Heather Kostick
@heatherkostick.bsky.social
Live Laugh Launch me into the sun 🌞
Scientist/Writer/Gardener/Cat Foster
📍Philly/Delco/Lenapehoking
Climate change is real.
Scientist/Writer/Gardener/Cat Foster
📍Philly/Delco/Lenapehoking
Climate change is real.
Obsessed with the mini art prints that can be found around Philly maps.app.goo.gl/Ux6sTk58PWJD...
#art #philly #miniprints
#art #philly #miniprints
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Obsessed with the mini art prints that can be found around Philly maps.app.goo.gl/Ux6sTk58PWJD...
#art #philly #miniprints
#art #philly #miniprints
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Join us for the Climate Week at Penn keynote event on 10/17 at 12pm for "A Conversation with Bill Nye The Science Guy"! Registration and more information here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa... #PennClimate #ClimateWeekatPenn @michaelemann.bsky.social @pennenvironment.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Join us for the Climate Week at Penn keynote event on 10/17 at 12pm for "A Conversation with Bill Nye The Science Guy"! Registration and more information here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversa... #PennClimate #ClimateWeekatPenn @michaelemann.bsky.social @pennenvironment.bsky.social
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I take him at his word:
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Sadly, there are documented cases:
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I take him at his word:
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
‘Welcome to hell’: Inside the megaprison where the U.S. deported migrants
Interviews with 16 former detainees of El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center offer the most complete view yet of conditions inside the notorious prison.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One was beaten unconscious. Others were covered in bruises, struggling to walk or vomiting blood. Another said he’d been sexually assaulted.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
These are the stories of 16 former detainees who were deported to El Salvador’s mega prison.
It’s early June but my garden is blooming already 👀 #gardening #climatechange
June 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s early June but my garden is blooming already 👀 #gardening #climatechange
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An extinct wombat…the size of a hippo? According to new research, you read that right. Plus, scientists have long thought that the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies were on a collision course. Is it actually true? 🌌
Ancient Bone Proteins May Offer Insight On Megafauna Extinction
Collagen from a fossilized bone fragment can identify the animal it came from. And, some new info about our galaxy’s eventual extinction.
www.sciencefriday.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
An extinct wombat…the size of a hippo? According to new research, you read that right. Plus, scientists have long thought that the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies were on a collision course. Is it actually true? 🌌
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share the money pigeon for 10,000 years good luck 💸🍀🤞
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
share the money pigeon for 10,000 years good luck 💸🍀🤞
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Several tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Arkansas on Monday as part of a menacing storm system that forecasters warned was capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in several areas.
Tornadoes Reported as Central U.S. Faces Another Round of Severe Weather
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Several tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Arkansas on Monday as part of a menacing storm system that forecasters warned was capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding in several areas.
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No, global temperatures are not "rising faster than climate models seem able to explain".
They are rising EXACTLY as fast as climate model predicted.
AND THAT'S BAD ENOUGH!
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#TruthIsBadEnough
They are rising EXACTLY as fast as climate model predicted.
AND THAT'S BAD ENOUGH!
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#TruthIsBadEnough
May 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
No, global temperatures are not "rising faster than climate models seem able to explain".
They are rising EXACTLY as fast as climate model predicted.
AND THAT'S BAD ENOUGH!
bsky.app/profile/mich...
#TruthIsBadEnough
They are rising EXACTLY as fast as climate model predicted.
AND THAT'S BAD ENOUGH!
bsky.app/profile/mich...
#TruthIsBadEnough
Spreading the word that for this local election in Upper Darby, PA area: this incumbent candidate is not a democrat - she’s a republican that cross-lists in the primary bc she can. Also has no formal legal education. Is a realtor by profession. Vote for #GabbyColemenforMDJ #election
May 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Spreading the word that for this local election in Upper Darby, PA area: this incumbent candidate is not a democrat - she’s a republican that cross-lists in the primary bc she can. Also has no formal legal education. Is a realtor by profession. Vote for #GabbyColemenforMDJ #election
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Coverage our event happening now from The Daily Pennsylvanian with quotes from @heatherkostick.bsky.social on what PCSSM Research Day is all about:
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media hosts first Research Day
Showcasing the ongoing work at PCSSM, the Research Day will include research talks by a number of PCSSM staff and researchers, as well as a poster and networking session.
