Dr. Peter Doran
@icedoctord.bsky.social
Professor and Endowed Chair. Polar environments, Earth System Science, water/lakes/ice, hydology, ecosystems, astrobiology and protecting planets. Made in Canada. Opinions are mine and mine alone https://www.lsu.edu/science/geology/people/faculty/doran.php
I've always pointed to the @nytimes.com as an example of great science reporting amid the cesspool of the popular press. That may be ending -- they're reporting here on a paper still in review, in a low-level journal. Needs peer review first. Disappointing. #scicomm 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/s...
Is There Alien Debris on the Moon? Some Scientists Plan to Find Out. (Gift Article)
Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I've always pointed to the @nytimes.com as an example of great science reporting amid the cesspool of the popular press. That may be ending -- they're reporting here on a paper still in review, in a low-level journal. Needs peer review first. Disappointing. #scicomm 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/s...
Just listened to a presser about the Iran deal and the President said his motorcade drove by stations in Iowa selling gas at $1 something? Squeeze me? That’s no where I. The country. Average in Iowa right now is mid $3’s. Of course no one will call him on it
June 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Just listened to a presser about the Iran deal and the President said his motorcade drove by stations in Iowa selling gas at $1 something? Squeeze me? That’s no where I. The country. Average in Iowa right now is mid $3’s. Of course no one will call him on it
This is super cool! The Artemis II re-entry was captured on the Space Station cam. It's really hard to see at first, but it starts at 32 seconds in the video, very close to the right side, under the S in SEN -- on the horizon. Lasts about 10 seconds or so. www.sen.com/video/48b728... #scicomm 🧪
April 18, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is super cool! The Artemis II re-entry was captured on the Space Station cam. It's really hard to see at first, but it starts at 32 seconds in the video, very close to the right side, under the S in SEN -- on the horizon. Lasts about 10 seconds or so. www.sen.com/video/48b728... #scicomm 🧪
Something like this should shut down any arguments that it's all fake. Right? That would be quite an effort to put something in the night sky heading to the Moon just for a hoax. www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... #SciComm 🧪
Before Dawn in Baton Rouge, LSU Team Captures Space Images of Artemis II in Action
Who We Are
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April 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Something like this should shut down any arguments that it's all fake. Right? That would be quite an effort to put something in the night sky heading to the Moon just for a hoax. www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04... #SciComm 🧪
Truly honored and energized to be named among the 2025 AAAS Fellows. This one means a lot. Deep respect for this organization. It's fuel to go even deeper on promoting and communicating science. Let's get to work. #science #scicomm 🧪
Join us in congratulating the new 2025 AAAS Fellows class! This distinction is among the highest in the scientific community and honors scientists, engineers, and innovators whose efforts on behalf of science and its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished. https://bit.ly/4svrgaB
March 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Makers of Claude deserve our business after refusing to allow the Pentagon to use its AI for surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. Chat GPT makers immediately said "we'll allow that". Chat is now spying on you for the gov. Delete your data on Chat GPT, cancel and move to Claude
March 7, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Makers of Claude deserve our business after refusing to allow the Pentagon to use its AI for surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. Chat GPT makers immediately said "we'll allow that". Chat is now spying on you for the gov. Delete your data on Chat GPT, cancel and move to Claude
Fun little paper we published last month got picked up by earth.com. The author got it mostly right. There was no press release so he seemed to go above and beyond and read the paper and some citations in it and used references. Nice work. #scicomm 🧪 www.earth.com/news/antarct...
Antarctic researchers solve long-standing Blood Falls mystery
Antarctic glacier bleeds red water, and scientists reveal hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ice.
www.earth.com
February 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Fun little paper we published last month got picked up by earth.com. The author got it mostly right. There was no press release so he seemed to go above and beyond and read the paper and some citations in it and used references. Nice work. #scicomm 🧪 www.earth.com/news/antarct...
