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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that I hate conference posters? My ears don't work that good so I can't hear shit and I'm squinting trying to read lips and scream to be understood and it's just a unique form of Sarah Torture. My personalized hell will be a poster session.

But here I am again. Making a poster.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"If it’s not clear by now, allow me to spell it out for you: I JUST WANT TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL REPRODUCTION WITH A FEMALE MEMBER OF MY OWN SPECIES BEFORE THE LIGHT OF MY CONSCIOUSNESS IS EXTINGUISHED FOREVER."

“All I Want for My Birthday Is to Fuck Another Mayfly,” by a Mayfly

I’m going to keep this brief. Tomorrow I will shed my nymphal skin and exoskeleton and burst forth in all of my winged adult mayfly glory. I’ll hav...

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CUAHSI @cuahsi.bsky.social · 2d

Navigating Academic Waters Webinar Series Continues!
Join us for, Expanding Funding Landscape: Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
OCT 8 / 1-2PM ET

Diversifying funding streams is becoming more important in hydrology and environmental science.
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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 5d

Applications for our International Internship Program are now open!

Gain hands-on experience in global cycling projects, work with our DCE-network and international partners, and help share Dutch cycling knowledge worldwide.

Learn more and apply now: buff.ly/cgfKnNP

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Varun Warrier @vw1234.bsky.social · 7d

Furthermore, the later diagnosed autism genetic factor is genetically more correlated with ADHD, depression, and PTSD, suggested complex gene-environment correlations and an urgent need for support.

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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · 6d

Free-to-read version: rdcu.be/eI8OL

Challenges and needs of African geoscience research

Nature Geoscience - A survey of geoscience researchers from across Africa highlights key challenges in conducting impactful research. Improved access to skills training can boost research success.

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Emily Cassidy @enviroem.bsky.social · 9d

Cropland area nearly doubled in South America between 2000 and 2019 - the largest relative increase in the world. Soybean production replaced rainforests, grasslands & savannas. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/14962... As China refuses U.S. soybeans, this puts more pressure on natural ecosystems.

The Spread of Soy in South America

Grasslands, savannas, and dry forests have become popular places to grow soy.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 11d

I feel so awful for parents of newly diagnosed autistic kids right now, being drowned in such hateful nonsense. You deserve better. Your autistic kid deserves better.

My kid was diagnosed 20 yrs ago; please let me give you hopeful advice:

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After an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM

If your child has recently been given an autism diagnosis, as my son was in 2003, here's what I want you to know: Learn from me, don't be me.

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 12d

A community-based monitoring project is helping protect the rich diversity of freshwater fish species in the Ramsar-listed wetlands in the Colombian Amazon.

Their efforts have helped inform fishing regulations to better protect ecosystems and ensure the sustainability of local livelihoods.

Indigenous fishers lead science-backed conservation of Colombia’s wetlands

When Fredy Yavinape was a young child, he didn’t know the biological concept of an “umbrella species.” These are species that require large areas of undisturbed habitat to survive, which is why they…

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 12d

Mangroves provide a shield from storms, are a source of food & shelter, & a cradle of marine life that sustains their livelihoods.

To protect such vital ecosystems, this village in Colombia is uniting the local communities to restore the mangroves: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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Chelsea Clifford @ditchontologist.bsky.social · 12d

“Pushing the idea that consuming Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism harkens back to past pseudoscience that placed blame on mothers for giving birth to neurodivergent children.” This is dangerous for pregnant and autistic people.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 13d

"Autistic lives are worth living – that includes people who are nonspeaking, people who have higher support needs, people of color. All means all." www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2025/09/22/autism-groups-community-respond-trump-rfk-autism-tylenol/86291656007/

'We've regressed so horribly': Autism groups respond to Trump administration's Tylenol claims

The Trump administration claimed Monday that it had found the "answer to autism," drawing backlash from advocacy groups, experts and the community.

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Chelsea Clifford @ditchontologist.bsky.social · 12d

“We are horrified by comments that call for ‘ending’ autism, a crude, yet plain, endorsement of eugenics demonstrating a callous lack of understanding of what autism is.”

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · 14d

Monday’s press conference with President Trump, RFK, and other members of HHS leadership contained false and harmful information about autism, acetaminophen, and vaccines. Read our full statement in formal language and plain language here: autisticadvocacy.org/2025/09/asan...

