Cat McClure, Ph.D.
@cat-mcclure.bsky.social
Aquatic Ecologist 🌱🐟| Postdoctoral researcher @ColoradoStateUniversity and @USGS | @ultrarunningmag & @runinrabbit 🏃♀️➡️ | She/Her
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It's Valentine Packing time at Skype a Scientist HQ.
Get your pack at SquidFacts.net
(These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)
Get your pack at SquidFacts.net
(These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
It's Valentine Packing time at Skype a Scientist HQ.
Get your pack at SquidFacts.net
(These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)
Get your pack at SquidFacts.net
(These support science education nonprofit @skypeascientist.bsky.social !)
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🏙️ How do cities shape river carbon?
Join the upcoming SUSE webinar with Drs. Rebecca Hale, Annika Quick, Liz Ortiz & Stephen Plont to learn about their work to answer this question.
📆Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6:00 PM US EST
🔗https://www.urbanstreamecology.org/webinars.html
Join the upcoming SUSE webinar with Drs. Rebecca Hale, Annika Quick, Liz Ortiz & Stephen Plont to learn about their work to answer this question.
📆Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6:00 PM US EST
🔗https://www.urbanstreamecology.org/webinars.html
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
🏙️ How do cities shape river carbon?
Join the upcoming SUSE webinar with Drs. Rebecca Hale, Annika Quick, Liz Ortiz & Stephen Plont to learn about their work to answer this question.
📆Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6:00 PM US EST
🔗https://www.urbanstreamecology.org/webinars.html
Join the upcoming SUSE webinar with Drs. Rebecca Hale, Annika Quick, Liz Ortiz & Stephen Plont to learn about their work to answer this question.
📆Feb 5, 2026 4:30-6:00 PM US EST
🔗https://www.urbanstreamecology.org/webinars.html
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Covers of the 2 leading science journals this week
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Covers of the 2 leading science journals this week
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
@science.org and @nature.com
www.science.org/content/arti... www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Willie Wagtail, Common Myna, Black Swans and Australian Magpies. Seen by a friend in Australia for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to join in with this friendly challenge. Just add the hashtag to photos taken this year.
Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to join in with this friendly challenge. Just add the hashtag to photos taken this year.
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Willie Wagtail, Common Myna, Black Swans and Australian Magpies. Seen by a friend in Australia for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to join in with this friendly challenge. Just add the hashtag to photos taken this year.
Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to join in with this friendly challenge. Just add the hashtag to photos taken this year.
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This spring, I’m having my Paleoecology undergrads read one popular science book about a topic related to course themes (the history of life on Earth, any time or taxonomic group). What’s your favorite book in that vein? I’ve got a list of ~20 but want to make sure I’m not missing any good ones!
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
This spring, I’m having my Paleoecology undergrads read one popular science book about a topic related to course themes (the history of life on Earth, any time or taxonomic group). What’s your favorite book in that vein? I’ve got a list of ~20 but want to make sure I’m not missing any good ones!
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🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
The global cost of greenhouse gas emissions are nearly double what scientists previously thought, according to a study published Thursday by researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Scr...
insideclimatenews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
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For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ca...
scripps.ucsd.edu
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️
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As Year 2 of Trump 2.0 begins, here’s a refresher on how first-year actions affected climate, energy, public health, academia, and the environment.
Follow the AGU Eos thread below ⬇️
Follow the AGU Eos thread below ⬇️
As Year 2 of Trump 2.0 starts, get a refresher on how the administration’s actions in its first year affected climate change and energy policy, public health and safety, the federal workforce, academia, and the environment.
eos.org/state-of-the...
eos.org/state-of-the...
The State of the Science 1 Year On - Eos
eos.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As Year 2 of Trump 2.0 begins, here’s a refresher on how first-year actions affected climate, energy, public health, academia, and the environment.
Follow the AGU Eos thread below ⬇️
Follow the AGU Eos thread below ⬇️
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🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 Abstracts for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA, will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, January 26. Learn more about the conference, register & submit your abstract today: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/abstracts
Individual Abstract Submissions — SFS 2026 Annual Meeting
SFS 2026 committee invite you to participate in SFS 2026 Annual Meeting by submitting an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation.
www.sfsannualmeeting.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 Abstracts for the 2026 SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane, WA, will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, January 26. Learn more about the conference, register & submit your abstract today: www.sfsannualmeeting.org/abstracts
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The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The official explanation they’re apparently going with here is that they aren’t 100% convinced that breathing soot and ozone is actually bad for you.
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PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
January 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.