I think I'd be quite happy if AI capability was frozen at this level. It is a handy tool now, but does not want to exterminate us yet. Nevertheless, I'm always very polite when interacting with it just in case... #scicomm 🧪
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I think I'd be quite happy if AI capability was frozen at this level. It is a handy tool now, but does not want to exterminate us yet. Nevertheless, I'm always very polite when interacting with it just in case... #scicomm 🧪
Congrats to my friend and colleague Carol Wilson on this important work #scicomm 🧪
New paper by our Professor Carol Wilson in Nature Comms shows how ecogeomorphic feedbacks control elevation change in Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. This is key to predicting resilience under sea-level rise and improving restoration strategies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @lsuscience.bsky.social
Ecogeomorphic feedbacks influence elevation change across microtidal wetland settings of coastal Louisiana - Nature Communications
Nature Communications - Ecogeomorphic feedbacks influence elevation change across microtidal wetland settings of coastal Louisiana
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Congrats to my friend and colleague Carol Wilson on this important work #scicomm 🧪
I support this 💯 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
Carney Stakes Canada’s Auto Future on E.V.s as It Pulls Away From the U.S.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I support this 💯 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
This is a cool little piece on the cause of our current cold/stormy snap and how these events are actually connected to planetary warming - in particular the warming of the Arctic #scicomm 🧪 www.preventionweb.net/news/how-pol...
How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm
A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow.
www.preventionweb.net
January 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
This is a cool little piece on the cause of our current cold/stormy snap and how these events are actually connected to planetary warming - in particular the warming of the Arctic #scicomm 🧪 www.preventionweb.net/news/how-pol...
This is tied to this fun little paper we published recently #scicomm 🧪 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is tied to this fun little paper we published recently #scicomm 🧪 nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Rocket exhaust obliterating evidence of prebiotic evolution of the Solar System #scicomm 🧪 #lunar #planetary
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Rocket exhaust obliterating evidence of prebiotic evolution of the Solar System #scicomm 🧪 #lunar #planetary
I'm watching Fox News right now. I try to do it here and there. I think it's important. If all Fox viewers were required to watch MSN for 25% of the time and vice versa - problem solved.
January 12, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I'm watching Fox News right now. I try to do it here and there. I think it's important. If all Fox viewers were required to watch MSN for 25% of the time and vice versa - problem solved.
The oldest building around these parts. Scott's Hut built in 1902 to support his first attempt at the South Pole. It was on this expedition that he discovered the dry valleys across the McMurdo Sound and made some observations we still use today in our science. #scicomm #Antarctica #history 🧪
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The oldest building around these parts. Scott's Hut built in 1902 to support his first attempt at the South Pole. It was on this expedition that he discovered the dry valleys across the McMurdo Sound and made some observations we still use today in our science. #scicomm #Antarctica #history 🧪
A-Hut, the original building of New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, built by Edmund Hilary in 1957. Picture taken from the bar in the modern Scott Base which is soon to be torn down because of its age and rebuilt (Hilary’s Hit will remain untouched of course). #scicomm
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A-Hut, the original building of New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica, built by Edmund Hilary in 1957. Picture taken from the bar in the modern Scott Base which is soon to be torn down because of its age and rebuilt (Hilary’s Hit will remain untouched of course). #scicomm
Thanksgiving dinner at Lake Hoare Camp in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Good food and good company. There was a pie per person (but many left overs) #antarctica #science
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Thanksgiving dinner at Lake Hoare Camp in Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Good food and good company. There was a pie per person (but many left overs) #antarctica #science
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
At Lake Fryxell Camp in Taylor valley we get our drinking water by collecting then melting "glacier berries". About a 2 km ATV ride from the camp to the berry patch at the edge of Canada Glacier #scicomm 🧪 #antarctica
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Just now in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare to see Emperor's come right up to the front of McMurdo Station, especially so early in the summer. #scicomm 🧪
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Landed yesterday at Phoenix Air Field (NZFX) near McMurdo Station Antarctica. I will be headed to the McMurdo Dry Valleys for research from here for the next month or so. Follow along #scicomm
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Starting my 29th expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. First leg is home to Christchurch N.Z. There for 3 days (plus or minus) then head down from there. Will be posting here as much as I can. #scicomm 🧪
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Found this old photo. Late 80s, Canadian High Arctic near Eureka (Ellesmere Island). I was on an ATV, and this guy just trotted behind me at the same pace no matter how I sped up or slowed down. No aggression at all. To this day I wonder - if I’d stopped, would he have just licked my face?
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
PBS News Hour | Scientists face ecological, economic hurdles to save delta | Season 2025
Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta
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August 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great story starring my colleagues at @lsugeology.bsky.social
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪
about threats facing the Mississippi Delta. Interesting and troubling. www.pbs.org/video/disapp... #scicomm 🧪