Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

Wild animal & author for Nat Geo Books, coming 2026. Words @NatGeo, @WashingtonPost, @NYTScience. Prev: @KSJatMIT, @NatGeoExplorers. He/him. On Bluesky... bsky.app/profile/bittel… Pittsburgh, PA Joined April 2011

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

8 months ago

Thread 🧵 for all the new followers!

Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

3 years ago

Thread 🧵 for all the new followers!

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Ben Goldfarb @ben_a_goldfarb

10 months ago

Pleased to report that CROSSINGS is Science Friday's book club pick for December! If you *somehow* haven't read it yet, here's your chance to enjoy it in the company of @scifri's delightful community of science-loving public-radio nerds (👋). #roadecology sciencefriday.com/sf-books/cross…

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

10 months ago

Hey friends, just a reminder that you can find me on Bluesky with the same handle. bsky.app/profile/bittel…

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Jay Black @jayblackisfunny

10 months ago

Get the word out to Nevada. Tweet this like crazy. Nevadans: PICK UP YOUR PHONE

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10 months ago

Get the word out to Nevada. Tweet this like crazy. Nevadans: PICK UP YOUR PHONE

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Dan Labbe @dan_labbe

10 months ago

“And when will we hold these elections?” “On a Tuesday. During work.”

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Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers

10 months ago

Virginia voters: if you've been wrongly purged from the rolls you can re-register at the polls under same-day registration & still cast a ballot.

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen

10 months ago

This paper shows the folly in underestimating the bird flu outbreak. A @Nature study on the H5N1 that infected a Tx dairy worker found that it killed lab ferrets, spreading to their respiratory & non-resp organs. And it spread through the air from one lab ferret to another.

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Niels Lesniewski @nielslesniewski

11 months ago

USPS says "extraordinary measures" to help get election mail delivered commenced on Oct. 21 & that "it would be a good idea" to mail ballots due on Election Day by TOMORROW.

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

Scientists appear to have documented the highest-flying predation event of all time, showing that even at 10,000 feet, you've gotta watch your back. nytimes.com/2024/10/23/sci…

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

Aw man, my kids still talk about 399 after watching the @PBSNature episode. And even more unfortunately, everybody knew this was coming eventually. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

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Neil Renic @NC_Renic

11 months ago

If you don’t feel stupid doing research you’re not researching hard enough

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

When yellowjackets eat fermented fruit, they crash into each other and get belligerent. When honey bees are fed high levels of ethanol, they die. But these hornets? They can handle their liquor. 🐝🥃 nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

Gulp.

iNaturalist @inaturalist

11 months ago

Gulp.

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Bat World Sanctuary @batworld

11 months ago

Bet you didn't know bats played with toys. 😃 The bats at Bat World Sanctuary have five toy baskets filled with different objects they can snag, fly off with, chew on, drop and the fly back to get another one. #BatAppreciationMonth #Halloween

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Christine Dell'Amore @cdellamore

11 months ago

Drunk wasps? Raise a glass to these high-tolerance insects! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl… by @bittelmethis

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

Hiya, friends! I've got a new kids book out with @dkbooks / @PenguinBooks. It's called MOUNTAIN. Link in my profile, since mentioning a certain newsletter platform means no one sees your posts over here. 🫤

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis

11 months ago

So. Cool.

Luke Groskin @lgroskin

11 months ago

So. Cool.

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Christine Dell'Amore @cdellamore

11 months ago

Spotted lanternflies like grapes. That's a problem for the wine industry. BUT, there's some good news—the insects aren't harming native forests as much as feared. Story by @bittelmethis nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

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Tyus D. Williams @sciencewithtyus

11 months ago

Riding a great hammerhead, a species critically endangered and susceptible to stress-induced mortality is not badass. However, it captures the entitlement and abusive nature of many people towards wildlife. That's not badass, that's lame af.