Erin Gerecke, PhD, ELS
@mulledscience.bsky.social
Science editor/writer/educator, biologist, nature/book lover, & busy musician—often in a different order. She/Her #SciComm
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23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules.
That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025.
A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use.
The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025.
A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use.
The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:25 PM
23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules.
That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025.
A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use.
The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025.
A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use.
The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The MacArthur Fellows have been announced! A great way to feel warm fuzzy thoughts about science, the arts, and humanities and human creativity.
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Meet the 2026 MacArthur Fellows
YouTube video by macfound
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September 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The MacArthur Fellows have been announced! A great way to feel warm fuzzy thoughts about science, the arts, and humanities and human creativity.
youtu.be/OZgdPqoN2QI
youtu.be/OZgdPqoN2QI
I’m looking forward to joining the @acesediting.bsky.social virtual conference on editing this week. So many great sessions—I’m glad I’ll have access to the recordings for ones I may have missed! ✏️ #editing
September 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I’m looking forward to joining the @acesediting.bsky.social virtual conference on editing this week. So many great sessions—I’m glad I’ll have access to the recordings for ones I may have missed! ✏️ #editing
Where do you read about science? An interesting look at science journalism today vs other decades. theconversation.com/is-science-j...
Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today
While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Where do you read about science? An interesting look at science journalism today vs other decades. theconversation.com/is-science-j...
File under “more research is needed but this could be good news.” Another reason I’m glad to have become eligible for a shingles vaccine, in addition to not getting shingles again.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Shingles vaccine linked to reduced heart risks
New data add weight to idea that immunization protects against more than just the chickenpox virus
www.science.org
August 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
File under “more research is needed but this could be good news.” Another reason I’m glad to have become eligible for a shingles vaccine, in addition to not getting shingles again.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Multiple people have recommended “More Than Words” by @biblioracle.bsky.social, about the importance of the human act of writing in a rapidly changing AI-infused landscape of word generation. Professionally and personally, I spend a lot of time with words. I recommend in turn! 📚 #writing #books
August 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Multiple people have recommended “More Than Words” by @biblioracle.bsky.social, about the importance of the human act of writing in a rapidly changing AI-infused landscape of word generation. Professionally and personally, I spend a lot of time with words. I recommend in turn! 📚 #writing #books
It’s hot. Sadly, it’s not unexpected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
Scientists have made clear that the elevated heat in the US was being amplified by the human-caused climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It’s hot. Sadly, it’s not unexpected. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Exciting vaccine news for older adults—I hope this will allow us to have better matches for quickly evolving flu strains. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/h...
F.D.A. Approves Moderna’s mRNA Flu Vaccine (Gift Article)
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Exciting vaccine news for older adults—I hope this will allow us to have better matches for quickly evolving flu strains. 🧪 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/h...
In the age of AI, I find myself gravitating to books like this one from 2013, about slowing down and really putting in the work for the writing and editing process. I don’t want to go back to typewriters, but I do miss edits on paper sometimes. 📝
August 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
In the age of AI, I find myself gravitating to books like this one from 2013, about slowing down and really putting in the work for the writing and editing process. I don’t want to go back to typewriters, but I do miss edits on paper sometimes. 📝
I finished another really interesting read by science writer @carlzimmer.com called “Air-Borne”—a history of studying life in our atmosphere.
Meanwhile: Once eradicated in the U.S., measles has made a sad comeback in the U.S. due to falling vaccination rates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Meanwhile: Once eradicated in the U.S., measles has made a sad comeback in the U.S. due to falling vaccination rates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
July 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I finished another really interesting read by science writer @carlzimmer.com called “Air-Borne”—a history of studying life in our atmosphere.
Meanwhile: Once eradicated in the U.S., measles has made a sad comeback in the U.S. due to falling vaccination rates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Meanwhile: Once eradicated in the U.S., measles has made a sad comeback in the U.S. due to falling vaccination rates. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Reposted by Erin Gerecke, PhD, ELS
Almost…there…
Update: if the SciArt Feed gets 40 more Likes, it will be the #33 Most Popular Feed on Bluesky.
