Tytanite
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Tytanite
@tytanite.bsky.social
Edmonton/30/He-Him
Environmental Geoscientist
Lover of expensive plastic models
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April 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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We used Great Oxidation Event as a planet-sized "fossil" to add ancient dates to the Bacterial tree of life. @theconversation.com and @science.org articles show oxygen was used by non-cyanos before that cataclysm, surprisingly. theconversation.com/1-trillion-s... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1 trillion species, 3 billion years: how we used AI to trace the evolution of bacteria on Earth
Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.
theconversation.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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One time in grad school my cousin (not a geologist) was visiting and I took her to a party of mostly geologists. I guess she felt like chaos because she asked "what's the worst rock?" and just let us go at it.
March 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Normalize chasing your dreams in your 30's - - -

Learn to draw in your 30's!
Learn to cook in your 30's!
Open that shop in your 30's!
Write that book in your 30's!
Start that podcast in your 30's!
Pick up that guitar in your 30's!

Do the thing in your 30's, or 40's, or 50's! It's never too late.
March 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!

Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚

Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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A volcano near Iceland's capital erupted for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country's meteorological office said, but there were no disruptions to air traffic or infrastructure reut.rs/490MvYW
Iceland volcano erupts for 10th time in three years; no disruptions
Lying dormant for 800 years, the geological systems in the area reactivated in 2021.
reut.rs
November 21, 2024 at 1:50 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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canon is a sandcastle and I am the tsunami
November 11, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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What if #Pokemon and #AnimalCrossing had a crossover game? #12 🏸
November 10, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Proterozoic Rocks xkcd.com/3008
November 7, 2024 at 5:41 AM
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October 31, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Cat posting because that's what the internet loves the most.
October 19, 2024 at 4:57 AM
The Japanese artists are beginning to migrate to Bluesky, the future is bright.
October 19, 2024 at 3:55 AM