jess cockerill
@jesscockerill.bsky.social
science & culture journalist | checking facts and writing news at sciencealert.com
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Globally, one nurse in seven and nearly a quarter in high-income countries are foreign-born, highlighting reliance on international migration.
More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay
More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay
May 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Globally, one nurse in seven and nearly a quarter in high-income countries are foreign-born, highlighting reliance on international migration.
More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay
More in the State of the World’s Nursing Report 👉 bit.ly/4dcr5dz #InternationalNursesDay
This new species of dinosaur had 'exceptional' and 'atypical' hands 🖐
www.sciencealert.com/ginormous-cl...
www.sciencealert.com/ginormous-cl...
Ginormous Claws Found in The Gobi Desert Belong to a Never-Before-Seen Species
A newly discovered species of feathered, bipedal dinosaur with "exceptionally preserved and atypical hands" had just two fingers, each one tipped with a gigantic, claw-like talon.
www.sciencealert.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This new species of dinosaur had 'exceptional' and 'atypical' hands 🖐
www.sciencealert.com/ginormous-cl...
www.sciencealert.com/ginormous-cl...
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Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
by @donnadlu.bsky.social
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Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
by @donnadlu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
by @donnadlu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I will not be terrorized. We shall stand in our power. Movements of resilience and resistance - however small and seemingly diminutive on their own - stand on the right path of justice and history.
February 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I will not be terrorized. We shall stand in our power. Movements of resilience and resistance - however small and seemingly diminutive on their own - stand on the right path of justice and history.
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I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be!
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
February 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be!
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky
science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
The wood wide web is extremely cool, but its probably not the socialist utopia we've imagined: www.sciencealert.com/the-mysterio...
The Mysterious Network of Plants May Be Nastier Than We Thought
When the 'wood-wide web' was first described in the journal Nature in 1997, our view of plant life took on a utopian glean.
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February 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The wood wide web is extremely cool, but its probably not the socialist utopia we've imagined: www.sciencealert.com/the-mysterio...
Modern birds survived through the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs, which really gives me some much-needed hope yknow? It's almost like diversity is life's greatest strength...
www.sciencealert.com/remarkable-fossil-discovery-hints-at-antarctic-origins-of-all-modern-birds
www.sciencealert.com/remarkable-fossil-discovery-hints-at-antarctic-origins-of-all-modern-birds
Remarkable Fossil Discovery Hints at Antarctic Origins of All Modern Birds
A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study has found.
www.sciencealert.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Modern birds survived through the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs, which really gives me some much-needed hope yknow? It's almost like diversity is life's greatest strength...
www.sciencealert.com/remarkable-fossil-discovery-hints-at-antarctic-origins-of-all-modern-birds
www.sciencealert.com/remarkable-fossil-discovery-hints-at-antarctic-origins-of-all-modern-birds
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25%-50% cuts to NSF www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Science funding agency threatened with mass layoffs
National Science Foundation staff heard the plans at a meeting Tuesday.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
25%-50% cuts to NSF www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I have covered NOAA and it’s work for like 15 years and this is brutal. If you’re there and want to chat or share anything, signal is davelevitan.26
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“These first two weeks of Trump’s new term and the extensive executive orders removing nearly every right I have as a trans American have been by far the worst in all my professional years.”
In The Handbasket’s first guest piece @katelynburns.com explains the toll on trans journalists right now:
In The Handbasket’s first guest piece @katelynburns.com explains the toll on trans journalists right now:
GUEST COLUMN: The current ‘mindf*ck’ of being a trans journalist
Katelyn Burns explains the personal and professional toll of Trump's anti-trans executive orders.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“These first two weeks of Trump’s new term and the extensive executive orders removing nearly every right I have as a trans American have been by far the worst in all my professional years.”
In The Handbasket’s first guest piece @katelynburns.com explains the toll on trans journalists right now:
In The Handbasket’s first guest piece @katelynburns.com explains the toll on trans journalists right now:
The diversity of life forms discovered kilometers below ground follow an unexpected pattern.
www.sciencealert.com/earths-under...
www.sciencealert.com/earths-under...
Earth's Underworld Is Full of Life, And It Goes Deeper Than We Ever Knew
The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it unique among the cosmos.
www.sciencealert.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The diversity of life forms discovered kilometers below ground follow an unexpected pattern.
www.sciencealert.com/earths-under...
www.sciencealert.com/earths-under...
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“This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. “I hope it’s going to be very short-lived, but if it’s not short-lived, it’s censorship.”
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Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies | CNN
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.
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January 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. “I hope it’s going to be very short-lived, but if it’s not short-lived, it’s censorship.”
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“It’s not just knowledge for knowledge’s sake. It’s about how to steward this place, it's about actively, physically tending to this place and rebuilding these sacred relationships.'" - Aja Conrad, www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...