A feed of visual art about science, (with no generative AI allowed 🥳).
Tap the link below, then tap the 3 dots at the top to 🩷Like and 📌Pin the Feed (not the pinned post).
bsky.app/profile/flyi...
A feed of visual art about science, (with no generative AI allowed 🥳).
Tap the link below, then tap the 3 dots at the top to 🩷Like and 📌Pin the Feed (not the pinned post).
bsky.app/profile/flyi...
July 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Almost…there…
Reposted by Erin Gerecke, PhD, ELS
Are you a science, environment, or education journalist? Do you want to join me and my students for a day of shark research in Florida this fall?
I have spots for a few journalists to join a shark research expedition!
I have spots for a few journalists to join a shark research expedition!
July 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Are you a science, environment, or education journalist? Do you want to join me and my students for a day of shark research in Florida this fall?
I have spots for a few journalists to join a shark research expedition!
I have spots for a few journalists to join a shark research expedition!
A possible new link between ovaries and the immune system after menopause. We still have a lot to learn about female life history! 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
After menopause, ovaries may transform into organs with immune powers
Mouse and human data suggest ovaries develop a new function after reproductive duties end
www.science.org
July 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A possible new link between ovaries and the immune system after menopause. We still have a lot to learn about female life history! 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
The new nonprofit home of the former climate.gov resources from NOAA and beyond is at climate.us!
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June 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The new nonprofit home of the former climate.gov resources from NOAA and beyond is at climate.us!
climate.us
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Some good science news! mRNA vaccines are one step closer to potentially changing the game against influenza. www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...
Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023
All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over.
www.npr.org
June 19, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Some good science news! mRNA vaccines are one step closer to potentially changing the game against influenza. www.npr.org/2026/06/18/n...
This is a big deal. Public comment is open. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
www.npr.org
June 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is a big deal. Public comment is open. www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
Can confirm. I can still feel the heft of Maniatis or Current Protocols as I splayed them across the top of a centrifuge to look something up. Fun fact: I also copy edited CSH Protocols in a different life.
June 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Can confirm. I can still feel the heft of Maniatis or Current Protocols as I splayed them across the top of a centrifuge to look something up. Fun fact: I also copy edited CSH Protocols in a different life.
Reposted by Erin Gerecke, PhD, ELS
Scientists are scrambling to test vaccines and drugs that can work against the Bundibugyo virus. Here's my story on some of their prime candidates. Gift link: nyti.ms/4u7cN4A
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June 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Scientists are scrambling to test vaccines and drugs that can work against the Bundibugyo virus. Here's my story on some of their prime candidates. Gift link: nyti.ms/4u7cN4A
Well, this seems really dumb. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Well, this seems really dumb. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
I recently finished devouring this lovely little writers’ dialogue on the art of the sentence. I was pleased to see some of my routine checks on the list, with plenty more to consider. (1/2)
May 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I recently finished devouring this lovely little writers’ dialogue on the art of the sentence. I was pleased to see some of my routine checks on the list, with plenty more to consider. (1/2)
Researchers are feeling more hopeful about the future for people with pancreatic cancer. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/05/12/n...
She's trying to outrun pancreatic cancer. Breakthrough treatments give her hope
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Researchers are feeling more hopeful about the future for people with pancreatic cancer. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/05/12/n...
Not letting the chaos of the news cycle (i.e., people with guns) push this one off the radar—firing the advisory board for the National Science Foundation. Congress has supported science. Most people do. This is one more attack from a few bad actors. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Not letting the chaos of the news cycle (i.e., people with guns) push this one off the radar—firing the advisory board for the National Science Foundation. Congress has supported science. Most people do. This is one more attack from a few bad actors. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...
Happy #EarthDay! Learning about my home and its inhabitants has been a lifelong pursuit. Such a beautiful home we have. Let’s take care of it.
April 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Happy #EarthDay! Learning about my home and its inhabitants has been a lifelong pursuit. Such a beautiful home we have. Let’s take care of it.
