Rebecca R Helm
@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
Just a bunch of crabs in a trench coat, but also a professional marine biologist. My social media is separate from, and does not represent, my employer. Please bring croissants 🥐
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In these strange and uncertain times, this is our guiding account philosophy ✨🪼✨
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During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
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My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
Happy belated 6th anniversary of the Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder for all those who celebrate 🥰
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Happy belated 6th anniversary of the Large Boulder the size of a Small Boulder for all those who celebrate 🥰
News alert! Scientists want to cut down forests to stop climate change!
www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
Scientists Think We Could Slow Climate Change by Sinking Trees in the Arctic Ocean
Purposefully sinking boreal trees could help lock away carbon for millennia or longer, but the audacious plan comes with risks of its own.
www.popularmechanics.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
News alert! Scientists want to cut down forests to stop climate change!
www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
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With all the madness going on, a one-holed worm thing with a no brain or any identifiable organs is quietly crawling somewhere on the ocean floor--and it is named after a churro. #xenoturbella_churro
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
Research Highlight: Deep-Sea Churro Finds its Evolutionary Home
Churros, the delicious snacks covered with cinnamon sugar and served with hot chocolate, have a doppelganger in the deep sea. The deep-sea worm named after the deep-fried sticks of dough was recently ...
scripps.ucsd.edu
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 AM
With all the madness going on, a one-holed worm thing with a no brain or any identifiable organs is quietly crawling somewhere on the ocean floor--and it is named after a churro. #xenoturbella_churro
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
scripps.ucsd.edu/news/researc...
Can someone please explain to me 1) why anyone even wants this, 2) why the page looks evil, 3) how they suck so bad 🫠
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Can someone please explain to me 1) why anyone even wants this, 2) why the page looks evil, 3) how they suck so bad 🫠
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
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Take a deep dive into the secret lives of big fish! 🦈
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
January 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Take a deep dive into the secret lives of big fish! 🦈
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
If you missed our live virtual event on ocean predators this week, don't fret! Watch #OceanEncounters at your convenience on YouTube: go.whoi.edu/oe-predators
And stay tuned for our next event on March 4, starring coastal ecosystems!
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The Trump administration is planning to use Google Gemini’s artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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We need more whimsical science
January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
We need more whimsical science
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New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
New emails show Musk has been lying about his relationship with Epstein.
*cracks knuckles* alright team, you know what to do...
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 PM
*cracks knuckles* alright team, you know what to do...
Meet the gribble. These tiny pill-bug relatives live in the ocean and nosh on wood and plant debris. They were Enemy #1 during the days of wooden ships (along with shipworms), but have since faded into peaceful obscurity.
Like the gribbles of yore, may your future be filled with uneventful days.
Like the gribbles of yore, may your future be filled with uneventful days.
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Meet the gribble. These tiny pill-bug relatives live in the ocean and nosh on wood and plant debris. They were Enemy #1 during the days of wooden ships (along with shipworms), but have since faded into peaceful obscurity.
Like the gribbles of yore, may your future be filled with uneventful days.
Like the gribbles of yore, may your future be filled with uneventful days.
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Some good news, for a change. So happy to hear this. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Dissident Who Daringly Documented Uyghurs’ Repression Wins Asylum
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Some good news, for a change. So happy to hear this. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
We're live NOW! Come learn about sailing jellyfish!
Need a break from EVERYTHING??
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
January 28, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We're live NOW! Come learn about sailing jellyfish!
Need a break from EVERYTHING??
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Need a break from EVERYTHING??
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
Come join our free public talk this evening, where NYU professor Dr. Samuel Church will tell us all about his hunt for new blue bottle (man-o-war) species 🪼🧪🌊🦑
7:30 PM (EST)
Zoom link: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/8337406906...
Meeting ID: 833 7406 9068
Passcode: 430292
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.
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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Timeline cleans with snowflake-sized baby lagoon jellyfish.
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🎥 jelliesfarm www.instagram.com/jelliesfarm?...
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In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
January 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.
Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.
Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis
I’m trying not to be too online right now, not in this state of mind.
But my heart is breaking.
But my heart is breaking.
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I’m trying not to be too online right now, not in this state of mind.
But my heart is breaking.
But my heart is breaking.
Critical reminder for Washington DC ahead of the ❄️ storm:
January 24, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Critical reminder for Washington DC ahead of the ❄️ storm:
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Working on getting some photos ready to upload to Stanford Digital Repository and a set that captures pelagic red crabs washed up on our beach in April 1985 made me think of @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social. 🦀 🌊🐙
January 22, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Working on getting some photos ready to upload to Stanford Digital Repository and a set that captures pelagic red crabs washed up on our beach in April 1985 made me think of @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social. 🦀 🌊🐙
This is brilliant.
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is brilliant.
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museums are cool because the people who work there are like look at this neat thing and you're like wow that is neat and you just do it over and over again until it is time to go
January 20, 2026 at 3:03 AM
museums are cool because the people who work there are like look at this neat thing and you're like wow that is neat and you just do it over and over again until it is time to go
It’s shit like this that makes me think dinosaurs were CRAZY
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
It’s shit like this that makes me think dinosaurs were CRAZY
Best part is that no one is sure this is even THE rock, it’s just *a* rock they put a little pen around.
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Best part is that no one is sure this is even THE rock, it’s just *a* rock they put a little pen around.
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Blue buttons jellies float at the oceans surface, like little animal flowers, living between sea and sky. There are millions of them out there right now, and most will live their whole lives without even being seen by a human.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Blue buttons jellies float at the oceans surface, like little animal flowers, living between sea and sky. There are millions of them out there right now, and most will live their whole lives without even being seen by a human.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.
Despite the hard things, the world is still wondrous.