In northern California, the Karuk Tribe is burning its way back to a centuries-old relationship with fire
The Karuk of Northern California are one of many Native peoples with a long tradition of burning their ancestral lands. These practices are key inspiration for an annual prescribed fire training that’...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“It’s not just knowledge for knowledge’s sake. It’s about how to steward this place, it's about actively, physically tending to this place and rebuilding these sacred relationships.'" - Aja Conrad, www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...
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Everyone just wants to have a good time.
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Everyone just wants to have a good time.
Walking coral! Look at them go!!
www.sciencealert.com/this-walking...
www.sciencealert.com/this-walking...
This 'Walking' Coral Moves Around, And We Finally Know How
When you imagine a coral, it's probably not walking around.
www.sciencealert.com
January 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Walking coral! Look at them go!!
www.sciencealert.com/this-walking...
www.sciencealert.com/this-walking...
As they say, it's always in the last place you look...
www.sciencealert.com/the-first-di...
www.sciencealert.com/the-first-di...
The First Dinosaurs May Be Hidden in Earth's Least Accessible Places
Ancient fossils of the world's very first dinosaurs may be buried in places almost impossible to investigate, according to new research from University College London and the UK's Natural History Muse...
www.sciencealert.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
As they say, it's always in the last place you look...
www.sciencealert.com/the-first-di...
www.sciencealert.com/the-first-di...
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Did you know you can age some perennial kelps by counting rings just like trees?
We aged populations of two species first surveyed in the '80s (by Klinger and DeWreede!) to see if their age structure had changed.
Our new paper is out, just in time for #PhycologyFriday!
doi.org/10.1111/jpy....
We aged populations of two species first surveyed in the '80s (by Klinger and DeWreede!) to see if their age structure had changed.
Our new paper is out, just in time for #PhycologyFriday!
doi.org/10.1111/jpy....
January 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Did you know you can age some perennial kelps by counting rings just like trees?
We aged populations of two species first surveyed in the '80s (by Klinger and DeWreede!) to see if their age structure had changed.
Our new paper is out, just in time for #PhycologyFriday!
doi.org/10.1111/jpy....
We aged populations of two species first surveyed in the '80s (by Klinger and DeWreede!) to see if their age structure had changed.
Our new paper is out, just in time for #PhycologyFriday!
doi.org/10.1111/jpy....
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Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
reposting to remind myself of this practical response to bad elections
Started off this morning emailing my Senators and Congressman about the NIH and the potential damage being done by unnecessary disruptions.
They need to hear from us loud and clear. Constituents matter to them as one of the primary purposes of a politician is to get re-elected (and its their job).
They need to hear from us loud and clear. Constituents matter to them as one of the primary purposes of a politician is to get re-elected (and its their job).
January 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
reposting to remind myself of this practical response to bad elections
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Bluetorial-A dream and a bit of a nightmare
Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.
Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.
a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
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January 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Bluetorial-A dream and a bit of a nightmare
Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.
Serving as Editor-in-Chief at Science was fascinating. I greatly enjoyed working with talented and committed editorial, news, graphics, and production staff. But the inside look into scientific publishing and AAAS was also deeply disillusioning.
an entire ecosystem (!!!) has just been doing its own thing inside an Antarctic ice bubble for millions of years:
www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-f...
www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-f...
Mysterious Frozen Lake Is a Time Capsule From Millions of Years Ago
A living time capsule frozen in the depths of Lake Enigma in Antarctica contains a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the rest of the world since its surface permanently froze.
www.sciencealert.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
an entire ecosystem (!!!) has just been doing its own thing inside an Antarctic ice bubble for millions of years:
www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-f...
www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-f...
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1,200 years ago, Chancay artists were making tattoo lines as thin as 0.1 millimeter. That's on a par with current-day microneedling -- and they were probably doing it with sharpened bones or cactus spines.
Look at how beautiful they are 😍🧪
Look at how beautiful they are 😍🧪
Breathtaking Tattoos Revealed on Peruvian Mummies From 1,200 Years Ago
The intricate details of tattoos inscribed on the skin of South American mummies are now revealed in all their breathtaking glory.
www.sciencealert.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
1,200 years ago, Chancay artists were making tattoo lines as thin as 0.1 millimeter. That's on a par with current-day microneedling -- and they were probably doing it with sharpened bones or cactus spines.
Look at how beautiful they are 😍🧪
Look at how beautiful they are 😍🧪
Revisiting this article from 2020, since we're talking fire management... There's a lot of differences between North America and Australia, but also a lot of shared fire attitudes, for better or worse. medium.com/the-walkley-...
Reigniting a land of extinction
2019 bushfires in Tasmania’s Central Highlands sparked a debate about traditional land management, conservation, colonisation, climate…
medium.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Revisiting this article from 2020, since we're talking fire management... There's a lot of differences between North America and Australia, but also a lot of shared fire attitudes, for better or worse. medium.com/the-walkley-...