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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 1d

The New South Wales government has unveiled plans for the Great Koala National Park, a 475,000-hectare reserve to safeguard an estimated 12,000 koalas and dozens of other threatened species

news.mongabay.com/2025/10/aust...

Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas

Few animals tug at Australian hearts like the koala. Yet the marsupial, once common along the eastern seaboard, was declared endangered in New South Wales (NSW) in 2022. Habitat loss, climate stress, ...

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Katrina Miller @katrinamillerphd.bsky.social · 1d

has your scientific work been cut? @nytimes.com wants to hear from you.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 1d

Babes!! 🚨Thanks To Wolves, Aspen Trees Thrive In Yellowstone After 80 Yrs + Woylies, An Adorable Endangered Marsupial, Just Made A Huge Comeback

Holy sh*t, good news. linktr.ee/wtipod

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 8d

Babes!!🚨We Now Know Why Alligators Eat Rocks + Where The Potato Came From. It’s The Love Child Of The Tomato.

Open up and say ahhhh. I’m about to stuff your mouth with gastroliths, history and a one night stand for the ages.

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 14d

Being a comedy sciencey show I may be a little biased but... Agreed!

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 14d

Important point for my #ENVSCOMM25-2 students on the power of humor & laughter as part of #scicomm, especially when talking about climate change. 🧪🤣

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 14d

Trump: “We don’t do wind because wind is a disaster. It’s a very expensive joke, frankly.”

Trump may not like jokes. But if the popularity of this video is any indication, Europeans are having a laugh at him. Americans will laugh, too, as long as comedians are free to make the jokes.

My latest 👇

Can climate comedy still work? This offshore wind ad suggests it can.

The satirical video starring Samuel L. Jackson pokes fun at offshore wind disinformation right as the Trump administration is targeting both comedy and…

www.canarymedia.com

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Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 14d

Legging it in to the weekend. #antarctica. Dodecalopoda mawsoni from east Antarctica in 2023 (nbp23-03 research cruise). So many legs (12 walking legs!!) yes there’s another “normal” pycno there too! 🧪🌎🇦🇶🦑🐧

A sea spider (Pycnogonida) Dodecalopoda mawsoni from east Antarctica in 2023 (nbp23-03 research cruise)

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 15d

Babes!!🚨Boy Band Concert Left Teen With Bubbles In Her Chest + Surgeon Accidentally Transplants Tumor Into His Own Hand

The only way to follow up last week’s milestone is with the rarest of the rare medical cases. Fun. open.spotify.com/episode/6gQN...

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Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · 18d

The amazing team at @sciencevs.bsky.social dropped a #Tylenol podcast a few days ago, giving explanation of why the link has been made and how it's not quite as it seems
A great example of bias and confounding, and how meta-analysis isn't always the pinnacle of evidence
#EpiSky #MedSky

Does Tylenol Cause Autism?

Podcast Episode · Science Vs · 09/18/2025 · 28m

podcasts.apple.com

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CraftComputing @craftcomputing.bsky.social · 18d

BTW, here's a peer reviewed study between siblings with and without autism, and it shows absolutely no link to Acetaminophen use during pregnancy for Autism, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 21d

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 23d

Toucans, tortoises saved in major Brazil trafficking bust

phys.org/news/2025-09... via @physorg_com

Toucans, tortoises saved in major Brazil trafficking bust

Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested 45 people and rescued hundreds of exotic animals in the biggest ever operation against wildlife traffickers in the world's most biodiverse nation.

phys.org

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 22d

Babes!!🚨Why, Yes, It Can Rain Millions Of Spiders + Romancing The Kākāpō: How To Breed New Zealand’s Most Endangered Bird

Get ready to PARTY!!! We’ve got balloons, confetti and inappropriate behavior. open.spotify.com/episode/0g6c...

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 23d

Today in Police Ineptitude:

"A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said." apnews.com/article/mont...

Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter

Workers at a Montana animal shelter were evacuated and sent to the hospital after smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine incinerated by FBI agents started to fill the building.

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 23d

About ten years ago observers noted massive craters that had formed in Siberia. The cause was a mystery at first, but scientists eventually linked the exploding land to climate change and rising temperatures, caused by pockets of methane below the surface.

The Siberian Tundra Is Exploding. New Research Helps Explain Why.

www.nytimes.com

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 28d

So much for breathing.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/c...

E.P.A. To Stop Collecting Emissions Data From Polluters

www.nytimes.com

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · 29d

Bonus!🚨Girl, We Need To Talk About ‘The Danger Of A Single Story’

Storytelling has a certain power and influence over all of us—good and bad. Join me for an unforgettable TED Talk featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
open.spotify.com/episode/4aQa...

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · Sep 4

Alas, poor Billy. We knew him well.

"Shakespeare's Skull Is Missing"

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · Sep 4

"On the basis of the findings, the researchers suggest that smartphone use may inadvertently prolong toilet time, potentially increasing pressure in anal tissues, which may then lead to hemorrhoids."

www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Scrolling while on the toilet linked to higher risk of hemorrhoids

Survey participants who reported using a smartphone while on the toilet had a higher risk of hemorrhoids than non-users. Chethan Ramprasad of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, U.S., and colleagues...

www.eurekalert.org

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Anita Williams @catanita.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is this an update to the "Spiders on Drugs" video from the early social media days?
youtu.be/sHzdsFiBbFc

Spiders On Drugs

YouTube video by Andrew Struthers

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · Sep 4

Babes!!🚨Researchers Gave Drugs To Spiders Just To See What Would Happen + Superb Starlings And Their ‘Superb’ Friendships

How do you give LSD to a spider? And why do some unrelated birds help each other out? All life’s questions answered today! open.spotify.com/episode/32B3...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Sep 1

One minute, you're just living your life, and the next, you're mimicking bird calls. Here’s how it happens.

Your Slow and Sad Descent Into Bird-Watching

You suddenly find that you’re able to distinguish the pa-chip-chip-chip of an American goldfinch. Before you know it, you’re mimicking bird calls.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · Aug 28

Babes!!🚨How Covering Cow Poop With A Tarp Can Cut 80% Of Methane Emissions + Using Ear Wax To Screen For Parkinson’s Is A Thing Now

We need good news and we need it stat. I can help. open.spotify.com/episode/6wAq...

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Well... That's Interesting | Comedy Sciencey Podcast @wtipod.bsky.social · Aug 21

A colossal study on such a teeny creature 🪱 Join us for Ep. 247: That Time Black Widow Venom Entered Through A Woman's Eyeball + Sometimes Worms Get Together To Form A Superorganism open.spotify.com/episode/36iH...

Buck Samuel 🪱🦠🧬🔬 @microbeminded.bsky.social · Jun 30

Interesting talk from Serena Ding at #worm25 on collective behavior of nematodes in the wild and the lab.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Towering behavior and collective dispersal in Caenorhabditis nematodes

Dispersal behavior allows organisms to find new resources under harsh conditions1,2,3,4,5; collective dispersal in group-living organisms raises inter…

www.sciencedirect.com

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