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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 8h

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 · 15h

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

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

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Jarrett Byrnes @jebyrnes.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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 · 2d

#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 · 2d

🌊 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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 4d

Homie got 229 pairs of chromosomes

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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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Tom Gill @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social · 8d

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Ice dissolves iron faster than liquid water, offering explanation for Arctic's rusty rivers

Ice can dissolve iron minerals more effectively than liquid water, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery could help explain why many Arctic rivers are now turning rusty orange a...

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Kenneth De Baets @djbirddanerd.bsky.social · 6d

The first #leech body #fossil predates estimated hirudinidan origins by 200 million years

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@peerj.bsky.social #Annelida

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 7d

I have my Vertebrates students read excerpts from Jane Goodall’s field notes as great examples of natural history observations that can lead to asking important research questions & discoveries. Passion for the natural world, attention to detail, & a curious mind are a powerful combination. RIP🦍 🦧 🐒

Jane Goodall, primatologist and ambassador for wildlife, dies at 91 — National Geographic

Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 7d

This is the same location I got my favorite tern shot

Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Nov 10

TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR

TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR

TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR

TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR

TERN DIVING TOWARDS GLASSY WATER AT GOLDEN HOUR

#birds

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 7d

At a nearby wilderness reserve, there's a walking bridge a couple feet above the water, often bait fish right below

This location has given me the pelican shots of my life.

I've rarely been successful with terns.

Until today.

Five dove for 15 minutes within feet of the bridge.

Here's one. 🪶

Eight frames of a tern diving, going from start of dive to being in the water sticking its head up, no luck on the fish

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26d

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

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Assistant Professor-Neurobiology

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Rosana Zenil-Ferguson @roszenil.bsky.social · 7d

The Department of Biology at the University of Kentucky is hiring a Microbiologist (broadly defined). Microbial eco-evo folks, this is your sign to come work with us. Not in the search committee, but happy to answer questions.
ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/600...
#microbiology #ecology

Assistant or Associate Professor in Microbiology

The Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY seeks to fill a tenure-eligible faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor le...

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Fudge Lab @fudgelab.bsky.social · 7d

Some of us are ready

Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 7d

You’re not ready for gar slime:

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Tessa Blanchard @tblanchard.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to share another paper from work I did during my PhD with @trishschulte.bsky.social and @madisonearhart.bsky.social. We looked at how fish embryos respond differently to constant and fluctuating temperatures! 🐟

Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 9d

Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences

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A photo of two Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) embryos. Photo credit: Tessa Blanchard

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Trish Schulte @trishschulte.bsky.social · 7d

Really happy to share a super cool paper with my former grad student @tblanchard.bsky.social where we show that thermal performance curves for developing fish generated at constant temperatures don’t always allow you to predict how embryos will respond to fluctuating temperatures

Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 9d

Read the full research @tblanchard.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...

Performance of embryos reared under fluctuating conditions does not conform to predictions based on performance at constant thermal conditions

Highlighted Article: Early life stages of fishes reared under fluctuating temperatures exhibit differences in developmental timing, morphology and mRNA abundance relative to embryos reared under const...

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 7d

📣 🧪 Update: #GRFP petition went to #NSF and OSTP (w/ the growing* comments list) yesterday.

We are now working to get these impacts in front of Congress, so PLEASE keep signing/sharing the petition!

*nearly 900!

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 9d

🧪 Were you one of the many thousands of STEM students (and mentors) impacted by the sudden change in #NSF #GRFP eligibility last week?

We created a petition to NSF leadership and Congress to reverse the changes - please sign and share your stories here!!

laurenkuehne.github.io/grfpChanges/

Petition to NSF to Restore Eligibility for the 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program Competition

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned conservationists, first found fame in the early 1960s for her paradigm-busting work as a primatologist. In 2021, David Marchese interviewed her about making the world place and the usefulness of hope in the face of fear and anger. nyti.ms/3KvuvOn

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 7d

🚲 From childhood bike rides along the L.A. river to becoming Executive Director of CicLAvia, hear how Romel Pascual's story is woven into the fabric of Los Angeles with our latest #LAonWheels featured story, “Joyful Traffic”, just in time for Filipino American History Month. youtu.be/4FRcKqJkCZI?...

Joyful Traffic with Romel Pascual of CicLAvia for L.A. on Wheels

YouTube video by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM)

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

JUST IN: Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

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