ASAN Condemns Administration's Rampant Misinformation about Autism, Acetaminophen, and Vaccines; Calls for Respectful, Fact-Based Approach - Autistic Self Advocacy Network

On September 22nd, President Trump, RFK, and other members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership held a press conference that contained false and harmful information about…

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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · 12d

Hydrology Paper of the Day @lireactivewater.bsky.social on deep learning to model and infill river water temperature data to provide a better understanding of heat waves in rivers: riverine heat waves last longer than air heat waves, and showing linkages with climate change in the Anthropocene

Li Li 李黎 @lireactivewater.bsky.social · 13d

Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

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Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people

River heat waves are rising faster than the pace of air heat waves. That’s a problem for fish, drinking water quality, and food and energy production.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 12d

Here is a pretty powerful reason why farming every last acre of the corn belt is not a good idea btw
Also why it is so important to protect places like the Dakotas

Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 12d

ONE POINT TWO BILLION!

BirdCast map showing heavy migration at 10:40pm EDT on September 25, 2025. 1 billion, 208 million birds are flying south.

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jenna newman phd @jennanewman.bsky.social · 13d

“When the study launched in 2013, ‘people literally laughed at us’….
Menstrual blood was messy, it was imprecise, it was difficult to collect…Why bother when the disease could be diagnosed with surgery?”🧪

*WHY BOTHER* discovering a NON-SURGICAL diagnostic method???

Because nope icky period blood

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 28d

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes

Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19d

The findings “suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less ‘empathy’ towards Black and Asian ones.”

AI medical tools downplay symptoms in women and ethnic minorities

Large language models reflect biases that can lead to inferior healthcare advice to female, Black and Asian patients

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Chelsea Clifford @ditchontologist.bsky.social · 18d

A history of different ways of thinking about (semi-)public land in England, from medieval serfs’ branch gathering to modern parks and wilderness preservation

The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 20d

New Absolute Units is live!

Join special guest @katrinanavickas.bsky.social as we delve into the commons: the history of shared resources, the historical forces that encroached upon them, and the fight to get them back.

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Spooky 👻 Luke Ranker🚶‍♂️ @lukeranker.bsky.social · 24d

American soybean farmers are heading into harvest season without a single order from China, historically their largest customer, raising alarm bells about the agricultural sector’s stability and broader implications for the U.S. economy.
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Farmer says 'we're in a very dire situation' ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer | Fortune

Caleb Ragland says his pleas to the Trump administration have fallen on deaf ears.

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Philip Loring @philiploring.com · 24d

This is a great idea! 🧪

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UCLA researchers host science fair to showcase work suspended by the Trump administration

On Thursday evening, dozens of researchers hosted a science fair at UCLA to demonstrate the long-term impact of frozen grants.

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 22d

The School of Planning, Policy, and Environmental Studies at San José State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies. We welcome applicants from all fields of environmental studies who apply an environmental justice lens to their work. jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job...

San José State University - Details - Assistant Professor - Environmental Studies

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 22d

People don’t like it when I say it, but the main place you’ll be pressured to participate in fascism is work. Especially if you work in a battleground space like government or academia.

None of your weekend organizing can ever make up for active participation in the fascist project at your day job.

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · Nov 7

Seems like a good time to remind ourselves that in 1931, when Mussolini forced academics to sign an oath of allegiance to the fascist regime, only twelve refused.

Academic freedom and fascism: A new book on the Italian professors who said NO in 1931

Inclusive searches & sources @UvA Romance languages (32) Earlier addressed in the Library333 series Inclusive searches & sources @FMG Library – with posts on the Academic Freedom Inde…

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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 19d

@SentientMedia.Org reports on shocking conditions at an Iowa pork plant: “The floor is lined with so many decomposed hogs that wooden walkways were placed over their bodies for employees to get across.”

Republished and available on Floodlight's website:

At an Iowa pork plant, piles of dead pigs and wafting sulphur dioxide

When climate technology breaks down, the results can be deadly.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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EGU Hydrological Sciences Division @hs.egu.eu · 26d

Mentors matter—especially in challenging times.
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.

Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.

Check 👇

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Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue

It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social...

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