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Sara Pratt
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Science communications specialist at @laspatcu.bsky.social, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder (LASP). Previously: science writer/editor at NASA Earth, EARTH & Discover. Posts are my own. She/hers
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eos.org
Have you explored U.S. geology recently? A new interactive map from #USGS makes it easier, letting users scroll, zoom, and click through different layers of the geologic past. 🧪
New USGS Map Offers an Interactive Look at the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - Eos
The Cooperative National Geologic Map is an interactive tool that builds on both cutting-edge technology and decades of mapping by geoscientists.
eos.org
September 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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acog.org
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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vrubinobs.bsky.social
Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory!

Can you guess these regions of sky?

This is just a small peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! 🔭🧪

#RubinFirstLook
ls.st/rubin-first-look-livestream
A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. The image focuses on a collection of interacting galaxies connected by delicate streams of stars. At top center lies a large elliptical galaxy that is dense and smooth, like a polished stone glowing with golden light. Like delicate spider silk or stretched taffy, these stellar bridges link the large elliptical to the few larger galaxies beneath, evidence of past collisions. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black. A cosmic tapestry of glowing tan and pink gas clouds with dark dust lanes. In the upper right, the Trifid Nebula resembles a small flower in space. Its soft, pinkish gas petals are surrounded by blue gas, and streaked with dark, finger-like veins of dust that divide it into three parts. It radiates a gentle, misty glow, diffuse and soft like the warmth of breath on a cold hand. To the lower left, the much larger Lagoon Nebula stretches wide like a churning sea of magenta gas, with bright blue, knotted clumps sprinkled throughout where new stars are born. Both nebulae are embedded in a soft tan backdrop of gas that is brighter on the left than on the right, etched with dark tendrils of dust and sprinkled with the pinpricks of millions of stars. A sprawling, textured field of galaxies scattered across the deep black of space. It is filled with the delicate smudges and glowing cores of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. To the lower left is a region filled with the hundreds of golden glittering gems of a distant galaxy cluster. In the foreground, below and right of center, two blue spiral galaxies look like eyes beneath the entangled mass of a triple galaxy merger in the upper right. A few bright blue points of foreground stars pierce the glittering tapestry. All throughout the image, thousands of galaxies gather in clusters or are spread throughout, like glittering gems strewn on a table. Some are sharp-edged and spiral, like coiled ribbons; others round and diffuse, like polished pebbles. Still others are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. The background is peppered with pinpoint stars in reds, yellows, and blues, crisp against the velvet black.
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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egu.eu
Applications are now open for the EGU Science Journalism Fellowship 2025!

Up to €5000 awarded to #journalists reporting on ongoing #research in Earth, planetary, or space sciences.

🫣 Only 3 days left - apply NOW!

📆 Deadline: 17 June 2025.
👉 Learn more: egu.eu/783DX3
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June 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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davidho.bsky.social
Because no one spends as much on science as the US does, destroying NIH, NSF, NOAA, NASA, EPA, USDA, USGS, etc. is leading to a brain drain, but it's not to other countries but rather from science. This senseless destruction of US science will hurt the US and the world for a very long time.
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 11
To see why destroying the US science enterprise is so detrimental to the world, we have to realize that the US spends more on research and development than any other country in the world (by far), and if we remove China and Japan, the US spends almost as much as ALL other countries combined.
Bar graph titled "Top 20 Countries by Research and Development Spending." The United States leads significantly in spending, followed by China, Japan, and Germany. Other countries include the United Kingdom, South Korea, France, and Australia, among others.
May 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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drkeithsmith.bsky.social
Know a US undergraduate student seeking experience in science communication? 🧪 #SciComm

@science.org & @aaas.org are recruiting paid summer internships in Washington DC, working on:
- ScienceAdviser newsletter bit.ly/4bHh9YG
- Science journalism awards bit.ly/4hpushJ
- Social media bit.ly/4iC3pkn
April 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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younglandis.bsky.social
Online information session on the new #HochschuleAnsbach English-language, tuition-free, #SciComm Master's Program will take place March 26, 15:00–17:00 CET. Led by science journalist Andreas von Bubnoff; open to international students. Apps open May 1: www.hs-ansbach.de/en/master/sc... #SciComm 🧪
Science Communication
www.hs-ansbach.de
March 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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astroprofhoff.bsky.social
Oh hey, happy equinox. For me it's always a nice reminder to ponder the interrelatedness of everything on Earth. The cosmos is lots bigger than us, but this is still the only home we know. What we do here matters.
March equinox 2025: Here’s all you need to know
earthsky.org
March 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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astro4edu.bsky.social
Happy solstice everyone! A great opportunity to get back to this image series, the 3rd place in our astrophotography contest last year in the category "Still images of sunrise and sunset location over the year" 🔭 More info in the 🧵
📷 John Paul Pile/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
astro4edu.org/resources/me...
12 images of sunset. Sunset moves from the left at the top, to the right in the middle, and back to the left at the bottom
December 21, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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websedgescience.bsky.social
Discover how SunCET is revolutionizing solar observation by capturing unprecedented images of coronal mass ejections. Led by LASP at @colorado.edu & @jhuapl.bsky.social, this breakthrough helps predict space weather, safeguarding satellites & power grids. @agu.org #AGU24 youtu.be/6uV5dkf4rJg
The Never-Before-Seen Sun – Sun Coronal Ejection Tracker (SunCET)
YouTube video by WebsEdge Science
youtu.be
December 10, 2024 at 4:34 PM