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Registration is open for the 2026 Freshwater Algal ID course at Fordham University! More info here www.fordham.edu/FWalgaeID
January 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Registration is open for the 2026 Freshwater Algal ID course at Fordham University! More info here www.fordham.edu/FWalgaeID
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NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost
A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.
www.nature.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
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Everything feels anxious. Like I shouldn't be in the lab, I should be prepping for the apocalypse. But here I am, trying to do science like everything is ok.
a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee surrounded by fire .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Everything feels anxious. Like I shouldn't be in the lab, I should be prepping for the apocalypse. But here I am, trying to do science like everything is ok.
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Another week in review from #25DaysOfFishmas and today's #SundayFishSketch the Dolly Varden.
The Borax Lake Chub is sporting a Womderbread logo because it is a wonder fish!
The Borax Lake Chub is sporting a Womderbread logo because it is a wonder fish!
December 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Another week in review from #25DaysOfFishmas and today's #SundayFishSketch the Dolly Varden.
The Borax Lake Chub is sporting a Womderbread logo because it is a wonder fish!
The Borax Lake Chub is sporting a Womderbread logo because it is a wonder fish!
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Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
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December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Alright scientists! It's that time again!
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Time to sign up for Skype a Scientist's spring semester.
Want to get matched with a classroom in 2026?
Sign up now 🥰
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Please use your voice and speak up! This is reckless!
The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Please use your voice and speak up! This is reckless!
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The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous.
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe.
We urge that this plan be abandoned.
Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA
Someone needs to hold FIFA accountable for this -- the World Cup is about bringing the world together through sport. Limiting attendance to only those with the financial means to pay exorbitant ticket prices only highlights how corrupt FIFA continues to be
Many national associations are furious about World Cup ticket prices, with some already five times higher than Qatar, as Football Supporters Europe calls for immediate halt
with @jbraidwo
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
with @jbraidwo
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Fifa accused of ‘betrayal’ as England fans face £5,000 bill for World Cup tickets
Football Supporters Europe has called for an ‘immediate halt’ to ticket sales after it was found that prices are five times higher than the last World Cup
www.independent.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Someone needs to hold FIFA accountable for this -- the World Cup is about bringing the world together through sport. Limiting attendance to only those with the financial means to pay exorbitant ticket prices only highlights how corrupt FIFA continues to be
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I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
Successfully added a few letters to my name last month!!! Truly could not have done this with our villages upon villages 🫶🏼
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
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“If I had a wish, I wish everybody could put on a mask & snorkel and just sit there and watch fish.” @julielovesfish.bsky.social is making conservation more human and more heard. See more in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
Julie Claussen - Tomorrow's Catch
Julie Claussen is transforming science communication in fisheries by making research more accessible by bridging science, storytelling, and conservation.
contentwithpurpose.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“If I had a wish, I wish everybody could put on a mask & snorkel and just sit there and watch fish.” @julielovesfish.bsky.social is making conservation more human and more heard. See more in #TomorrowsCatch: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow...
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You better not cry, you better not trout, ‘cause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! 🎅🐟
On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
You better not cry, you better not trout, ‘cause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! 🎅🐟
On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
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The Army Corps and EPA's new Reckless Water Rule would slash federal safeguards for critical waters, including headwater streams and wetlands, that are an integral part of drinking water sources for 117 million Americans.
🔊 Speak up today! act.americanrivers.org/page/91637/a...
🔊 Speak up today! act.americanrivers.org/page/91637/a...
ACT NOW to tell EPA and the Army Corps to keep strong clean water protections in place.
Weakening the current water rules means more polluted rivers, more flooding, and more costs for communities and water-dependent businesses. It’s time to speak up.
act.americanrivers.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Army Corps and EPA's new Reckless Water Rule would slash federal safeguards for critical waters, including headwater streams and wetlands, that are an integral part of drinking water sources for 117 million Americans.
🔊 Speak up today! act.americanrivers.org/page/91637/a...
🔊 Speak up today! act.americanrivers.org/page/91637/a...
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This is absolutely awful. This was one of the best resources for climate indicators data, and my go-to share for help answering public questions.
Luckily I captured some of them on my new U.S. climate page a few months ago: zacklabe.com/united-state...
Luckily I captured some of them on my new U.S. climate page a few months ago: zacklabe.com/united-state...
Additionally, it appears that all of EPA's previously extensive "indicators of climate change" pages have been scrubbed entirely. The pages no longer exist; there are numerous dead links on the current/live EPA site, and no indication they have been moved to a new URL.
December 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is absolutely awful. This was one of the best resources for climate indicators data, and my go-to share for help answering public questions.
Luckily I captured some of them on my new U.S. climate page a few months ago: zacklabe.com/united-state...
Luckily I captured some of them on my new U.S. climate page a few months ago: zacklabe.com/united-state...