Mike Shanahan (@mikeshanahan.bsky.social)

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:47 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:49 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

38 jobs, grants, fellowships and other opportunities for climate and environment journalists here. 🌏🧪https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/opportunities Newsletter supporters get the full list. Free subscribers get the weekly additions (8 opportunities coming in today's edition).

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 11:47 AM

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 9:49 AM

38 jobs, grants, fellowships and other opportunities for climate and environment journalists here. 🌏🧪https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/opportunities Newsletter supporters get the full list. Free subscribers get the weekly additions (8 opportunities coming in today's edition).

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:18 PM

Thanks for this review Michelle. I go into more detail about some of the stories (and share many news ones) in my Planet Ficus newsletter: planetficus.substack.com

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:15 PM

Thanks Ann! Glad you liked the book and newsletter.

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:24 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪
thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:24 AM

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪
thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@katenicholls1.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:17 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

I could not love this more. The detailed observations and the time and care taken to uncover this relationship between plant and insects profoundly moved me.

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:18 PM

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪https://thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-beat-122

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:02 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

To discover a new species is one of the great thrills of biology. But to find a new species that does something both unique and utterly unexpected is something few biologists get to experience. It was a great pleasure to learn and write about this research: planetficus.substack.com/p/the-flower... 🧪

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:53 AM

Yes, it is a wonderful piece of research and a truly mind-blowing insight into the complexity of nature.

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 9:02 AM

To discover a new species is one of the great thrills of biology. But to find a new species that does something both unique and utterly unexpected is something few biologists get to experience. It was a great pleasure to learn and write about this research: planetficus.substack.com/p/the-flower... 🧪

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:21 PMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

Researchers have reported an extraordinary example of deceptive mimicry. planetficus.substack.com/p/the-flower...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 10:21 PM

Researchers have reported an extraordinary example of deceptive mimicry. planetficus.substack.com/p/the-flower...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 3:15 PMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 3:15 PM

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 10:32 PMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 3, 2026, 10:32 PM

Just published: The new edition of my newsletter for journalists (and anyone else) interested in biodiversity, the ecological crisis and nature-based solutions to climate change. 🌏🧪 thenaturebeat.substack.com/p/nature-bea...

@mikeshanahan.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 10:10 AMReposted by @mikeshanahan.bsky.social

A 700-year-old banyan, a vanished trunk and a history that may not be what people thought. For my latest dispatch from Planet Ficus, I spoke to scientist Trina Bose about her new way of dating ancient fig trees — and the remarkable stories they may reveal planetficus.substack.com/p/the-banyan... 🧪🌏