Jake Buehler
@jakebuehler.bsky.social
Science writer, hiker, diver. I'm into reef fish, conifers, & hot peppers. I write about weird lifeforms, natural history, & wildlife conservation. He/him
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Flying out to Chicago tonight for #SciWri25! Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow science writers and editors, many for the first time since the 2023 meeting in Boulder.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Flying out to Chicago tonight for #SciWri25! Looking forward to reconnecting with fellow science writers and editors, many for the first time since the 2023 meeting in Boulder.
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elections should follow mario rules
sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
elections should follow mario rules
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🦈 #shark
@jakebuehler.bsky.social writes in @newscientist.com about the rediscovery of Gogolia filewoodi, the sailback houndshark, a species not seen by scientists since 1973.
www.newscientist.com/article/2493...
@jakebuehler.bsky.social writes in @newscientist.com about the rediscovery of Gogolia filewoodi, the sailback houndshark, a species not seen by scientists since 1973.
www.newscientist.com/article/2493...
Long-lost sailback shark rediscovered after more than 50 years
The rare sailback houndshark, which has an unusually large dorsal fin, was first described by scientists in 1973. That was the last record of its existence, until now
www.newscientist.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
🦈 #shark
@jakebuehler.bsky.social writes in @newscientist.com about the rediscovery of Gogolia filewoodi, the sailback houndshark, a species not seen by scientists since 1973.
www.newscientist.com/article/2493...
@jakebuehler.bsky.social writes in @newscientist.com about the rediscovery of Gogolia filewoodi, the sailback houndshark, a species not seen by scientists since 1973.
www.newscientist.com/article/2493...
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Punctuated equilibrium, a concept introduced by paleontologists in 1972, reimagines evolution’s tempo as a stochastic burst rather than a steady beat. A new model finds support for their theory in both molecular and fossil data. @jakebuehler.bsky.social reports www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s...
August 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Punctuated equilibrium, a concept introduced by paleontologists in 1972, reimagines evolution’s tempo as a stochastic burst rather than a steady beat. A new model finds support for their theory in both molecular and fossil data. @jakebuehler.bsky.social reports www.quantamagazine.org/the-sudden-s...
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Season 2 Episode 18 - Frame 993 out of 2685
July 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Season 2 Episode 18 - Frame 993 out of 2685
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Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by @jakebuehler.bsky.social for @science.org
‘Things keep evolving into anteaters.’ Odd animals arose at least 12 separate times
Findings speak to the dramatic impact ants and termites can have on mammalian evolution
www.science.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by @jakebuehler.bsky.social for @science.org
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Take a deep breath. You’re using oxygen to free molecular energy from the food you eat. But not all organisms on the planet live or breathe this way. @jakebuehler.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...
The Cells That Breathe Two Ways | Quanta Magazine
In a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, a microbe does something that life shouldn’t be able to do: It breathes oxygen and sulfur at the same time.
www.quantamagazine.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Take a deep breath. You’re using oxygen to free molecular energy from the food you eat. But not all organisms on the planet live or breathe this way. @jakebuehler.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/the-cells-th...
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Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
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"We are ruled by fathers who have never changed diapers" is becoming my go-to description of the present crisis.
April 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"We are ruled by fathers who have never changed diapers" is becoming my go-to description of the present crisis.
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So sad that my former colleague Ed Baig had to write this story for AARP.
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling.
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling.
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
So sad that my former colleague Ed Baig had to write this story for AARP.
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling.
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling.
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
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"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals because of their content and editorial processes, he isn't doing his job, let alone upholding his constitutional oath,"[…] "He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'
www.medpagetoday.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"When a US Attorney wields the power of his office to target medical journals because of their content and editorial processes, he isn't doing his job, let alone upholding his constitutional oath,"[…] "He's abusing his authority to try to chill protected speech." www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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im not texting my friends about BOMBING YEMEN
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
'We've all done this': Trump admin group chat scandal is its most relatable fail
The Trump administration's Signal group chat leak may be the world's most relatable fail. Who hasn't added a stranger to a text thread or group chat?
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March 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
im not texting my friends about BOMBING YEMEN
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Iguanas may have arrived in Fiji via ultra long accidental cruises. by @jakebuehler.bsky.social
I love this esp because in @restingdinoface.bsky.social 's new book she talked about OTHER species who may have made this sort of a journey. www.sciencenews.org/article/igua...
I love this esp because in @restingdinoface.bsky.social 's new book she talked about OTHER species who may have made this sort of a journey. www.sciencenews.org/article/igua...
The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved
The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.
www.sciencenews.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Iguanas may have arrived in Fiji via ultra long accidental cruises. by @jakebuehler.bsky.social
I love this esp because in @restingdinoface.bsky.social 's new book she talked about OTHER species who may have made this sort of a journey. www.sciencenews.org/article/igua...
I love this esp because in @restingdinoface.bsky.social 's new book she talked about OTHER species who may have made this sort of a journey. www.sciencenews.org/article/igua...
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This is Arya.
She has maple syrup eyes and is, of course, a very good girl.
She has maple syrup eyes and is, of course, a very good girl.
May 18, 2023 at 10:09 PM
This is Arya.
She has maple syrup eyes and is, of course, a very good girl.
She has maple syrup eyes and is, of course, a very good girl.
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Partisan views of Twitter (X) – have shifted, with Republican users’ views of the site growing more positive and those of Democratic users becoming more negative.
The share of Republican users who said the site is bad for American democracy fell from 60% in 2021 to 21% in 2023.
The share of Republican users who said the site is bad for American democracy fell from 60% in 2021 to 21% in 2023.
November 30, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Partisan views of Twitter (X) – have shifted, with Republican users’ views of the site growing more positive and those of Democratic users becoming more negative.
The share of Republican users who said the site is bad for American democracy fell from 60% in 2021 to 21% in 2023.
The share of Republican users who said the site is bad for American democracy fell from 60% in 2021 to 21% in 2023.
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YOU FOOLS. YOU LET MOOSE.
December 1, 2024 at 7:40 PM
YOU FOOLS. YOU LET MOOSE.
Visited the Burke Museum in Seattle last weekend, so here’s a short thread on some of the paleo stuff I thought was interesting:
November 30, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Visited the Burke Museum in Seattle last weekend, so here’s a short thread on some of the paleo stuff I thought was interesting:
I guess my only real issue with Moana 2 is that fruit bats are (notably) not carnivorous.
Like…it’s in the name.
Like…it’s in the name.
November 28, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I guess my only real issue with Moana 2 is that fruit bats are (notably) not carnivorous.
Like…it’s in the name.
Like…it’s in the name.
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Season 1 Episode 37 - Frame 2438 out of 2669
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Season 1 Episode 37 - Frame 2438 out of 2669
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These two pics were the most viral thing I ever posted to Twitter, so in the interest of reposting our bangers, here is my turtle Stu, whom I “rescued” from the local grocery store.
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
These two pics were the most viral thing I ever posted to Twitter, so in the interest of reposting our bangers, here is my turtle Stu, whom I “rescued” from the local grocery store.
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"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar."
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar."
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves