BLUE
D
DonnaG
@donnag.bsky.social
Aquatic entomologist, kayaker, naturalist Ed: Newsletter of the Biol. Surv. Canada & Mayfly Newsletter born at 314 ppm Professor Emerita (Retired) at UPEI
61 followers88 following43 posts
Reposted by DonnaG
MWefdtoronto.bsky.social

The Physical Processes in Natural Waters (PPNW) meeting will be held at Queen’s University in Ontario in July 2025. Any one interested in how mixing of stratification influences bio geochemical processes in lakes and reservoirs is invited! 💧🌊 ppnw2025.smithengineering.queensu.ca

1
Reposted by DonnaG
LHlaurahelmuth.bsky.social

As an editor, I help people say what they mean--and not say what they don’t mean. Here are some common not-quite-right words or expressions that I often see. This is not to embarrass anybody--I've made many of these mistakes myself. Please share your favorite fixes at the end of the thread. (1/n)

84
Reposted by DonnaG
SGscottgilmore.bsky.social

On a walk with my son he shows me a beetle from a family I had never seen before that he found while looking for slim moods. Ischalia vancouverensis from the family Ischaliidae. (I found zero new slimemolds for him in return!)

1
Reposted by DonnaG
KCkevincollier.bsky.social

There's a lot of dialogue about Bluesky being a progressive echo chamber or whatever. But to me, a reporter who's neither racist nor insane, it's currently the best Twitter replacement because Twitter serves me nonstop racist and insane stuff and Threads won't do breaking news. Truly that simple.

65
Reposted by DonnaG
CPcristiproist.bsky.social

We're seeing news of 1 in a 1000 year rainfall events, and of rivers reaching record height from Helene For a while, something has worried me about estimates of flood and precipitation return levels in the South and Southeast US, and (for once) it's not climate change. 1/

4
Reposted by DonnaG
PNpolarisdotca.bsky.social

One of the benefits of 2-stage exams, where students answer the questions alone and then again in groups, is students leave the room probably knowing the answers to the questions. You're less likely to overhear conversations afterwards in nearby washrooms like, "What the fuck was that?!?"One of the benefits of 2-stage exams, where students answer the questions alone and then again in groups, is students leave the room probably knowing the answers to the questions. You're less likely to overhear conversations afterwards in nearby washrooms like, "What the fuck was that?!?"

0
Reposted by DonnaG
ESentsocamerica.bsky.social

A new study uses integrative taxonomy to analyze and describe 20 species of plant bugs—17 of them new—in the genus Pseudoloxops in French Polynesia. "Every species is a hypothesis," says the lead researcher, who enlisted the help of local fifth graders in collecting specimens and naming species.

17 New Species of Plant Bugs Identified in French Polynesia, With Help of Local Students
17 New Species of Plant Bugs Identified in French Polynesia, With Help of Local Students

A new study uses an integrative taxonomy approach to analyze and describe 20 species of plant bugs—17 new—in the genus Pseudoloxops in French Polynesia.

0
D
DonnaG
@donnag.bsky.social
Aquatic entomologist, kayaker, naturalist Ed: Newsletter of the Biol. Surv. Canada & Mayfly Newsletter born at 314 ppm Professor Emerita (Retired) at UPEI
61 followers88 following43 posts