Laurel Anderson
@laurelscipoet.bsky.social
Plant ecologist/poet. I love teaching, learning, and writing about our incredible planet Earth. Research: plants and global change, collaborative research/education networks EREN and MEFA. Views my own. Poetry pubs at https://laurelandersonpoetry.com/.
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Artist friends, check out a fun paid opportunity!
I am interested in working with an artist on a graphic novel on soil and/ or global environmental change. The lab would have money to fund this.
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
Do you know of any graphic artists that would be interested?
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Artist friends, check out a fun paid opportunity!
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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For months, the seven states of the Colorado River basin have failed to reach an agreement on new rules to share the river’s dwindling supply of water.
The current rules expire next year, risking water supply and power generation.
The current rules expire next year, risking water supply and power generation.
The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution.
The Colorado River faces a crisis as seven states struggle to agree on water-sharing rules.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For months, the seven states of the Colorado River basin have failed to reach an agreement on new rules to share the river’s dwindling supply of water.
The current rules expire next year, risking water supply and power generation.
The current rules expire next year, risking water supply and power generation.
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New infrastructure projects, critical minerals, fires and novel threats to the Amazon remain looming for 2026 after a year in the spotlight preparing for COP30.
Myself for @mongabay.com
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Myself for @mongabay.com
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The Amazon in 2026: A challenging year ahead, now off the center stage
As Belém's COP30 ended in compromise, political forces moved swiftly to accelerate destruction far from the global spotlight.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New infrastructure projects, critical minerals, fires and novel threats to the Amazon remain looming for 2026 after a year in the spotlight preparing for COP30.
Myself for @mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-...
Myself for @mongabay.com
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"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward
This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist" by Bob Ward & yours truly in today's @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A water anole lizard using an air bubble to breathe underwater. It developed the ability to breathe underwater by storing oxygen on its body.
December 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
A water anole lizard using an air bubble to breathe underwater. It developed the ability to breathe underwater by storing oxygen on its body.
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Both butterflies 🦋 and the plants 🌱 they rely on are shifting habitats in response to climate change, but not always in the same way. In tropical Asia, some butterflies could lose up to 40% of shared habitat with their host plants.
eos.org/articles/cli...
eos.org/articles/cli...
Climate Change Could Drive Butterflies and Plants Apart - Eos
Insects and the plants they depend on are migrating in response to climate change, but not always in the same way.
eos.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Both butterflies 🦋 and the plants 🌱 they rely on are shifting habitats in response to climate change, but not always in the same way. In tropical Asia, some butterflies could lose up to 40% of shared habitat with their host plants.
eos.org/articles/cli...
eos.org/articles/cli...
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🚨BREAKING: Physicians speak out against RFK Jr! Doctors made the promise to do no harm, and they’re calling out harm where they see it.
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Physicians speak out against RFK Jr! Doctors made the promise to do no harm, and they’re calling out harm where they see it.
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
Medical professionals, your voice has value. Join us in taking action to #ImpeachRFKJr.
standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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Our tiny friend Brachycephalus lulai was first described as a new species just this year! They are named after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil! They live in highly preserved forests that are hard to access, which helps keep them safe! (photo by Luiz F. Ribeiro)
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our tiny friend Brachycephalus lulai was first described as a new species just this year! They are named after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil! They live in highly preserved forests that are hard to access, which helps keep them safe! (photo by Luiz F. Ribeiro)
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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You can’t hear the sound in space because it’s a vacuum, but they were able to convert the electromagnetic waves into sound using sonification.
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You can’t hear the sound in space because it’s a vacuum, but they were able to convert the electromagnetic waves into sound using sonification.
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
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theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
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It wasn’t even close.
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It wasn’t even close.
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Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats. nyti.ms/44iRALi
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Republicans in the Indiana Senate defied President Trump and joined Democrats in voting down a congressional map aimed at adding GOP seats. nyti.ms/44iRALi
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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Day 8️⃣ of our Ocean Art Advent Calendar... Microscopic magic of the sea-son!
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Day 8️⃣ of our Ocean Art Advent Calendar... Microscopic magic of the sea-son!
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
Diatoms, radiolarians and other plankton that form the foundation of ocean life. Beautiful artwork by Rebecca Cusack.
hashtag#MicroscopyMonday hashtag#OceanScience hashtag#FestiveOceanArt
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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Crochet mandala street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt
(via Howtofeelgood. net)
(via Howtofeelgood. net)
December 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Crochet mandala street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt
(via Howtofeelgood. net)
(via Howtofeelgood. net)
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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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I can’t resist posting another photo of Aseroe rubra (Anemone Stinkhorn). This was the largest specimen I found and nicely shows the remains of the ‘egg’ it emerged from. Surrey 4/12/25 #fungi #FungiFriends
December 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I can’t resist posting another photo of Aseroe rubra (Anemone Stinkhorn). This was the largest specimen I found and nicely shows the remains of the ‘egg’ it emerged from. Surrey 4/12/25 #fungi #FungiFriends
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The Black Death was history's worst documented demographic disaster. New research shows it was also a bizarre anomaly, the unlikely result of volcanic eruptions, multiple consecutive poor harvests in Italy, a war between Genoa, Venice and the Mongols, AND a Black Sea plague outbreak. @science.org
Medieval volcano may have indirectly sparked Europe’s Black Death
Crop failures caused by eruptions possibly forced grain imports from plague-ridden regions
www.science.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Black Death was history's worst documented demographic disaster. New research shows it was also a bizarre anomaly, the unlikely result of volcanic eruptions, multiple consecutive poor harvests in Italy, a war between Genoa, Venice and the Mongols, AND a Black Sea plague outbreak. @science.org
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BREAKING: The DHS walks back its retaliation against the suspended #fema36 signatories of the Katrina Declaration. We are proud of these public servants for speaking up and continue to rally behind all patriots using their rights to call out the Trump admin's dangerous policies.
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING: The DHS walks back its retaliation against the suspended #fema36 signatories of the Katrina Declaration. We are proud of these public servants for speaking up and continue to rally behind all patriots using their rights to call out the Trump admin's dangerous policies.
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