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Cucurbita pepo is one of the oldest domesticated species. Over millennia, it has proved itself astoundingly versatile. Just as Brassica oleracea gave us broccoli, kale, cabbage etc C. pepo morphed into the pumpkin, zucchini, delicata, pattypan, acorn, yellow squash and more!

Autumnal reminder: The majority of canned pumpkin sold in American supermarkets is not the familiar round orange carving pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo). Rather, it's Dickinson pumpkin, a large, oblong, beige cultivar of C. moschata, which has much better flavor and texture (Photo: AP)

Some scientists have proposed that the wild ancestors of pumpkins coevolved with mammoths, mastodons, & other megafauna, which were strong enough to break apart the tough gourds and large enough to disperse their seeds by passing them whole. I can see it.

For my partner Ryan’s birthday I made a banana nut cake layered with banana pudding, caramel, and whipped cream (he loves banana desserts)

If I were not out of town for my own book event, I would 💯% be attending Ben's talk at the Multnomah Arts Center. Ben is a font of fascinating facts, hilarious anecdotes, and important ecological insights. Details below 👇

New review of Becoming Earth in 3 Quarks Daily: "...a real feast for readers of books about life on Earth and for those who appreciate literary work: Jabr is not only knowledgeable, but a master of lyrical prose also." 🙏🌍📚 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2…

Last night I gave my first talk in a planetarium! Could not have asked for a better setting for a presentation about our living planet. Thank you so much to SMUD MOSAC for hosting this special event!

Tonight in San Francisco at the California Academy of Sciences ! See you there!

Thank you so much to everyone who showed up last night — it was a great crowd! And thank you again to California Academy of Sciences Scott D. Sampson @ronnakelly for hosting in such a beautiful and special space

Becoming Earth has made Publishers Weekly 2024 Holiday Gift Guide and nature’s best science picks

Tonight at 6PM I'll be giving an expanded book talk with slides at the Ledding Library in Milwaukie, OR as part of their fantastic Fall Author Series. Hope to see you there! milwaukieoregon.gov/library/fall-a…

ScienceWriters2024 Attendees: Join Rebecca 🌕 Boyle Zoë Schlanger Brandon Keim and me tomorrow Oct 17th 4PM ET for a Zoom webinar about the bookmaking journey, from proposal to publicity. Truly thrilled to be in the company of such immense talent! sciencewriters2024.org/session #SciWri24

Becoming Earth is a Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble pick for one of the Best Books of 2024 in the "Smart Thinking" category 🥳🧠🌍 Honored to be in some truly excellent company, including Zoë Schlanger @SyTheAuthor nicolatwilley Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙 & Robin Wall Kimmerer barnesandnoble.com/blog/best-smar…

I've been attending the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival nearly every year since I moved here close to 10 years ago. Thrilled to be one of the featured authors this year! Sat Nov 2, come hear me and @Amy_Stewart discuss our wondrous green planet, moderated by Zoë Carpenter

Today is the day! We're so excited for #PDXBookFest! 📚 Passes are $25. Kids under 17, vets, & active military attend free. $5 Arts for All passes available for Oregon Trail Card holders. Follow our Instagram stories throughout the day for images and videos from the festival!

On the latest episode of The Subverse, host @susieqllap is in conversation with Ferris Jabr the author of 'Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life' (2024), and a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Scientific American.

A reminder that I am on essentially all popular social media platforms — Blue Sky, Mastodon, Instagram, Threads etc — under the same username: ferrisjabr And I'm doing my best to post across them simultaneously 🔵🐘📸🧵 Links here: ferrisjabr.com/contact

My conversation with book editor extraordinaire Hilary Redmon is now available to watch here. Hilary has edited Ed Yong, Merlin Sheldrake, Kathryn Schulz, Tara Westover, Jenny Odell & more! journalism.nyu.edu/event/2024-fal…