Carylanne Joubert Maier
@carylanneejmaier.bsky.social
Bio B.Sc/GIS cert, writer, and current professor of English (MA). My children's books feature wolves, grizzly bears, panda bears, and research with greening in oranges. Lover of sharks, scuba diver, and future marine biologist. Avatar by Ethan Kocak
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ICYMI: The 2026 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship applications are now open!
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
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Applications due December 5th!
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Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
ICYMI: The 2026 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship applications are now open!
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
I look forward to seeing your applications soon! 💜
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Shy-Hulud's passing cleanses the timeline
(here, they peer at a bit of radish with some trepidation)
(here, they peer at a bit of radish with some trepidation)
August 24, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Shy-Hulud's passing cleanses the timeline
(here, they peer at a bit of radish with some trepidation)
(here, they peer at a bit of radish with some trepidation)
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To which I add this wonderful Bruce Sterling passage, which for many years I kept beside my keyboard.
August 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
To which I add this wonderful Bruce Sterling passage, which for many years I kept beside my keyboard.
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The platypus’s bill has 40000 electroreceptors and 60000 mechanoreceptors. It senses tiny electric fields and water movements from prey. Sweeping its bill side to side, the platypus finds hidden food underwater, hunting well even in the dark or cloudy water. ⚡🌊
#SciComm 🧪
#SciComm 🧪
September 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The platypus’s bill has 40000 electroreceptors and 60000 mechanoreceptors. It senses tiny electric fields and water movements from prey. Sweeping its bill side to side, the platypus finds hidden food underwater, hunting well even in the dark or cloudy water. ⚡🌊
#SciComm 🧪
#SciComm 🧪
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I, too, thought about what Sharon would have written. I’m glad this exists.
As an aside: there are many wonderful health/science reporters working today. But, boy howdy, Sharon was awfully darn good.
As an aside: there are many wonderful health/science reporters working today. But, boy howdy, Sharon was awfully darn good.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I, too, thought about what Sharon would have written. I’m glad this exists.
As an aside: there are many wonderful health/science reporters working today. But, boy howdy, Sharon was awfully darn good.
As an aside: there are many wonderful health/science reporters working today. But, boy howdy, Sharon was awfully darn good.
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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I read The Double Helix as an undergraduate. I was a science major at a women’s college taking molecular biology. Our professor taught us that Watson & Crick screwed Rosalind Franklin over.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
![“By choice [Rosalind Franklin] did not emphasize her feminine qualities.. There was never lipstick to contrast with her straight black her, while at the age of thirty-one her dresses showed all the imagination of English blue-stocking adolescents. So it was quite easy to imagine her the product of an unsatisfied mother who unduly stressed the desirability of professional careers that could save bright girls from marriages to dull men.. Clearly Rosy had to go or be put in her place. The former was obviously preferable because given her belligerent moods, it would be very difficult for Maurice [Wilkins] to maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA.. The thought could not be avoided that the best home for a feminist was another person’s lab”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:opitzjj6oapo6y3cr5ipwfdu/bafkreibj5i6hdhoinpdbtx5ij7e56lz5v6zg6d6aompkuvrxrdnmkfvj2m@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I read The Double Helix as an undergraduate. I was a science major at a women’s college taking molecular biology. Our professor taught us that Watson & Crick screwed Rosalind Franklin over.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
So I read the book to learn more. I’ll never forget how reading this passage made me feel.
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We at Esri look forward to seeing you at #AGU25, showcasing with our products & services not only how geospatial enables greater understanding of the world, but how we also perform good science as a member of the scientific community.
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
🧪 🦑 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️ #geogsky #geogchat
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🧪 🦑 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️ #geogsky #geogchat
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
We at Esri look forward to seeing you at #AGU25, showcasing with our products & services not only how geospatial enables greater understanding of the world, but how we also perform good science as a member of the scientific community.
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
🧪 🦑 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️ #geogsky #geogchat
www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/...
🧪 🦑 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏 ⚒️ #geogsky #geogchat
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Let's talk about sex! Research suggests natural zebrafish have WZ/ZZ sex chromosomes as evidenced by a single sex-linked region on chromosome 4. This trait is lost in laboratory fish as sex is determined by multiple genes, with influences from the environment. #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Let's talk about sex! Research suggests natural zebrafish have WZ/ZZ sex chromosomes as evidenced by a single sex-linked region on chromosome 4. This trait is lost in laboratory fish as sex is determined by multiple genes, with influences from the environment. #ZebrafishFunFacts 🧪
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Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline.
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🔆 Happy #NationalSTEMday
Every November 8th...
National STEM Day is a reminder of how science, technology, engineering and math help us to ask questions, solve problems and imagine a better world.
National STEM Day:
What is it and Why is it Important? 🧪
stemhunter.com/national-ste...
Every November 8th...
National STEM Day is a reminder of how science, technology, engineering and math help us to ask questions, solve problems and imagine a better world.
National STEM Day:
What is it and Why is it Important? 🧪
stemhunter.com/national-ste...
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🔆 Happy #NationalSTEMday
Every November 8th...
National STEM Day is a reminder of how science, technology, engineering and math help us to ask questions, solve problems and imagine a better world.
National STEM Day:
What is it and Why is it Important? 🧪
stemhunter.com/national-ste...
Every November 8th...
National STEM Day is a reminder of how science, technology, engineering and math help us to ask questions, solve problems and imagine a better world.
National STEM Day:
What is it and Why is it Important? 🧪
stemhunter.com/national-ste...
