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Martin A. Nuñez @martin-nunez.bsky.social · 1d

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More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys

The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.

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Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · 12h

Here, we use the jerboa and mouse to understand the temporal growth dynamics that establish adult vertebral proportion, the cellular drivers of differential growth, and candidate genetic mechanisms that determine and diversify vertebral proportion.
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Cellular and genetic mechanisms that shape the development and evolution of tail vertebral proportion in mice and jerboas - Nature Communications

Vertebra lengths differ from the neck to the tail tip and differ between species, evidenced by extreme differences in mouse and jerboa tails. Here, Weber and colleagues identify cellular mechanisms and candidate genes that shape vertebral proportion.

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ljconrad @ljconrad.bsky.social · 10h

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment h/t @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u... #timetotapthoseendowments

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

We will be writing more of these. If you’re a scientist and your science has been disrupted, we want to hear from you: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

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Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · 15h

OTD in 1881, Charles Darwin published his last book, on earthworms.

It reflected a long interest in animal minds: “One alternative alone is left, namely, that worms, although standing low in the scale of organization, possess some degree of intelligence.”

🧪 🌱🐋🦋🦫 #HistSTM #philsci #pschsky #cogsci

Caricature by Edward Linley Sambourne from Punch in 1882 titled “Man is but a Worm,” depicting human evolution, commencing with Chaos, through worm, monkey, culminating in Darwin himself.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10h

Opposing a power mad despot is literally the most American thing an American can do. These guys got a lot wrong but they nailed that one. It is fundamental to the core of this country.

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 9h

Public universities serving the public!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 9h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Matt Girard, a Research Biologist in the NMNH's Department of Vertebrate Zoology, introduces us to the little-known world of marine-fish larvae, which can be as different in appearance from the adults they will become as caterpillars and butterflies. 🐟

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Big Discoveries from Little Fishes: Dr. Matthew Girard, Research Biologist

YouTube video by Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

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Sam Bogan @snbogan.bsky.social · 10h

Duplication–translocation played an unexpectedly large role in the associations we found between gene copy number, temperature, and depth. Variation in copy number at tandem arrays formed by inter- and intrachromosomal translocations drove environmental gradients in AFP copy number.

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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 20h

🚨🔊 Fully funded PhD!! 🚨🔊

Are you interested in wildlife gut microbiomes? Love birds, fieldwork and bioinformatics? Want to join a collaborative and supportive team? Looking for training to become an independent scientist?

Please apply!

Informal enquiries welcome!

www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...

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Dr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 10h

Field demo from rapidly changing northern ecosystems. This shows a violent stream of methane bubbles venting through thawing permafrost soils to the sky. Video credit to Tom Douglas and Torre Jorgenson. Curious bog dog is a Friday bonus.

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 10h

I.U.C.N. Updates Its Red List on the Global Status of Wildlife

Sea turtles are making a surprising comeback, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The news was not so good for Arctic seals.

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10h

Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist

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Arne Jacobs @fishyomics.bsky.social · 1d

We are recruiting a fully-funded PhD student to work on the evolution and mechanisms of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Julie Huber, PhD @julesdeep.bsky.social · 2d

My life changed when I first read "The Sea Around Us." Rachel Carson's words captured my 13-yr old sense of wonder for a place I barely knew but felt for so deeply, the ocean. Honored to speak to her legacy @agu.org and grateful to my colleagues for the nomination 🌊💙

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the American Geophysical Union

WHOI’s Julie Huber Awarded Prestigious Rachel Carson Lecture by the AGU

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Steven Cook @dumpyunc.bsky.social · 3d

Our group at the Allen Institute is recruiting a technician and postdoc to work on light microscopy-based connectomics. Please DM me or share with anyone you think may be interested in this NIH BRAIN CONNECTS funded project.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 4d

Yale researchers didn't stop there. They also identified what people most need to know to catalyze action and support climate policy; and it's not about global temps, ice sheets, or ocean currents.

What people most need to know about climate change is that (1) others care, and (2) there is hope.

Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy

Social norms and collective efficacy are strong predictors

climatecommunication.yale.edu

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 3d

That's right, folk! THREE TENURE TRACK JOBS IN BIOLOGY AT UMASS BOSTON! You might even be a good fit for more than one! Check 'em out! We'd love to have you!

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 3d

This whiptail gulper eel (Saccopharynx lavenbergi) was spotted 880 meters deep in Monterey Canyon back in 1993—one of only 18 sightings in nearly 40 years! 📹️😍 With its massive mouth and glowing tail, this deep-sea icon even inspired MBARI’s logo. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwD...

Throwback to one of our earliest encounters with a deep-sea gulper eel

YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

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Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus) @mmarcosaurus.bsky.social · 4d

#PrehistoricPlanet - Discovering Dinosaurs Behind the Scenes | Framestore
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Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs Behind the Scenes | Framestore

YouTube video by Framestore

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 4d

🌊 At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we want everyone to be inspired by the wonders of the ocean. Our Education team created K–12 booklets to make every Aquarium visit fun and educational. For families, teachers, and ocean lovers alike. Download them here in English and Spanish: mbayaq.co/3IQZ9kD 💙

Students and teacher looking at a school of anchovies at the Open Sea exhibit.

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Andrew Mountcastle @mounty.bsky.social · 4d

Students in my Bioinspiration class are designing 3D printed and laser-cut samaras (“helicopter” seeds) modeled after maple seeds, and testing which membrane shapes keep the seeds airborne the longest.

A photo of three 3D printed Samara seeds

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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 4d

Happy #treg day everyone - congratulations to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, Shimon Sakaguchi and to all the immunologists who have contributed to this incredible field. See our collection: www.nature.com/collections/...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries ...

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Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬 @crvscience.com · 6d

Homie got 229 pairs of chromosomes

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

This tiny butterfly has the most chromosomes of any animal on Earth

Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...

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