Jeremy Rehm
@jeremyrehm.bsky.social
Science Writer @jhuapl.bsky.social | Bylines in AP, Science News, NatGeo, SciAm + more | Ecologist and Evolutionary Biologist | Bird Bander and Photog | 🏳️🌈 | Opinions are my own
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One impact of the NSF freeze: They fund the small nonprofit, EarthScope, that manages seismic and GPS stations used worldwide to detect and warn of earthquakes and navigate autonomous vehicles.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
Earthquake warning system among projects threatened by NSF funding freeze
Small nonprofit that helps manage network could soon run out of money
www.science.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One impact of the NSF freeze: They fund the small nonprofit, EarthScope, that manages seismic and GPS stations used worldwide to detect and warn of earthquakes and navigate autonomous vehicles.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
EarthScope can maybe make payroll this week. A prolonged freeze could see stations fail.
I was told photographing Florida birds is surreal b/c they have no fear. That was definitely true of waders like this juvenile roseate spoonbill!
A small flock landed ~10 yards away, allowing me to capture this portrait along the Gulf shore as the sun slid behind the horizon.
From this summer 🪶
A small flock landed ~10 yards away, allowing me to capture this portrait along the Gulf shore as the sun slid behind the horizon.
From this summer 🪶
December 4, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I was told photographing Florida birds is surreal b/c they have no fear. That was definitely true of waders like this juvenile roseate spoonbill!
A small flock landed ~10 yards away, allowing me to capture this portrait along the Gulf shore as the sun slid behind the horizon.
From this summer 🪶
A small flock landed ~10 yards away, allowing me to capture this portrait along the Gulf shore as the sun slid behind the horizon.
From this summer 🪶
Roses are red
Violets are blue
These Ruddy Ducks
Are in the lovin’ mood too
Ok, maybe it’s a little early for Ruddy Ducks to pair up, but pre-sunrise on rippled water does make for some mesmerizing and romantic colors 💜💙🩷🧡
My photos from earlier this month. Let me know what you think. 🪶
Violets are blue
These Ruddy Ducks
Are in the lovin’ mood too
Ok, maybe it’s a little early for Ruddy Ducks to pair up, but pre-sunrise on rippled water does make for some mesmerizing and romantic colors 💜💙🩷🧡
My photos from earlier this month. Let me know what you think. 🪶
February 13, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
These Ruddy Ducks
Are in the lovin’ mood too
Ok, maybe it’s a little early for Ruddy Ducks to pair up, but pre-sunrise on rippled water does make for some mesmerizing and romantic colors 💜💙🩷🧡
My photos from earlier this month. Let me know what you think. 🪶
Violets are blue
These Ruddy Ducks
Are in the lovin’ mood too
Ok, maybe it’s a little early for Ruddy Ducks to pair up, but pre-sunrise on rippled water does make for some mesmerizing and romantic colors 💜💙🩷🧡
My photos from earlier this month. Let me know what you think. 🪶
We’re still far from warbler season, but in the southeastern U.S., it seems like it’s always warbler season 😅 I envy that, that they get these spectacular birds for the bulk of the year. This Northern Parula is from last March down in South Carolina. Share some of your favorite warblers 🪶 #birds
January 23, 2024 at 11:48 PM
We’re still far from warbler season, but in the southeastern U.S., it seems like it’s always warbler season 😅 I envy that, that they get these spectacular birds for the bulk of the year. This Northern Parula is from last March down in South Carolina. Share some of your favorite warblers 🪶 #birds
Although it’s a winter wonderland outside, this singing Grasshopper Sparrow — one of many grassland bird species threatened by habitat destruction — is teleporting me back to the hot and humid days of July.
I’m ok with the cooler weather for a while longer 😅
My photo from last summer 🪶
I’m ok with the cooler weather for a while longer 😅
My photo from last summer 🪶
January 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Although it’s a winter wonderland outside, this singing Grasshopper Sparrow — one of many grassland bird species threatened by habitat destruction — is teleporting me back to the hot and humid days of July.
