Hi everyone , I'm looking for Botanist, Ecologist, and Horticulturist roles. I would appreciate your support. Thank you in advance for any connections or opportunities you can offer.

I joined Bluesky Social Thomas Fraleigh.bsky.social

Jim Henson and Aughra.

Watermelon mosaic virus definitely amazes me

Aerangis mystacidii This genus of orchids often release fragrance at night to attract moth pollinators... but I keep falling asleep before I remember to check 😅

Lobster mushroom This one is two organisms in one. The host species is an inedible white mushroom, often Russula brevipes in my area, until it is infected by Hypomyces lactifluorum pathogen which turns it orange and tasty.

I think it's time for mandated PFAS ("forever chemicals") labelling on all products in Canada including textiles, packaging, cookware, food that has been prepared in contact with them.

Today Vivariant received its Licensed Dealer's permit from Health Canada to conduct lab testing activities with psilocybin and psilocin.

This column is an ally 🌈

We are running a new thin layer chromatography test at work which uses vanillin reagent as a developing agent and the plates smell so nice😌

When was the last time you stopped to marvel at the pale blue glow of power electronics? Unfortunarely, I'm not generation Mercury arc rectifier myself, so here's some SiC MOSFET (body diode) electro-luminescence. Source: publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/854485/…

Fear is the mind-killer.

Hi Friends, I'm still hunting for a plant breeding and cultivar commercialization specialist to join a startup I'm developing as co-founder. If you know anyone who knows the inns and outs of that world, send them my way! Pls RT <3 apply.workable.com/deep-science-v…

Our Response to the 🇨🇦 Canadian Government to the absurd proposal of Flipper Zero ban. We need the community's help to fight this: blog.flipper.net/response-to-ca…

Spring 2024 - Dendrobium aphyllum

Dear friends I am currently seeking academic positions or jobs in the fields of Horticulture(domestication of wild species), Botany(taxonomy), Ecology(climate changes), restoration and conservation projects, or Botanical gardens and herbariums. Please share with your friends.

Some interesting vintage light bulbs [📹 The DustMan / dustyoldstuff]

Me running Ubuntu on my 2011 iMac