Laurel Anderson
@laurelscipoet.bsky.social
Plant ecologist/poet. I love teaching, learning, and writing about our incredible planet Earth. Research: plants and global change, collaborative research/education networks EREN and MEFA. Views my own. Poetry pubs at https://laurelandersonpoetry.com/.
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🚨NEW AD LAUNCH🚨
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
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It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🚨NEW AD LAUNCH🚨
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
It’s my birthday, so we’re launching our final ad for the campaign called “Shake Up.”
We’ve got 8 days to make history and to shake up Washington! Donate today to keep our ad on air through the election!
secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn...
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“Choosing to write is also choosing to make meaning. Studies suggest that having a sense of agency is both a prerequisite for, and an outcome of, writing.”
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
Writing doesn't just help you process your thoughts.
Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
buff.ly/8PdXnTT
Neuroscientists have found it physically changes your brain in ways that build resilience and help you handle everyday stress and challenges.
buff.ly/8PdXnTT
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“Choosing to write is also choosing to make meaning. Studies suggest that having a sense of agency is both a prerequisite for, and an outcome of, writing.”
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
ChatGPT isn’t mentioned once in this article but it’s impossible not to read it as a powerful critique.
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Canadian Forests started doing this almost 20yrs ago 😕
Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
New research warns that Africa's forests, once vital allies in the fight against climate change, have turned from a carbon sink into a carbon source.
phys.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Canadian Forests started doing this almost 20yrs ago 😕
Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Africa's forests have switched from absorbing to emitting carbon, new study finds
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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The orchid mantis’ petal-shaped legs allow it to glide 50% to 200% farther than other invertebrates. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/44wjOC4
With winged legs, orchid mantis sets gliding record
Camouflaged like a flower, these predators also have a getaway trick
scim.ag
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The orchid mantis’ petal-shaped legs allow it to glide 50% to 200% farther than other invertebrates. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/44wjOC4
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Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Watch this video before you do your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.
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A rare sea slug who dares to make food from sunlight found in waters near a beach not too far from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Really interesting adaptation. If only we could do this trick…
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A rare sea slug who dares to make food from sunlight found in waters near a beach not too far from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Really interesting adaptation. If only we could do this trick…
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Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
Apparently she offered to cover other people's shifts so they could go home to their families for the holiday.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/u...
Two National Guard members were tasked with serving the nation. One is dead as the other fights for his life after shooting | CNN
On a day when many families gather across the country to give thanks, a National Guard member’s family is mourning her death after an ambush-style shooting in Washington, DC, as her colleague fights f...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Let's not confuse the people giving the stupid orders with the people who have to deal with following them, who are often good and decent people.
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Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitutions can be proxies for missing time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two in the direction but not the magnitude of plant and arthropod community responses to land-use intensification 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congruent direction but different magnitude of biodiversity response to land-use intensification in space and time - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitution approaches can be suitable proxies for unavailable time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two approaches in the direc...
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Many ecological studies assume that space-for-time substitutions can be proxies for missing time series. Here the authors show congruence between the two in the direction but not the magnitude of plant and arthropod community responses to land-use intensification 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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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.
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
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"Reflections from #COP30" | I and other @upenn.edu climate experts offer our thoughts about the latest U.N. climate conference and where we go from here. Via @perryworldhouse.bsky.social & @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social:
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Reflections from #COP30" | I and other @upenn.edu climate experts offer our thoughts about the latest U.N. climate conference and where we go from here. Via @perryworldhouse.bsky.social & @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social:
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...
perryworldhouse.upenn.edu/news-and-ins...
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Extra CO2 stimulates #photosynthesis of trees and reduces water losses through transpiration. But does that stimulate growth of #tree stems? Our paper today in NatClimateChange led by Quan Zhang uses theory & data to show that strong growth stimulation is unlikely.🌎🌐🍁
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased efficiency of water use does not stimulate tree productivity - Nature Climate Change
The authors theoretically delineate the maximal increases in tree growth that can be expected from increases in plant intrinsic water-use efficiency, which increases with rising CO2. They highlight en...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Extra CO2 stimulates #photosynthesis of trees and reduces water losses through transpiration. But does that stimulate growth of #tree stems? Our paper today in NatClimateChange led by Quan Zhang uses theory & data to show that strong growth stimulation is unlikely.🌎🌐🍁
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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In 2026 it will become apparent that the post-cold-war era of international development is unquestionably over econ.st/4pnqhHz
Photo: Malin Fezehai/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine
Photo: Malin Fezehai/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In 2026 it will become apparent that the post-cold-war era of international development is unquestionably over econ.st/4pnqhHz
Photo: Malin Fezehai/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine
Photo: Malin Fezehai/New York Times/Redux/Eyevine
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Climate change is bad.
Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Climate change is bad.
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For those who may have missed it when it first came out.
This stunning infrared image from #JWST, released 11 July 2022, shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
It's the Webb’s First Deep Field...
➡️ web.wwtassets.org/specials/202...
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology
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This stunning infrared image from #JWST, released 11 July 2022, shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
It's the Webb’s First Deep Field...
➡️ web.wwtassets.org/specials/202...
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology
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November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
For those who may have missed it when it first came out.
This stunning infrared image from #JWST, released 11 July 2022, shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
It's the Webb’s First Deep Field...
➡️ web.wwtassets.org/specials/202...
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology
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This stunning infrared image from #JWST, released 11 July 2022, shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
It's the Webb’s First Deep Field...
➡️ web.wwtassets.org/specials/202...
🔭 🧪 #science #cosmology
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🌾🌱⚘️🌿🌼🦠🚀 #BUC2026 Impressive survival of moss spores, Physcomitrella patens (spreading earthmoss) on outside of International Space Station for 9 months! Vacuum, radiation, dry, too much light, cold. Over 80% germinated when back on Earth. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🌾🌱⚘️🌿🌼🦠🚀 #BUC2026 Impressive survival of moss spores, Physcomitrella patens (spreading earthmoss) on outside of International Space Station for 9 months! Vacuum, radiation, dry, too much light, cold. Over 80% germinated when back on Earth. www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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“If the Amazon COP ends with a decision that ignores Indigenous rights and props up offset markets that science says cannot work, it will squander the moral clarity of this moment,” a new op-ed at @mongabay.com by @ran.org argues
Forests cannot be used as offsets, as the COP30 Science Council said:
Forests cannot be used as offsets, as the COP30 Science Council said:
It’s time to end the carbon offset era, COP30 scientists & communities say (commentary)
At COP30 in Belém, the first climate summit held in the Amazon, something rare has happened. For years, the risks and failures of carbon offsetting have been dismissed as activist exaggeration or tech...
news.mongabay.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“If the Amazon COP ends with a decision that ignores Indigenous rights and props up offset markets that science says cannot work, it will squander the moral clarity of this moment,” a new op-ed at @mongabay.com by @ran.org argues
Forests cannot be used as offsets, as the COP30 Science Council said:
Forests cannot be used as offsets, as the COP30 Science Council said:
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As COP30 continues, AGU spotlights Paulo Artaxo, atmospheric physicist and AGU member whose work has shaped global understanding of Amazon–climate interactions. 🌎
Hear his thoughts on Brazil’s climate challenges and opportunities.
🎥👇
#AGU #COP30 #Brazil #ClimateAction #EarthScience
Hear his thoughts on Brazil’s climate challenges and opportunities.
🎥👇
#AGU #COP30 #Brazil #ClimateAction #EarthScience
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As COP30 continues, AGU spotlights Paulo Artaxo, atmospheric physicist and AGU member whose work has shaped global understanding of Amazon–climate interactions. 🌎
Hear his thoughts on Brazil’s climate challenges and opportunities.
🎥👇
#AGU #COP30 #Brazil #ClimateAction #EarthScience
Hear his thoughts on Brazil’s climate challenges and opportunities.
🎥👇
#AGU #COP30 #Brazil #ClimateAction #EarthScience
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This is good news
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Powerful new antibiotic that can kill superbugs discovered in soil bacteria
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against drug-resistant infections.
www.nature.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is good news
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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🫧 Our scientists recently found ice in Antarctica that’s 6 million years old, trapped ancient air inside. These "time capsules" offer a rare peek into Earth’s past atmosphere and how our planet has changed.
📲Pop into the research at @iflscience.com: go.whoi.edu/ifl-ice
📲Pop into the research at @iflscience.com: go.whoi.edu/ifl-ice
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🫧 Our scientists recently found ice in Antarctica that’s 6 million years old, trapped ancient air inside. These "time capsules" offer a rare peek into Earth’s past atmosphere and how our planet has changed.
📲Pop into the research at @iflscience.com: go.whoi.edu/ifl-ice
📲Pop into the research at @iflscience.com: go.whoi.edu/ifl-ice