Jessica McCarty
@jmccartygeo.bsky.social
🔥🛰️🌱 Science, mainly.
🔵Nicer online than in-person.
⚪️Actual real-life Kentucky hillbilly, currently California resident.
🔴Personal account. I do not speak for my employer, all posts mine alone.
🔵Nicer online than in-person.
⚪️Actual real-life Kentucky hillbilly, currently California resident.
🔴Personal account. I do not speak for my employer, all posts mine alone.
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
I loathe AI-generated subtitles on streaming services.
November 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I loathe AI-generated subtitles on streaming services.
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Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Black Friday reminder - that product with a great price being sold by a company with a name that's just a bunch of random letters may end up on our website someday because it explodes.
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We talk wild turkey (their decline, and resurgence) on today's episode of science quickly.
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We talk wild turkey (their decline, and resurgence) on today's episode of science quickly.
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
My favorite pies 🥧 are:
1. Key Lime
2. Lemon meringue
3. Pecan
4. Derby
5. Strawberry (bonus if with rhubarb)
6. Dark chocolate cherry
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20. Pumpkin (I have a cinnamon sensitivity)
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999. Apple
1. Key Lime
2. Lemon meringue
3. Pecan
4. Derby
5. Strawberry (bonus if with rhubarb)
6. Dark chocolate cherry
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20. Pumpkin (I have a cinnamon sensitivity)
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999. Apple
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
My favorite pies 🥧 are:
1. Key Lime
2. Lemon meringue
3. Pecan
4. Derby
5. Strawberry (bonus if with rhubarb)
6. Dark chocolate cherry
:
:
20. Pumpkin (I have a cinnamon sensitivity)
:
:
999. Apple
1. Key Lime
2. Lemon meringue
3. Pecan
4. Derby
5. Strawberry (bonus if with rhubarb)
6. Dark chocolate cherry
:
:
20. Pumpkin (I have a cinnamon sensitivity)
:
:
999. Apple
If Bluesky could be more pics of pups 🐶 and pie 🥧 , that would be great.
My man’s winter coat is ready, zero interest in hanging out inside
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
If Bluesky could be more pics of pups 🐶 and pie 🥧 , that would be great.
Also, be sure that when writing ‘assess’, you use 4 “s” and not just 3.
Science PSA: Never abbreviate “analysis” as “anal”. Ever.
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Also, be sure that when writing ‘assess’, you use 4 “s” and not just 3.
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Great episode of the @arcticcouncil.bsky.social This Way Up podcast on The Arctic on Fire www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-fire featuring @gwandaii.bsky.social @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @permafrostpathways.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social #wildfires #ArcticFire
The Arctic On Fire
The Arctic isn’t just warming, it’s on fire. From the record-shattering 2023 wildfire season in Canada to the zombie fires smoldering beneath the boreal forests, Arctic wildfires are reshaping landsca...
www.highnorthnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Great episode of the @arcticcouncil.bsky.social This Way Up podcast on The Arctic on Fire www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-fire featuring @gwandaii.bsky.social @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @permafrostpathways.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social #wildfires #ArcticFire
Catchin’ up on #COP30? Here’s some recent research co-authored by my NASA colleague published in Nature that shows freshwater lakes & reservoirs are emitting way more methane than thought due to warming (which in term causes more warming). Good news- if we slow/stop warming, this stops too! #climate
“Emissions of greenhouse gas methane from lakes & reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change. This in turn could raise Earth's temperature more than suggested by IPCC's current worst-case scenario.”
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Higher methane emissions from warmer lakes and reservoirs may exacerbate worst-case climate scenario
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and NASA Am...
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Catchin’ up on #COP30? Here’s some recent research co-authored by my NASA colleague published in Nature that shows freshwater lakes & reservoirs are emitting way more methane than thought due to warming (which in term causes more warming). Good news- if we slow/stop warming, this stops too! #climate
“Emissions of greenhouse gas methane from lakes & reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change. This in turn could raise Earth's temperature more than suggested by IPCC's current worst-case scenario.”
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Higher methane emissions from warmer lakes and reservoirs may exacerbate worst-case climate scenario
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and NASA Am...
phys.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“Emissions of greenhouse gas methane from lakes & reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change. This in turn could raise Earth's temperature more than suggested by IPCC's current worst-case scenario.”
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Solutions still have time - we reduce CO2!
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Just found out the awesome team at @climasillinois.bsky.social will be in Asheville in the next couple of days to conduct interviews about Risk Communication during #Helene.
If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!
#NCwx
If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!
#NCwx
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just found out the awesome team at @climasillinois.bsky.social will be in Asheville in the next couple of days to conduct interviews about Risk Communication during #Helene.
If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!
#NCwx
If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!
