Check your knowledge on the scientific process: did you know that for stronger evidence in science, you should look for multiple studies? As studies build on each other, they help us understand more about how the world works. Learn more: ow.ly/wQtx50GH12e #BasedOnScience

Agricultural Soil Carbon Markets: The Wild West? NASEM Agriculture National Academies mailchi.mp/nas/register-n…

New data sources allow scientists to better understand geographic change, but they also introduce new issues. Join us tomorrow at 12PM ET to learn how to approach and leverage new geospatial data to understand and assess geographic change. Register: ow.ly/ZKyZ50H4fPo

Feeding people is an endless series of compromises. There's no one ideology or diet that's correct. We muddle through, improving every aspect of our food system as best we can.

Yesterday the world lost E O Wilson, who drew paradigm-changing insights from studying "the little things that run the world" Beyond science I'm grateful to him for using his incomparable communication skills and enormous intellect to advocate for protecting Earth's biodiversity.

The seasonal flu vaccine is safe for most people and it is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones against illness. Read more: ow.ly/rww450HkSyM #scicomm #publichealth

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies isolate and remove carbon from the atmosphere. Join us tomorrow at 3PM for a discussion of the potential role of ocean #CDRStrategies in addressing #ClimateChange. Register to attend #ClimateConversations: ow.ly/5ORz50HtGPb

Congrats to Bruno Basso Bruno Basso, University Foundation Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences MSU, for being appointed to National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Welcome to BANR! ow.ly/GSsF50HWxTT

Congrats to Jessica E. Halofsky, Director of USDA Northwest Climate Hub USDA Climate Hubs and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center, for being appointed to National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Welcome to BANR! ow.ly/wjhO50HWyJA

Glad to have you on BANR, John.

Excited to have a human nutritionist as a new BANR member.

Today, April 11 is #NationalPetDay! National Academies's Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series is considered the gold standard for animal nutrition and recommends nutrient guidelines for adequate and appropriate diets to keep dogs and cats healthy. ow.ly/egua50IGsn6

If you work at a land-grant or are a stakeholder in their work, please consider making a comment to the NASEM panel looking at collaboration among schools.

Many consider herbicides essential to modern American #agriculture, but scientists worry that current herbicides will soon become ineffective due to weed resistance. To learn about how to address this issue, register for our webinar tomorrow at 11AM ET: ow.ly/3tbu50J1kqL

This (National Academies) report on the state of Life Cycle Assessment as a tool for a Low Carbon Fuel Standard will be a very impactful resource in the days and years ahead. NASEM Agriculture NASEM Climate

Thank you Chuck Rice for your leadership and showing us how an interdisciplinary perspective can help address important systems issues. I know we will see you involved in many NASEM activities for the years to come!

Native plant communities and agriculture need each other. Read the just released, final report and tune in today's webinar: nationalacademies.org/event/01-26-20…

Today the National Academy of Sciences gave Dr. Hrabowski its most prestigous award...the Public Welfare Medal. Read more about this amazing man here: nasonline.org/news-and-multi…

TOMORROW Adapting to Climate Change: Managing Water for Agriculture nationalacademies.org/event/40118_06… via National Academies

Watch the webinar live TODAY starting shortly after 11 am Eastern: Adapting to Climate Change: Managing Water for Agriculture nationalacademies.org/event/40118_06… via National Academies