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Ceri Weber @ceriweber.bsky.social · 3h

Vertebral skeletal diversity in mammals is remarkable. How do the differences between vertebral size and shape develop and evolve? See how we tackled this question in our paper published in @natcomms.nature.com today!

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Andrea Murillo @andreamurillo.bsky.social · 5d

"Science communication isn't about dumbing it down, it's about meeting people where they are with curiosity, care and clarity."

Great read in Development, and I will definitely try some of these challenges to practice science communication. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Speaking science in a fractured world: making truth land when facts alone cannot

ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 9d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · Sep 10

Water anoles take a bubble of air down when they submerge, which they breathe like a tiny scuba tank, and now @lindseyswierk.bsky.social & co reveal that the reptiles may also be using the bubble like a gill, to breathe oxygen directly from the water

journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

A submerged water anole (Anolis aquaticus) with a bubble of air held on its head. Photo credit: Lindsey Swierk.

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Aaron Griffing @aaronhgriffing.bsky.social · 15d

I was collecting #quail #embryos this morning and found an individual with albinism! Look at the lack of pigment in the retinal epithelium! Reminds me of finding a leopard #gecko embryo with the same condition during my PhD.

Two quail embryos. The individual on the left has dark pigment in it's eye while the individual on the right has no visible pigment in the eye.

Two leopard gecko embryos. The individual on the left has dark pigment in it's eye while the individual on the right has no visible pigment in the eye.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 16d

New from #SCIMaP - analysis of the White House’s Proposed FY 2026 National Science Foundation Budget.

Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide.

Report: osf.io/e8rnc

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Economic loss from the White House's NSF FY 2026 Proposed Budget

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Bonnie Kircher @holyanole.bsky.social · 16d

@a-weberling.bsky.social & I characterize oogenesis from initiation in the germinal bed to ovulatory follicles for the first time in the brown anole, a powerful reptile model for evo-devo & functional genetics!
Full preprint here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 25d

Read ICB's latest #editorial
on #Communicating #Science with New Purpose

@thomsanger.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

"The #scientific enterprise of the United States is facing challenges on a scale that many living #scientists have never encountered..."

#communication #scicomm #PhD

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Thom Sanger @thomsanger.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks. In terms of the most fun read, my students enjoy Alan Alda's If I Had This Look on My Face... I think that the biggest punch per page comes from parts 1 and 3 of Win Every Argument by Mehdi Hasan. I think that they appreciate that the lessons and examples transcend science communication.