...
#AcademicJobs #ArchaeologyJobs #Paleoanthropology #GermanyJobs @unituebingen.bsky.social