Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

Today was exhausting, Tinsel is snoring in my ear, all is going as planned

This came up as a news segment on the tv in a store I was in today- and people all stopped to watch. one person said: they can’t just shut down the whole museum like that!

Today’s hearing was incredible. While I am disappointed to report that no one from the mayor’s office, attended, city council absolutely grilled the Drexel University representative. It exceeded every expectation. Another hearing is scheduled for Nov 16th. Get your popcorn ready.

They’re heeeeeere! And I am immediately using one to schlep posters to city hall for today’s hearing on the academy of natural sciences. Get one at SquidFacts.net

They’re heeeeeere! And I am immediately using one to schlep posters to city hall for today’s hearing on the academy of natural sciences. Get one at SquidFacts.net

On Tues Oct 27th, Philly will have gone a full month without access to the Academy of Natural Sciences. Join us at academy at 6pm for a candlelight vigil. We’re keeping the light of hope alive. Wear black if you have it. We’re the dark times, but this fight isn’t over.

Want to help our neighbors grow native plants in Philadelphia? Help us pack up native plant seed packets that we'll distribute for free across the city! All you need to bring is you 😎 These events are a lovely place to meet new people while helping our world <3 RSVP here: lu.ma/dgs

Want to help our neighbors grow native plants in Philadelphia? Help us pack up native plant seed packets that we'll distribute for free across the city! All you need to bring is you 😎 These events are a lovely place to meet new people while helping our world <3 RSVP here: lu.ma/dgs

The @savetheacademy.bsky.social coalition needs a street team! Do you live in Philly, and are you able to hoof it around your neighborhood asking businesses to hang posters in their windows? Add posters to public bulletin boards? Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lmao which of you jokers sent these? (Thank you lmao)

I'm shipping out Freaky Fish totes starting tomorrow! Get yours today so you get them in the first migration outta here Get one at SquidFacts.net

I'm shipping out Freaky Fish totes starting tomorrow! Get yours today so you get them in the first migration outta here Get one at SquidFacts.net

Going back in my cage And I’m doing just fine Gotta gotta be caged Because I gotta draw It started out with a pitch How did it end up like this It was only a pitch **It was only a pitch**

This is how it’s done folks. You want to have cutie patootie seed packets at your event? Better be prepared to get regional with it.

Literally me

Hey you. Do you live in Philly & enjoy taking walks? Join the #SaveTheAcademy street team We need people to hang posters in business windows, home windows, street poles, and anywhere else. We want reopening the museum to feel inevitable. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

May the happy bats bring you much joy this weekend. Oh and for those who’ve not seen it, there’s a post below with many more of our flying friends. 🦇 👇

We’re encouraging people to carve #SaveTheAcademy pumpkins and then post them tagging @acadnatsci.bsky.social and Drexel (who isn’t on here), to continue the point that we’re not giving up. Get some templates and take action at save-the-academy.org (scroll down to find templates).

1) This rules 2) Your dad annoying you so profoundly that you drew 478 fish is the most relatable thing I have ever seen.

Alright ocean 🌊 lovers, I could really use your help right now. FathomVerse, a citizen science 🧪 app for discovering ocean life 🦑, has been nominated for the Anthem Impact Awards (Sustainability, Environment, Climate). Please vote and help us win! celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...

You can learn a little more about profile links in this blog post from our head of product, @alexbenzer.com. And thanks to one of our favorite science communicators @sarahmackattack.bsky.social for helping us demonstrate how they work!

Thank you so much to the incomparable @sarahmackattack.bsky.social for working with us on this! If you love magical, creative science communication, including nature murals in Philly, eel facts advent calendars, Skype a Scientist, and so many other worthwhile projects, please support Sarah's work!

On Tues Oct 27th, Philly will have gone a full month without access to the Academy of Natural Sciences. Join us at academy at 6pm for a candlelight vigil. We’re keeping the light of hope alive. Wear black if you have it. We’re the dark times, but this fight isn’t over.

Philadelphia Is Holding the Line on Robot Resistance as Woman Gets Arrested for Blocking a Delivery Bot https://gizmodo.com/philadelphia-is-holding-the-line-on-robot-resistance-as-woman-gets-arrested-for-blocking-a-delivery-bot-2000827822

A few ppl have dropped and we have slots open for this free, virtual coaching series starting tomorrow! We want to support faculty/staff/etc doing #SciComm research, teaching, and enabling in higher ed. Our series is NSF-funded as part of a larger study: how can we nudge academic culture?

Wanna help me pack up native seeds for free distribution across Philly this winter? Join us tonight from 6:30-9pm at Sulimay's Restaurant! If you can't make it tonight, we're meeting again Nov 2nd and 16th RSVP here lu.ma/dgs

There’s gonna be a biodiversity mural here soon. Just you wait.

I'm packing advent calendars this afternoon, so it's a great day to pick one up at SquidFacts.net! We've got this year's snails, last year's eels, and frogs and crabs all in stock!

Psst we have eel facts too from last year, in case you missed our 2025 calendar EelFacts.net

Oh hey. It’s October now. Did you get an advent calendar that educates you about snails while helping us educate people in Philly about our local biodiversity? Not yet?? Well what are you waiting for? It’s time for snail facts! SquidFacts.net

Every time I see this skeleton I laugh out loud because she’s always in a new position. Yesterday she looked like she was saying “dish, girl” and today she’s all “nahhh none for me thanks I gotta drive”. How does my neighbor decide what pose to do???

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

Cleaning up a lot for a future garden today, and on the run to the dump every man there came over to ask about the squidmobile. I know the sciencemobile approach is a weird one, and isn’t for everybody, but it’s a sure fire way to get people talking, I tell you what.

Darshan made it to the US, as I have learned on the ride home and I started crying on the bus lmfao. I am stone cold sober but I’m so happy for those ding dongs

At some point in September I start glaring at the asters and think they are literally never going to bloom, this has all been a waste of time, and then all of a sudden it’s mid October and bam. There they go.

Researchers at UCSF published a new study in Cell in collaboration with @mblscience.bsky.social, revealing how squids use extensive RNA editing to expand the functionality of thousands of proteins, diversifying their stability, localization, and activity. qbi.ucsf.edu/qbi-highligh...

The Academy of Natural Sciences is the first natural history museum in the country. It is invaluable to the people of Philadelphia, visitors from around the world, and the science it inspires and supports. @acadnatsci.bsky.social @savetheacademy.bsky.social #SaveTheAcademy

One mural costs 325 tote bag or t shirt sales. Or 283 advent calendars. Or 1625 stickers. I want to make more biodiversity murals in 2027…have you visited our shop lately? SquidFacts.net