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An Orca Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First Time | IFLScience
A Killer Whale Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First Time
“A truly unforgettable day."
www.iflscience.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
An Orca Birth Has Been Captured On Camera In The Wild For The First Time | IFLScience
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Documents Reveal Exxon Funded Climate Denial Campaign Across Latin America
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/he...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/he...
Documents Reveal Exxon Funded Climate Denial Campaign Across Latin America
The Texas-based oil giant Exxon financed right-wing think tanks to help spread climate change denial across Latin America. That’s according to newly revealed documents published by The Guardian and De...
www.democracynow.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Documents Reveal Exxon Funded Climate Denial Campaign Across Latin America
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/he...
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/he...
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A nurse shark cruisin with a freewheelin remora #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #remora #sharksucker #cruisin #freewheelin #frenchangelfish #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A nurse shark cruisin with a freewheelin remora #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #remora #sharksucker #cruisin #freewheelin #frenchangelfish #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
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You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
Why we're using this spelling of Hawaiʻi
www.seattletimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.
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I didn't get to do #FishOfTheWeek last week because I was in Poland for field work, but it's gar week this week so of course I have to talk about one of my all-time favorite fishes. And there's a lot know, so get ready to learn something new
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I didn't get to do #FishOfTheWeek last week because I was in Poland for field work, but it's gar week this week so of course I have to talk about one of my all-time favorite fishes. And there's a lot know, so get ready to learn something new
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There are currently 7 species of gar, all of them in eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, or Cuba. But in the past, they were found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. The largest is the alligator gar, and the biggest ever recorded was over 8 feet long!
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There are currently 7 species of gar, all of them in eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, or Cuba. But in the past, they were found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica. The largest is the alligator gar, and the biggest ever recorded was over 8 feet long!
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They are the only surviving members of the Ginglymodi, first appearing in the Triassic period over 240 million years ago, just before the first dinosaurs appeared. Their closest relatives are the equally cool bowfin. Some extinct species were marine and today's gar can handle some salt
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
They are the only surviving members of the Ginglymodi, first appearing in the Triassic period over 240 million years ago, just before the first dinosaurs appeared. Their closest relatives are the equally cool bowfin. Some extinct species were marine and today's gar can handle some salt
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Gar are one of the few groups of fish that have ganoid scales. They're composed of ganoine, a glassy, multilayered, mineralized tissue, and rod-like apatite crystals. They're usually diamond-shaped and fit together like a jigsaw rather than overlapping like more common scales
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gar are one of the few groups of fish that have ganoid scales. They're composed of ganoine, a glassy, multilayered, mineralized tissue, and rod-like apatite crystals. They're usually diamond-shaped and fit together like a jigsaw rather than overlapping like more common scales
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Native Americans used gar scales as arrowheads, native Carribeans used gar skin as breastplates, and early colonizers wrapped gar skin around their plow blades. In other words, it's really hard to get through gar skin
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Native Americans used gar scales as arrowheads, native Carribeans used gar skin as breastplates, and early colonizers wrapped gar skin around their plow blades. In other words, it's really hard to get through gar skin
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The gar swim bladder functions as a lung and they must surface periodically to gulp air. Studies have shown that gar switch between breathing air and breathing water based on temperature. Warm water holds less oxygen, so they breathe air more in warm temps
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The gar swim bladder functions as a lung and they must surface periodically to gulp air. Studies have shown that gar switch between breathing air and breathing water based on temperature. Warm water holds less oxygen, so they breathe air more in warm temps
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Gar have the slowest known rate of molecular evolution of all jawed vertebrates, reducing speciation rates. The 2 living genera evolved 105 million years ago. The oldest articulated vertebrate skeleton of the Cenozoic is a gar from shortly after the Chicxulub impact that killed the dinosaurs
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Gar have the slowest known rate of molecular evolution of all jawed vertebrates, reducing speciation rates. The 2 living genera evolved 105 million years ago. The oldest articulated vertebrate skeleton of the Cenozoic is a gar from shortly after the Chicxulub impact that killed the dinosaurs
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And gar are suspected to have an unusually strong DNA repair apparatus, which, if proven by further studies, could aid in developing treatments against diseases like cancer. If all this isn't enough to convince you of their awesomeness, you need to follow @garlab.bsky.social to set you straight
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
And gar are suspected to have an unusually strong DNA repair apparatus, which, if proven by further studies, could aid in developing treatments against diseases like cancer. If all this isn't enough to convince you of their awesomeness, you need to follow @garlab.bsky.social to set you straight
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ICYMI, I wrote about the Florida Safer Seas Act, which would ban SCUBA divers from chumming for sharks in Federal waters off Florida.
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🧪🌎🦑🦈
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🧪🌎🦑🦈
Will Banning Baited Shark Diving Off Florida Make Our Seas Safer?
Bipartisan legislation would ban the practice of feeding sharks off Florida’s coast, which supporters say will keep people safer and reduce conflict with recreational anglers. But the scientific evide...
www.scubadiving.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICYMI, I wrote about the Florida Safer Seas Act, which would ban SCUBA divers from chumming for sharks in Federal waters off Florida.
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🧪🌎🦑🦈
www.scubadiving.com/will-banning... 🧪🌎🦑🦈
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How U.S. fisheries recovered from collapse
How America's fisheries rebounded from collapse and over-regulation
An unlikely alliance saved U.S. fisheries from collapse - and made them more profitable.
www.usatoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
How U.S. fisheries recovered from collapse