Congratulations to Dr. Kalen Rasmussen for a great paper out in Geobiology on microbiota, silica, biosignatures and relevance to the rock record from Yellowstone National Park--a geobiology meatball! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,551,320. Dunno, perhaps a new lucky number? Would be better if # sign was $ sign for science work!

Historic time in America; debate Bingo will keep it interesting.

Uniquely America. When the Columbine High School massacre happened in 1999 I said, this could happen anywhere, at any time. Here we are, 2024 and another 4 dead, including 2 teachers, in Georgia. We kill ourselves, from the inside, everyday. We have to STOP. ‘Nuff said.

Congrats Noor Hamdan & Carmen Villarruel--A great study on what happens to a stream with a lot of recreational tubing activity. I'll still keep on tubing, but not drinking the water and give more thought to managing the activity. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Assessing the Impact of Recreational Activities on Streams: A Colorado Case Study

Water-based recreational activities can impact freshwater systems, but the resulting anthropogenic alterations to the chemical and microbial composition of natural streams remain poorly understood. Ut...

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If any of this happens, be concerned. If only a portion of this happens, be outraged. If all of this happens, the U.S. will cease to exist. Democracy is about patience and tolerance. Pay attention. Vote! via @NYTimes

The world lost some greatness today. Amazing human, legend, hero of my youth. www.nytimes.com/athletic/307...

Willie Mays, baseball’s electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93

Giants announce all-time great Willie Mays passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon

Sometimes the best science experiments are on a 2-week old loaf of bread left on the counter.

Earthrise, forever. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/s...

William A. Anders, Who Flew on First Manned Orbit of the Moon, Dies at 90

During the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, his color photograph of an emerging Earth, known as “Earthrise,” became an icon and driving force for the environmental movement.