I’m ok with the cooler weather for a while longer 😅
My photo from last summer 🪶
I’m ok with the cooler weather for a while longer 😅
My photo from last summer 🪶
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January 11, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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Need for speed: How hummingbirds switch mental gears in flight
Hummingbirds use two distinct sensory strategies to control their flight, depending on whether they're hovering or in forward motion, according to new research by University of British Columbia (UBC) ...
phys.org
January 11, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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Coming from the Atlantic states, a (slate-colored) Dark-eyed Junco in snow is a classic winter scene, but it’s one I don’t get to see as much anymore. Hoping for some more snowbird photos this winter 🤞🏻❄️
My photo from December 2021. 🪶
My photo from December 2021. 🪶
January 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Coming from the Atlantic states, a (slate-colored) Dark-eyed Junco in snow is a classic winter scene, but it’s one I don’t get to see as much anymore. Hoping for some more snowbird photos this winter 🤞🏻❄️
My photo from December 2021. 🪶
My photo from December 2021. 🪶
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As Birds of the World inches towards the close of its 4th year, we have much good news to report about how the project has developed, expanded, and adapted to new opportunities. Please read on for details! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/202...
Birds of the World - 2024 and Beyond: Milestones, Plans, and our Conservation Purpose
As Birds of the World inches towards the close of our fourth year (!), we have much good news to report about how the project has developed, expanded, and adapted to new opportunities. Please read on ...
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January 11, 2024 at 11:57 PM
As Birds of the World inches towards the close of its 4th year, we have much good news to report about how the project has developed, expanded, and adapted to new opportunities. Please read on for details! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/202...
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Marbled Godwits have beautiful, flexible (and sensitive) bills that extend 4-5 inches (9-13 cm) from their heads, which does well for probing deep in the sand for hidden prey. But it can make getting a drink of water a little more…awkward. 😅
My photo from last spring. 🪶
My photo from last spring. 🪶
January 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Marbled Godwits have beautiful, flexible (and sensitive) bills that extend 4-5 inches (9-13 cm) from their heads, which does well for probing deep in the sand for hidden prey. But it can make getting a drink of water a little more…awkward. 😅
My photo from last spring. 🪶
My photo from last spring. 🪶
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A new study shows that more than 75% of industrial fishing activity and almost 30% of transport and energy activity in the oceans has not been tracked by public systems, revealing a significant gap in global observational data:
AI and satellite data map true scale of untracked fishing and ocean industry
We’ve been largely flying blind when it comes to fishing, shipping and energy production intel on our oceans, according to a new study that combines artificial intelligence with satellite technology...
news.mongabay.com
January 10, 2024 at 7:29 PM
A new study shows that more than 75% of industrial fishing activity and almost 30% of transport and energy activity in the oceans has not been tracked by public systems, revealing a significant gap in global observational data:
Spotted a mini waterfall in a small cove along a river in the Appalachians this past spring. It took a couple days of preparation, and after hours of waiting and at least a dozen failed attempts, one of the nearby Louisiana Waterthrushes got close enough to the position I had hoped for. 🪶#birds
January 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Spotted a mini waterfall in a small cove along a river in the Appalachians this past spring. It took a couple days of preparation, and after hours of waiting and at least a dozen failed attempts, one of the nearby Louisiana Waterthrushes got close enough to the position I had hoped for. 🪶#birds
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In fall 2023, an amazing total of ten vagrant Ancient Murrelets turned up well inland in the ABA Area, from the Snake River in Oregon to Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee. This remarkable incursion followed months of record-high ocean surface temps in the North Pacific.
www.aba.org/ancient-murr...
www.aba.org/ancient-murr...
Ancient Murrelets in the Mountain West, Great Lakes, and Beyond - American Birding Association
In fall 2023, an amazing total of ten vagrant Ancient Murrelets turned up well inland in the ABA Area, from the Snake River in Oregon to Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee. This remarkable incursion follow...
www.aba.org
December 5, 2023 at 7:54 PM
In fall 2023, an amazing total of ten vagrant Ancient Murrelets turned up well inland in the ABA Area, from the Snake River in Oregon to Chickamauga Lake in Tennessee. This remarkable incursion followed months of record-high ocean surface temps in the North Pacific.
www.aba.org/ancient-murr...
www.aba.org/ancient-murr...
