Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
@archeanandrea.bsky.social
I study Archean fossils to understand the coevolution of Earth and life and inform the search for life on other planets + philosophy of science. She/her. medium.com/@corpolongo
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For today's #FossilFriday, I'm sharing a story about how I look for fossilized microorganisms in 2.5-billion-year-old black chert. It's a medium post, but no membership is needed to read it!
medium.com/fossils-et-a...
medium.com/fossils-et-a...
Studying Life Before the Cambrian Explosion
The elements of Precambrian paleontology
medium.com
This is probably the best "intro to me" I've posted thus far on bsky.
It is so very sad that random internet articles about curiosities are no longer authored by actual people with strange little passions. I'm not even sure what the internet is for now that AI articles are so pervasive.
September 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It is so very sad that random internet articles about curiosities are no longer authored by actual people with strange little passions. I'm not even sure what the internet is for now that AI articles are so pervasive.
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
The Trump Administration is trying to silence dissent and attack our most fundamental freedom: the right to speak out without fear.
I stood with my colleagues in the House and Senate to protect Americans from any administration that fears the truth and democracy.
I stood with my colleagues in the House and Senate to protect Americans from any administration that fears the truth and democracy.
September 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The Trump Administration is trying to silence dissent and attack our most fundamental freedom: the right to speak out without fear.
I stood with my colleagues in the House and Senate to protect Americans from any administration that fears the truth and democracy.
I stood with my colleagues in the House and Senate to protect Americans from any administration that fears the truth and democracy.
Watching elected officials acknowledge the moment and fight to defend free speech is what I needed today
Tune-in!
About to unveil new legislation w/ @chrismurphyct.bsky.social pushing back against Donald Trump’s attempts to squash dissent and silence free speech.
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@SenatorChri...
About to unveil new legislation w/ @chrismurphyct.bsky.social pushing back against Donald Trump’s attempts to squash dissent and silence free speech.
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@SenatorChri...
September 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Watching elected officials acknowledge the moment and fight to defend free speech is what I needed today
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
This is NOT A DRILL! It’s time to vote for THE BEST MINERAL…
CALCITE!!!
Thanks to its birefringence, under the name Icelandic spar, it made a critical contribution to our understanding of the wave nature of light! It even appears in the title of Christiaan Huygens ‘Treatise on Light’. ⚛️
#MinCup25
CALCITE!!!
Thanks to its birefringence, under the name Icelandic spar, it made a critical contribution to our understanding of the wave nature of light! It even appears in the title of Christiaan Huygens ‘Treatise on Light’. ⚛️
#MinCup25
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 4: This match of heavy hitters is bound to end in heartbreak as classic #calcite faces off against futuristic #perovskite.
We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
We love them both, but only one can continue on to Round 2!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Hey FEMA - we need to talk about the $200m you owe us.
This is a big deal:
This is a big deal:
August 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Hey FEMA - we need to talk about the $200m you owe us.
This is a big deal:
This is a big deal:
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"The whitewashing effort includes government agencies tasked with preserving history. And in every case, the resources were publicly accessible when Donald Trump took office.
Then they vanished."
Then they vanished."
We found hundreds of examples of federal agencies & institutions purging their websites of anything Black, including:
-Profiles of Black military heroes (Army)
-Documents on the Tulsa Race Massacre (National Archives)
-Resources for educators for teaching slavery (NMAAHC)
-Profiles of Black military heroes (Army)
-Documents on the Tulsa Race Massacre (National Archives)
-Resources for educators for teaching slavery (NMAAHC)
How the Trump Administration Made Government Websites White Again
The administration appears to have changed, deleted and restricted access to resources related to Black history from government websites.
www.contrabandcamp.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"The whitewashing effort includes government agencies tasked with preserving history. And in every case, the resources were publicly accessible when Donald Trump took office.
Then they vanished."
Then they vanished."
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Asteroid Bennu Is A Time Capsule Of Materials Bearing Witness To Its Origin And Transformation Over Billions Of Years
astrobiology.com/2025/08/aste... #astrobiology #Asteroid #Bennu
astrobiology.com/2025/08/aste... #astrobiology #Asteroid #Bennu
Asteroid Bennu Is A Time Capsule Of Materials Bearing Witness To Its Origin And Transformation Over Billions Of Years - Astrobiology
Asteroid Bennu — the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona
astrobiology.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Asteroid Bennu Is A Time Capsule Of Materials Bearing Witness To Its Origin And Transformation Over Billions Of Years
astrobiology.com/2025/08/aste... #astrobiology #Asteroid #Bennu
astrobiology.com/2025/08/aste... #astrobiology #Asteroid #Bennu
I signed it
HUNDREDS of NASA employees sign a declaration protesting the brutal attacks by Trump and his regime. I signed it too, as should you.
Plus: Incredible image of dusty spirals blasted out by a terrifying binary star.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/nasa-decla...
🔭🧪
Plus: Incredible image of dusty spirals blasted out by a terrifying binary star.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/nasa-decla...
🔭🧪
NASA declaration against Trump’s science attacks, more dusty WR star spirals
The Voyager Declaration takes a stand against budget cuts, and a gorgeous JWST image of Wolf-Rayet star dust expulsion
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I signed it
ROSES is back. I honestly wasn't expecting that.
(For those that don't know, ROSES stands for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences and it's NASA's main science funding program and it's usually posted in February of every year.)
nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...
(For those that don't know, ROSES stands for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences and it's NASA's main science funding program and it's usually posted in February of every year.)
nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...
NSPIRES - Solicitations Summary
NASA and U.S. Government policies address research and personal misconduct, and provide avenues for reporting potential violations.
nspires.nasaprs.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
ROSES is back. I honestly wasn't expecting that.
(For those that don't know, ROSES stands for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences and it's NASA's main science funding program and it's usually posted in February of every year.)
nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...
(For those that don't know, ROSES stands for Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences and it's NASA's main science funding program and it's usually posted in February of every year.)
nspires.nasaprs.com/external/sol...
I'm proud to be one of the many protesters in this picture! Cincinnati showed up!!!
Best view yet:
June 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'm proud to be one of the many protesters in this picture! Cincinnati showed up!!!
I studied Jack in the pulpits for my undergraduate research project.
Definitely my favorite queer plant.
Definitely my favorite queer plant.
Happy Pride!
Jack-in-the-pulpit plants can change sex each year during its 25+ years lifespan. Plants can be male one year, female the next, and then back to male after. 🌿
#sciart #botanicalart #pridemonth
Jack-in-the-pulpit plants can change sex each year during its 25+ years lifespan. Plants can be male one year, female the next, and then back to male after. 🌿
#sciart #botanicalart #pridemonth
June 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I studied Jack in the pulpits for my undergraduate research project.
Definitely my favorite queer plant.
Definitely my favorite queer plant.
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Why does this billion year old #acritarch fragment look like an ancient cuneiform scroll!? Object about 150 microns wide #geology #paleontology 🧪⚒️
June 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Why does this billion year old #acritarch fragment look like an ancient cuneiform scroll!? Object about 150 microns wide #geology #paleontology 🧪⚒️
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request
Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions
www.science.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
Witness the *proposed* devastation of NASA science. If this concerns you, consider exploring the tools provided to make your opinions known: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...
May 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Witness the *proposed* devastation of NASA science. If this concerns you, consider exploring the tools provided to make your opinions known: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...
Signed. Your turn.
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Trump’s Fool’s Gold Science EO is a dangerous sham.
It gives his appointees the power to dismiss entire bodies of research and punish researchers who fail to fall in line with his agenda.
We’ve launched an open letter.
SIGN & SHARE NOW: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Sign The Open Letter to Stand Up For Science Now!
Science is under siege. Trump’s latest Executive Order calls for politically appointed science commissars to evaluate research. Join us in adding your name to our open letter condemning Trump’s escala...
actionnetwork.org
May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Signed. Your turn.
"We humans are stability-seeking creatures. Getting accustomed to what used to seem unthinkable can feel like an accomplishment."
Gessen captures the danger (and to her, having lived under dictatorship, the familiarity) of our moment.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...
Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"We humans are stability-seeking creatures. Getting accustomed to what used to seem unthinkable can feel like an accomplishment."
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
how big are those famous space images anyway?
May 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
how big are those famous space images anyway?
Sweet flag is of my top three favorite strange plants.
May 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sweet flag is of my top three favorite strange plants.
Dr. Alondra Nelson's explanation of her decision to resign from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council is an important read if you want to be fully aware of the erosion of the US knowledge infrastructure.
time.com/7285045/resi...
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dr. Alondra Nelson's explanation of her decision to resign from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council is an important read if you want to be fully aware of the erosion of the US knowledge infrastructure.
time.com/7285045/resi...
time.com/7285045/resi...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Brood XIV is emerging in Cincinnati!
I saw hundreds of cicadas at the park yesterday evening, but they aren't singing yet. They only started to emerge in the last couple days (at least near me) and they need at least four days for their exoskeleton to fully harden before they seek out a mate.
I saw hundreds of cicadas at the park yesterday evening, but they aren't singing yet. They only started to emerge in the last couple days (at least near me) and they need at least four days for their exoskeleton to fully harden before they seek out a mate.
May 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Brood XIV is emerging in Cincinnati!
I saw hundreds of cicadas at the park yesterday evening, but they aren't singing yet. They only started to emerge in the last couple days (at least near me) and they need at least four days for their exoskeleton to fully harden before they seek out a mate.
I saw hundreds of cicadas at the park yesterday evening, but they aren't singing yet. They only started to emerge in the last couple days (at least near me) and they need at least four days for their exoskeleton to fully harden before they seek out a mate.
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
If you are in any of these cities or states and want to do SUFS things, we have people needing assistance in:
Tuscaloosa
Salt Lake City
Denver or Boulder
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
SO, GO SIGN UP!
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
Tuscaloosa
Salt Lake City
Denver or Boulder
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
SO, GO SIGN UP!
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
Wanna join @standupforscience.bsky.social?
FREAKING SWEET! We want you to join, too.
Sign up here:
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FREAKING SWEET! We want you to join, too.
Sign up here:
actionnetwork.org/forms/join-l...
Stand Up For Science where you are!
Join or create Stand Up For Science local actions! The more people who get involved across the country, the more powerful our movement will be.
actionnetwork.org
May 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If you are in any of these cities or states and want to do SUFS things, we have people needing assistance in:
Tuscaloosa
Salt Lake City
Denver or Boulder
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
SO, GO SIGN UP!
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
Tuscaloosa
Salt Lake City
Denver or Boulder
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
SO, GO SIGN UP!
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
My upstairs neighbors have a little surprise garden.
May 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
My upstairs neighbors have a little surprise garden.
Reposted by Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?
The EPA must evaluate both the risks and the benefits of each pesticide – and revisit that analysis at least every 15 years for every pesticide used in the U.S. An agricultural science professor explains the process: buff.ly/4HJim9h
The EPA must evaluate both the risks and the benefits of each pesticide – and revisit that analysis at least every 15 years for every pesticide used in the U.S. An agricultural science professor explains the process: buff.ly/4HJim9h
How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?
Federal regulations govern which pesticides can be used and give specific directions for applying them. Ignoring those directions is a violation of federal law.
theconversation.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
How does the EPA know a pesticide is safe to use in my yard?
The EPA must evaluate both the risks and the benefits of each pesticide – and revisit that analysis at least every 15 years for every pesticide used in the U.S. An agricultural science professor explains the process: buff.ly/4HJim9h
The EPA must evaluate both the risks and the benefits of each pesticide – and revisit that analysis at least every 15 years for every pesticide used in the U.S. An agricultural science professor explains the process: buff.ly/4HJim9h