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Monica G. Turner @monicagturner.bsky.social · 8h

Hmmm…

Science Magazine @science.org · 15h

In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. https://scim.ag/4o7l5a5

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow

Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

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Kristina Anderson-Teixeira @k-andersonteixeira.bsky.social · 8h

The call for proposals for the 2025 ForestGEO Research Awards Program is now open! This is a great opportunity for graduate students / early career researchers to get support for research at ForestGEO sites. Please share with researchers who might be interested. Due Dec 10.

Awards Program

The Call for Proposals for 20245 ForestGEO Research Grants is now open! Deadline is 10 December 2025.

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Margaret Evans @mekevans.bsky.social · 8h

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global warming reduces the carrying capacity of the tallest angiosperm species (Eucalyptus regnans) - Nature Communications

Climate change threatens mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forests, which are among Earth’s most carbon-dense ecosystems. This study finds that a projected 3∘ C warming by 2080 could reduce tree density and carbon storage in these forests by 24%

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 1d

Very cool new research from @mekevans.bsky.social and Jamie Yazzie - 'Drought stress detected in tree rings suggests an impending tipping point for forests on the Navajo Nation' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Drought stress detected in tree rings suggests an impending tipping point for forests on the Navajo Nation

Forests across the southwestern U. S. face escalating challenges from changing climate. The objective of this study, conducted in partnership with the…

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Margaret Evans @mekevans.bsky.social · 14h

Great opportunity!

Bob Shriver @bkshriver.bsky.social · 1d

Join the Laughlin lab and our new NSF funded project! Awesome opportunity to visit forests across the western US and examine the functional basis of demographic responses to drought and wildfire.

Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · 1d

Great PhD opportunity with an excellent supervisor:

Quantify traits of tree species across the western US to determine how tree populations and forest communities will respond to drought and fire.

plant-traits.net/lab-openings/

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Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 20d

Pawpaw season is upon us. You may have heard of pawpaws, but many locals still know little about the “tropical” fruit that grows wild in some wooded areas in the DC region.

Pawpaw Season Is Here. Where to Taste DC’s “Tropical” Fruit—and Pick Them. - Washingtonian

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Mike Dettinger @mdettinger.bsky.social · 20d

National Academies of Science panel finds that: The EPA was right in 2009 (when it found that climate change driven by society’s emissions of greenhouse gases are endangering human health & lives), and that everything we've learned since has only made it more right.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Despite congressional threat, National Academies releases new climate report

Things have changed since 2009: We’re more certain about the problems.

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Margaret Evans @mekevans.bsky.social · 23d

Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 23d

Despite its 162-year-history of service, congressional Republicans tell federal agencies not to seek the advice of the National Academies. www.science.org/content/arti...

House panels charge U.S. National Academies with producing partisan studies

Pending spending bill urges agencies to find other sources of scientific advice

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Toastie @btoastie.bsky.social · 24d

"The community wanted a food sovereignty lab. But we didn’t know what that was.”

My latest for @highcountrynews.org

High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 24d

The Native American Studies department at Cal Poly Humboldt fought an uphill battle to establish the California State University system’s first food sovereignty lab. It was the result of student initiative, community involvement, and a shapeshifting approach to learning.

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How to build a food sovereignty lab - High Country News

Bureaucracy and budget constraints couldn’t stop CalPoly Humboldt’s Native American Studies Department from founding an Indigenous foods research lab.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 26d

There really is no one better at this than @ayanaeliza.bsky.social, a climate hero if there ever was one

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 27d

Kicking off Season 3 (😮) of the WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? podcast with Bill McKibben — on photons, fogies, energy liberation, and what he sees in his crystal ball. ☀️⚡️👴🏻🔮

On Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/029N...

On Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Photons ☀️, Fogies 👴🏼, and Energy Liberation, with Bill McKibben

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Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 24d

A preview of cool emerging #genomics and #Indigenous #science media… but this is my second interview of the day in this blue blazer! 🎥

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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 24d

Maybe the land carbon sink is weaker than we thought. Big implications: "A lower-than-expected land carbon sink would also imply that the land biosphere may be closer to transitioning from a net carbon sink to a net source than current models predict" Randerson et al. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The weak land carbon sink hypothesis

Satellite-derived time series of vegetation carbon do not support a strong Northern Hemisphere net land carbon sink.

