John P. Friel, Ph.D.
Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History • He/Him • 🐟Zoologist 🦈 • https://linktr.ee/john.friel
Starter Packs
Created by John P. Friel, Ph.D. (2)
Natural History Museum Starter Pack
A starter pack of natural history museum-related Bluesky accounts. I'm happy to add suggestions for improvement.
Ichthyology Starter Pack
This is a starter pack of ichthyology-related Bluesky accounts. This is a work in progress, and I am happy to add suggestions.
@justthezooofus.bsky.social
Your favorite animal review podcast 🐾 www.justthezooofus.com
@biologists.bsky.social
Not-for-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Host of community sites the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Supporting biologists and inspiring biology.
@vicky.science
The friend you send bug pictures to. Also accepting dead-thing-on-beach pictures, dog pictures, and stories about your cats.
@cezzalew.bsky.social
Marine Biologist at Exeter University. I love polychaetes. I work on the impact of global ocean stressors on marine invertebrates. Exeter Marine. Global Systems Institute. She/her
@aibsbiology.bsky.social
We advocate for public policy informed by science, publish a highly ranked scientific journal BioScience, and provide bespoke peer review services.
@cornellbirds.bsky.social
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds and biodiversity. birds.cornell.edu/home/ (White-breasted Nuthatch by Hannah Criswell / Macaulay Library)
@diapophysis.bsky.social
Paleontologist at the University of Michigan interested in sauropod dinosaur evolution, vertebrate paleontology of the Indian Subcontinent, and fossil trackways. Former Fulbright Fellow at Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla. 🇨🇴/ 🇺🇸 cafe con leche
@science-irl.bsky.social
▶️ #scicomm as Science IRL 🎥 video producer 🌸 PhD in flowers linktr.ee/science_irl
@atpbiodiv.bsky.social
University of Kansas professor… biology, science, history, and a just, ethical world.
@timdemko.xyz
Geologist interested in the energy transition, bicycling, and public service https://bio.link/timdemko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9125-0907 https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/Timothy-Michael-Demko/15743754
@crinoidsoup.bsky.social
Hoarder of collections💎 oversharer of opinions🎯 Pet mom to three rotten critters🐶🐯 Pissed off Southern liberal🏴☠️ Blissfully💍 Don't DM me. Just don't. You think I'm mean in public, wait until we're alone😈
@fossilrod.bsky.social
Palaeontologist, science interpreter, nature lover and music collector.
@agneselanzetti.bsky.social
PhD San Diego State '19 Micro-CT lab manager @NHM_London Former postdoc @Palaeo_Bham & @NHM_London Paleontology and Evolution of whales #whaleologist www.agneselanzetti.com
@euphanerops.bsky.social
Fan of fossil fishes. Postdoc at University of Birmingham. Interested in using fossil and living taxa to understand the evolution of sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Also partial to a jawless fish now and then.
@kunhm.bsky.social
Sharing the life of the planet since 1865, with research fueled by the KU Biodiversity Institute. http://biodiversity.ku.edu
@rdmpage.bsky.social
Expat Kiwi, Professor of Taxonomy at Glasgow University, inclined to say that something sucks at every available opportunity. Biodiversity informatics, phylogeny, knowledge graphs. I also run the @evoldir.bsky.social bot.
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Because Science is for everyone! 🧪🌎 Learn more ⬇️ https://linktr.ee/standupforscience2025 👯sister org: @sciforgood.bsky.social
@daveherasimtschuk.bsky.social
Lover of big trees, wild rivers, and all the slimy and scaly critters that inhabit them. Photographer/Filmmaker/Science Communicator Ecological Storytelling for Northwest Temperate Rainforests www.ItTakesAForest.com Website www.davidherasimtschuk.com
@biodivlibrary.bsky.social
The Biodiversity Heritage Library provides free & #OpenAccess to 63+ million pages of #biodiversity literature online. 🔗 biodiversitylibrary.org
@stupond.bsky.social
PaleoStu. For hire. Self-employed Creative director, motion graphics, scientific visualisation, graphic design, 3D, artist, musician. Aspiring palaeontologist. Scientific Associate at The Natural History Museum, London.
@drjmchugh.bsky.social
Vertebrate Paleontologist at the Museums of Western Colorado. Nature photographer and owner of Earthly Exposures. Foster of Kittens. All opinions are my own.
