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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 15h

🚨PhD opportunity w/ @venditti.bsky.social and @watershedlab.bsky.social on sediment supply and transport in mountain watersheds in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. 🧪⚒️ Full ad: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jo09s...

The River Dynamics Laboratory at Simon Fraser University, in collaboration with WaterSHED lab at the University of Calgary (https://ucalgary.ca/labs/waterSHED), seeks a PhD student to work on sediment supply in mountain drainage basins in the Rocky Mountains. The candidate would develop and validate a morphodynamic model of changes in river channels caused by coarse sediment delivery by landslides. The candidate will join a large group of students and postdocs at Simon Fraser University and the University of Calgary with expertise in river geomorphology and natural hazards.
The PhD candidate will:
1) Build a one-dimensional numerical model to predict channel evolution that is based on the Parker family of morphodynamic models
2) Collect topographic and sediment texture information to parametrize model in the field
3) Validate the model using channel profiles and newly acquired lidar
4) Experiment with the model to explore sediment removal and augmentation strategies
Minimum qualifications include:
1) A Masters degree in Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Physical Geography
2) Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
3) Experience with hydraulic and/or morphodynamic modelling.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18h

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 17h

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there's 50,000 of them

Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.

www.abc.net.au

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 23h

Are you curious about graduate studies in ocean science or engineering? Find out if the #MIT_WHOI Joint Program is right for you at our virtual info session on Wednesday, October 8 at 6 pm (EST)!

📲Get the details and register: mit.whoi.edu/admissions/info-sessions

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American Fisheries Society @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social · 1d

The American Fisheries Society extends our support to the furloughed fisheries and aquatics professionals affected by the U.S. federal government shutdown. Read our full statement on the shutdown and its impacts on natural resources here fisheries.org/2025/10/afs-...

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 9d

The Alabama sturgeon is one of the rarest fish in North America. No one has seen one for nearly two decades. But environmental DNA shows that these ancient fish persist, propelling a tiny group of scientists to keep trying to find--and save--them. Read more:

Shadow Fish

The modern race to save an ancient and vanishing species.

www.biographic.com

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 1d

And of course the follow up

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Fishermen fear for their lives after US strikes in the Caribbean 🐠🦑

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

Fishermen worry their boat could be mistaken for a drug-smuggling vessel.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

spiny dogfish

(Swim On 5, 2019) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a spiny dogfish and smaller fish swimming among stylized kelp strands, white lines of current threading around it and its surroundings.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

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The Witch Roads

Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...

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Kai Lorenzen @fisheriesprof.bsky.social · 2d

Hatchery Propagation of Imperiled Aquatic Organisms for Recovery and Restoration: A Review of Twenty Priority Programs in the United States

Led by Taylor Lipscomb and a team from USGWS. #FishSky Contact me if you don’t have access.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Hatchery Propagation of Imperiled Aquatic Organisms for Recovery and Restoration: A Review of Twenty Priority Programs in the United States

Hatchery propagation is widely used to conserve and restore aquatic species but remains controversial due to its mixed success. While some programs have contributed to conservation, others have bee...

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 2d

Okay but why did they illustrate it with an adorable cartoon of a limb-reduced lizard

Roger Freedman @rogerfreedman.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 has been awarded to John Clarke, UC Berkeley; Michel H. Devoret, Yale and UC Santa Barbara; and John M. Martinis, UC Santa Barbara “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.” #physics 🎢

Nobel Prize in Physics 2025

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electri...

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SharkScience @sharkscience.bsky.social · 2d

Effects of capture method and handling time on the physiological stress responses of a benthic elasmobranch 🦑🧪🐟🦈 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effects of capture method and handling time on the physiological stress responses of a benthic elasmobranch

Marine animals are increasingly exposed to anthropogenic disturbances that disrupt their behaviour and induce physiological stress. In vertebrates, st…

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 2d

OIST is seeking up to four tenure-track or tenured faculty in Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography. Application deadline: Oct 15. Please share. Thx!
www.oist.jp/careers/facu...

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 3d

I’m in Bozeman, Montana, to talk native fish conservation with the MeatEater folks!
Looking forward to sharing and learning about diverse perspectives regarding stewardship of our natural resources!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2d

Every week I recruit more archaeologists and every week I run out of archaeologists again. Lol.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16d

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.

This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!

Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

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Blue Action Fund @blueactionfund.org · 9d

If you want to make a difference in the marine world 🌊🪸🐟... We are looking for a programme assistant (part time) based in in Berlin #OceanOptimism. ogy.de/6jtx

Programme Assistant (m/f/x) - part time

BLUE ACTION FUND is searching for a:Programme AssistantREPORTS TO: Executive DirectorLOCATION: BerlinSALARY: CompetitiveCLOSING DATE: 2 November 2025START DATE: As soon as possibleCONTRACT: Part time ...

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Ivy Baremore, PhD @ivalina.bsky.social · 5d

Blue sky 🥥🌴

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North Carolina Sea Grant @ncseagrant.bsky.social · 6d

Pre-packaged tuna and other tinned fish are popular - rightfully so, as seafood is an excellent source of necessary nutrients! But seafood can contain mercury, and this week's Hook, Line & Science highlights a study that investigated concentrations of mercury in over 100 common seafood products...

Which seafood contains the most mercury? - Hook, Line and Science

A new study highlights mercury concentrations in common products.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

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National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 8d

NHC Atlantic Outlook update for Wed, 01 Oct 2025 02:44:14 UTC
Additional Details Here.

ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL<br>TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM<br><br>Tropical Weather Outlook<br>NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL<br>800 PM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025<br><br>For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:<br><br>Active Systems:<br>The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane <br>Imelda, located several hundred miles west-southwest of Bermuda, and <br>on Hurricane Humberto, located a few hundred miles northwest of <br>Bermuda. <br><br>Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.<br><br>$$<br>Forecaster Papin<br>NNNN<br><br><br>

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Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 9d

There is still time to apply for our PhD position available at University of Canterbury!

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Dr Michelle LaRue @drmichellelarue.bsky.social · 24d

Join Mia Wege and me to study niche partitioning among three Antarctic mesopredators!

Fully-funded PhD opportunity at U Canterbury, please email [email protected] if you're interested!

Applications will be reviewed until filled.

Fluffy Weddell seal pup looks straight into the camera

We are seeking a motivated PhD student to investigate how multiple mesopredators share space and resources in the Southern Ross Sea. The project will address questions about niche partitioning (both spatial and temporal) and foraging ecology in the Southern Ocean using three years of animal tracking data deployed on penguins (n = 60) and seals (n = 30). Specifically, we wish to uncover aspects of three-dimensional space use in Adélie penguins, emperor penguins, and Weddell seals at Cape Crozier, in the southern Ross Sea. There exists one of the largest colonies of Adélie penguins, a small colony of emperor penguins, and a small group of Weddell seals. We ask: How are these animals using the same space at the same time? How can that part of the ocean support hundreds of thousands of central-place foragers in a relatively small foraging halo, during the short summer window of time? Answers to these questions will provide fine-scale insights as part of the larger project which seeks to understand the metacommunity structure of marine mesopredators in the Southern Ocean and will inform conservation in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area (one of the largest in the world). With the first 10-year evaluation of the MPA coming up, this project will have immediate real-world impact.
We cannot guarantee Antarctic field work as part of the PhD project.
Funding: Rutherford Discovery Fellowship ($27,000 NZD/year for three years + fees), plus potential school-supported (School of Earth and Environment) conference travel opportunities.
Requirements: Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Ecology, Marine Biology, Geography, Zoology or Statistics required; good communication skills (written and verbal), with previous publication experience a bonus; strong work ethic, strong initiative, and team attitude; previous experience handling biologging data (in any system), large datasets, and data wrangling a plus.

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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 9d

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says “want to connect your students with real
Scientists?” Then red octopus says “Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says “get a match at skypeascientist.com”

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Virginia Schutte @vgwschutte.bsky.social · 9d

🦑🧪 Job doing fieldwork (on ships) with Viking Cruises. Full-time position = ? Salary = ?

I usually don't post without more detail, but the job market is weird right now! And this would be a fun fit for someone, and I'm not sure if it'll hit the usual job feeds

www.vikingcareers.com/global/en/jo...

EXPEDITION - Field Scientist in Ocean & Expedition (Global) | Expedition at Viking Cruises

Apply for EXPEDITION - Field Scientist job with Viking Cruises in Ocean & Expedition (Global). Expedition at Viking Cruises

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El Faro English @elfaroenglish.bsky.social · 9d

Early signs of trouble already dot the horizon for the November election in Honduras. This issue also releases an unprecedented case file of the MS-13 leaders indicted in the United States, a chronicle of Costa Rican gentrification, and more.
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Rumblings in Honduras - Issue No. 5 - Sep. 15, 2025

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