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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 14h

Goniatite fossils packed throughout this piece of shale. The shells of these ancient relatives of Squid and Octopus must have littered the sea floor that covered this part of the earths surface over 300 million years ago.
County Clare, Ireland

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 3d

5 species of parrotfish in 15 seconds. Rainbow, redband, midnight, blue, stoplight. That’s why we call Coral City the Parrotfish Capital of the World. 🌈💙🚦🧣🌌🦜🐟🏛️🌎 #rainbowparrotfish #blueparrotfish #redbandparrotfish #stoplightparrotfish #redbandparrotfish #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 3d

Friendly reminder: 🎉 Pre-register today & get ready to join our FREE online celebration. Everyone is welcome. To keep #BlackInMicro alive Donate: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Register to attend: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro (see links in bio) #BiMWeek2025

The summarised schedule of Black in Micro Week 2025, October 14-16. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Mon 14: Pathways for Change. Welcome and Keynote Address 12pm. Marian Johnson-Thompson, PhD. Panel Discussion: Finding Black Spaces in STEM, 1:15-2:15 PM. Weds 15, Careers & Research: ECR Symposium 9-12 PM. Panel discussion: Navigating Careers in Microbiology 2-3 PM. Thurs 16, Community: Panel Discussion - Empowering Your Science 12-1:15 PM. Workshop: Science in Action

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d

A favorite warm-water fish of the Western Atlantic: Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula). Photoshop, August 2025.
🧪🐡🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #fish #triggerfish

Illustration of a colorful Queen Triggerfish, done in Photoshop with a Wacom drawing tablet.

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Dr. Geo Shanz 🪨🗺️🌊 @geoshanz.bsky.social · 5d

Hope my colleagues were able to sail…I’m trying to follow along despite current furloughs (via public links). Lots of ROV dives over the next ~20 days + all live-streamed.

Enjoy a glimpse of the wonderful creatures + geology of the Cook Islands! 🌊🧪 #NA176

Ocean Exploration Trust @nautiluslive.org · 7d

Today, set sail on our last expedition of 2025 to explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the #CookIslands using mapping, telepresence, and the ROVs Hercules, Little Hercules, and Atalanta of #EVNautilus. Learn more in our blog: bit.ly/4gExwHY

Exploring Deep Sea Habitats of the Cook Islands with New Camera Tech

OET’s last expedition of 2025 will explore previously unsurveyed deep-sea areas of the Cook Islands.

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The Coral Reef Research Hub @coralreefresearch.bsky.social · 5d

CORAL REEF NEWS: Historic expedition unveils vast coral reefs thriving off Uruguay

www.hydro-international.com/content/news...

#coralreefs #reefexpedition #oceanresearch #uruguay #expedition #coralexploration #reefexploration #marinescience #marinebiology

Historic expedition unveils vast coral reefs thriving off Uruguay

A team of scientists from Uruguay has discovered that deep-sea coral reefs off the nation’s coast are thriving. The reefs are made up largely of...

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Andy Whitmore @more-whit.bsky.social · 5d

Any article with a headline about barbie crabs and sea pigs is just reeling me in ...

Barbie crabs, sea pigs, and 40 new species discovered in a giant underwater canyon

Argentina explores Mar del Plata Canyon for the first time: 40 new species are discovered and the country is captivated by the live broadcast

www.earth.com

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Deep-Sea Biology Society @dsbsoc.bsky.social · 16d

Hey, members! Are you currently a #DeepSea student or ECR researcher without permanent employment?

We can help provide up to £750 for your participation in an in-person or remote conference. Deadline Oct. 4th, apply here: dsbsoc.org/conferences-....

Questions? Contact [email protected]. Good luck!

Image of a stuffed isopod facing a semi-frozen ocean. Text: Got places to be? We can help you get there. Application deadline for the 2025 DSBSoc Conference Support Awards is October 4th. Photograph credit: Johanna Weston, PhD.

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kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · 7d

🍂 👿 🧪 Mass Federal Worker Lay-offs Projected by Administration During Government Shutdown

Nature @nature.com · 7d

President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass lay-offs across the federal government

go.nature.com/4mGgJWn

This US government shutdown is different: what it means for science

President Trump’s budget office lays out guidelines for mass lay-offs across the federal government.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 8d

For the third time in a dozen years, the U.S. scientific community is digging in for a potentially lengthy partial federal government shutdown that promises to disrupt research and funding programs. https://scim.ag/4pQ9y0K

U.S. scientists gird for yet another government shutdown

Political impasse to hobble research agencies—and perhaps enable layoffs

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks to Moriah Sevier, Marilyn Brandt, @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social @drchriskellogg.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social Bella Ritchie and Brayan Vilanova Cuevas for making this trip such a success!

