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We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette!
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
If you like your science news free of advertisements, written and reported by real humans without use of AI, and vetted by experienced editors, check out the first news story published on our shiny new website, below. And stay tuned for more!
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level.
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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
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September 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If you like your science news free of advertisements, written and reported by real humans without use of AI, and vetted by experienced editors, check out the first news story published on our shiny new website, below. And stay tuned for more!
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A wild stat from this news story I edited:
The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American human man walking around with 9.86 kilograms *** or 21.7 pounds*** of plastic in his stomach (!)
The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American human man walking around with 9.86 kilograms *** or 21.7 pounds*** of plastic in his stomach (!)
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level.
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How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
biographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
A wild stat from this news story I edited:
The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American human man walking around with 9.86 kilograms *** or 21.7 pounds*** of plastic in his stomach (!)
The maximum amount of plastic recorded in a chick was 67.4 grams, made up of 644 individual plastic fragments. That’s the equivalent of an average American human man walking around with 9.86 kilograms *** or 21.7 pounds*** of plastic in his stomach (!)
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level.
🐦🧪
🐦🧪
How Much Plastic Does it Take to Kill a Seabird? | bioGraphic
For the first time, researchers uncover how eating plastic trash may impact seabirds at the population level.
biographic.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Sable shearwaters have long been the avian face of plastic pollution. But no one knew exactly how these birds' predilection for plastic impacted their survival. Now, research quantifies how much plastic it might take to kill a seabird--and how our trash impacts species at the population level.
🐦🧪
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Very relieved to have bioGraphic still in the world!
We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette!
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
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September 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Very relieved to have bioGraphic still in the world!
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bioGraphic is back!
Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture.
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
bioGraphic is back!
Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture.
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators | bioGraphic
In a region synonymous with wilderness, native bumblebees are being replaced by industrial worker bees—and ecosystems are paying the price.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Patagonia is a land of superlatives, including a bumblebee so large it's known as the flying mouse. But the giant Patagonia bumblebee's size is no match for the domesticated, nonnative bees being brought in for industrial agriculture.
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
Read more in our latest feature by @judeisabella.bsky.social
We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette!
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
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September 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette!
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social!
We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪
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Read the full story by Jude Isabella → thefern.org/2026/09/the-...
Via FERN, w/ @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @biographic.bsky.social
Via FERN, w/ @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @biographic.bsky.social
The Unwilding of Patagonia’s Pollinators | Food and Environment Reporting Network
Marina Arbetman stands in the middle of a raspberry field with a look of disbelief. Though she knew what to expect, to actually see it is, by turns, baffling, outrageous, and saddening.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Read the full story by Jude Isabella → thefern.org/2026/09/the-...
Via FERN, w/ @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @biographic.bsky.social
Via FERN, w/ @lanacioncom.bsky.social and @biographic.bsky.social
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I finally got around to reading this piece on biodiversity, permaculture, and tending the land on an island in the San Juans. It is typically excellent from @biographic.bsky.social, which merged with the late and greatly missed Hakai Magazine, and is now an independent org worthy of your support.
September 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I finally got around to reading this piece on biodiversity, permaculture, and tending the land on an island in the San Juans. It is typically excellent from @biographic.bsky.social, which merged with the late and greatly missed Hakai Magazine, and is now an independent org worthy of your support.
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September 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Honestly, there's not a lot of good news coming out of the science 🧪 #journalism world, so we're pretty stoked to live to publish another day.
If you root for the under-loved and lesser-known animals, plants, and fungi of the world, have we got news for you.
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
September 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Honestly, there's not a lot of good news coming out of the science 🧪 #journalism world, so we're pretty stoked to live to publish another day.
If you root for the under-loved and lesser-known animals, plants, and fungi of the world, have we got news for you.
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
September 3, 2026 at 6:22 PM
If you root for the under-loved and lesser-known animals, plants, and fungi of the world, have we got news for you.