A line of Ruddy Turnstones feasting on Horseshoe Crab eggs in May. I’m always amazed those pin-sized eggs can fuel the migration of thousands of birds every year. 🤯🪶
December 5, 2023 at 4:03 PM
A line of Ruddy Turnstones feasting on Horseshoe Crab eggs in May. I’m always amazed those pin-sized eggs can fuel the migration of thousands of birds every year. 🤯🪶
A photo I took last spring of a Veery, during migration. There’s something so endearing about thrushes. I’m very fond of them. This was one of two males calling. I was thrilled when this one hopped on a broken branch and made a whispered song. It brought me so much joy. 🥲
November 29, 2023 at 8:12 PM
A photo I took last spring of a Veery, during migration. There’s something so endearing about thrushes. I’m very fond of them. This was one of two males calling. I was thrilled when this one hopped on a broken branch and made a whispered song. It brought me so much joy. 🥲
I am all here for our glowing furry friends, even if it may have no evolutionary significance. #fluorescence #mammals
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/s...
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The Glowing Secret That Mammals Have Been Hiding
Fluorescent anatomy, which recently seemed to be a quirk in unusual animals such as platypuses and opossums, was found in most living families of mammals.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2023 at 4:43 PM
I am all here for our glowing furry friends, even if it may have no evolutionary significance. #fluorescence #mammals
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2023/10/20/s...
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, using the best available science, proposed to remove 21 species from the Endangered Species Act yesterday due to extinction. Eight of those species are Hawaiian birds. Absolutely devastating. #usfws #extinction ow.ly/6k3J50PX7xB
21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is delisting 21 species from the Endangered Species Act due to extinction. Based on rigorous reviews of the best available science for each o...
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October 17, 2023 at 7:16 PM
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, using the best available science, proposed to remove 21 species from the Endangered Species Act yesterday due to extinction. Eight of those species are Hawaiian birds. Absolutely devastating. #usfws #extinction ow.ly/6k3J50PX7xB
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Gorgeous annular eclipse in west Texas today!
October 14, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Gorgeous annular eclipse in west Texas today!
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A "ring of fire" solar eclipse is starting now in the U.S. and heading toward South America. Track its path and learn how to watch the celestial marvel.
‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse: The Partial Eclipse Is Starting Along the West Coast
Cloudy conditions have marred the annular eclipse’s arrival in parts of Oregon, but other areas along its path may still see better conditions.
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October 14, 2023 at 3:09 PM
A "ring of fire" solar eclipse is starting now in the U.S. and heading toward South America. Track its path and learn how to watch the celestial marvel.
Took a break from the #sciwri23 conference this afternoon and headed to one of the reservoirs near Boulder to see hundreds of birds on the water. Was treat with this amazing last sunset. 🤩 10/10 recommend
October 10, 2023 at 2:17 AM
Took a break from the #sciwri23 conference this afternoon and headed to one of the reservoirs near Boulder to see hundreds of birds on the water. Was treat with this amazing last sunset. 🤩 10/10 recommend
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Conservationists fear that without a recovery plan, the Tasmanian azure kingfisher could go extinct www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
It's estimated there are between 250 and 400 of these birds left in the wild — but there's no plan...
Dean has fallen in love with the elusive Tasmanian azure kingfisher, but fears not enough is being done to protect the species, which is one of 14 endangered native birds without a recovery plan.
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October 9, 2023 at 7:01 AM
Conservationists fear that without a recovery plan, the Tasmanian azure kingfisher could go extinct www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
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At least 961 birds died in one night after crashing into the windows of a building in Chicago. “I’ve been in Chicago for 40 years and bird-watch all the time and I’ve never, ever seen anything like that,” a local conservation ecologist said.
Nearly 1,000 Birds Die After Striking Chicago Building
At least 961 birds died in one night in Chicago after crashing into the windows of the McCormick Place Lakeside Center during the height of the fall migration.
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October 8, 2023 at 7:43 PM
At least 961 birds died in one night after crashing into the windows of a building in Chicago. “I’ve been in Chicago for 40 years and bird-watch all the time and I’ve never, ever seen anything like that,” a local conservation ecologist said.