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 8d

What an amazing way to kick off our Diadema project in Brewers Bay, USVI. Four days of hard work underwater, followed by hard days in the lab processing. Two experiments, and over 500 individual samples.

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 10d

Day 3 Diadema NSF kickoff. Today we tested out transect approaches and new high resolution visual transects on our second site on the western end of Brewers Bay. This afforded us the opportunity to sample additional Diadema at a second site. So many of them! Very encouraging to see!

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 11d

@aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social @drchriskellogg.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social and Prof Marilyn Brandt

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 11d

Day 2 of Diadema kickoff. Today was all about Diadema itself (cf environmental parameters). We were excited to see so many apparently healthy animals in shallow water! We also set up an experiment to examine microbial participation in echinoderm tissue decay. Such a great start to this time series!

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Chris @drchriskellogg.bsky.social · 11d

Another great day working from University of the Virgin Islands - saw an octopus & a spotted eagle ray!

Selfie showing off my UVI Reef Research hat with Brewer’s Bay, St Thomas, USVI in the background

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Chris @drchriskellogg.bsky.social · 11d

If it’s my last week as a Fed, gotta make it count! #SCIENCE

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Ian Hewson @ianhewson.bsky.social · 12d

Day 1 of NSF sponsored Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis time series in Brewers Bay, St Thomas, USVI with @drchriskellogg.bsky.social @viromegirl.bsky.social @aquaticmicrolab.bsky.social and Prof Marilyn Brandt at UVI. After months of planning it was time to figure out what makes sense from

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Chris @drchriskellogg.bsky.social · 12d

Delighted to be back in my home town of St. Thomas, USVI, working with a super talented team of folks from Cornell, USF, Northern Illinois University, and UVI on the sea urchin mass mortality agent!

View of Lindberg Bay from St Thomas airport cellphone lot, waiting to meet folks flying in. Green hills frame turquoise water under a blue sky.

Octopus mural painted on a wooden fence at The Shack in Hull Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

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Liana Brooks @lianabrooks.bsky.social · 16d

Hello, new followers!

I'm Liana Brooks and I write (and edit) books! I don't auto-follow back, but I do follow people I chat with so go ahead and say hi!

Website: www.LianaBrooks.com
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Hire Me: www.lianabrooks.com/editing-serv...

Liana Brooks – A Universe Of Possibility

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 19d

Has the day got you down? Watch this soothing one hour #okeanos sponge and coral video to etheral music! #octocoralFriday #spongeThursday Produced by Caitlin Bailey and GFOE youtu.be/DSHFDHthDQo?...

1-Hour Deep-Sea Relaxation: Corals and Sponges

YouTube video by Global Foundation For Ocean Exploration

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Kaitlin Schaal @evokait.bsky.social · 21d

Happy International Microorganism Day, to my whole beautiful community! 🧫🔬🧪

FEMS @femsmicro.org · 21d

Happy International Microorganism Day! 🎉

Today, we are celebrating the tiny powerhouses that have a massive impact on our world. From the bacteria in our gut to the fungi that give us antibiotics, these incredible organisms are essential to life.

Let's make some noise for the microscopic!

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SAHASA 🐙 @sculptedreef.com · 25d

👋 Hey friends! I'm back & super excited to share new art with you all 🎨

🥳 🎉 in love with these colors!!

⭐ Bsky Early Access: sculptedreef.com/collections/...

🪸 Corals are made w glass beads 🐙 clay + paint

#ArtYear #ArtGallery #Art #BSNM #CoralReef #MarineLife #Sculpture #Octopus 🦑🐡

A patiently made mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted clay octopus, lovingly painted to resemble the species Caribbean Reef Octopus, scientifically known as Octopus briareus.

The extensive and colorful reef on this artwork is made from handcrafted corals, patiently woven glass beads set on silver wire. Slowly beaded together over countless of hours.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 26d

Say this to yourself: Nobody else in the world is making work like mine. I’ve worked hard to create something unique, beautiful, and original, and I should be rewarded for that

It's Okay to Want Success as an Artist

Hanging out at the Intersection of Art and Science

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