@center4inquiry.bsky.social
We're working to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. www.centerforinquiry.org
@lowtidelumber.bsky.social
Artwork by Derek J. Moore 🌲🌊 📍Maine Derekjmoorefineart.com
@252mya.bsky.social
Studio 252MYA produces high-quality, accurate paleoart and natural history content for web, print and merchandising. https://252mya.com
@swfitz.bsky.social
Associate Prof at W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, MSU. Thinking about evolution and conservation in small populations. she/her 🏳️🌈
@museumedrt.bsky.social
Sharing, teaching, listening, shaping. Museum Education Roundtable inspires innovative thinking for the field through engagement with scholarly and practice-based content explored in the Journal of Museum Education. https://www.museumedu.org/
@rachelnuwer.bsky.social
Freelance science journalist contributing to NYT, SciAm, Nature etc. Author of "Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking" (2018) and "I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World" (2023).
@iseabelle.bsky.social
PhD Candidate studying reef fish macroevolution 🐠 with the Reef Function Hub at James Cook University | Townsville, Australia | she/her
@microwild.bsky.social
TL;DR: All things about Irish insects and invertebrates. An Irish naturalist sharing experiences, education and enthusiasm. Harvestman validator for the National Biodiversity Data Centre. Founder of https://microwild.org Call me: Brian
@irishbaskingshark.bsky.social
Promoting sustainable research, education, and conservation of Ireland's marine wildlife. https://www.baskingshark.ie https://linktr.ee/irishbaskingsharkgroup?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=2ad234ad-6176-4e8d-a400-feb6ce6d79bd
@inaturalist.bsky.social
iNaturalist is a web- & app-based global community where anyone can share their observations of wild organisms. https://linktr.ee/inaturalistorg
@anatrecord.bsky.social
The Anatomical Record publishes new discoveries in morphological aspects of molecular, cellular, systems, and evolutionary biology. Official journal of the American Association for Anatomy. https://anatomicalrecord.com/
@fishsounds.bsky.social
FishSounds is an international, collaborative effort to catalog underwater sounds, centered on the website FishSounds.net. Support our work at extrweb.uvic.ca/donate/fishsounds!
@drk-lo.bsky.social
evolutionary and marine biologist, mountain biker, amateur ceramicist, and mom https://sites.google.com/site/katielotterhos/home
@sneepsnorp3d.bsky.social
🦈 low poly 3d artist 🌿 papercrafts, vtubers, sawfish pics 🪱 sneepsnorp3d.com/links
@joey-squishfish.bsky.social
#biodiversity | #eDNA | #ecoevo & #evoeco | #genomics | #reeffish | #Québécois | #museums | Senior Lecturer @Griffith_Uni | #dada | Views Are Mine Alone
@andyplumptre.bsky.social
Head of Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat working with governments and conservation practitioners to identify the most important places for biodiversity
@aquaticenby.bsky.social
Nonbinary by birth (they/them) 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Aquatic ecologist by profession 🐟🐠🐡 Kind by choice Fisheries, human impacts, sustainability, all things water Currently in search of a PhD opportunity
@davoh.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy, Religion, Classics, and Environmental Studies. I study fish and forests, and the cultural ideas that connect them. Current home: South Dakota. Former homes: NY, VT, NM, PA, España.
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
@devonakmon.bsky.social
Exploring the nexus of art, science, & technology Director of MSU Museum & CoLab Studio Trustee with Artspace & American Alliance of Museums Raised on a steady diet of Dischord Records & Detroit Techno 🏴☠️ Ann Arbor x Detroit x Lansing www.devonakmon.com
@lifesciencestudios.bsky.social
Custom illustrations for biologists by Julie Johnson. • #sciart #scicomm • species paintings • scientific diagrams • figure design for ecologists and evolutionary biologists • www.lifesciencestudios.com
@ajbauer.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Journalism at University of Alabama. PhD in American Studies from NYU. Researching conservative news and right-wing media. News on the Right (http://bit.ly/2YgUcZX). He/him.
@alabamareflector.com
The Alabama Reflector is an independent, nonprofit news outlet dedicated to covering state government and politics in the state of Alabama.
@art-h-ropod.bsky.social
Retired palaeontologist and museum curator, admirer of arthropods, and all 'round nature nerd. Fiercely Canadian. Staunchly antifascist. 🇨🇦
@dinalab.bsky.social
A jungle makerspace for field biology in Gamboa, Panamá. www.dinalab.net We also organize the Digital Naturalism Conference: http://2025.dinacon.org