Conservation professor at U of I Springfield. Ecologist. Dendrophile. PhD. She/her. Public Voices Fellow Alumni — The OpEd Project. Science works. Love trumps hate.
Have a problem? Nature can fix that… And it actually can. The truth is that while nature is invaluable, it’s very, very valuable as well. From what we eat to where we live, nature powers more than we realize. Now that’s pretty rich, right?
It’s time for your regularly scheduled Shark Week reminder: Megalodon was real, but is now definitely super-duper extinct. It is an ex shark. It has ceased to be. Narwhals and giant squids are real! Mermaids are not real. Thanks, The ocean science community
Sunday Skimmer party (Black Skimmers nesting at the New Jersey coast) #birds 🌿
I'm super happy that Mamdani is cutting red tape for small businesses. Frozen dessert permits seem frivolous now, but ice cream used to be really deadly! Absent good sanitary practices, it used to be carry of all sorts of diseases (remember typhoid mary?). The initial law was a public health win!
Hundreds of tiny pink 'pygmy' seahorses in family Syngnathidae will cling to gorgonian corals (order Acanthogorgiidae), almost completely hidden, for most of their lives. That's right: these corals are Pink Pony Clubs. You're welcome for the ear worm. (📷: Jacobguy Media)
Are you sure you want to endorse countries paying climate damages sir
Aaron RuparTrump on Canada: “They should pay us some damages or something”
Nobody has bought this yet and someone should, IJS
Artologica aka Michele BanksNew ink painting - a little different from my previous phage art artologica.etsy.com/listing/4537... #sciart
Excellent toad news
Endangered Houston toad spotted for first time in more than 50 years, signaling recovery milestoneAn endangered Houston toad has been spotted in restored habitat for the first time in more than 50 years, marking a promising milestone in ongoing efforts to save one of the nation’s most endangered a...share.google
Humpback whales on Stellwigen Bank, Gulf of Maine: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...
I spoke with @mceuen.bsky.social last week about the future of species conservation and umbrella species for @the-independent.com: www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Experts believe monkeys and apes are key to preventing a sixth mass extinctionResearchers are racing to find solutions to stave off such a catastrophic event, which would pose a major threat to the global food supplywww.independent.co.uk
In my view, the absolutely coolest 76-year-old on the planet, Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia, married to Doug Tompkins (CEO of North Face) now CEO of Tompkins Conservation, is just blowing our minds at the #EsriUC2026 . Their heroic wildlife re-wilding work making our hears soar!
Ever seen a twerking bee who looks like she just took a bath in a bowl of cheese puffs? Probably the superpollinator that is the leafcutter bee! Whereas honeybees pack moistened pollen into dense balls on their legs, leafcutters store it loosely across their fuzzy bellies. That means…
Octopuses have been wandering in the oceans for 296 million years. They have three hearts and blue blood and they can even be elegant in their magical underwater dance. Original post
You could definitely give these people a Trojan Horse and they’d be like “wow a big horse thank you” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Saywww.nytimes.com
Whose Fear Counts? By Tony Pentimalli A one-year-old boy is dead after police fired into a car outside a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi, and the country is once again being asked to begin with the fear of the officer rather than the life of the child.
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
ForbesScientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
Ivermectin in an anti-parasitic. It kills parasites. Viruses are not parasites. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