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
After a decade of operating under the umbrella of the California Academy of Sciences, bioGraphic has officially incorporated as our own fully independent nonprofit! 🌿 🪸🦇🐢 🐟🍄 (1/2)
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In December 2025, I traveled to Patagonia for @biographic.bsky.social with photojournalist Kat Pyne to report on Patagonia's giant bumblebee. Matías Avramow, a journalist with @lanacioncom.bsky.social joined us in the field. A grant from the @pulitzercenter.org allowed us to make this trek!
September 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In December 2025, I traveled to Patagonia for @biographic.bsky.social with photojournalist Kat Pyne to report on Patagonia's giant bumblebee. Matías Avramow, a journalist with @lanacioncom.bsky.social joined us in the field. A grant from the @pulitzercenter.org allowed us to make this trek!
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Here’s a reminder of what you’ll find in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work. Here, @bengoldfarb.bsky.social breaks down @kamal-t.bsky.social’s @biographic.bsky.social article, “Seeing the River for the Fish.” Out now: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
August 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Here’s a reminder of what you’ll find in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work. Here, @bengoldfarb.bsky.social breaks down @kamal-t.bsky.social’s @biographic.bsky.social article, “Seeing the River for the Fish.” Out now: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
Update: the International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the gopher tortoise’s status from “vulnerable” to “critically endangered.” But the U.S. federal government still declines to give the species protections under the Endangered Species Act.
Between 2009 and 2023, more than 97,000 gopher tortoises were shuttled around Florida to accommodate new development projects, representing around a third of the state's tortoise population.
Does moving animals out of harm's way actually help them, or just make us feel like we're helping them?
Does moving animals out of harm's way actually help them, or just make us feel like we're helping them?
Pave Paradise, Relocate a Gopher Tortoise - bioGraphic
As Florida’s human population booms, a lucrative cottage industry has sprung up: moving gopher tortoises away from new developments. What does it mean for the reptiles?
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July 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Update: the International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the gopher tortoise’s status from “vulnerable” to “critically endangered.” But the U.S. federal government still declines to give the species protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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Here’s a sneak peak at an excerpt from our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, featuring writing by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social and annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social.
Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
July 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Here’s a sneak peak at an excerpt from our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, featuring writing by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social and annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social.
Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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My @thexylom.com colleagues are not doing enough ecosystems reporting, but not for a lack of trying.
I'd say WIRE, Macaranga (from Malaysia), @dialogueearth.bsky.social @mongabay.com @icaruscomplexmag.bsky.social @biographic.bsky.social are among the best in the business:
wireonline.org
I'd say WIRE, Macaranga (from Malaysia), @dialogueearth.bsky.social @mongabay.com @icaruscomplexmag.bsky.social @biographic.bsky.social are among the best in the business:
wireonline.org
Wildlife Investigative Reporters and Editors | WIRE
WIRE is an independent nonprofit journalism project. Rigorous investigative reporting and compelling narratives by highly accomplished journalists are hallmarks of WIRE stories. The overarching goal: ...
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July 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
My @thexylom.com colleagues are not doing enough ecosystems reporting, but not for a lack of trying.
I'd say WIRE, Macaranga (from Malaysia), @dialogueearth.bsky.social @mongabay.com @icaruscomplexmag.bsky.social @biographic.bsky.social are among the best in the business:
wireonline.org
I'd say WIRE, Macaranga (from Malaysia), @dialogueearth.bsky.social @mongabay.com @icaruscomplexmag.bsky.social @biographic.bsky.social are among the best in the business:
wireonline.org
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I had the enviable job of annotating @kamal-t.bsky.social's "Seeing the River For the Fish," on a wondrous fish called the mahseer, written for @biographic.bsky.social. It's a terrific story and I had a blast breaking it down.
Nab your copy of the book here:
www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
Nab your copy of the book here:
www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook
An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.
www.theopennotebook.com
July 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I had the enviable job of annotating @kamal-t.bsky.social's "Seeing the River For the Fish," on a wondrous fish called the mahseer, written for @biographic.bsky.social. It's a terrific story and I had a blast breaking it down.