www.thedp.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Coverage our event happening now from The Daily Pennsylvanian with quotes from @heatherkostick.bsky.social on what PCSSM Research Day is all about:
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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It will cost an extra $714 billion in tariffs to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the U.S. under President Trump's tariffs, a new analysis of trade data shows. nyti.ms/4j5bD4U
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It will cost an extra $714 billion in tariffs to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the U.S. under President Trump's tariffs, a new analysis of trade data shows. nyti.ms/4j5bD4U
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Protecting urban tree canopies is a matter of public health, biodiversity conservation, and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Be part of protecting (and improving!) your city’s native tree canopy!
Be part of protecting (and improving!) your city’s native tree canopy!
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Protecting urban tree canopies is a matter of public health, biodiversity conservation, and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Be part of protecting (and improving!) your city’s native tree canopy!
Be part of protecting (and improving!) your city’s native tree canopy!
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There's more happening than coincidence. This just didn't happen at this severity and scope under Biden. It's likely not a single issue deal, but a multifaceted problem that has quickly developed.
NEW: A military fighter jet has crashed into San Diego Bay. This is the 6th plane collision (and 2nd military collision) since Trump took office.
Military fighter jet crashes into San Diego Bay off Point Loma coast
An ABC 10News crew was at the scene reporting on another story when they saw what appeared to be a military aircraft crash into the water.
www.10news.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There's more happening than coincidence. This just didn't happen at this severity and scope under Biden. It's likely not a single issue deal, but a multifaceted problem that has quickly developed.
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Trump has dismissed the director of the Office of Government Ethics. David Huitema, the former director, played a key role in vetting Trump administration appointees for conflicts of interest.
February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Trump has dismissed the director of the Office of Government Ethics. David Huitema, the former director, played a key role in vetting Trump administration appointees for conflicts of interest.
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It’s #BlackHistoryMonth so it’s a good time to celebrate the extraordinary mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; 1918 – 2020). 🧪🐡👩🏾🔬🧮 #histsci One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s #BlackHistoryMonth so it’s a good time to celebrate the extraordinary mathematician and NASA scientist Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; 1918 – 2020). 🧪🐡👩🏾🔬🧮 #histsci One of the first Black women employed as a NASA scientist (and its predecessor NACA), she was known for her mastery of complex 🧵
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Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14!
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
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These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
SCIENCE IRL: Community SciComm mini-grant
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
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February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reminder! Science IRL mini-grant applications are due February 14!
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
These grants are to support IN PERSON science communication projects in the US that reach science disinterested people, and ideally encourage concrete action in the audience.
Apply here!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Happy Black History Month. Listen to, support, fund, and uplift Black people. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
February 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Happy Black History Month. Listen to, support, fund, and uplift Black people. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
Black journos: go.bsky.app/QvS5FNb
Black scientists: go.bsky.app/Ao3Qt9a
Black academics: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
Black democracy experts: go.bsky.app/6WTBzhX
Black in tech: go.bsky.app/2RAbS3g
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The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
www.globalchange.gov
January 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
Here’s something else to think about: this ad for pizza I saw outside a Centra in Ireland.
#pizza #ireland #whatishappening
#pizza #ireland #whatishappening
January 31, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Here’s something else to think about: this ad for pizza I saw outside a Centra in Ireland.
#pizza #ireland #whatishappening
#pizza #ireland #whatishappening
Let’s be clear here: it’s not a “conflict” it’s an invasion of Russia into Ukraine and Ukraine is defending itself. Putin wants imperial Russia to be a thing again, that’s what this is.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues.
In an interview, Putin echoes Trump's claim that conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided had he been in office
He also said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an interview Friday with Russian state TV, Putin praised Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” focused on U.S.…
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January 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Let’s be clear here: it’s not a “conflict” it’s an invasion of Russia into Ukraine and Ukraine is defending itself. Putin wants imperial Russia to be a thing again, that’s what this is.
January 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM