Science writer | Lover of rocks and rxns | Ex-National Geographic reporter | Words at NYT, Science Mag, Smithsonian, & more | Author of What a Rock Can Reveal | Follow for geology and weird happenings on Earth and beyond!
https://bio.site/mayaweihaas
Maya Wei-Haas, PhD
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Question for geologists studying zircons: I remember hearing that zircons are sometimes picked using a brush that has a single hair. But I can't find where I noted this in my interviews.
Can anyone verify that this is a real scientific practice or am I just crazy?? ⚒️🧪🙏
This is an absolute disaster. If we don't stop this, they will turn NSF into a pawn of the Trump administration. There will be no research on climate, biodiversity, or anything that isn't eugenics or AI or how to more efficiently destroy the planet for profit.
This cannot be allowed to happen.
@aaup.bsky.social is leading the fight against the attacks of the Trump/Musk administration against science and free speech at Universities. if you are a faculty member, join them! I joined @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social in April!
www.aaup.org
Elon Musk's DOGE has spent the last several months dismantling the departments & agencies that regulate HIS businesses.
Our report found that Musk has a direct business interest in over 70% of the agencies & departments DOGE targeted.
The conflicts of interest are endless.
Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast ⚒️
www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.
For those who are curious about the #qld earthquake on Saturday morning here is an article in the @aunz.theconversation.com written by @deeninis.bsky.social and @mojtabarajabi.bsky.social - why does Australia get earthquakes when it isn’t close to any plate boundaries? Read to find out more.
🧪⚒️ Have you seen our latest paper in Journal of Anatomy?
We trace the origin of air sacs in pterosaurs back to their Triassic forerunners. Using micro-CT on the pterosauromorph Venetoraptor, we show invasive air sacs were in place before true pterosaurs.
Go for the science, stay for the worm BBQ. This is incredible!
My ongoing request:
If your NSF or NIH grant was terminated--whether at Harvard or elsewhere--please report it here.
NSF: grant-watch.us/submit-nsf.h...
NIH: grant-watch.us/submit-nih.h...
Our trackers are actively used in lawsuits and are often the only record that terminations ever occurred.
