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Rob Hawkes @robbhawkes.bsky.social · 5d

As more of my valued colleagues face the threat of redundancy, here’s a quick reminder that it takes years and years of public investment to train an academic. Cutting someone with this wealth of experience loose isn’t “saving” anything. It is a massive waste of our collective resources.

UK Universities in Crisis? Time to Transform Higher Ed Finance

by Rob Hawkes and Scott Ferguson Universities in the UK are in crisis. Job cuts in the sector are reaching ‘cataclysmic’ levels, with an estimated 10,000 already lost and many more at risk. Just da…

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 21h

It's the same old idea that having or doing an academic degree makes a person into something more worthy of being treated with decency and respect... when the truth is that both me/us and the guy who owns the kebab shop nearby probably migrated for similar economic reasons.

Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 21h

Needless to say, other immigrants might disagree (especially with the last take)

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 21h

And for f*ck's sake, don't use "expatriate", which carries a very gentrified and sanitized-for-your-protection sort of connotation.

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 21h

As someone who has migrated several times, I can tell you that the answer is very simple: the nice word for immigrant is... immigrant. It's not a slur, it's not offensive, it only has the connotation YOU bring to it.

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 21h

I'm writing a research proposal on invasive species and while googling some word synonyms, I came across a disturbing question listed under "People also ask". The question is "how do you say 'immigrant' in a nice way?" 🫠

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 1d

I've been working on a book proposal and alternating between "this is meaningful" and "this is pointless," and a friend recently shared this quote that she stumble on in a Goodreads review: "Every book is a grand gesture of optimism on the part of both the reader and writer." Keep creating, friends.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Macroarthropods @macroarthropods.bsky.social · 4d

Brazil's CERRADO: 2M km² savannah with 12,000+ plant species (45% endemic). Called "upside-down forest" - roots reach 20m deep, storing 60% of biomass underground. Fire-adapted biodiversity hotspot. 50% destroyed, only 3% protected. One of Earth's most threatened ecosystems. Science🧪

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, excellent, I look forward to watching it!

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IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group @iucnparasites.bsky.social · 20d

Hello, Bluesky! We're the IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group, a part of the Species Survival Commission! We're just starting to understand the important roles parasites play in their ecosystems, and our goal is to determine the threats wildlife parasites face and to conserve rare and unique species!

Rhinoceros Stomach Bot Fly (Gyrostigma rhinocerontis), a black-and-orange bot fly specializing in White Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) and Black Rhinos (Diceros bicornis) in Africa. Credit: Bernard Dupont, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyrostigma_rhinocerontis_(Owen,_1830)_1(a)_-_iNaturalist.org.jpg

A Ryukyu Rabbit Tick (Haemaphysalis pentalagi), a brown tick that specializes on the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) on Amami Ōshima, one of the southern islands of Japan. Credit: Takamasa Nemoto

The Manx Shearwater Flea (Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) fionnus), a flea known only from the Isle of Rùm off the west coast of Scotland, where it specializes on nesting colonies of the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus). Credit: Olha Schedrina / The Natural History Museum

Rhinoceros Tick (Dermacentor rhinocerinus), a spotted orange-and-black tick species that specializes on White Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) and Black Rhinos (Diceros bicornis) in Africa. Credit: Moira Fitzpatrick

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 6d

Hi, Giovanni.
I work on parasitic plants and your provocation on Cuscuta got me interested. Any chance the event will be hybrid? In any case, I'd love to chat if you're interested!

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 8d

Brazilian artist Gabee Meyer creates artworks by painting on leaves 🍂🍃

Around fifteen differently shaped leaves painted in colouful designs on a cream background

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Laura Franch Martinez @laurafranch.bsky.social · 9d

Pantone de otoño...

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SHNH @sochistnathist.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Call for Papers! 📢

We're excited to announce that in 2026 we will again be hosting an Early Career Researcher Symposium, and that this time it will be a partnership with @linneansociety.bsky.social!🙌🏻

We'd love to hear from all ECRs, so find how to submit a proposal 👇🏻
shnh.org.uk/news/cfp-ear...

A deep green background with white lettering that reads "The society for the History of Natural History Call for Papers" surrounded by historic illustrations of different types od seaweed.

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Kenichi Tsuda @kenichitsuda.bsky.social · 14d

I am happy to see this out!

Plant-microbe relationship (mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic) is not fixed, but rather dynamic, depending on the specific context.
We summarize the current knowledge on this.

Hope you enjoy~

www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plan...

Dynamic shifts in plant-microbe relationships

Plant-microbe interactions encompass a continuum from mutualism and commensalism to parasitism. Mutualists confer benefits such as nutrient acquisitio …

www.jstage.jst.go.jp

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16d

UK artist Helen Musselwhite combines hand cutting, folding and scoring paper and card to create her artworks, which are often inspired by nature #WomensArt #Autumn

Artwork created by paper folding and cut-outs resembling two birds, one light, one dark, among autumn coloured plants

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Meertens Instituut @meertens-knaw.bsky.social · 16d

📣 #Vacature: Student Assistent Afterlives of Slavery

🔎 Onderzoek de doorwerking van slavernij in het heden en de rol van voorouders in processen van heling met onderzoekers, een Winti-priesteres, een psychiater en de Vereniging voor Surinaamse Genealogie
📅 3 okt | 🔗 tinyurl.com/54w768m6

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JSTOR Daily @jstordaily.bsky.social · 20d

The algorithms that promise to predict wildfires and optimize energy grids are powered by servers that drink up rivers and belch out more carbon than cars. https://bit.ly/3KbHzYY

Is AI Good for the Planet? - JSTOR Daily

The algorithms that promise to predict wildfires and optimize energy grids are powered by servers that drink up rivers and belch out more carbon than cars.

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The Plant Initiative @theplantinitiative.bsky.social · 20d

The video recording is now available free of the Plant Initiative webinar Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations: A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi, that was held Sep 18, 2025. Topics include invasive plants, plant humanities, and more. youtu.be/TLpmI9sIlJs

Strangers at Home: Plant-Human Migrations - A conversation with Yota Batsaki and Giovanni Aloi

YouTube video by The Plant Initiative

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 20d

"(...) biology, which, like philosophy, IS its own history; and a study of the course, which biological science has taken, confirms the idea that repeated scrutiny of its embryonic phases is essential to its progress."
Agnes Arber in her 1950 book "The Natural Philosophy of Plant Form". 🌱

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 23d

🎉 Help us celebrate Natalia Pabón-Mora (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia), the 2025 BSA Corresponding Member!

This recognition is given to distinguished international scientists who have made major contributions to the plant sciences.

botany.org/home/awards/...

#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist

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Luiza Teixeira-Costa @l-teixeiracosta.bsky.social · 23d

Natalia lo merece muchísimo! 💜👏🏼

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