Callan Bentley
@callanbentley.bsky.social
"bluebirds, bluegrass, blueschist, blue state, bluesky"
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Community college geology professor in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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In China’s Yangtze River, the finless porpoise population is rising: the latest count puts it at 1,426 in 2025, up 177 since 2022. Scientists link the recovery to the ten year fishing ban that began in 2021, alongside tighter habitat protection and monitoring. buff.ly/hzREApS
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Fishing ban revives Yangtze finless porpoises
The population of the Yangtze finless porpoise, the only freshwater porpoise species in China's longest river, has risen to 1,426 in 2025, indicating that the fishing ban and other conservation…
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
In China’s Yangtze River, the finless porpoise population is rising: the latest count puts it at 1,426 in 2025, up 177 since 2022. Scientists link the recovery to the ten year fishing ban that began in 2021, alongside tighter habitat protection and monitoring. buff.ly/hzREApS
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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For your doomscrolling pleasure (fantastic resource)
dashboard.theclimatebrink.com
dashboard.theclimatebrink.com
Dash
dashboard.theclimatebrink.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
For your doomscrolling pleasure (fantastic resource)
dashboard.theclimatebrink.com
dashboard.theclimatebrink.com
A few more days for college students to apply to STEMSEAS 2026.
form.jotform.com/253384543000...
Two amazing sounding cruises coming up:
April 20-28, San Diego, CA to Seward, AK, R/V Sally Ride
July 8-14, Panama City, PAN to Miami, FL, R/V Marcus Langseth (must have valid passport)
⚒️🌊
form.jotform.com/253384543000...
Two amazing sounding cruises coming up:
April 20-28, San Diego, CA to Seward, AK, R/V Sally Ride
July 8-14, Panama City, PAN to Miami, FL, R/V Marcus Langseth (must have valid passport)
⚒️🌊
STEMSEAS Application 2026
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A few more days for college students to apply to STEMSEAS 2026.
form.jotform.com/253384543000...
Two amazing sounding cruises coming up:
April 20-28, San Diego, CA to Seward, AK, R/V Sally Ride
July 8-14, Panama City, PAN to Miami, FL, R/V Marcus Langseth (must have valid passport)
⚒️🌊
form.jotform.com/253384543000...
Two amazing sounding cruises coming up:
April 20-28, San Diego, CA to Seward, AK, R/V Sally Ride
July 8-14, Panama City, PAN to Miami, FL, R/V Marcus Langseth (must have valid passport)
⚒️🌊
Goth rhyolite ⚒️
February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Goth rhyolite ⚒️
👀
Why did the FAA just close the airspace over El Paso for the next several days?
FAA grounds all flights to and from El Paso until Feb. 20
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a temporary flight restriction halting all flights to and from El Paso, including commercial, cargo, and ge
kfoxtv.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Ring-necked ducks in one of the few spots where there is still open water in Charlottesville: the decorative ponds next to one of the hospitals. #birds 🦉
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Ring-necked ducks in one of the few spots where there is still open water in Charlottesville: the decorative ponds next to one of the hospitals. #birds 🦉
They are (finally!) hiring to replace my old job at NOVA in Annandale - & as it happens there is also at another full-time geology faculty position open at the NOVA campus in Woodbridge. ⚒️https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/92852
9-Month Faculty (Geology)
General Description:Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invites applications for qualified individuals to join our faculty to support the mission and vision of the largest institution of higher...
jobs.vccs.edu
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
They are (finally!) hiring to replace my old job at NOVA in Annandale - & as it happens there is also at another full-time geology faculty position open at the NOVA campus in Woodbridge. ⚒️https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/92852
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Academics, do any of you feel like your institution has done an excellent (or even "pretty good") job at instituting policies to manage Generative "AI"? I'm on a committee looking to craft a framework for our school to guide faculty & students.
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
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The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
Caught Led Zeppelin cover band Zoso tonight at the Jefferson.
February 8, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Caught Led Zeppelin cover band Zoso tonight at the Jefferson.
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McCoy's elf skink from northeastern Australia. Look at those stubby little arms, likely an adaptation to its burrowing lifestyle.
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
McCoy's elf skink from northeastern Australia. Look at those stubby little arms, likely an adaptation to its burrowing lifestyle.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
February 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Not the most inspiring 'field trip photo' - but the Geology Club & I went to the Charlottesville Downtown Mall this snowy afternoon, to check out geology in the building stones. This is soapstone from the Alberene Quarry on the Albemarle/Nelson county line, used to face the Water St. parking deck. ⚒️
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
Solar didn’t just shine in 2025 —
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
it shutdown all of the naysayers.
Costs collapsed. Deployment exploded.
Markets shifted gears.
That’s not a trend —
that’s transformation.
Years of progress. Years of scale.
No shortcuts. No flash.
While others exposed their shortcomings, solar forged ahead.
February 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It took me a minute to understand why this graph was constructed this way... I guess it's meant to be read from left to right as a story:
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
"UP, up, up, down, up, down, total"
#dataviz
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
Notice on the passing of Greg S. Hancock
Greg S. Hancock, Professor Emeritus of Geology, passed away on January 16.
news.wm.edu
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
William & Mary geology professor emeritus Greg Hancock has died. 😞 news.wm.edu/announcement...
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.