Nab your copy of the book here:
www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
Nab your copy of the book here:
www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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“Seeing the River for the Fish,” written by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social, appears in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, with annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social. Pre-order: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
July 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Seeing the River for the Fish,” written by @kamal-t.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social, appears in our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, with annotations by @bengoldfarb.bsky.social. Pre-order: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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Oh give me a bay
With a turtle and ray
And a shopping cart where corals grow
Where disease isn't seen
And the algae that's green
Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow
(Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)
With a turtle and ray
And a shopping cart where corals grow
Where disease isn't seen
And the algae that's green
Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow
(Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)
The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
www.biographic.com
July 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oh give me a bay
With a turtle and ray
And a shopping cart where corals grow
Where disease isn't seen
And the algae that's green
Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow
(Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)
With a turtle and ray
And a shopping cart where corals grow
Where disease isn't seen
And the algae that's green
Doesn't kill but instead gives a glow
(Loved editing this gem by @cgeib.bsky.social about @coralcitycamera.bsky.social and Miami's urban corals!)
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@biographic.bsky.social
🏴 England’s #RedKites repay an old debt to 🇪🇸 Spain. Protected by English royal statute in the 1400s because they picked city streets clean of offal and rotting meat, red kites later lost their usefulness as sanitation improved and were driven into the countryside.
🏴 England’s #RedKites repay an old debt to 🇪🇸 Spain. Protected by English royal statute in the 1400s because they picked city streets clean of offal and rotting meat, red kites later lost their usefulness as sanitation improved and were driven into the countryside.
The Return of the Kite - bioGraphic
In the 1990s, red kites were reintroduced to England from Spain. Now, the English are returning the favor.
www.biographic.com
July 8, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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🏴 England’s #RedKites repay an old debt to 🇪🇸 Spain. Protected by English royal statute in the 1400s because they picked city streets clean of offal and rotting meat, red kites later lost their usefulness as sanitation improved and were driven into the countryside.
🏴 England’s #RedKites repay an old debt to 🇪🇸 Spain. Protected by English royal statute in the 1400s because they picked city streets clean of offal and rotting meat, red kites later lost their usefulness as sanitation improved and were driven into the countryside.
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"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'"
via @biographic.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
via @biographic.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
www.biographic.com
July 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"Stories of optimism about coral reefs are more effective at getting the public to care: 'When the graph is going up, people want to be a part of that story. When the graph is going down, everybody wants to get off that ship.'"
via @biographic.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
via @biographic.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
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My latest for @biographic.bsky.social! Despite ship traffic, trash, runoff, sediment, & roasting water temps, corals are thriving in the port of Miami. How do they do it? Researchers are trying to find out, and see if these resilient traits can be passed on: www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
The Corals That Shouldn’t Exist - bioGraphic
Beneath Miami’s skyscrapers, a colony of corals defies expectations—and offers insight into other undersea urban ecosystems.
www.biographic.com
July 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
My latest for @biographic.bsky.social! Despite ship traffic, trash, runoff, sediment, & roasting water temps, corals are thriving in the port of Miami. How do they do it? Researchers are trying to find out, and see if these resilient traits can be passed on: www.biographic.com/the-corals-t...
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📣 BIG NEWS! 📣
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
The email you’ve been waiting for—what’s next for bioGraphic
45450221.hs-sites.com
June 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
📣 BIG NEWS! 📣
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
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Things that make me cautiously optimistic?
📣 BIG NEWS! 📣
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
We're re-launching bioGraphic as a completely independent nonprofit!
As we make this transition, we're taking a publishing (and social media) break in July and August. Then we'll be back with more inspiring, paywall-free journalism about the natural world.
More details below 👇
The email you’ve been waiting for—what’s next for bioGraphic
45450221.hs-sites.com
June 25, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Things that make me cautiously optimistic?