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When your 12 year old cat makes herself a pillow fort.

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The Learning Network is looking for a Certified Science Teacher (Virtual; Remote) for the 2025-2026 School Year. www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

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I am still an optimist. Albeit a very, very jaded one at this point.

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This is a geology/core collections position, but may be of interest here. The New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education is seeking candidates for a Museum Scientist 1 position at the New York State Museum (Albany, NY). www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

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Job! Outreach coordinator, Texas Field Station Network. This position will also put you in collaboration with the UT natural history collections, and, by association, me. But don't let that deter you.

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BREAKING: The Food and Drug Administration has just approved a powerful new drug that provides nearly complete protection against HIV infection with just a single administration every six months.

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Do you want to see our public lands sold off?! Call your representatives ASAP!

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The Perot Museum Of Nature And Science is searching for their next Vice President of Education. www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

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Here is an interactive map of the public lands proposed for sale... it is nearly all of Western Colorado. We LOVE our public lands! They define our quality of life and drive our economy. This would destroy Colorado. wilderness.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

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Yesterday was our annual Dinosaur Day festival at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita. We had a blast with fun educational booths celebrating all things dinosaur, from glittery time scales to fossils, radioactivity & paleoart!

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My #fosterkitten Mayday is attempting to make friends with the resident big kitty. Unfortunately, he is just not that into her.

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Dr Luke Mander is looking for a postdoctoral researcher (3 years) for palynological work on the project "Mind the Gap: Tackling the Molecule–Fossil Divide in Angiosperm Evolution Using Fossil Pollen, Super-resolution Microscopy, and Deep Learning". jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Post-Doc...

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Great summary of @munyaka.bsky.social’s recently published dissertation research reconstructing the environments of our early ape ancestors in Kenya!

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House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.

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BFSA Environmental Services, has an immediate opening for a full-time Associate Paleontologist in our Poway, CA office. This position reports to and works closely with BFSA’s Principal Paleontologist. www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

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Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting call for a gay marriage ban, urging a reversal of the Supreme Court's 10-year-old ruling legalizing it. EDITOR'S NOTE: This post was updated to clarify that Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting called for a ban.

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The NHMLAC is seeking a Regular Full-Time Manager, School, and Teacher Programs for their Education, Program, & Community Engagement department. www.indeed.com/viewjob?from...

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Preserving the freedom of science: A call for respect and collaboration. #TIC2025 Open Access www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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#booksky

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I'm teaching my week of Geology Field Camp for CMU Geosciences. #STEMed #academia #GeologyRules

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I have a new book out tomorrow! If you’ve ever thought to yourself “I wish Riley would teach me a Dinosaurs 101 course,” this one’s for you. 🦕

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Fossilized gut contents elucidate the feeding habits of sauropod dinosaurs: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...

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“This is an unmitigated public health disaster,” said Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of the infectious disease committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics. Story by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4mV37YK

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Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

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Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

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ICE crossed a line in LA

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My #fosterkitten Eeyore would like to break into your feed with an important announcement. "Hi!"

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New paper just out online describing the first dino body fossils found in Serbia, led by our colleague Predrag Radovic with contributions from me, @richardjbutler.bsky.social and @simonwills.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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With the Supreme Court now handing DOGE access to Social Security data, it’s becoming undeniable, the Trump administration is building the “deep state” themselves. Don’t get distracted by the noise.

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BREAKING: President Trump threatens to cut government contracts and subsidies key to Elon Musk's businesses as a fallout spreads from their feud.

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The Department of Marine & Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts invites applications from qualified candidates for a Full-time, Non-tenure Track Assistant Teaching Professor position to start in January 2026. www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1...

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The last of 3 conference abstracts is submitted for #2025SVP See you in Birmingham, UK!

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The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

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Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.

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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs is about how life bounced back from an unprecedented, asteroid-sparked extinction. I wrote it because I needed to remind myself of life’s resilience and mutability as I came out. 🦕

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Happy Pride Month!!!

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The Field Museum of Natural History is hiring a full-time Membership Manager for Members-Focused Programs www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2...

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People are pissed this morning because we exposed Peter Thiel. We’re under constant attack, but that’s expected. The greatest threat to the Trump administration is an informed public. That’s why they rely on secrecy and distraction. But we won’t look away.

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AMNH is hiring a full-time Senior Manager of Signature Experiences to be responsible for the strategic development, implementation and operational oversight of revenue-generating visitor events. www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1...

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The Trump administration is deporting people in direct violation of court orders, and calling it an “administrative error.” That’s not just unacceptable. It’s unconstitutional.

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Manager Community Engagement and Outreach at the Museum of Science www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0...

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A big win! A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just blocked the Trump administration’s push to move forward with massive layoffs. The court denied the government’s request to overturn a lower court ruling, meaning the layoffs can’t happen, for now.

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Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long. Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.

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We've begun preparing for Dinosaur Day 2025. This family-friendly festival is only at Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, CO on June 14th 10 AM - 4 PM.

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