Help improve #Wikipedia coverage of native wildlife at the New Zealand species edit-a-thon. Beginners welcome, our friendly experts will be there to help. Bookings required, $5 each. Sat 2 & Sat 9 Aug 2025 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, #Wellington Book at events.humanitix.com/nz-species-edi…

I've jumped The Ditch to attend the New Zealand International Science Festival in Dunedin. So many cool #citizenscience projects over here! I would love to see FlipTheFleet and Marine Metre2 be extended to Australia!

"25 years after measles was officially declared eliminated from the United States, this spring marked a harrowing time of rediscovery. ... one of the largest outbreaks in a generation, spreading through communities with declining vaccination rates." nytimes.com/2025/06/22/us/…

Thank you citizenscienceshow for profiling SciStarter and its founder, Darlene Cavalier! citizenscienceshow.com/from-cheerlead…

Citizen scientists on iNaturalist have now recorded more than 12,000 observations of 430 species washed up on SA beaches, killed by the extensive and prolonged toxic algal bloom, including dolphins, sharks, stingrays, sea lions, cuttlefish, sea stars, sea dragons and hundreds of

Thanks to a recording of the Western Water-holding Frog (Cyclorana occidentalis) from WA’s Mid West, we’ve added a frog record in a poorly recorded region, boosting #FrogID’s spatial coverage to 39.6% of Australia. Thanks for your submission, Justin! frogid.net.au/spatial-covera…

It’s Moth Wall Season! 👀 #NationalMothWeek starts July 19, you can help scientists study and protect moths around the world by sharing your photos of them to iNaturalist. Learn more: tr.ee/yDkjsW 🌙✨ 📷 Luna Moth (Actias luna) by iNaturalist user annawinge

Why are thousands of people hanging bedsheets in their backyards this week? It’s not laundry night. It’s National Moth Week, and you can join from wherever you are. Read our newsletter to learn how your bedsheet, a flashlight, and a smartphone camera can help scientists

Earth's surface is in motion: earthquake faults slip, crops grow, levees crumble, glaciers retreat. A joint NASA/@ISRO radar satellite, NISAR, launched today to measure land and ice land and ice changes like these to within a fraction of an inch: go.nasa.gov/3U4uqTe

Family picture in Nairobi! Any familiar faces? Tag a Wikimedian you can recognise in this photo and share this post to your user group socials. We're thankful to be able to celebrate 20 years of knowledge sharing and global impact together! #Wikimania2025 #WimaniaNairobi

Team turtle frog! Head to the ABC website to cast your vote this #ScienceWeek abc.net.au/scienceweek NationalScienceWeek #TurtleFrog #Frog #Underrated #Animals

Ah, to be a globular springtail adventuring among towering fungi. 📷 criag_l on iNaturalist 📍 Australia 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #ObservationOfTheDay

Help. Can anyone near #Wellington catch me an adult sized whitetail spider for a photo assignment I’m working on? Haven’t been able to find one anywhere. #CrowdsourceaCritter

🍐 New on the blog: BHL Transition Update #5. 🍪 Thank you for the support & ideas in response to our Call for Support. 🌍 Next up: guiding principles, long-term sustainability & our public fundraising campaign. Read more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/09/transi… #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL

✨ Science Spotlight ✨ New research shows how different streetlights impact the sea-finding behaviour of marine turtle hatchlings at night. Broad-spectrum LEDs, which contain blue-light wavelengths, are swiftly becoming the most common type of street light globally. This study

Plants to Pixels is an initiative to preserve herbariums around the world! With the help of volunteers like you, we can provide essential data to conservationists. Head to wedigbio.org for more #conservation #botany #wedigbio #notesfromnature

Hey Australia Post - an Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. We get stamps for Olympic Gold medallists... why not The Nobel Prize winners? #ozchem Royal Australian Chemical Institute share.google/1UCMFljGfGqmqS…

"Many years ago Canberra Parliament air conditioning used the break down because of the bogong moths. I haven't seen a bogong moth in 20 years" - #CitSciOz25 Keynote Speaker Gregory Andrews Gregory Andrews

Did you know that iNaturalist has a lot of projects for invasive species that Agriculture Victoria have put up for stink bugs, leafhopper and more? #CitSciOz25 #invasivespecies

Severe Thunderstorm Warning #SEQ - destructive winds, giant hailstones and heavy rainfall #Ipswich #ScenicRim #SouthernDowns #LockyerValley #Toowoomba #Brisbane. Very dangerous storm with possible giant hail and destructive winds to the west of #Warwick bom.gov.au/warning/severe…