Barry Goldman
@barrygoldman1.bsky.social
was studying origins of life, that got too narrow, now studying #Geology. ... maybe this time i'll regularly post original content, what should i write?
https://blackskimmer.blogspot.com/2018/07/finally-i-can-post-my-science-salon.htm
#Astrobiology
https://blackskimmer.blogspot.com/2018/07/finally-i-can-post-my-science-salon.htm
#Astrobiology
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"It's most noted for the patches of prairie that are still there that haven't been changed in millennia," Smiley said, adding that Michigan has lost 99% of its lakeplain prairie, a species-rich prairie community...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"It's most noted for the patches of prairie that are still there that haven't been changed in millennia," Smiley said, adding that Michigan has lost 99% of its lakeplain prairie, a species-rich prairie community...
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A moment of relief:
Sponges have been restored at the root of the evolutionary tree -- and not the comb jellies, those hot freaks.
Sponges have been restored at the root of the evolutionary tree -- and not the comb jellies, those hot freaks.
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A moment of relief:
Sponges have been restored at the root of the evolutionary tree -- and not the comb jellies, those hot freaks.
Sponges have been restored at the root of the evolutionary tree -- and not the comb jellies, those hot freaks.
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I canNOT believe I saw this sneaky-peeky bird. No wonder it’s rare to see American bitterns! #Bittern #Birds #Ridgefield #PNW #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I canNOT believe I saw this sneaky-peeky bird. No wonder it’s rare to see American bitterns! #Bittern #Birds #Ridgefield #PNW #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #KeepGoing
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I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish
For over a century, evolutionary biologists have been motivated to understand the mechanisms through which organisms adapt to their environments. Coloration and pigmentation are remarkably variable wi...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
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I, too, find it surprising that I remain intact after the close passages of 2025
I must not be a comet
Bummer
I must not be a comet
Bummer
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I, too, find it surprising that I remain intact after the close passages of 2025
I must not be a comet
Bummer
I must not be a comet
Bummer
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A wonderful collaboration between my lab and Andy Ellington and Edward Marcotte here at UT.
We obtained lots of thermal stable plastic degrading enzymes from the deep sea (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California)
We obtained lots of thermal stable plastic degrading enzymes from the deep sea (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California)
Plastic degradation by enzymes from uncultured deep sea microorganisms
Abstract. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)-hydrolyzing enzymes (PETases) are a recently discovered enzyme class capable of plastic degradation. PETases are
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A wonderful collaboration between my lab and Andy Ellington and Edward Marcotte here at UT.
We obtained lots of thermal stable plastic degrading enzymes from the deep sea (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California)
We obtained lots of thermal stable plastic degrading enzymes from the deep sea (Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California)
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I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I’ve seen this shared several times with the header and footer not visible, so you can’t see the artists’s name.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
Credit: Leo the Alien — alienyrox on redbubble and other platforms.
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Love Fulgorids! The butt fireworks are wax lines along which honeydew waste can drip away from the body. They also serve as a defense.
Nog een foto van Borneo - echt een bijzonder, en bijzonder klein, beest, was deze cicade (Auchenorrhyncha), behorend tot de Fulgoroidea. Dat vuurwerk uit zijn "kont" zijn wasdraden waarlangs de honingdauw kan wegdruppelen, maar die natuurlijk ook dienen als afweer/afleiding. #ElkeDagEenInsect
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Love Fulgorids! The butt fireworks are wax lines along which honeydew waste can drip away from the body. They also serve as a defense.
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55 years ago today the thing with the whale happened.
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
55 years ago today the thing with the whale happened.
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
Is exploding rotting whale a metaphor for the internet?
50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
My first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Is exploding rotting whale a metaphor for the internet?
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50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
My first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.
www.vice.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
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The findings come more than 30 years after the last cases of wild polio virus infections in people were registered in Germany and mark the first wild virus detection from environmental sampling in the country since this type of routine monitoring began in 2021.
Exclusive: Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample, health institute says reut.rs/47OVa0n
Exclusive: Wild form of polio found in German sewage sample, health institute says
The wild form of virus behind polio has been detected in wastewater sampling in Germany, the nation's main public health body told Reuters on Wednesday, in a setback for efforts to rid the world of the deadly disease.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The findings come more than 30 years after the last cases of wild polio virus infections in people were registered in Germany and mark the first wild virus detection from environmental sampling in the country since this type of routine monitoring began in 2021.
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🏺 Look at this gorgeous Iron Age jug from Cyprus whose spout is formed by another jug held by a tiny woman!
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🏺 Look at this gorgeous Iron Age jug from Cyprus whose spout is formed by another jug held by a tiny woman!
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
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Flowers, gouache
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Flowers, gouache
That's good. Migratory animals have evolved to use milky way... I wonder how various animals DO interact w araura? There must be studies!
With the aurora popping up again last night, I thought I'd repost this adventure from last year. I drew this when the great @nepeteaa.bsky.social wondered what night-migrating songbirds might make of it all. Part 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
That's good. Migratory animals have evolved to use milky way... I wonder how various animals DO interact w araura? There must be studies!
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🧠🌟🐭 Excited to share some of my postdoc work on the evolution of dexterity!
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
🧠🌟🐭 Excited to share some of my postdoc work on the evolution of dexterity!
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
We compared deer mice evolved in forest vs prairie habitats. We found that forest mice have:
(1) more corticospinal neurons (CSNs)
(2) better hand dexterity
(3) more dexterous climbing, which is linked to CSN number🧵
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Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Get outside into a dark place if you can tonight - no guarantees, but a possible brilliant display of the northern lights.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
More 4 seasons landscaping level shit from th vermine taking over th government.
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
More 4 seasons landscaping level shit from th vermine taking over th government.
Wish I'd a imagined it wasn't cloudy I'd a gone out earlier to look but I dud find finally a patch of clear sky and big faint red swath that didnt belong there. Araura!
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Wish I'd a imagined it wasn't cloudy I'd a gone out earlier to look but I dud find finally a patch of clear sky and big faint red swath that didnt belong there. Araura!
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Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Weird that we have a planet-wide magnetic defense system that self activates when the sun decides to attack but it is very pretty
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Hints of the aurora in Boston tonight, even with the city lights (best captured by phone camera)
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hints of the aurora in Boston tonight, even with the city lights (best captured by phone camera)
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...