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Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) on African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulate), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, from my sketchbook.

1/4 Ink on Paper

#art #birds #sciart #scientificillustration #birdart #traditionalart #illustration #nature #indianwildlifeartist #scicomm #ink #sketchbook
Black spiral binding of the sketchbook, brown bamboo brush with black bristles. Black and white ink handmade work on paper, foliage of African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulate) and buds of the same tree. A sharp pointy bill, white throat, black iris, crown with a crest pointing upwards a sign of alertness. Flowers of the same tree blooming behind the crest. Round body of the Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) perched on a branch of the tree, bit of the bottom part of its tail is visible. Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) on African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulate), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, from my sketchbook. My health is slowly improving, and I’m rarely in my studio. Have made a few studies using ink in my new sketchbook, watching bulbuls, sunbirds, and flowerpeckers. Watching birds from my window and balcony soothes my soul and is something I anticipate each day. The occasional koel song is delightful to my ears. This year, it seems like spring is early, and my neighboring trees started flowering in full flow. Their bright colors are a sight to behold! The Neeru Kayi mara buds remind me of my childhood days of squirting them on friends, their powerful odor, color and the victims’ reactions are such days to relive again. Sharing one page from my latest sketchbook post my surgery. Red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulate) Title: Penance_61! Medium: Ink on paper Size: 8.1/4 x 11.1/2 inches (20.5x28.1 cms) size,180GSM Sketchbook Paper Duration: 5 Hour 56 minutes Location: Mango Grove Art Gallery/Studio, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India October 21st, 2025 Reference image: Own Reference image
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
A redo of yesterday's Great Blue Heron sketch (Ardea herodias), this time in mixed pencils and gouache. ~8 x 10 in.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #herons
Pencil and opaque watercolor drawing of the head and neck of a Great Blue Heron, drawn on blue pastel paper.
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
climateages.bsky.social
Every day, 40,000 tons of space dust hit Earth.

Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.

Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.

Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
🧪 #SciComm
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Scientists Found Ancient Air Trapped in Space Dust!
Scientists just discovered something incredible - cosmic dust grains that act as perfect time capsules, preserving Earth's ancient atmosphere for millions of years. These 4 microscopic particles…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
A quick Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) sketch. Colored pencils, ~8 x 10 in.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #herons
Colored pencil drawing of the head and neck of a large heron, seen in profile.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
Yale University Press: "PONDS: An Illustrated Guide." The unique acidic pocosin environments of the Carolinas, home to the severely threatened Red Wolf (Canis rufus).
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ponds #pocosins
Book page spread on the unique pocosin environments of North and South Carolina in the U.S., including a large illustration of the head of a Red Wolf.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
From Yale University Press: "PONDS: An Illustrated Guide." #Freshwater food web spread.
🧪🌿🌎🐡🪶 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #FoodWebs
A complex, multi-layered diagram showing the food web and energy recycling in freshwater lakes and ponds.
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
climateages.bsky.social
252 million years ago, Siberian volcanoes caused Earth's biggest extinction.
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions

It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.

Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
🧪 #SciComm
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252 Million Years Ago, Volcanoes Released This Much CO2. Humans Did It 200x Faster
It’s not how much carbon was released, it’s how fast
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November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
sensoryecology.bsky.social
“A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many cephalopods. Until now, xanthommatin has proven impractical to collect from animals or make in a lab.”

#scicomm

www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
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Scientists Recreate Rare Pigment Behind Octopus 'Superpowers'
Octopuses and other cephalopods are masters of camouflage, thanks largely to color-changing skin that can help them seemingly vanish into the background.
www.sciencealert.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
artologica.net
Hey #sciart and #scicomm people, check this out!
sumrtime.bsky.social Summer @sumrtime.bsky.social · 10h
Hi Bluesky friends! I've been MIA for a while, but I'm coming back because I have some fun news...

I'm helping the Astronomical Society of the Pacific sell/rehome their library because they are downsizing their office space. There are sooooooo many cool finds. I'm going to share as many as I can! 🔭
Image of wooden bookshelf packed with space books. Three shelves are visiible with yellow and blue post-it notes on them.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
Red Maple (Acer rubrum), East Rock Park, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #NaturePhotography #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicom#streams #rivers #NewHaven #maples #NativeTrees
A photo of a branch of bright orange and red Red Maple leaves, as they appear in autumn.
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
lauriewallmark.bsky.social
Happy birthday, Hedy! Learn more about this amazing woman in my book, HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE. @steamteambooks.bsky.social #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #edusky #WomenInSTEM #scicomm #STEM #STEAM #STEMeducation #GirlsInSTEM #edtechchat #biography
November 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
moohoodles.bsky.social
Possible AURORAS tonight, tomorrow, and maybe through the week!

This might be strong enough to see at lower latitudes, so keep your eyes peeled and check for updates! #scicomm #edusky 👩‍🔬🧪🔬🔭🚀
vincentledvina.bsky.social Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 12h
SWPC has only ever issued a handful of G4 watches, and we have now for Nov 12 due to three incoming CMEs. Storming may begin on Nov 11 with the impact of the first CME with two more close behind it.