#NCwx
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🔊 We have contact! Communication has been established with Copernicus Sentinel-6B. 👋
The satellite launched successfully at 06:21 CET, and is ready to continue the world’s most accurate sea-level record - a crucial tool for understanding our changing planet: bit.ly/43rJxvg
📸 SpaceX / NASA
The satellite launched successfully at 06:21 CET, and is ready to continue the world’s most accurate sea-level record - a crucial tool for understanding our changing planet: bit.ly/43rJxvg
📸 SpaceX / NASA
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
🔊 We have contact! Communication has been established with Copernicus Sentinel-6B. 👋
The satellite launched successfully at 06:21 CET, and is ready to continue the world’s most accurate sea-level record - a crucial tool for understanding our changing planet: bit.ly/43rJxvg
📸 SpaceX / NASA
The satellite launched successfully at 06:21 CET, and is ready to continue the world’s most accurate sea-level record - a crucial tool for understanding our changing planet: bit.ly/43rJxvg
📸 SpaceX / NASA
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
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We have LIFTOFF!
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
We have LIFTOFF!
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
Copernicus #Sentinel6B has launched from Vandenberg in California aboard Falcon 9. 🚀
Soon it will be joining its twin in orbit to ensure continuous, more frequent observations of our oceans.
Next milestones: separation and signal acquisition...
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Winter tightens its hold in Lapland. At the moment -28.3 °C in Savukoski Tulppio with > 20 cm of snow. The coldest so far this winter in Finland.
However, much like in 2023, large parts of the northern hemisphere are unusually warm again (except Fennoscandia).
However, much like in 2023, large parts of the northern hemisphere are unusually warm again (except Fennoscandia).
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Winter tightens its hold in Lapland. At the moment -28.3 °C in Savukoski Tulppio with > 20 cm of snow. The coldest so far this winter in Finland.
However, much like in 2023, large parts of the northern hemisphere are unusually warm again (except Fennoscandia).
However, much like in 2023, large parts of the northern hemisphere are unusually warm again (except Fennoscandia).
At ~50 unread emails and preparations for tomorrow complete, I am “Sleepytime Bear” stage of logged off and ready to settle in for a cold, rainy night.
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
At ~50 unread emails and preparations for tomorrow complete, I am “Sleepytime Bear” stage of logged off and ready to settle in for a cold, rainy night.
I’m down to <200 unread messages and think payroll for an entire NASA Division is squared away, so now I’m the “Cat saving a watermelon from drowning in a lake” level of brain function.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’m down to <200 unread messages and think payroll for an entire NASA Division is squared away, so now I’m the “Cat saving a watermelon from drowning in a lake” level of brain function.
A real-time photo of me m, as I try to sort through and respond to 43 days of unread work emails.
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A real-time photo of me m, as I try to sort through and respond to 43 days of unread work emails.
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The Fall 2025 Canadian Wildland Fire & Smoke Newsletter is out now!
Read about:
🛰️ WildFireSat, fire management from space.
🔥 Escalating fire severity trends.
☁️ Climate drivers behind record-breaking fire years.
🌀 A hurricane study shedding light on fire.
#wildfire #canada #fire #jasper #disaster
Read about:
🛰️ WildFireSat, fire management from space.
🔥 Escalating fire severity trends.
☁️ Climate drivers behind record-breaking fire years.
🌀 A hurricane study shedding light on fire.
#wildfire #canada #fire #jasper #disaster
Newsletter | Canada Wildfire | Edmonton
Newsletter. Connecting diverse wildland fire, emissions, air quality and modelling communities.
www.canadawildfire.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Relatedly, all the jigsaw puzzles 🧩 I saw at Costco today (both in the toys and the Christmas decoration aisles) were bland and obvious AI imagery.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Relatedly, all the jigsaw puzzles 🧩 I saw at Costco today (both in the toys and the Christmas decoration aisles) were bland and obvious AI imagery.
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The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A New Perspective on an Old Storm: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The 50th Anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A New Perspective on an Old Storm: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
I was today years old when I learned that flapjacks in the UK are just granola bars and not deliciously thick larger pancakes 🥞.
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I was today years old when I learned that flapjacks in the UK are just granola bars and not deliciously thick larger pancakes 🥞.
When fire season declines in the western U.S., it picks up in the east. Dry October & Novembers are wildfire season before winter freeze, especially in Appalachia.
Same solutions: more prescribed fires, cultural burning, fuel treatments & public awareness of risk.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Same solutions: more prescribed fires, cultural burning, fuel treatments & public awareness of risk.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Virginia crews fighting wildfires in Jefferson National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service and Botetourt County Fire Department have been working to keep two fires under control since Wednesday.
www.wusa9.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
When fire season declines in the western U.S., it picks up in the east. Dry October & Novembers are wildfire season before winter freeze, especially in Appalachia.
Same solutions: more prescribed fires, cultural burning, fuel treatments & public awareness of risk.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Same solutions: more prescribed fires, cultural burning, fuel treatments & public awareness of risk.
www.wusa9.com/article/news...