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AGU Biogeosciences @agubiogeosciences.bsky.social · Sep 10

We've extended the application deadline for this award to 9/17! Apply here for the Fall Meeting AGU-B DEI Travel Grant for up to $1500 ( connect.agu.org/biogeoscienc...)

Travel Grants - Biogeosciences

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Scott St. George @scottstgeorge.paleohydrology.com · Sep 10

Are you a cool person who cannot stop talking about natural catastrophes? Do you want to help the insurance industry understand the latest hurricane, wildfire, or hailstorm headed their way?

Then click the link for our new Head of Event Response job! careers.wtwco.com/jobs/head-of...

Head of Event Response - United States - Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Seattle, Washington, United States - Tempe, Arizona, United States - Los Angeles, California, United States - Chicago, I...

Description The Role Strategy and Leadership Design and implement a best-in-class event response framework tailored to re/insurance client needs Serve as the face of Willis / Willis Re’s catastrop...

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · Sep 9

How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers:
👩‍⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!

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David J. Snyder @fractalpast9.bsky.social · Sep 10

This was a splendid program. It remains accessible on various platforms. Highly recommended.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Sep 10

WATCH: Tonight on public television across the nation, the premiere of the new documentary “Becoming Thurgood.” It’s so good. Check your PBS and public television schedules. It is part of #HBCUWeek on PBS.

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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · Sep 8

I know there's a lot of news rn but @eroston.bsky.social, @zhirji.bsky.social and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!

Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace

The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.

www.bloomberg.com

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Eos @eos.org · Sep 8

Since last May, 4 billion people—half the world’s population—have experienced an extra month of extreme heat, thanks to climate change.

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Read more: bit.ly/Eos-Sept2025

Climate Change Made Extreme Heat Days More Likely - Eos

A new attribution study shows every single extreme heat event since last May was made more probable by climate change.

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Margaret Evans @mekevans.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Fires Drove Record-breaking Tropical Forest Loss in 2024 | World Resources Institute Research

The Forest Pulse draws on the most recent data and analysis to reveal the latest trends in global forest loss and deforestation. This page is updated annually using annual tree cover loss data. Update...

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · Sep 6

I found this history fascinating, especially how the US under Bush I a) pushed to create the IPCC to center government representatives, not scientists, in UN climate action; b) used the IPCC to block binding emission targets and carbon taxes on rich countries, which seemed imminent in 1988.

In tech we trust: A history of technophilia in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) climate mitigation expertise

This article examines the technocentric bias that characterizes climate mitigation literature, focusing on the reports of the IPCC's Working Group III…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Eos @eos.org · Sep 6

💡 New this year, Local Hubs offer a flexible way to participate in the Annual Meeting without traveling to the main event. Groups can gather in their own regions, access #AGU25 programming, and register at a special rate. Learn more about how to host a Local Hub today: buff.ly/JLvmh71

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Sep 6

AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack

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Joan Meiners, PhD @joanmeiners.bsky.social · Sep 6

Heyo climate + outdoorsy folks!

I’m about to embark on a big reporting project & I’d love for you to follow along.

I’ll be riding my mtn bike across the entire state on the 850-mile Arizona Trail.

I’ll try to post here too but more updates & info can be found on IG @joan_bikes_arizona

Thank you!

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Michael J. Gundale @michael-gundale.bsky.social · Sep 6

This looks like a great opportunity in a great location!

Sandra M Durán @sandramduran.bsky.social · Sep 6

Looking for a #postdoct for a NSF project integrating ecosystem productivity, hyperspectral remote sensing and airborne LiDAR to test prominent hypothesis of the effect of #biodiversity on #forest #productivity @fluxnetecn.bsky.social @ngaps.bsky.social Apply at: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Sep 4

My department is hiring a Plant-Fungal Assist Prof!! As the newest #NewPI here, don't get me started on how wonderful my colleagues, how smooth my onboarding has been, how supportive the school and the department are, how nice my brand new lab is, and how convenient living in Champaign Urbana is!

Steven Burgess @sjb287.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are hiring! The #PlantBio department at UIUC is looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in Plant-Fungal interactions. Application deadline is October 31st @dallingjim.bsky.social see the link below for more details:
illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor- Department of Plant Biology

Duties & Responsibilities

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