If the forecast verifies, much of the U.S. may see the aurora Tue/Wed nights.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social
Oi, we did it!! 🥳

Opening #Bluesky after the #weekend, we have made it to more than 5000 #followers! Thanks so much to all of you for your interest in our work!🥰🧑‍🔬

We will now raffle out 10 #GoodieBags among you – we'll keep in touch!

@maxplanck.de #marinescience #marineresearch #scicomm
mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social · Oct 10
We are approaching 5000 #followers – time to say thanks! 😀👏

As soon as we hit this magic mark, we'll raffle off 10 goodie bags of MPIMM-merch among you, our 5,000 followers! 🎉🎁 🌊🔬🚢🧑‍🔬

It is wonderful to be in touch with so many of you & share & discuss our research! 🤩

@maxplanck.de #marinescience
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
sensoryecology.bsky.social
“A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.”

#scicomm

www.sciencealert.com/oldest-known...
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Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Be a Map of The Universe
A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed.
www.sciencealert.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
moohoodles.bsky.social
Live on #Twitch with space & astrobiology news #scicomm, then playing some games! Either more Dispatch or No Man's Sky expedition :D
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Moohoodles - Twitch
🪐 Astrobiology & Space News! ✨ Games later!
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
galacticamille.com
Voilà l'image de présentation de mon jeu #NebulaeOriginsOfStars ! Je me dirige potentiellement vers un financement participatif. Est-ce que ça vous hype?
⚙️et🎨: Camille Boissel Phd astrophysique et médiatrice scientifique #NoAI

#Vulgarisation #SciComm #Astrophysique #J2S #JeuxDeSociété #BoardGames
Image de description de mon jeu de société Nebulae : Origins Of Stars. En haut à gauche, le logo du jeu (Nebulae en blanc et Origins Of Stars en noir avec une illustration d'une "vraie" étoile bleue en fond). En bas à gauche : 8 ans et +, 2-5 joueur-euses, 60 min, mécaniques et illustration : Camille Boissel En bas à droite : Bluesky : @galacticamille.com www.galacticamille.com logo GalactiCamille En haut à droite : "Un jeu de dextérité et de stratégie sur la formation des étoiles, avec de vrais morceaux d'astrophysique à l'intérieur !" Au centre, une partie de jeu en cours, avec diverses cartes et plateaux, ainsi qu'une nébuleuse constituée de nuages représentés par des polyominos de plastique en 3D. Au fond, les sacs contenant les nuages, la boîte du jeu. Le tout est placé dans un décor d'illustration représentant une nébuleuse.
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
climateages.bsky.social
❄️ Earth once froze solid: glaciers at the equator, oceans sealed under ice for millions of years.

Scientists finally think they know why: tiny plankton, oxygen & phosphorus flipped Earth’s thermostat into overdrive.

Watch the story:
🧪 #SciComm
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The Tiny Organism That Froze Earth For Millions of Years
Picture Earth completely frozen - glaciers down to sea level at the equator, oceans sealed under miles of ice where sunlight could never reach the water below. This wasn't science fiction. It…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
An autumn evening on the Mill River, East Rock Park, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifephoto #NaturePhotography #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicom#streams #rivers #NewHaven
A warm, orange-dominated river scene at dusk, with sunset clouds overhead, and autumn forests along the riverbanks.
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
pjsaez.bsky.social
I love to see the endoplasmic reticulum (ER, cyan) hitchhiking over microtubules (MTs, orange).

Also the membrane dynamics are lovely.

It's been a while, but here we are for a late #fluorescencefriday with some #microscopy
#scicomm #scisky @cellcommlab.bsky.social focalplane.bsky.social 🧪🔬
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
juangarciaruiz.bsky.social
Why do most mammals have thick fur 🐒, while humans are nearly hairless except in select spots🧔?

Our sweating-based cooling demanded less fur, but we kept dense hair in areas that guard sensitive skin and boost chemical communication.

#SciComm 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
patrlynch1.bsky.social
Good morning from the Quinnipiac River Gorge, Connecticut, USA. From my forthcoming book from Yale University Press: STREAMS: An Illustrated Guide, 2026.
🧪🌿🌎🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #geology #illustration #scientificillustration #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #streams #rivers #Freshwater
Photo of the Quinnipiac River in Meriden, Connecticut, USA, as it passes through the Quinnipiac Gorge area, with the surrounding trees in autumn foliage. The gorge is a narrow glacially-created valley between two taller bedrock formations.
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
rister.bsky.social
Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila 🪰Neurobiology course in 2026!
Application Deadline: March 27
meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...
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#cshlflycourse
#scicomm
#drosophila
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Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meetings & Courses -- a private, non-profit institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, bioinformatics.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
garlab.bsky.social
Which ancient fish are you? #GarWeek

#Conservation #Garology #FishSciComm #SciComm #GarLab
November 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
juangarciaruiz.bsky.social
Why do humans need better cooling than furry mammals? 🏃‍♂️☀️

We evolved to run and stay active for hours in hot, open environments. Losing most fur and sweating a lot lets us cool down quickly, much better than breathing fast or resting in the shade like most mammals.

#SciComm 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
visualscience.bsky.social
#VisualScience #AcademicSky #GraphicDesign #Logo #SciArt #Scisky #SciComm #Science #Behavioral #Research 🧪
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM