The saddest part of my job is seeing the ecosystem I love and live to protect dying in front of my eyes… The fourth global coral bleaching event has been confirmed. calacademy.org/press/releases…

About 70 yrs ago, the Xerces Blue butterfly, native only to SF sand dunes, went extinct. Last week, a collaboration with California Academy of Sciences, Revive & Restore, and Presidio of San Francisco introduced a carefully selected surrogate: the Silvery Blue. Amazing regeneration! apnews.com/article/san-fr…

Assisted evolution. Humans meddling with animal genetics to save species that are endangered because of us. A slippery slope that, while necessary in some cases, demands extreme caution. nytimes.com/2024/04/14/sci…

Important glimmers of hope from the world of deforestation.
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Wow. Looks like a powerful, synthetic paper. Congrats! And thanks for sharing.

The rights of nature movement takes another powerful step forward. nytimes.com/2024/03/29/wor…

Yes indeed.

The first step is admitting your affliction to the world. Well done Henry!

The Yurok tribe in California have been amazing in securing major wins for both people and place, always with an eye toward regeneration. Here’s another win just announced. washingtonpost.com/national/2024/…

Thanks so much Cameron. I hope all’s well in your fossil-filled world!

Are you a paleonerd? Whoa! What a coincidence. Me too! In fact, this week you can check out my wide-ranging interview with Ray Troll and David Strassman on the amazing Paleo Nerds podcast. A frill a minute!

Human-driven marine heat wave killed thousands of humpback whales, about 20% of the population, since 2013. newscientist.com/article/241928…

If we’re to find solutions to our biggest challenges, we must first agree on what those challenges are, and aren’t. At the moment, media-driven fear about social chaos is preventing many of us from truly understanding, let alone tackling, the deeper eco-crisis driven by humanity.

Please tell your son that we don’t know for sure what Spinosaurus used its tail for. It may have helped to regulate its body temperature. Some say it was used to help propel Spinosaurus through the water. Others, including me, think it helped to make this giant look even bigger.

Natural history collections truly are priceless, critical to addressing the ongoing polycrisis. We need to stop treating them like neglected stepchildren and embrace their essential role at this pivotal moment. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Congratulations, and well deserved!

Looks to me like Alex is a paleontologist. Time to get outside, get into nature, and make his own discoveries! Please say hi from me. 🦖

Very happy to share that my research team's most recent paper is now available #OpenAccess at geosociety!

In short, we found that #beaver dammed river corridors in the Rocky Mountains are incredibly fire resistant, even during megafires.

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I agree Tom. That is indeed my biggest critique of the idea, which is founded on a misunderstanding of deep time.

I have never been a fan of the idea of naming a new geological time period—an epoch—after humans. This notion seemed flawed on many levels. It seems that an August body of geoscientists has agreed. The Anthropocene is dead. Long live the Anthropocene science.org/content/articl…